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THROUGH THE
LOOKING -GLASS
AND WHAT ALICE FOUND
THERE
by
LEWIS CARROLL
ILLUSTRATED
BY
PETER NEWELL
WANASIA
DONTEZ
WarCLOTH
NEW YORK AND LONDON

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,
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CHILD of the pure , unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder !
Though time be fleet , and I and thou
Are half a life asunder ,
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love -gift of a fairy - tale .
I have not seen thy sunny face ,

Nor heard thy silver laughter :
No thought of me shall find a place
In thy young life ' s hereafter
Enough that now thou wilt not fail
To listen to my fairy -tale .
A tale begun in other days ,

When summer suns were glowing
A simple chime , that served to time
The rhythm of our rowing

Whose echoes live in memory yet ,
Though envious years would say forget . " ;
iii
Come , hearken ,
ere
then voice dread
of
,
With bitter tidings laden
,
Shall summon unwelcome bed
to
melancholy maiden
!
We are but older children dear
,
Who fret find our bedtime near
to
.
Without the frost the blinding snow
's ,
,
The storm wind moody madness
-
Within the firelight ruddy glow
,
,
's
And childhood gladness
of
nest
's
.
The magic words shall hold thee fast
. :
Thou shalt not heed the raving blast
though
of
And the shadow sigh
,
a
May tremble through the story
,
by
For happy summer days gone
And vanish summer glory
'd
shall not touch with breath

of
bale
It
,
The pleasance our fairy tale
of
.
ONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGR
I. LOOKING -GLASS HOUSE . . . . . I
THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS . . 23
LOOKING -GLASS INSECTS . . . . . 43

IV . TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE . 63
V. WOOL AND WATER . . . . . . . 84
106
VI. HUMPTY DUMPTY . . . . . . .
VII THE LION AND THE UNICORN 129
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VIII MY OWN INVENTION
IT
S
148
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QUEEN ALICE
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SHAKING 204
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XI WAKING 205
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XII WHICH DREAMED 206

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ILLUSTRATIONS
. PETER NEWELL . . . . . . Frontispiece

IN ANOTHER MOMENT ALICE
WAS THROUGH THE GLASS Facing a
THE CHESSMEN WERE WALK

ING ABOUT , TWO AND TWOI" "
" SHE THOUGHT SHE MIGHT AS
WELL DUST HIM A LITTLE

THE POOR KING LOOKED PUZ
ZLED AND UNHAPPY " . . .
" ' BEWARE THE JUBJUB BIRD ,
AND SHUN
THE FRUMIOUS BANDER
SNATCH ! . . . . . . . " 18
THE JABBERWOCK , WITH EYES
OF FLAME ,
CAME WHIFFLING THROUGH
THE TULGEY WOOD ,
AND BURBLED AS IT CAME !" .
WE CAN TALK , SAID THE
TIGER -LILY . . . . . .
vii
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THROUGH THE
LOOKING -GLASS
AND WHAT ALICE FOUND
THERE
by
LEWIS CARROLL
ILLUSTRATED
BY
PETER NEWELL
AAAA
ENTES
SLOTEN
AHNOOT
NEW YORK AND LONDON

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
МСм
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HARVARD
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, by Harper
Copyright, 1902 .
& BROTHERS
All rights reserved

.
Published October, 1902

.
CHILD of the pure , unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder !
Though time be fleet ,
I and and thou
Are half a life asunder ,
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love -gift of a fairy - tale .
I have not seen thy sunny face ,

Nor heard thy silver laughter :
No thought of me shall find a place
In thy young life 's hereafter
Enough that now thou wilt not fail
To listen to my fairy -tale .
A tale begun in other days ,

When summer suns were glowing
A simple chime , that served to time
The rhythm of our rowing
Whose echoes live in memory yet ,
Though envious years would say " forget .
Come, hearken then , ere voice of dread ,
With bitter tidings laden ,
Shall summon to unwelcome bed
A melancholy maiden !
We are but older children , dear ,
Who fret to find our bedtime near .
Without , the frost , the blinding snow ,

The storm -wind ' s moody madness
Within , the firelight ' s ruddy glow ,
And childhood ' s nest of gladness .
The magic words shall hold thee fast :
Thou shalt not heed the raving blast .
And , though the shadow of a sigh

May tremble through the story ,
For happy summer days gone by
And vanish 'd summer glory
It shall not touch , with breath of bale ,
The pleasance of our fairy - tale .
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGR
1. LOOKING -GLASS HOUSE . . . . . I
II . THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS . . 23 ;
LOOKING -GLASS INSECTS . . . . . 43
IV . TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE . 63

v. WOOL AND WATER . . . . . . . 84
VI. HUMPTY DUMPTY . . . . . . . 106
VII . THE LION AND THE UNICORN . . .

VIII . IT ' S MY OWN INVENTION " . . . 148
IX . QUEEN ALICE . . . . . . . . . 175
x. SHAKING . . . . . . . . . . . 204
XI. WAKING . . . . . . . . . . . 205
XII . WHICH DREAMED IT ? . . . . . . 206
ILLUSTRATIONS
PETER NEWELL . . . . . . Frontispiece
IN ANOTHER MOMENT ALICE

WAS THROUGH THE GLASS Facing a 10
THE CHESSMEN WERE WALK
,
ING ABOUT TWO AND TWOI
SHE THOUGHT SHE MIGHT AS
WELL DUST HIM A LITTLE "
THE POOR KING LOOKED PUZ
ZLED AND UNHAPPY . . .
' BEWARE THE JUBJUB BIRD ,
AND SHUN
THE FRUMIOUS BANDER
SNATCH !' . . . . . . . 18
" THE JABBERWOCK , WITH EYES
OF FLAME
CAME WHIFFLING THROUGH
THE TULGEY WOOD ,
AND BURBLED AS IT CAME ! .
WE CAN TALK , SAID THE
TIGER -LILY " . . . .
vii
mf .
ILLUSTRATIONS
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM ?'
SAID THE RED QUEEN . Pacing p. 32
" ' I DECLARE IT ' S MARKED OUT
JUST LIKE A LARGE CHESS
BOARD ! ALICE SAID AT
LAST . . . . . . . .
; " ' NOW ! NOW I CRIED THE
QUEEN . ' FASTER ! FASTER !'
IN FACT , IT WAS AN ELEPHANT
- AS ALICE SOON FOUND
OUT . . . . . . . . .
AT LAST HE SAID , ' YOU 'RE
TRAVELLING THE WRONG
WAY ' . . . . .
WHILE THE GNAT WAS BAL
ANCING ITSELF ON A TWIG "
" ALICE WITH HER ARMS CLASP
ED LOVINGLY ROUND THE
SOFT NECK OF THE FAWN
" THE NEXT MOMENT THEY WERE
. DANCING ROUND IN A RING
DANCINO
" IF THIS WERE ONLY CLEAR
ED AWAY , '
THEY SAID , ' IT WOULD BE
GRAND ! . . . . . .
' THE ELDEST OYSTER WINK
ED HIS EYE ,
yiii
so
ILLUSTRATIONS
AND SHOOK HIS HEAVY
HEAD - ' . . . . . . . Pacing a 70
' ' I WEEP FOR YOU ,' THE WALRUS
SAID :
' I DEEPLY SYMPATHIZE ' " . . "

" ' IT ' S ONLY THE RED KING
SNORING '" . . . . . . .
ALICE LAUGHED LOUD ; BUT
SHE MANAGED TO TURN IT
INTO A COUGH . . . . .
OPPOSITE TO HER WAS AN OLD
SHEEP SITTING IN AN ARM
CHAIR , KNITTING . . . . 94
" THE LITTLE ARMS WERE

PLUNGED IN ELBOW
DEEP . . . . . . . .
I0O
" AND HE GRINNED ALMOST

FROM EAR TO EAR . . . IIO
" 'I SAID IT VERY LOUD AND

CLEAR ;
, I WENT AND SHOUTED IN HIS
EAR . . . I24
" . . . . . .
" SHE HAD NEVER SEEN SOL
DIERS SO UNCERTAIN ON
130
THEIR FEET . . . . . . 130

YOU ALARM ME SAID THE
KING . 'I FEEL FAINT ! " . " 132
is
ILLUSTRATIONS
" ' HOW ARE YOU , DEAR CHILD ?'
HE WENT ON . . . . . . Facing p. 138
" ' WHAT' S THIS ?' HE SAID
BLINKING LAZILY AT ALICE "
THEY BEGAN BANGING AWAY
AT EACH OTHER . "
' PLENTY OF PRACTICE ! HE
WENT ON REPEATING , ALL
THE TIME . . . . . . .
' HOW CAN YOU GO ON TALK
ING SO QUIETLY , HEAD
DOWNWARD ?' . . . . .
WITH A FAINT LIGHTSMILE
UP HIS GENTLE , FOOL
ING
ISH FACE , . . . HE BEGAN .
" ' I SHOOK HIM WELL FROM
SIDE TO SIDE ,
UNTIL HIS FACE WAS BLUE
' AND WHAT IS THIS ON MY
HEAD ?' SHE EXCLAIMED .
. SHE ' S IN THAT STATE OF
MIND , WHITE
SAID THE
QUEEN , THAT SHE
WANTS
TO DENY SOMETHING ' . .
FIRST ONE ROUND HEAD , AND
THEN THE OTHER , ROLLED
DOWN FROM HER SHOULDER ' " 188
IUTO
ILLUSTRATIONS
THEN HE WENT NEARER AND
RUBBED IT WITH HIS THUMB " Facing p. 190
" THE LEG OF MUTTON GOT UP
IN THE DISH AND MADE A
LITTLE BOW TO ALICE . .
" DISHES , GUESTS , AND CAN
DLES CAME CRASHING
DOWN TOGETHER IN A
HEAP ON THE FLOOR " . . " 202

NOW , KITTY ! SHE CRIED ,
CLAPPING HER HANDS
208
TRIUMPHANTLY . . . . . "
by
Decorations
Robert Murray Wright
ples
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
( As arranged before commencement of game )
WHITE
PIECES PAWNS
.. . . . . . . Daisy
Iwacuicute
Tweedledee .
Unicorn . . . . . . . . . . . . Haigha
Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . Oyster
W . Queen . . . . " Lily "
W. King . . . . . . . . . . . . Fawn
Aged Man . . . . . . . . . . . Oyster
W . Knight
gnt .. . . .. .. . . . . . Hatta
Tweedledum . . . . . . . . . . Daisy
RED
PAWNS PIECES
Daisy . . . . . . . . . Humpty Dumpty

Messenger . . . . . . . . Carpenter
Oyster . . . . . . . . . Walrus
Tiger -lily .. . . R . Queen
Rose . . . ; . R . King
Oyster . . . . . . . . . Crow
Frog . . . . . . . . . . R . Knight
Daisy . . . . . . . . . Lion
xiv
White Pawn (Alice ) to play , and win in eleven
moves .
PAGE
1. Alice meets R . Q . · · 32
2. Alice through '
Q s 3d (by railway ) . . . . 45
to '
Q s 4th ( Tweedledum and Tweedledee ) 51
3. Alice meets W . Q. (with shawl ) . . . .
. '
6th 5th
4 Alice to Q s shop river shop

,
i
,
(
)
.
. .
. .
. .
Alice Humpty Dumpty

to
Q
5
.
104
'
s
Alice
to
7th forest
Q
6
146
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)
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xiii
9 8 7 4 3 9
8.
7.
10 . . . .6 5. . . 2. 1. 11 .
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W R W R W W W W R
W.
. . . . . . . . .
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Kt
. . . . . .
Kt
. . .
to to to to
to to to to
K to K
K
Alice takes
Q K Q Q Q
Alice to Q' s
. K . . . . .
Alice becomes
's R
Queens castle
R .
B B B B R
's
B . (
sq s s s
' ' ' ' '
s 8th
s . . s 2d 's Q
(
Alice castles feast
( ( .
6th . 8th 8th 5th 4th 4th )
Queen
5th ch
.) ( ( ( (
( .
xiv
. . .
after
soup
. . . .
coronation
. .
leaves
)
and wins
examination
. . . · . . . )
egg
flying from
. . ) . · . . . . .
shawl
. on )
. . . · R . . . . .
becomes sheep
)
.
. . · . . . . . . . .
. .
shelf
. . . . · Kt
.) ) . . . . . . .
.
Kt. takes R . Kt. . . . . . . . .
. . . . · . . . . . . . .
.
..
173
186
140
194
189
177
172
PAGE
204
149
192
104
151
93 84 41
PREFACE
AS the chess problem given on
45 a previous page , has puzzled
some of my readers, it may be well to
explain that it is correctly worked out,
so far as the moves are concerned .
The alternation of Red and White is
perhaps not so strictly observed as it
might be , and the castling of the
three Queens is merely a way of say
ing that they entered the palace ; but
the check he White King at ,
of the
wh
Red Knights
move 6 , the capture of the Red
.
at move 7 , and the final checkmate
brate " "
of the Red King will be found , by
any one who will take the trouble to
set the pieces and play the moves as .
directed , to be strictly in accordance
with the laws of the game .
i The new words
X
in the poem Jab
.
PREFACE
berwocky (see p. have given
19)
rise to some differences of opinion as
to their pronunciation , so it may be
well to give instructions on that point
also . Pronounce slithy " as if it were
sly
the two words the make the
;
hard gyre and gimble
in
g
;
"
and pronounce rath rhyme with
to
bath.
Christmas, 1896
xvi
THROUGH
THE LOOKING -GLASS
THROUGH
THE LOOKING - GLASS
CHAPTER I
LOOKING -GLASS HOUSE
NE thing was certain , that the

white kitten had had nothing to
do with it - it was the black kitten ' s
.
fault entirely . For the white kitten
an by
had been having
its
face washed
cat for the last quarter
of
the old
..
.
hour and bearing pretty well con
it
,
(
sidering you see that couldn

so
it
;
't
)
have had any hand the mischief

in
;
.
The way Dinah washed her children

's
faces was this first she held the poor

by :
thing down
its
ear with one paw

,
and then with the other paw she rubbed
.
boris
THROUGH THE LOOKING -GLASS
its
face all the wrong way be
over
,
ginning
at
the nose and just now as
,
at
said she was hard the
on
work
,
I
white kitten which was lying quite
,
trying purs
no
still and doubt
to
for
its
feeling that was all meant
it
good
.
But the black kitten had been finished
earlierthe afternoon
so
with and
in
,
up
while Alice was sitting curled
in
a
the great arm half
to of
corner chair
,
-
talking herself and half asleep the
,
kitten had been having grand game
a
romps with the ball
of
Alice
of
worsted
had been trying
up
wind and had
to
,
up
been rolling and down till had
it
it
all come undone again and there
it
;
was spread over the hearth rug all

,
,
-
knots and tangles with the kitten run

,
ning after
its
own tail the middle

in
.
Oh
you wicked wicked little thing

,
!
up
cried Alice catching the kitten

,
. it ,
and giving little kiss make

to
it
a
understand that was disgrace

it
in
LOOKING - GLASS HOUSE
Really , Dinah ought to have taught
you better manners ! You ought , Dinah ,
you know you ought ! she added ,
looking reproachfully at the old cat,
and speaking in as cross a voice as
she could manage and then she scram
bled back into the arm -chair , taking
the kitten and the worsted with her ,
and began winding up the ball again .
But she didn 't get on very fast , as she
was talking all the time, sometimes
to the kitten and sometimes to herself .
Kitty sat very demurely on her knee ,
pretending to watch the progress of
the winding , and and then putting
now
out one paw and gently touching the
ball , as if it would be glad to help if it
might .
Do you know what to -morrow is ,
Kitty ?" Alice began . You 'd have
guessed if you
been 'd up
in the win
dow with me - only Dinah was mak

ing you tidy , so you couldn 't . I was
watching the boys getting in sticks
3
for the bonfire - and it wants plenty
of sticks , Kitty ! Only it got so cold ,
| and it snowed so , they had to leave off . '
Never mind , Kitty , we ' ll go and see i
the bonfire to -morrow . Here Alice
wound two or three turns of the worsted
round the kitten 's neck , just to see how
it would look ; this led to a scramble ,
in which the ball rolled down upon the
floor , and yards and yards of it got un
saill ,.
wound again
į Do you know , I was so angry ,
Kitty , Alice went on , as soon as they
were comfortably settled again , when
I sawall the mischief you had been
doing , I was very nearly opening the
window and putting you out into the
snow ! And you ' d have deserved it,
you little mischievous darling ! What
contato
have you got to say for yourself ? Now ,

don 't interrupt me ! she went on ,
holding up one finger . I'm going
to tell you all your faults . Number
one : you squeaked twice while Dinah
was washing your face this morning .
Now you can 't deny it , Kitty ; I heard
you ! What 's that you say ? (pre
tending that the kitten was speak
ing ). Her paw went into your eye ?
Well, that 's your fault for keeping
your eyes open - if you 'd shut them :
tight up it wouldn ' t have happened .
Now don 't make any more excuses, .
but listen ! Number two : you pulled
Snowdrop away by the tail just as I :
had put down the saucer of milk be- ;
fore her ! What, you were thirsty ,
were you ? How do you know she
wasn ' t thirsty ,
too
Now for number

?
you unwound every bit
of
three the
:
worsted while wasn looking

I
!
't
That three faults Kitty and

,
,
's
ve
you not been punished for any upof

'
them yet saving

You know
m
I'
.
all your punishments for Wednesday

, up
week Suppose they had saved

all my punishments she went
on
"
?
talking more herself than the kit

to
'
.
ten . What would they
do at the
end of a year ? I should be sent to
prison , I suppose, when the day came .
pun
let
Or - me see suppose each
be
ishment was going without
to
a
dinner then when the miserable day
,
;
go
came should have without fif
to
,
I
Well
at
dinners
ty
once shouldn
,
!
'
I
go t
mind that much far rather
d
I'
!
without them than eat them
!
Do you hear the snow against the
window panes Kitty How nice and
,
;
as
soft sounds Just some one
if
it
was kissing the window all over out

:
side wonder the snow loves the

if
I
.
trees and fields that kisses them
up so
it
,
gently And then covers them

it
?
snug you know with white quilt

,
;
a
and perhaps says Go dar

to
sleep
',
,
it
·
.' -
lings till the summer comes again
,
up
And when they wake the sum

in
mer Kitty they dress themselves all

,
green and dance about when

in
ever the wind blows Oh that very

,
's
6
pretty ! Alice, dropping the ball
cried
of worsted to clap her hands . And
I do so wish it was true ! I'm sure
the woods look sleepy in the autumn ,
when the leaves are getting brown .
Kitty , can you play chess ? Now ,
don smile , my dear ; I'm
't asking it
seriously . Because , when we were
playing just now , you watched just
as if you understood it ; and when I
said Check ! ' you purred ! Well , it
was a nice check , Kitty , and really I .
might have won , if it hadn 't been for
that nasty Knight that came wrig
gling down among my pieces . Kitty ,
dear ,
let
pretend And here
I
's
wish could tell you half the things

I
Alice used say beginning with her

to
favorite phrase Let pretend She

,
.
's
had had quite long argument with

a
her sister only the day before all be

cause Alice begun with
had Let
,
's
pretend we kings and queens and

re
;
, '
her sister who liked being very ex

act , had argued that they couldn ' t ,
becausethere were only two of them ,
and Alice had been reduced at last to :
say , Well , you can be one of them !
,
then and I' ll be all the rest ." And ..
once she had really frightened her old
nurse by shouting suddenly in her . "
ear ,
, 'slet
Nurse ! Do pretend that
hungry hyena and you
re
m
a
I'
a
'
bonel
;
us
But this taking away from
is
Alice speech the kitten Let

to
's
's
pretend that you re
the Red Queen
,
'
Kitty
Do
you know think you
if
,
up!
I
sat and folded your arms you
'd
look exactly like her try
do
Now
,
.
there dear And Alice got the

a
's
to up
off
Red Queen the table and set

it it
,
as
before the kitten model for

a
imitate however the thing didn suc

,
;
't
ceed principally Alice said because the

,
,
its
kitten wouldn fold arms properly

t'
.
up
So
punish the
to
she held
to
it
,
,
it
Looking glass that might see how

,
,
it
-
- - - - --
sulky it was, - and if you 're HOL
not
good directly , she added , I' ll put
you through into Looking - glass House .
How would you like that ?
Now , if you ' ll only attend , Kitty ,
and not talk so much , I'll tell you all
my ideas about Looking - glass House .
First , there 's the room you can see
through the glass that's just the same
as our drawing -room , only the things
go the other way . I can see all of it
all
when I get upon a chair - but the
bit just behind the fireplace
Oh
wk
do
as
mheshit
,
I
.
that bit
so
wish could see want
' I
.
!
I
ve
much know
whether they
to
so
a
fire the winter you never can tell
,
in
you know unless our fire smokes and

,
,
smoke comes up that room

in
then
too but that may

as be
only pretence ,
just make look they had
if
it
to
a
!
fire Well then the books are some

,
,
.
thing like our books only the words

,
the wrong way be

go
know that
,
I
:
up
our books
ve
cause held
of
one
to
I'
Inn
- the glass , and then they hold up one
: in the other room .
How would you like to live in
Looking - glass House , Kitty ? I won
der if they 'd give you milk in there ?
Perhaps Looking -glass milk isn ' t good
to drink - but oh , Kitty ! now we come
to the passage . You can just see a
little peep of the passage in Looking
glass House if you leave the door of
our drawing -room wide open ; and it ' s
very like our passage as far as you
can see , only you know it may be quite
different on beyond . Oh , Kitty , how
nice it would be if we could only get
through into Looking - glass House !
I' m sure it' s got, oh ! such beautiful
things it ! Let 's pretend there 's a
in
way of getting through into it , some
how , Kitty . Let's pretend the glass
has got all soft like gauze , so that we
can get through . Why , it's turning
into a sort of mist now , I declare ! It 'll i
be easy enough to get through
10
In another moment Alice was through the glass
She was up on the chimney -piece
while she said this , though she hardly
knew how she had got there . And
certainly the glass was beginning to
melt away , just like a bright, silvery
· mist . .. otwar; .
In another moment Alice was
through the glass , and had jumped
lightly down into the Looking - glass
room . The very first thing she did
was to look whether there was a fire
in the fireplace , and she was quite
pleased to find that there was a real
one , blazing away as brightly as the
one she had left behind . So I shall
be as warm here as I was in the old
room , thought Alice warmer , in .
fact, because there ' ll be no one here
to scold me away from the fire . Oh , :
what fun it ' llbe when see me
they
through the glass in here , and can ' t
get at me !
. Then she began looking about , and
; noticed that what could be seen from
II
the old room was quite common and
uninteresting , but that all the rest
was as different as possible . For in - ,
stance , the pictures on the wall next
the fire seemed to be all alive , and the
very clock on the chimney -piece (you
know you can only the back of it
see
in the Looking -glass ) had got the
face of a little old man , and grinned
at her .
They don 't
this room so tidy
keep
as the other , Alice thought to her
self , as she noticed several of the chess
men down on the hearth among the
cinders ; but in another moment , with
a little Oh ! of surprise , she was
down on her hands and knees watch - :
ing them . The chessmen were walk - :
ing about , two and two !
Here are the Red King and the
Red Queen ,
Alice said ( in a whisper ,
for fear of frightening them ) ; " and
there are the White King and the '
White Queen sitting on the edge of
12
!"
,
two and two about walking were chessmen The
Newell Pete
2
the shovel ; and here are two Castles
walking arm in arm I '
don t think
they hear
can me,
she went on , as
she put her head closer down , and
I 'm nearly sure they can 't see me .
ee
I feel somehow as if I was getting in

: visible "
Here something began squeaking

on the table behind Alice , and made
her turn her head just in time to see
one of the White Pawns roll over and
begin kicking ; she watched it with
great curiosity to see what would hap
pen next.
It is the voice of my child ! the
White Queen cried out, as she rushed
| past the King , so violently that she
knocked him over among the cinders .
My precious Lily ! My imperial kit - i
ten ! " and she began scrambling wildly
- up the side of the fender .
Imperial fiddlestick ! said the King ,
rubbing his nose , which had been hurt
by the fall. He had a right to be a
13
little annoyed with the Queen ,
for
he
was covered with ashes from head
to
foot
be
Alice was very anxious
of
use
to
,
Lily
as
and the poor little was nearly
,
screaming herself into she has
fit
,
a
tily picked up the Queen and set her
by
her noisy
of
on
the table the side

little daughter
The Queen gasped .
and sat down
;
the rapid journey through the air had
quite taken away her breath and for
,
nothing
do
minute two she could
or
a
but hug the little Lily silence

in As
.
, as
soon she had recovered her breath

little she called out the White
to
a
King who was sitting sulkily among

,
the ashes Mind the volcano

,
What volcano said the King ,

?
up
as
looking anxiously fire into the
,
thought that was the most likely

he
if
place find one

to
.
up
Blew me panted the Queen

,
,
-
who was still little out breath

of
.
a
14
she
might
as
She thought well dust him little

a
1

Mind you come up the regular way
- don 't get blown up !
Alice watched the White King as
he slowly struggled up from bar to
bar , till at last she said , Why , you 'll
be hours and hours getting to the
table at that rate . I' d far better help
you , hadn ' t I ? But the King took
no notice of the question ; it was quite
clear that he could neither hear her
nor see her .
So Alice picked him up very gently ,
and lifted him across more slowly
than she had lifted the Queen , that
she mightn 't take his breath away ; " .
but, before she put him on the table ,
she thought she might as well dust i
him a little , he was so covered with
ashes.
She said afterwards that she had
never seen in all her life such a face
as the King made when he found
himself held in the air by an invisible
hand, and being dusted ; he was far
15 -
too much astonished to cry out, but
his eyes and his mouth went on get
ting larger and larger , and rounder
and rounder , till her hand shook so
with laughing that she nearly let him
drop upon the floor .
Oh , please don ' t make such faces ,
· my dear !" she cried out, quite forget
ting that the King '
couldn t hear her .
: You make me laugh so that I can
; hardly hold you ! And don 't keep
· your mouth so wide all the
open
ashes will get into it ! ,
There now I
i think you ' re tidy enough ! she added ,
as she smoothed his hair and set him
upon the table near the Queen .
The King immediately fell flat on .
his , and lay perfectly still ; and
back
Alice was a little alarmed at what she
had done, and went round the room
to see if find any water to
she could
throw over him . However , she could i
find nothing but a bottle of ink , and
when she got back with it she found
16
*
L
.
Peter Newell
The poor King looked puzzled and unhappy "

he had recovered he and the , and
Queen were talking together in a
frightened whisper - so low that Alice
could hardly hear what they said .
The King was saying , I assure
you , my dear, I turned cold to the very
ends of my whiskers !
To which the Queen replied , You
haven ' t got any whiskers."
The horror of that moment," the
King went on , I shall never , never
forget !
You will , though , the Queen
said , if you don 't make a memo
randum of it.
Alice looked on with great interest
as the King enormous mem
took an
orandum -book out of his pocket and
began writing . A sudden thought
struck her , and she took hold of the
endof the pencil , which came some
way over his shoulder , and began
him
writing
for
The poor King looked puzzled and

unhappy , and struggled with the pen
for some time without saying any
cil
thing but Alice was too strong for
;
My
at
him and last he panted out
,
dear really must get thinner
!
I
a
pencil can manage this one
.
I
't
a
bit things
of
writes all manner
it
;
that don intend
I
.
't
What manner things
of
said
?
the Queen looking over the book
,
in
(
which Alice had put The White
in
Knight sliding down the poker He
is
in
's .
balances very badly That not
your feelings ).
of
memorandum
a
!
There was book lying near Alice
,
a
ý
the table and while she sat watch
on
ing the White King

for
she was still

(
little anxious about him and had

,
',
a
..
.
the ink all ready
to
throw over him

,
he
fainted again she turned

in
case
),
over the leaves find some part that

to
't ", ,
she could read for all some

, it
in
's
language know she said

to
don
I
herself
.
18
the
* Beware Jubjub bird and shun

,
The frumious Bandersnatch

!"
"
It was like this :
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A
.
She puzzled over this for some time
. ,
but last bright thought struck her
, at
Why Looking glass book
of
,
it
-
's
up
course And hold glass
to
if
it
a
!
the right way

go
the words will all
again
."
This was the poem that Alice read
:
JABBERWOCKY
the
was brillig and slithy toves

,
'T
Did gyre and gimble the wabe

in
All mimsy were the borogoves

,
And the mome raths outgrabe

.
Beware the Jabberwock my son

,
!
"
The jaws that bite the claws that catch

,
!
the
Beware Jubjub bird and shun

,
The fruiious Bandersnatch

!
19
me
en
=
a
.
.
He his vor pal sword in hand :
took
Long time the manxome foe he sought
So rested he by the Tumtum tree ,
And stood awhile in thought.
And , as uffish thought he stood ,

in
The Jabberwock , with eyes of flame
,
the
Came whiffling through tulgey wood
,
as
And burbled came
!
it
One two One two And through and
,
,
!
!
through
The vor pal blade went snicker Snack
!
-
He left dead and with its head
,
it
He went galum phing back
.
And hast thou slain the Jabberwock
?
Come my arms my beamish boy
to
!
frabjous day Callooh Callay
!
O
!
in !
He chortled his joy

.
Twas brilligand the slithy toves

,
'
Did gyre and gimble

in
the wabe
:
All mimsy were the borogoves

,
And the mome raths outgrabe

.
seems very pretty she said

It
it, ,
"
when she had finished but

it
'
s
20
The Jabberwock , with eyes of flame ,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood ,
And burbled as it came !"
rather hard to understand ! (You see ,
'
she didn t like to confess ,
her even to
self , that she couldn 't make it out

at all. ) Somehow it seems to fill my
head with ideas - only I don 't exactly
know what they are ! However , some
body killed something ; that 's clear , at
any rate "
But oh !thought Alice, suddenly ,
jumping up , if I don 't make haste , I
shall have to go back through the
Looking - glass before I' ve seen what
the rest of the house is like ! Let 's
have a look at the garden first ! She
was out of the room in a moment , and
ran down -stairs or , at least , it wasn 't
exactly running , but a new invention !
for getting down - stairs quickly and
easily , as Alice said to herself . She
just kept the tips of her fingers on the
hand - rail , and floated gently down
without even touching the stairs with
her feet ; then she floated on through
the hall , and would have gone straight
21
KU
WE

out at the door in the same way if
she hadn ' t caught hold of the door
post . She was getting a little giddy
with so much floating in the air , and
was rather glad to find herself walk
ing again in the natural way .
22
CHAPTER II
THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS
I SHOULD see the garden

far bet
ter ,said Alice to herself , if
I could get to the top of that hill ; and
E , here ' s a path that leads straight to it
- at least , no , it doesn 't do that "
(after going a few yards along the
path , and turning several sharp cor
ners ) , but I suppose it will at last .
But how curiously it twists ! It ' s
more like a corkscrew than a path !
Well, this turn the hill, I

goes to
suppose no, it doesn 't ! This goes
straight back to the house ! Well , then ,
I' ll try it the other way .
And so she did wandering up and
down ,
and trying turn after turn , but
always coming back to the house , do
<S
--
what she would . Indeed , once , when
she turned a corner rather more quickly
than usual , she ran against it before
she could stop herself .
It 's no use talking about it , Alice
said , looking up at the house and pre
tending it was arguing with her . I 'm
not going in yet . I know I
again
should have to get through the Look
ing - glass again back into the old
room - and there 'd be an
all
end of
my adventures
!
So
resolutely turning back

her
,
upon the house she set out once more

, ,
down the path determined keep
to
straight till she got the hill For
on
to
, .
few minutes all went well and
on
a
.
.
she was just saying really shall
,
I
this time when the path gave

do
it
as
suddentwist and shook itself
a
she described afterwards and the

it
),
next moment she found herself actual

walking
ly
the door
at
in
Oh too bad she cried

it
,
!
'
I
.
s
:
-
Peter Newell
,' said
lily
We can talk the Tiger -

"
for
never saw such a house getting
in
the way Never
!
However was the hill full
there
in
sight there was nothing
be
to
so
,
done but start again This time she
.
came upon large flower bed with
,
a
-
of
border daisies and willow tree
,
a
-
growing the iniddle
in
.
Tiger lily said Alice address
,
O
-
"
!
ing herself one that was waving
to
gracefully about the wind wish
,
in
I
you could talk
!
We can talk said the Tiger lily

",
,
-
when there anybody worth talk
'
-
's
ing
to
.
Alice was astonished that she

so
i
couldn speak for minute quite . it
a
't
seemed take her breath away At

to
i
as
length the Tiger lily only went

,
waving about she spoke again

on
,
:
timid voice almost whisper

in
in
a
a
-
-
And can all the flowers talk

"
?
Tiger
as
As well you can said the

,
i
-
"
lily And great deal louder

a
."
·
25
for
us
isn
" It manners begin
to
,
, 't.
you know said the Rose and
'd I
really was wondering when you
speak Said myself Her face
to
,
I
!
has got some sense though
in
, it,
it
'
s
not Still you the
re
clever one
a
!'
'
right color and that goes long way
.
don care about the color the
",
t'
I
:/
Tiger lily remarked only her pet
If
-
.
up
be
als curled little more she
'd
all right a
.
Alice didn like being criticised
so
,
't
she began asking questions Aren
't
.
frightened being
at
you sometimes
planted out here with nobody take
to
,
i
you
of
care
?
There the tree the middle said

in
;
's
the Rose What else good for

is
if it
.
?
But what could any danger
do
it
came Alice asked

?
could bark said the Rose

It It
.
"
says Bough wough cried

a
!'
-
Daisy That why its branches are

.
's
called boughs
!
26
anderingen

Didn 't you know that ? cried an
other Daisy . And here they all began
shouting together , till the air seemed
I quite full of little shrill voices . Si L
lence , one of you !

every cried the
,
Tiger - lily waving itself passionately
from side to side , and trembling with
excitement . They know I can 't get
at them ! it panted , bending quiv
or its
ering head towards Alice they
,
do
wouldn dare
it
to
"
!
't
Never mind Alice said sooth
,
in
a
!
ing tone and stooping down the dai
to
,
,
sies who were just beginning again

,
,
she whispered you don hold your
If
,
't
tongues pick you
,
ll
!
I'
There was silence moment and

in
,
a
the pink daisies turned white

of
several
That right said the Tiger lily . .
's
The daisies are worst all When

of
.
all
one speaks they begin together

,
and enough make one wither

it
to
to
' s
go
hear the way they

on
!
How you can all talk nicely

so
it
is
"
?
.
27
Alice said , hoping to get it into a
better temper by a compliment . I' ve

been in niany gardens ,
before but none
of the flowers could talk .
Put your hand down and feel the
ground , said the Tiger - lily . Then
you ' ll know why .
Alice did so . It 's very hard ," she
said ; " but I don 't see what that has to
do with it."
In most gardens , the Tiger - lily
said , they make the beds too soft
so that the flowers are always asleep . " .
This sounded a very good reason ,
and Alice was quite pleased to know
it . I never thought of that before !
she said .
It' s my opinion that you never
think at all , the Rose said , in a rather
severe tone.
I never saw anybody that looked
stupider , a Violet said , so suddenly
that Alice quite jumped , for it hadn t '
spoken before .
28
" Hold your tongue ! cried the Tiger
lily . As if you ever saw anybody !
You your head under
keep the leaves
and snore away there till you know
no more what's going on in the world
than if you were a bud !
" Are there any more people in the
garden besides me ? Alice said , not
choosing to notice the Rose ' s last re
mark .
There 's one other flower in the
garden that can move about like you ,
said the Rose . I wonder how you
do it (" You 're always wonder
"
ing , " said the Tiger - lily ), but she ' s
more bushy than you are . "
Is she like me ? Alice asked , eager
ly , for the thought crossed her mind ,
There ' s another little girl in the gar

den , somewhere !
Well , has the same awkward
she
shape as you , the Rose said ; but
she ' s redder and her petals are short
er , I think .
29
'
They re done up close , like a dah
Tiger lily
lia
said the not tumbled
;
,
"
's
about like yours
.
But that not your fault the
,
's
ÅRose kindly You begin
re
added
, ,
'
.
ning fade you know and then one
to
help one petals getting
can little
a
't
's
untidy
.
all
at
Alice didn like this idea
so
,
;
't
change the subject she asked Does
to
,
she ever come out here
?
dare say you see her soon said
,
ll
's '
I
"
She one
of
the Rose the kind that
!
.
has nine spikes you know

,
.
Where does she wear them Alice
ir asked with some curiosity ?
,
Why
all
round her head course

of
,
the Rose replied was wondering ,

, I
.
you hadn got some too thought

I
.
't
was the regular rule

it
She coming cried the Lark

!
's
spur hear her footstep thump

,
I
-
.
thump along the gravel walk

-
Alice looked round eagerly and found

30
that it was the Red She 's
Queen .
grown a deal ! was her first re
good
mark . She had , indeed ; when Alice
first found herthe ashes , she had
in
been only three inches high - and here
she was , half a head taller than Alice
herself !
It ' s the fresh air that does it , said
the Rose wonderfully fine air it is
out here.
I think I'll go and meet her , said
Alice , for , though the flowers were in
teresting enough , she felt that it would
be far grander to have a talk with a
real Queen .
You can 't possibly do that, said
the Rose. I should advise you to
walk the other way . "
This sounded nonsense to Alice , so
:
nothing, but
To off
at
she said set once

towards the Red Queen her sur
.
prise she lost sight

of
her moment
in
,
a
and found herself walking

at
the
in
front door again

.
31
hein
A little provoked , she drew back , and ,
after looking everywhere for the Queen
(whom she spied out at last , a long
way off ) , she thought she would try
the plan , this time, of walking in the
opposite direction .
It succeeded beautifully . She had
not been walking a minute before she
found herself face to face with the Red
Queen , and full in sight of the hill she
had been so long aiming at.
Where do you come from ? said
the Red Queen . And where are you

going ? Look up - speak nicely - and
don 't twiddle your fingers all the
time.
as all
Alice attended to these direc

explained
as
tions and well she
,
could that she had lost her way

,
by
don know what you mean
I
, 't
your way said the Queen all the

;
"
ways about here belong me but

to
why
all
at
did you come out here

?
she added kinder tone Curtsey

in
,
.
32
AITO
you
« Where do come from said the Red Queen

?
'
while you 're thinking what to say .
It saves time.
Alice wondered a little at this , but
she was too much in awe of the Queen
try
to disbelieve it . I' ll
go
when
it
I
home she thought herself
to
, the
,
next time littlelate for dinner
m
I'
, .
, for a
time you answer now
It
to
'
"
looking
at
the Queen said her watch
;
open your mouth little wider when
a
you speak and always say your
,
'
Majesty
.'
only wanted what the gar

to
see
I
den was like your Majesty

,
.
That right said the Queen
,
,
's
patting her the head which Alice

'- at on
didn like all though when you

,
;
' 't
say garden seen gardens com

ve
I'
pared with which this would wil

be
a
derness
.
Alice didn dare argue the point

to
,
't
but went and thought try

on
,
d
I'
I
my way top
of
and find the that

to
hill
"
33
When you say hill , the Queen
interrupted , I could show you hills
in comparison with which you 'd call
that a . .
valley
,
No I shouldn 't, said Alice , sur
prised into contradicting her at last ;
a hill can ' t be a valley , you know .
That would be nonsense "
The Red Queen shook her head .
You may call it nonsense ' if you
like , she said , but I ve heard non'
sense compared with which that would
be as sensible as dictionary !"
a
Alice curtseyed again , as she was

afraid from the Queen ' s tone that she ,
was a little offended ; and they walked
on in silence till they got to the top of
the little hill.
For some minutes Alice stood with
out speaking , looking out in all di
rections over the country and a most
curious country it was . There were
a number of tiny little brooks running
straight across it from side to side ,

34
at
"
last
!'
a
-
' s
it
said
I
Alice board chess large like just out marked declare
Newell Peter
and the ground between was divided
up into squares by a number of little
green hedges that reached from brook
to brook .
I declare '
marked out just like
it s
a large chess -board ! Alice said at
last . There ought to be some men
moving about somewhere and so
there are ! she added , in a tone of de
light , and her heart began to beat
quick with excitement as she went on .
It 's a great , huge game of chess that 's
being played - all over the world if
all
this is the world at you
Oh
know
I ,
,
.
what fun How wish was one
I it
is
!
I
being
of
them wouldn mind
a
if !
't
Pawn only might join though

,
,
I
be
of
course should like

to
Queen
,
a
I
best :
."
She glanced rather shyly

at
the real
Queen as she said this but her com
,
panion only smiled pleasantly and

said That easily managed You
,
.
's
be
can the White Queen Pawn

if
's
35
you like , as Lily 's too young to play ;
and you 're in the Second Square to
begin with ; when you get to the
Eighth Square you ' ll be a Queen -
Just at this moment, somehow or
other , they began to run .
Alice never could quite make out,
inthinking it over afterwards , how it
was that they began ; all she remem
bers is that they were running hand
in hand , and the Queen went so fast
that it was all she could do to keep ;
up with her ; and still the Queen kept
crying , Faster ! Faster ! but Alice
felt she could not go faster , though
she had no breath left to say so .
The most curious part of the thing
was that the trees and the other things
round them never changed their places
all
at however fast they went they

,
;
:
never seemed pass anything
to
I
.
all
wonder the things move along

if
thought
us
with poor puzzled Alice

,
?
And the Queen seemed guess her

to
36
Now ! Now !' cried the Queen . Faster ! Faster ! ""
· thoughts , for she cried , Faster ! Don 't
try to talk !
Not that Alice had any idea of doing
that. She felt as if she would never be
able to talk again , she was getting so
much out of breath ; and still the Queen
cried , " Faster ! Faster ! and dragged
her along . Are we nearly there ? !
Alice managed to pant out at last .
Nearly there ! the Queen repeated .
Why , we passed it
ten
minutes ago
!
Faster And they ran time
on
for
a
!
with the wind whistling

silence
in
in
,
Alice ears and almost blowing her

,
's
hair off her head she fancied

.
Now Now cried the Queen
"
! !
! !
.
Faster Faster And they went
so
"
at
fast that last they

to
seemed skim
through the air hardly touching the
,
ground with their feet till suddenly

,
Alice was getting quite ex

, as
just
hausted they stopped and she found
,
herself sitting the ground breath

on
less and giddy

.
37
The Queen propped her up against
a tree , and said , kindly , You may
rest a little now . "
Alice looked round her in great sur
prise . Why , I do believe we 've been
under this tree the whole time ! Ev
erything 's just as it was !"
Of course it is , said the Queen .
What would you have it ? ''
Well , in our country , said Alice ,
still panting a little , " you 'd generally
get to somewhere if you ran very
else
fast for a long time as we 've been do
ing .
; A slow sort of country ! said the
Queen . Now , here , you ,
see it takes
all the running you can do to keep in
the same place . If you want to get

somewhere else , you must run at least
twice as fast as that !
I' d rather not try , please ! said
Alice . I'm quite content to stay
here - only I am so hot and thirsty !"
I know what you d ' like ! the Queen
38
said , good -naturedly , taking a little
box out of her pocket . Have a bis
cuit ?
Alice thought it would not be civil
to say No , though it wasn ' t at all
what she wanted . So she took it, and
ate it as well as she could ; and it was
very dry ; and she thought she had
never been so nearly choked in all her
life .
While you 're refreshing yourself ,"
said the Queen , I'll just take the meas
urements . And she took a ribbon out :
of her pocket , marked in inches , and be
gan measuring the ground , and stick
ing little pegs in here and there .
At the end of two yards , she said ,
putting in a peg to mark the distance ,
I shall give you your directions
have another biscuit ?
" No , thank you , said Alice , " one' s
quite enough !
Thirst quenched , I hope ?'' said the
Queen .
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:
: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
-
Alice did not know what say
to
to
this but luckily the Queen did not
,
www
At
of an
wait for answer but went
on
,
.
the end three yards shall repeat
!
I
your forgetting
of
them for fear them
.
-
At shall say good
of
the end four
,
I
bye And at the end shall
of
five
,
I
.
go
!
the pegs put
by
all
She had got
in
Alice
on
this time and looked with
,
as
great interest she returned the
to
tree and then began slowly walking
,
down the row

.
At the two yard peg she faced round
,
-
and said Pawn goes two squares

,
A
So
first move you know
its
you
ll
,
in
'
.
go
very quickly through the Third

by
Square railway should think

,
I
'll -
and you find yourself the Fourth

in
no
Square time
that square Well
,
in
belongs Tweedledum and Tweedle

to
dee the Fifth mostly water the

is
Sixth belongs Humpty Dumpty

no to
But you make remark

?
40
" I I didn 't know I had to make
pne just then ," Alice faltered out.
You should have said ," the Queen
. went on , in a tone of grave reproof ,
' ' It 's extremely kind of you to tell me
aļl this however , we ' ll suppose it
said the Seventh Square is all forest
however , one of the Knights will
show you the way and in the Eighth :
Square we shall be Queens together ,
and it 's all feasting and fun ! Alice
got up and curtseyed , and sat down
again .
At the next peg the Queen turned
again , and this time she said , Speak ;
inFrench when you can 't think of the
English for a thing turn out your
toes as you walk - and remember who
for
you are ! She did not wait Alice

curtsey this time but walked
on
to
,
,
quickly the next peg where she

to
turned for moment say Good

to
,
a
bye
on
and then hurried the last

to
,
, .
How happened Alice never knew

it
41
but exactly as she came to the last
peg she was gone . Whether she van
ished into the air , or whether she ran
quickly into the wood (" And she can
run very fast !" thought Alice ) , there
was no way of guessing , but she was
gone , and Alice began to remember
that she was a Pawn , and that it would i
soon be time for her to move .
4. 2
CHAPTER
III
LOOKING GLASS INSECTS
-
of the first thing
do
course was
to
to
make grand survey
the coun
of
a
try she was going travel through
to
.
something very like learning
It
' s
as
geography thought Alice she
,
.
of
tiptoe hopes being able
on
stood
in
little farther Principal riv

to
see
a
ers there are none Principal moun

.
tains the only one but

on
don
m
,
' '
I
I
-
't
think got any name Principal
it
.
s
;";
towns why what are those creat
,
,
ures making honey down there They -
,
bees nobody
be
can ever saw bees

-
't
mile off you know for some and

,
a
"
time she stood silent watching one

of
,
SIS
them that was bustling about among
. i
its
the flowers poking proboscis into

,
.
.
.
.
3
434
them just as if it was a regular bee ,
thought Alice .
However , this was anything but a
regular bee ; in fact , it was an elephant
- as Alice soon found out, though the
idea quite took her breath away at
first . what enormous flowers
And
they must be !" was her next idea .
" Something like cottages with the
roofs taken off , and stalks put to them
- and what quantities of honey they
must make ! I think I ' ll go down
and - no , I won 't go just yet , she went
on , checking herself just as she was
beginning to run down the hill , and
trying to find some excuse
for
turn
ing shy suddenly never
so
It
ll
'
.
do
among
go
down them without

to
good long branch brush

to
them
a
away and what fun be when

ll
it
'
they ask me how liked my walk

I
.
Oh
shall say liked well

it
,
,
I
'
.
lit
enough here came the favorite

'
(
tle
toss the head only was

it
of
so
),
In fact , it was an elephant - as Alice soon found out
LOOKING -GLASS INSECTS
dusty and hot, and the elephants did
tease so !'
" I think I' ll go down the other way, "
she said , after a pause ; " and perhaps
Imay visit the elephants later on . Be
sides, I do so want to get into the Third
Square !
So, with this excuse , she ran down
the hill , and jumped over the first of
six
the little brooks

. * *
*
*
*
Tickets please said the Guard
,
,
:
:
!
at
putting his head the window
In
in
moment everybody was holding out .

a
ticket they were about the same size

,
;
:
as
the people and quite seemed fill

to
,
the carriage
.
Now then Show your ticket

,
,
!
the Guard went looking

on
child
,
!
angrily And great many

at
Alice
.
voices all said together Like the cho

(
song thought Alice

of
rus Don
,
),
a
't
45
keep him waiting , child ! Why , his
time is worth a thousand pounds a
minute !
I'm afraid I haven 't got one,
Alice said , in a frightened tone ; " there
wasn 't ticket - office where
a I came
from . And again the chorus of
voices went on . There wasn ' t room
for one where she came from . The
land there is worth a thousand pounds
an inch !
Don 't make excuses , "
said the
Guard ; " you
should have bought one
from the engine-driver . And once
more the chorus of voices went on with ,
The man that drives the engine .
: Why , the smoke alone is worth a thou
sand pounds a puff !
- Alice thought to herself . Then , .
there 's no use in speaking . The
, ,
voices didn 't join in this time as she
hadn 't spoken ; but, to her great sur
prise , they all thought in chorus ( I
hope you understand what thinking in
46
,-
Peter
last he said , You 're travelling

the
" At wrong way

chorus means - for I must confess that
I don t),'
Better say nothing at all .
Language is worth a thousand pounds
a word !
I shall dream about a thousand
pounds to - night , I know I shall !
thought Alice .
All this time the Guard was look
ing at her , first through a telescope ,
then through a microscope , and then
through an opera - glass . At last he
said , You 're travelling the wrong.
way , " and shut up the window and
went away .
So young a child , said the gen
tleman sitting opposite to her (he
was dressed in white paper ), ought
to know which way she ' s going , even
if she doesn 't know her own name !
A Goat that was sitting next to the
gentleman in white shut his eyes and

said , loud voice , She ought to
in a
know her way to the ticket -office , even

if she doesn 't know her alphabet !
47
THROUGH THE LOOKING - GLASS
There was a Beetle sitting next the
Goat ( it was a very queercarriage
ful of passengers altogether ), and ,
as the rule seemed to be that they
should all speak in turn , he went on
with ,
She ' ll have to go back from
here as luggage !
Alice couldn 't see who was sitting
beyond the Beetle , but a hoarse voice
spoke next . " Change engines , it
said , and there it choked and was :
obliged leave off.
to
It sounds like a horse , " Alice

thought to herself . And an extremely
small voice , close ear, said ,
You
to her
on
might make joke that somethingabout horse and hoarse you

a
',
'
know.
"
Then very gentle voice the

in
a
She must
be
distance said labelled

,
,
Lass with care you know
,
',
'
."
And after that

voices went other
on
What number people there

of
a
(
are the carriage thought Alice

in
's ),
go !
by
as
saying She must post she

,
,
48
got a head on her " " She must
be sent as a message by the tele
graph She must draw the train
" "
herself the rest of the way , " and so
on .
But the gentleman dressed whitein

paper leaned forward and whispered
her ear , Never mind what they
all
in
say my dear but take return ticket
,
,
a
every time the train stops
.
Indeed sha Alice said rather
I,
,
'n
!
't
impatiently don belong this
to
I
.
't
I all
at
railway journey was
in
a
wood just now and I wish could
I
get back there
joke!
on "
that
You
mightmake said the little voice

,
a
*
you
you
her ear
to
close something
about would could
,
if
you know.
"
said Alice looking

If to so
Don tease
,
,
't
"
about vain see where the voice

in
you
so
came anxious
re
from
, '
.
have joke made why don you

to
't
make one yourself

?
The little voice sighed deeply

It
.
49
.omno
was very unhappy evidently and
,
,
-
Alice would have said something pity
-
.
ing comfort would only sigh
it
it
to
-.
if
like other people she thought But
:
.
!
-. this was such wonderfully small
a
sigh that she wouldn have heard
it
't
-.-
at
all hadn come quite close
it
if
't
her ear The consequence this
of
to
it .
was that tickled her ear very much
,
and quite took off her thoughts from
the unhappiness the poor
of
little
creature
. you
are
know youare friend the little voice went

aa
friend
",",
know
""
II
!
an
on
dearfriendand old friend And you won' hurtme though

a
,
,
t
.
am
an insect
."
I
What kind
of
insect Alice
in
-
---
-
*
?
quired little anxiously What she

,
.
a
really was whether

know
or to
wanted
could sting not but she thought
it
quite civil question in

be
this wouldn
,
a
't
ask
to
.
What
then
you
don
be
the little voice

,
=
't
"
by
gan when was drowned shrill

it
,
scream from the engine and every

,
50
‫مس‬

body jumped up in alarm , Alice among
the rest .
The Horse , who had put his head
out of the window , quietly drew it in
and said , It 's only a brook we have to
jump over . Everybody seemed
es sat
isfied with this , though Alice felt a
little nervous at the idea of trains
jumping at all. However , it ' ll take
us into the Fourth Square , that' s some
comfort ! she said to herself . In an .
other moment she felt the carriage
rise straight up into the air , and in
her fright she caught at the thing
nearest to her hand , which happened
to be the Goat's beard .
But the beard seemed to melt away

as she touched it , and she found her
self sitting quietly under a tree , while
for
the Gnat ( that was the insect she

had been talking was balancing
to
)
51
itself on a twig just over her head , and
fanning her with its wings.
It certainly was a very large Gnat,
about the size of a chicken , Alice
thought . Still , she couldn 't feel ner
vous with it, after they had been talk
ing together so long .
" then like all insects ?
you don 't
the Gnat went on , as quietly as if noth
ing had happened .
I like them when they can talk ,"
Alice said . None of them ever talk
where I come from .
What sort of insects do you rejoice
in where you come from ? the Gnat
inquired .
I '
don t rejoice in insects at all, "
Alice explained , because I'm rather
afraid of them at least the large kinds .
But I can tell you the names of some
of them .
Of course they answer to their
names ? the Gnat remarked , carelessly .
; I never knew them do it.
52
Peter Newell
the
on
While Gnat was balancing itself twig

a
LOOKING - GLASS INSECTS
What's the use of their having
names , the Gnat said , if they won 't
answer to them ?"
No use to them , said Alice ; " but

it ' s useful to the people that name
them , I suppose . If not, why do things : 1
, all
have names at
?
can say the Gnat replied
I
't
, .
"
"
Farther
on
the wood down there
in
,
go
got
no
they
on
ve
names however
,
'
your insects you wast

of
with list
re
;
'
ing time
, .
fly
Well there the Horse Alice
,
-
"
's
began counting off the names
on
her
,
fingers
.
All right said the Gnat Half

,
.
up
way that bush you Rocking

ll
see
;
a
'
fly
horse you look made entire

It
, if
,
-
'
.
by
swinging
ly
and gets about

of
wood
itself from branch
branch
to
."
What does live Alice asked

on
it
,
?
with great curiosity

.
Sap and sawdust said the Gnat

,
.
"
Go the list
on
with
.
53
Alice looked at the Rocking - horse
up
fly
with great interest and made
,
her mind that must have been just
it
repainted bright and
so
looked
,
it
sticky And
on
and then she went
:
the Dragon
.fly
there
-
's
on
Look the branch above your
head said the Gnat and there you
,
,
'll
"
, .fly
Its
find Snap dragon body
of is
-
-
a
plum pudding wings

of
made
its
-
holly leaves and
its
head raisina
,
is
a
-
burning brandy
in
on
And what does live Alice
it
:
as
asked before
,
Frumenty and mince its pie

, the Gnat
-
replied and makes nest

it
in
;
a
"
Christmas box
-
And then there the Butterfly Al

13
,
1
'
"
'
s
went good
on
ice after she had taken

,
a
its
look the insect with

at
on
head fire
,
and had thought herself wonder

to
,
I
that
the reason insects are fond
of if
so
's
flying into candles because they

want turn into Snap dragon flies
to
!
-
54
Crawlingat your feet , said the
Gnat (Alice drew her feet back in some
alarm ), you may observe a Bread -and
- .fly
wings
Its
butter - are thin slices
of body
its
bread and butter crust
is
,
,
a
-
lump
its
and head sugar
is
of
.
a
And what live
on
does
it
?
tea
Weak with cream
it
in
.
"
"
new difficulty came into Alice
A
's
head Supposing couldn find
it
1
't
any she suggested
, .
?
would die
of
Then course
it
.
But that must happen very often
,
Alice remarked thoughtfully
,
always happenssaid the Gnat .

It
.
After this Alice was silent for
a
minute two pondering The Gnat
or
amused itself meanwhile by humming

at
round and round her head last

it
;
settled again andremarked sup

,
I
pose you don want lose your name

to
?
't
i
No indeed Alice said little

,
,
"
anxiously
.
And yet don know the Gnat

,
I
't
went on , in a careless tone ;
only think
how convenient it would be if you could
manage to go home without it ! For
instance , if the governess wanted to
call you to your lessons , she would
call out , Come here , ' and there she
off
would have to leave because there
.
any name for her
be
wouldn call
to
,
't
course you wouldn go
of
and have
to
,
,
't
you know
.
do
That would never sure
m
,
,
I'
"
said Alice the governess would never
;
"
think excusing me lessons for that

of
.
she couldn remember my name
If
,
't
as
she call me Miss the servants
',
d
. '
do
Well she said Miss and didn

if
,
',
.
't
say anything more the Gnat re
, "
course you miss your

of
marked
,
d
. '
lessons That joke wish you

a
I
.
's
had made
it
.
Why you wish

do
had made
it
I
?
"
"
Alice asked very bad one

It
a
'
.
."
s
But the Gnat only sighed deeply

,
56
while two large tears came rolling
its
down cheeks
't .
You shouldn make jokes Alice
,
makes you unhappy
so
said
if
,
it
."
those mel
of
Then came another
ancholy little sighs and this time the
,
Gnat ,
to
poor really seemed have sighed
up
for
itself away when Alice looked
,
nothing whatever
be
there was seen
to
:
as
twig and she was getting
on
the
,
quite chilly with , sitting still long
so
,
up
she got
on
and walked
.
an
She very soon came open field
to
with
, It
of
on
wood the other side
it
a
.
looked much darker than the last wood
and Alice felt little timid about going
a
thoughts
on
into However second

,
,
it
.
up
go
made For
, to
on
she her mind

.
go
certainly won back she thought

I
't
"
herself and this was the only way

to
the Eighth Square

to
This must be the wood she said

,
thoughtfully where things

to
herself
,
,
"
no
have names wonder what

'll
I
.
57
become of my name when I go in ? I '
,
shouldn 't like to lose it at all because
they 'd have to give me another , and
li
it would be almost certain to be an ! :
ugly one . But then the fun would
be, trying to find the creature that had
got my old name ! That 's just like
the advertisements , you know , when
people lose dogs ' answers to
the
name
brass collar
on
of
Dash had
;
'--
just fancy calling everything you met
Alice till one of
them answered
',
'
if !
Only they wouldn ns
answer at all
,
't
they were wise

.
She was rambling this way

on
in
when she reached the wood looked
it
;
Well any
at
very cool and shady
,
.
rate great comfort she said

it
,
,
'
a
s
as
she stepped under the trees after

,
being hot
to
get into the into the

so
rather sur
on
into what she went

,
-
"
?
I at
prised not being able

of
think the
to
to
word mean get under the

.
under the under this you know

,
!"
58
"
LOOKING - GLASS INSECTS
putting her hand on the trunk of the
tree . What does it call itself , I won
der ? I do believe it 's got no name
why , to be sure it hasn t ! '
· She stood silent for a minute , think
ing ; then she suddenly began again . .
Then it really has happened , after
all ! And now , who am I ? I will re
member , if I can ! I 'm determined to
do it ! But being determined didn 't
help her much , and all she could say ,
after a great deal of puzzling , was L ,
I know it begins with L ! .
Just then a Fawn came wandering
by . It at Alice with large
its
looked
,
gentle eyes but didn all
at
,
seem
! 't
frightened Here
Here then then
,
,
, .
!
as
Alice said she held out her hand

i
and tried stroke but only started

it
to
it
;
little and then stood looking

at
back
,
a
her again
.
do
What you call yourself the

?
at
Fawn said last Such soft sweet

,
a
.
voice had
it
59
I wish I knew ! thought poor Alice.
She answered , rather sadly , " Nothing ,
just now .
Think again ," it said ; " that won 't :
do ."
Alice thought , but nothing came of
it. Please , would you tell me what
you call yourself ? she said , tim
idly . I think that might help a .
little .
I' ll
tell you if you ' ll come a little
farther on , " the Fawn said . I can 't
remember here ."
So they walked on together through
the wood , Alice with her arms clasped
lovingly round the soft neck of the
Fawn , till they came out into another
open field , and here the Fawn gave a
air
sudden bound into the and shook

itself free from Alice
m
arm
a
I'
.
's
Fawn de
of
cried out voice

it
in
,
a
. !
"
light me
hu
And you
of re
dear
,
,
a
!
-
'
man child sudden look alarm

A
!
!
its
came into beautiful brown eyes

,
60
Peter Nowell
the
the
arms clasped lovingly round

of
Alice with her soft neck Fawn

and in another moment it had darted
away at full speed .
Alice stood looking after it , almost
ready to cry with vexation at having
lost her dear little fellow -traveller so
suddenly . However , I know my
name now , she said ; " that ' s some
comfort . Alice Alice I won 't for
get it again . And now , which of these
finger -posts ought I to follow , I won
der ?
It was not a very difficult question

to answer , as there was only one road
through the wood , and the two finger

posts both pointed along it . I' ll set
tle
Alice said herself when the

to
it,
road divides and

TV they point different
ways
.
But this did not seem likely

to
long
on
happen She went and

on
,
a
.
way but wherever the road divided

,
be
there were sure two finger posts

to
pointing the same way one marked

,
TO TWEEDLEDUM HOUSE and

,
'S
61
the other , TO THE HOUSE TWEE
DLEDEE .
I do believe , said Alice at last ,
that they live in the same house ! I
wonder I never thought of that before ,
- but I can 't stay there long . I' ll
just call and say , ' How d ' ye do ? ' and
ask them the way out of the wood . If
I could only get to the Eighth Square
before it gets dark ! So she wan .
dered on , talking to herself as she i
went, till , on turning a sharp corner ,
she came upon fat little men , so
two
suddenly that she could not help start
ing back , but in another moment she 's
recovered herself , feeling sure that
they must be.
.
ma . .
CHAPTER IV
TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE
THEY were standing under a tree ,

1 each with an arm round the oth
er 's neck , and Alice knew which was
which in a moment , because one of
them had DUM embroidered on his
collar, and the other DEE . I sup
pose they 've each got TWEEDLE '
round at the back of the collar , " she
said to herself .
They stood so still that she quite
forgot they were alive , and she was
just going round to see if the word
TWEEDLE was written at the back
of each collar, when she was startled
by a voice coming from the one mark
ed DUM .
If you think we're wax -works , " he
63
Fi
hea .
said ,you ought to pay , you know .
"
Wax -works weren ' t made to be looked
at for nothing nohow !
Contrariwise , added the one mark
ed DEE , " if you think we' re alive ,
you ought to speak .
I'm sure I'm very sorry , " was all
Alice could say ; for the words of the
old kept ringing through her
song
head like the ticking of a clock , and she
could hardly help saying them out
loud :
Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Agreed to have a battle ;
For Tweedledum said Tweedledee
Had spoiled his nice new rattle .
Just then flew down monstrous

a crow ,
As black as a tar -barrel ;
Which frightened both the heroes so ,
They quite forgot their quarrel .
I know what you 're thinking

about , said Tweedledum ; but it
,
isn 't so nohow . "
- 64
Contrariwise , continued Tweedle
dee , if it was so , it might be ; and if it
, it would be ; but
isn
were as it
it
,
so
't
ain That logic
I 't.
, .
's
was thinking Alice said very
,
"
politely the best way out
of
which
is
,
this wood getting dark Would
so
, it
;
'
.
s
you tell me please
?
But the fat little men only looked
and grinned
at
each other
.
They looked exactly like
so couple
a
great school boys that Alice couldn
of
't
help pointing her fine
ler
at
finger Tweedle
,
:
dum and saying First Boy
,
savin
!
"
Non
Nohow Tweedledum cried out
,
!
.
2
"
up
briskly and shut his mouth again
,
with snap
a
Next Boy Alice passing

on
said
,
!
!
Tweed though she felt quite
to
edee
,
he !
certain would only shout out Con

trariwise and he did
so
!
begun wrong
ve
You cried Twee

'
dledum The first thing visit

in
a
.
ye
do
say How and shake

is
to
,
'
'
'
d
?
65
hands ! And here the two brothers
gave each other a hug, and then they
held out the two hands that were free ,
to shake hands with her .
did
Alice not like shaking hands
, of
of
with either first for fear
,
them
hurting feelings
, so
the other one
;
's
as the best way out the difficulty
of
at
she
of
hold
took both hands once
;
the next moment they were dancing
round ring This seemed quite
in
a
.
natural she remembered afterwards
),
(
and she was not even surprised hear
to
music playing seemed come from
to
;
it
the tree under which they were dancing
,
,
as
and was done well she could as

it
make out by the branches rubbing

it
one across the other like fiddles and

,
fiddle sticks
.
-
But certainly was funny Alice

it
said afterwards when she was telling

,
her sister the history all this

to
of
),
'
find myself singing Here we

go
round
,
:
I '
the mulberry bush don know when

.
't
66
in
"
a
ring round dancing were they moment next The
TVEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE
I began it , but somehow I felt as if I'd
been singing it a long , long time !
The other two dancers were fat, and
Tey soon out of breath . Four times
Tord is enough for one dance ," Twee
Cez panied out , and they let i
daug as evident 's as the tad te
go ; be 250 struyed at the same
let ofice
12
go
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I began it, but somehow I felt as if I 'd
been long , long time !"
singing it a
The other two dancers were fat, and

very soon out of breath . Four times
round is enough for one dance , Twee
dledum panted out, and they left off
dancing as suddenly as they had be
gun ; the music stopped at the same
moment .
Then let go of Alice ' s hands :
they
and stood looking at her for a minute ;
there was a rather awkward pause , as :
Alice didn ' t know how to begin a con
versation with she had just
people i
been dancing with . It would never
do to say ' How d ' ye do ?' now , she
said to herself ; " we seem to have got
beyond that , somehow !
" I hope you ' re not much tired ? she -
said at last .
Nohow . And thank you very much ,
for asking , said Tweedledum .
" So much obliged ! added Tweedle
dee . You like poetry ?
67
Ye- es , pretty well some poetry , "
Alice said , doubtfully . Would you
tell me which road leads out of the
wood ?
What shall I repeat to her ? said

Tweedledee , looking round at Twee
- with great , solemn eyes, and
dledum
not noticing Alice ' s question .
the
The Walrus and Carpenter
is
'
the longest Tweedledum replied giv
,
-
.
ing his brother an
affectionate hug
.
Tweedledee began instantly
:
The sun was shining
"
Here Alice ventured interrupt
to
him
.
very long politely
she said as
it
as If
,
' s
she could would you please tell

,
me first which road

Tweedledee smiled gently and began
,
again
j
sea
The sun was shining

on
the
,
all
Shining with his might

;
He did his very best make

to
The billows smooth and bright

68
ne
resno
If this were only cleared away ,'
They said , it would be grand !" "
: TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE ,
And this was odd , because it was

The middle of the night .
The moon was shining sulkily ,

Because she thought the sun
got
no
Had
be
business there
to
After the day was done
very rude
of
' It him she said
',
,
s
'
'
To come and spoil the fun
!
'
as
be
The sea was wet wet could
,
The sands were dry as dry
.
see
You could not cloud because
,
a
No cloud was the sky
in
;
No birds were flying overhead
fly
There were no birds
to
.
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close
at
hand
They wept like anything ;
to
see
quantities sand
of
Such
this were only cleared away
If
',
'
They said grand

be
would
it
,
mops
If
seven maids with seven

Swept for half year
it
,
a
Do you suppose the Walrus said

',
That they could clear

get
it
'
, ?'
doubt said the Carpenter

it,
'
'I
And shed bitter tear

a
69
O Oysters, come and walk with us !
The Walrus did beseech .
A pleasant walk , a pleasant talk ,
Along the briny beach ;
We cannot do with more than four ,
To give a hand to each .
The eldest Oyster looked at him ,

But never a word he said ;
The eldest Oyster winked his eye ,
And shook his heavy head
Meaning to say he did not choose
To leave the oyster -bed .
But four young Oysters hurried up ,

All eager for the treat ;
Their coats were brushed , their faces
washed ,
Their shoes were clean and neat
And this was odd , because , you know ,
They hadn 't any feet.
Four Oysters followed them ,

other
And yet another four ;
And thick and fast they came at last ,
And more , and more , and more
All hopping through the frothy waves ,
And scrambling to the shore .
70
head heavy his shook And
his
-'",
eye winked Oyster eldest The
Newell Peter
THE
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Walked on a mile or so ,
And then they rested on a rock
low
Conveniently
And all the little Oysters stood
And waited
in
row
.
The time has come the Walrus said
',
,
To talk many things
of
:
Of shoes and ships and sealing
war
Of cabbages and kings
sea
And why the boiling hot
And whether pigs is have wings
.'
the
But wait Oysters cried

bit
',
,
a
Before we have our chat

;
us
For some
of of
of
are out breath
,
And all us are fat
!
No hurry said the Carpenter

!'
.
They thanked him much for that
.
of
loafbread the Walrus said

',
,
A
what we chiefly need

Is
;
'
Pepper and vinegar besides

Are very good indeed
Now you ready Oysters dear
re
if
,
,
'
We can begin
to
feed
.'
71
But not on us ! the Oysters cried ,
'
Turning a little blue .
' After such kindness , that would be
A dismal thing to do ! '
The night is fine ,' the Walrus said .
' Do you admire the view ? '
" It was so to come !
kind of you
And are very nice !'
you
The Carpenter said nothing but ,
'Cut us another slice .
I wish you were not quite so deaf
I' ve had to ask you twice !
seems a shame, the Walrus said ,

It '
' To play them such a trick .
After we've brought them out so far ,
And made them trot so quick ! '
The Carpenter said nothing but ,
'
The butter s ' spread too thick ! !
I weep for you , the Walrus said

' ;
' I deeply sym pathize . '
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size ,
Holding his pocket -handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes .
O Oysters ,' said the Carpenter ,

' You 've had a pleasant run !
72
Peter New
I
for
" weep you the Walrus said

',
deeply sympathize
'"
I
Shall home again ? '
we be trotting
But answer came there none
And this was scarcely odd , because
They ' d eaten every one .
the Walrus best , said Alice ,

I like
because he was a little sorry for the
poor oysters . "
He ate more than the Carpenter ,
though , said Tweedledee . You see
he held his handkerchief in front, so
that the Carpenter couldn 't count how
many he took - contrariwise . "
That was mean ! Alice said , in
dignantly . Then I like the Carpen
ter
many
he
as
best didn eat so
if
-
't
the Walrus
."
many
as
as
he
But he ate could get
",
said Tweedledum
.
This was puzzler After pause

,
a
a
.
Alice began Well They were both

!
:
"
very unpleasant characters Here

herself some alarm
at
she checked
in
hearing something that sounded her

to
like the puffing large steam engine

of
a
-
73
in the wood near them , though she
feared it was inore likely to be a wild
beast. Are there any lions or tigers
about here ? she asked , timidly .
" It 's only the Red King snoring , "
said Tweedledee .
Come and look at him ! the broth
ers cried , and they took one of
each
Alice 's hands and led her up to where
the King was sleeping .
Isn ' t he a lovely sight ? '' said Twee
dledum .
Alice couldn 't say honestly that he
was. He had nightcap red
on
tall
,
a
was lying crum

of he
with tassel and

,
a
pled up into sort untidy heap and

a
snoring loud snore his head

fit
to
as
off
Tweedledum remarked
!
.
i
he
afraid catch cold with

m
ll
I'
'
lying the damp grass

on
said Alice
,
who was very thoughtful little girl

a
He dreaming now said Twee

",
; 's
he
do
dledee and what you think

i
' s
dreaming about
?
74
;
:
!
.
.
'.
i
Peter New
'
It s only the Red King snoring
Alice said , Nobody can guess that.
Why , about you ! " Tweedledee ex
claimed , clapping his hands triumphant
off
ly . And if he left dreaming about
you where
be
you suppose you
do
,
'd
?
am
of
Where now course said
,
I
Alice
.
Not you Tweedledee retorted con
,
temptuously !
be
You nowhere
'd
.
.
Why you only sort thing
in
re
of
,
'
a
his dream
!
that there King was wake
to
If
,
go
added Tweedledum you out
,
'd
bang just like candle
a
i
in
shouldn Alice exclaimed
,
I
!
't
dignantly Besides only

, I'm
if
,
a
.
sort thing his dream what are

of
in
you should like know

to
,
I
"
?
Ditto said Tweedledum

,
"
Ditto ditto cried Tweedledee

,
He that Alice
so
shouted this loud

couldn help saying Hush You
'll
,
!
't
be
waking him afraid you make

if
m
,
,
I'
much noise
so
i
."
75
" Well , it 's no use your talking about
waking him ," said Tweedledum , when
you 're only one of the things in his
dream . You know very well you 're not
real.
I am real !" said Alice , and began
to cry .
You '
won t make yourself a bit
realler by crying , Tweedledee re
marked ; there ' s nothing to cry
about .
" If I wasn 't real, Alice said , half
laughing through her tears , it all seemed
so ridiculous , I shouldn 't be able to
cry .
I hope you don 't suppose those are
real tears ? " Tweedledum interrupted ,
in a tone of great contempt .
" I know they 're talking nonsense,

Alice thought to herself , and it ' s fool
ish to cry about it. So she brushed
away her tears , and went on , as cheer
fully as she could : At any rate , I' d
better be getting out of the wood , for
76
really it 's coming on very dark . Do
you think it 's going to rain ?
Tweedledum a large umbrella

spread
over himself and his brother , and looked
up into it. No, I don 't think it is , "
he said ; " at least - not under here .
Nohow ."
But it may rain outside ? "
-
It may - if it chooses , said Twee i
dledee ; " we' ve no objection . Contrari- :
wise .
Selfish things ! thought Alice , and
:
she was just going to say Good
night," and leave them , when Tweedle
dum sprang out from under the um
brella and seized her by the wrist .
Do you see that ? he said , in a
voice choking with passion , and his

eyes grew large and yellow all in a mo
ment as he pointed with a trembling .. .,
finger at a small white thing lying na
under the tree .
It ' s only a rattle ," Alice said , after
a careful examination of the little white
77
thing . Not , you know , "
a rattle -snake
she added , hastily , thinking that he
was frightened ; " only an old rattle
- quite old and broken .
I knew it was ! ' cried Tweedledum ,
beginning to stamp about wildly and
tear his hair . It's spoiled , of course !
Here he looked at Tweedledee , who
immediately sat down on the ground
and tried to hide himself under the
umbrella .
Alice laid her hand upon his arm ,
and said , in a soothing tone , You
needn 't be so angry about an old
rattle .
But it
old
isn
Tweedledum
't
cried greater fury than ever

in
,
.
tell you yes bought
it
new
,
It
'
I
"
terday my nice NEW RATTLE

,
!"
and his voice rose perfect scream

to
a
All this time Tweedledee was trying

up
his best the umbrella with

to
fold
,
ex
an
himself which was such

,
in
it
traordinary thing quite

do
that
78 to
it
off
took Alice attention from the
's
he
angry brother But couldn quite
't
.
succeed and ended his rolling
it
in
,
over bundled up the umbrella with
in
,
,
only his head out and there he lay
,
opening and shutting his mouth and
his large eyes looking more like
a
fish than anything else Alice thought
.
, I ' Of
course you agree have bat
to
a
tle
Tweedledum said calmer tone
in
,
a
.
?
suppose the other sulkily re

so
"
,
um
as
plied he crawled out
of
the
only she must help
us
brella dress
to
;
"
up
you know
,
.
So
the two brothers went off hand

hand into the wood and returned
in
-
.
their arms full
, , of
minute with
in
a
as
things such bolsters blankets

,
hearth ugs
table cloths dish covers
,
,
-
-
-r
and coal scuttles hope you

re
a
-
'
I
.
and tying
at
good hand pinning

strings Tweedledum remarked Ev
.
?
these things has got

go
ery one
of
to
on
or
somehow other
,
."
79
Alice said afterwards she had never
seen such a fuss made about anything
in the way those two bus
all her life
tled about - and the quantity of things
they put on - and the trouble they gave
her in tying strings and fastening
buttons Really , they 'll be more like
bundles of old clothes than anything
else by the time they 're ready ! she
said to herself , as she arranged a bol - ·
ster round the neck of Tweedledee ,
" to keep his head from being cut off , ,
as he said .
You know , " he added , very grave
ly , it's one of the most serious things
that can possibly happen to one in

i a battle to get one 's head cut .
off .
Alice laughed loud ; but she man
aged to turn it into a cough , for fear
of hurting his feelings .
Do I look very pale ? said Twee
dledum , coming up to have his helmet
tied on . (He called it a helmet , though
80
Alice laughed loud ; but she managed to turn it into a cough
it certainly looked much more like a
saucepan .)
" Well yes - a little ," Alice re
plied , gently .
I' m very brave , generally , " he
went on , in a low voice ; " only to -day
I happen have a headache .
to
And I' ve got a toothache ! said

Tweedledee , who had overheard the
remark . I'm far worse than you !
Then you 'd better not fight to
day , said Alice , thinking it a good
opportunity to make peace .
Wemust have a bit of a fight, but
I don 't care about going on long , "
said Tweedledum . " What 's the time
now ?"
Tweedledee looked at his watch ,
and said , Half - past four."
Let 's fight till
six
and then have

dinner said Tweedledum
,
Very well the other said rather

,
, us
sadly and she can watch only

;
, -
"
you better not come very close he

'd
::
81
added ; I generally hit everything I
can see when I get really excited . ?
hit
And I everything within reach
, "
cried Tweedledum whether can see
I
not
or
it
!"
Alice laughed You must hit the
, .
trees pretty often should think she
,
I
"
said
.
Tweedledum looked round him with

satisfied smile don suppose
,
a
I
'll .
't
he
be
said there tree left stand
,
-
by
ing far round the time
so
for ever
' ,
,
ve
we finished
!
And all about rattle said Alice
,
a
!
still hoping make them little
to
a
fighting for such
of
ashamed trifle
a
.
shouldn have minded
so
it
I
't
much said Tweedledum hadn

it
if
,
,
!
't
been new one
a
wish the monstrous crow would

I
come thought Alice

!
There only one sword you

,
's
know Tweedledum said his

to
"
,
brother but you can have the um

;
"
82
brella - it's quite as sharp . Only we
must begin quick . It's getting as
dark as it can .
And darker , " said Tweedledee . .
It was getting dark so suddenly ·
that Alice thought there must be a . ..
thunder - storm coming on . What a
thick , black cloud that is ! she said .
And how fast it comes ! Why , I do
believe it 's got wings !
It 's the crow ! Tweedledum cried
out, in a shrill voice of alarm ; and the
two brothers took to their heels and
were out of sight in a moment .
Alice ran a little way into the wood ,
and stopped under a large tree . It
can never get at me here , she thought ;
it 's far too large to squeeze itself in
among the trees. But I wish it
wouldn 't wings
its
flap makes
so
; it
-
quite hurricane the wood here

in
a
's
somebody shawl being blown away

!
's
83
--
CHAPTER V
WOOL AND WATER
SHE caught the shawl as she spoke ,

and looked about for the owner ;
in another moment the White Queen
came running wildly through the wood ,
with both arms stretched out wide , as
if she wereflying , and Alice very
civilly went to meet her with the shawl .
" I'm very glad I happened to be in
the way , Alice said , as she helped
i her to put on her shawl again .
' The White Queen only looked at her .
; in a helpless , frightened sort of way ,
and kept repeating something in a .
whisper to herself that sounded like ,
Bread -and -butter , bread -and -butter , " :
and Alice felt that if there was to be
: : : any conversation at all she must man
84
WOOL AND WATER
age it herself . So she began , rather
timidly : Am I addressing the White
Queen ?
" Well , yes , if you call that a -dress

, my
isn
ing the Queen said . It
't
at
the thing all
of
notion
.
Alice thought eve
do
would never
to
it
; i
argument
at
an
have the very begin
!
ning
of
so
their conversation she
,
smiled and said your Majesty will
If
,
only tell me the right way begin
to
,
as
well
as
do
can
it
ll
I'
I
it .
at
But don want done all
I
't
!
groaned the poor Queen
ve
been
I'
.
i
dressing myself
for
the last two

a
-
hours
."
would have all the better

It
been
,
.
as
she had gotAlice

to
seemed
it
,
if
some one else dress her she was

to
dreadfully untidy Every single

so
thing crooked Alice thought

to
,
's
herself and she all over pins

!
,
's
May put your shawl straight for

I
you she added aloud

,
?
.
85
" I don 't what 's the matter
know
with it ! the Queen said , in a melan - !
choly voice . It 's out of temper , I think .
I've pinned it here , and I've pinned it
there ,
but there's no pleasing it !
" It can 't go straight , you know , if
you pin it all on one side , Alice said ,
as she gently put it right
for
her and
,
;
"
dear me what state your hair
is
in
,
!
The brush has got entangled
in
the Queen said with sigh And A
I it
11a
a
! "
.
lost the comb yesterday
,
.
Alice carefully released the brush
,
and did her best get the hair into
to
order Come you look rather better

,
.
she said after altering most
of
now
,
!
the pins But really you should have

.
lady maid
a
I
!
's
sure take you with pleas

m
I'
'llI
ure the Queen said Twopence

!
"
a
.
jam
week and every other day

in
Alice couldn
as
help laughing
,
't 't
she said don want you hire me

to
I ,
't I
jam
and don care for

.
-
86
WOOL AND WATER
It 's very good jam , said the
Queen .
Well , I don 't want any to - day, at
any rate. "
couldn 't have it if you did
You
want it, the Queen said . The rule
is , jam to -morrow and jam yesterday
- but never jam to-day .
It must come sometimes to jam
to -day , ' Alice objected .

No , it can ' t, said the Queen . It 's
every other day ;
isn
jam to -day any
't
other day you know
't ,
.
don understand you said Alice
'',
's "I
.
dreadfully confusing
It
"
That the effect living back

of
's
wards the Queen said kindly

,
it
:
"
always makes one little giddy
at
a
first
"
Living backwards Alice repeated

,
!
"
great astonishment never heard

of in
I
.
such thing
a
but there one great advantage

in
's
that one memory works both ways

,
it
.
's
87
-
-
I' m sure mine only works one way ,
w
Alice remarked . I can 't remember í
things before they happen ."
It 's a poor sort of memory that
only works backwards, the Queen re
marked .
What sort of things do you remem - :
ber best ? '' Alice ventured to ask .
Oh , things that happened the week
after next, the Queen replied , in a '
careless tone. For instance , now , " '
she went on , sticking a large piece of
plaster on her finger as she spoke ,
there 's the King ' s Messenger . He' s
in prison now , being punished ; and
the trial doesn ' t even begin till next
Wednesday ; and of course the crime
comes last of all.
" Suppose
he never commits the
crime? said Alice .
BIO
all
That would be the better

,
as
wouldn the Queen said she

it
,
?
't
bound the plaster round her finger

with bit
of
ribbon
a
.
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Alice felt there was no denying that .
all
Of course it would be the better
,
be
she said but wouldn all the
it
;
't
better his being punished
.
wrong there any rate
at
You
re
,
'
said the Queen Were you ever pun
.
ished ?
"
Only for faults said Alice
,
"
.
all
And you were the better for
"
know the Queen said trium

it,
,
I
phantly
41TVT .
; .
Yes but then had done the things

, I
was punished for said Alice that
;
I
"
makes all the difference .
But you hadn done them the
if
,
't
Queen said that would

have been
,
"
better still better and better and

;
,
better Her voice went higher with
!
better till got quite

to
each
it
,
a
"
squeak at last
.
Alice was just beginning say

to
,
,
There mistake somewhere when

a
's
began screaming
so
the Queen loud

that she had leave the sentence un
to
89
finished Oh , oh , oh !
. shouted the
Queen , shaking her hand about as if
My fin
oh off
she wanted to shake it
.
ger bleeding
Oh
oh
oh
,
,
,
!
!
's
Her screams were exactly like the
so
steam engine that Alice
of
whistle
-
had hold both her hands over her
to
ears
.
as
What the matter
is she said
,
?
soon as there was chance mak
of
a
ing herself heard Have you pricked
.
your finger
?
oh yet
haven pricked the Queen
, ,
it
, I
I 't
oh
oh
said but soon shall
,
!"
-
you expect
do
When
do
it
to
?
Alice asked feeling very much inclined
,
laugh
to
When fasten my shawl again

,
I
the poor Queen groaned out the

;
"
brooch will come undone directly Oh

,
.
oh
As she said the words the brooch

!
flew open and the Queen clutched

it, ,
wildly again
at
and tried clasp

it
to
You
re
Take care cried Alice

'
!
.
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holding it all crooked ! And she
caught at the brooch ; but it was too
pin
late : the had slipped and the
,
Queen had pricked her finger
.
That accounts for the bleeding you
,
she said Alice with
to
see , smile
.
Now you understand the way things
happen here
."
But why don you scream now
't
?
Alice asked holding her hands ready
,
put over her ears again
to
.
Why
ve
done all the screaming

, ,
I'
already said the Queen What would

.
be
the good having all over again

it
of
'?
By
this timewas getting light

it
I .
The crow must have flown away
,
think said Alice glad
so
m
it
,
I'
.
' s
gone thought was the night
it
I
.
coming
on
I .
could manage glad

be
wish
to
I
the Only
in
Queen said never can
.
must very
be
remember the rule You

.
happy living this wood and being

,
,
in
glad whenever you like

!
91
.
Only it is so very lonely here !
Alice said , in a melancholy voice ;
and , at the thought of her loneliness ,
two large tears came rolling down
her cheeks.
Oh , don 't like that ! cried
go on
the poor Queen , wringing her hands in

despair . Consider what a great girl
you are . Consider what a long way
you ' ve come to -day . Consider what
o'clock it is . Consider anything , only
don 't cry !
Alice could not help laughing at this , -
even the midst of her tears . " Can
in
you keep from crying by considering
things ? she asked .
That 's the wayit' s done, the
,
Queen said with great decision ; " no
body can do things at once , you know .
Let 's consider your age to begin with .
·
old
- how are you

?
and half exactly

,
seven
m
1
.
a
I'
You needn say exactually the

',
"
't
Queen remarked can believe

it
I
.
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without that . Now I'll give
some you
thing to believe . I'm just one hundred
and one , five months and a day .
" I '
can t believe that ! said Alice .
Can 't you ? ' the Queen said , in a
pitying tone . Try again : draw a
long breath , and shut your eyes .
Alice laughed . There 's no use try
ing , she said ; one can 't believe im
possible things .
I dare say you haven ' t had much
practice, said the Queen . When I
was your age , I always did for half
it
an hour a day . Why , '
ve
sometimes I ve
believed as many as six impossible
things before breakfast . There goes
the shawl again !
The brooch had come undone as she
spoke, and a sudden gust of wind blew
the Queen 's shawl across a little brook .
The Queen spread out her arms again ,
and went flying after it , and this time
she succeeded in catching it for her
self . I've got it ! she cried , in a
93 - -
--
triumphant tone . Now you shall see
by
again , myself
all
me pin it on
!
.
Then hope your finger better
is
I
as
now Alice said very politely she
,
?
crossed the little brook after the Queen
.
Oh much better cried the Queen
,
,
!
as
her voice rising into squeak she
- a
Be
be
went Much
on
etter etter
.
!
ee etter
Be
Be ehh The last word

-e
-
-
-
!
long bleat !
ended like sheep
so
in
,
a
a
that Alice quite started .
She looked
at
the Queen who seemed

,
up
have suddenly wrapped herself
in to
;
i
wool Alice rubbed her eyes and ,

.
looked again She couldn make out

.
. 't
what had happened all Was

at
she
shop And was that really
in
wa
was really
that was sitting
sheep
it
of
the other side Rub

on
the counter
?
as she would she could make nothing

,
she was little dark shop

of
more
it
94 in
,
a
:
Peter Novell
old
knitting
an
Opposite to her was an Sheep sitting arm chair

in
,
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S. on the counter ,
leaning with her elbows
old
and opposite to her was an Sheep
,
sitting knitting
an
arm chair and
in
,
-
every now and then leaving off look
to
at her through great pair spec
of
a
tacles
.
What youu want buy
to
the
at it
is
"
?
up
Sheep said last looking for
a
moment from her knitting
, .
don quite know yet Alice said
,
I
't
very gently should like look
to
I
.
.
all round me first might
,
if
I
of .
You may look front you and
,
in
;
"
on
both sides you like said the

if
,
Sheep but you can

,
look all round
;
't
"
. ve
at
you unless you got eyes the
-
'
your head
of
back
as
But these happened Alice had

it
,
not got she contented herself with

so
;
turning round looking the shelves

at
,
as
she came them

to
be
The shop seemed full all

to
of
manner curious things but the

of
oddest part all was that whenever

of
,
it
95
she looked hard at any shelf , to make
out exactly what it had on it , that par
ticular shelf was always quite empty ,
though the others round it were crowd
ed as full as they could hold .
Things flow about so here ! she
said at last , in tone, after
a plaintive
she had spent a minute or so in vainly
pursuing a large , bright thing , that
looked sometimes like a doll and some
times like a work -box , and was always
in the shelf next above the one she
was looking at. And this one is the
most provoking of all but I'll tell you
what - " she added , as a sudden thought
struck her . I' ll follow it up to the
very top shelf of all . It ' ll puzzle it to
go through the ceiling , I expect !
But even this plan failed ; the thing
went through the ceiling as quietly
i as possible , as if it were quite used
to it.
Are you a child or a teetotum ?" '
the Sheep said , as she took up another
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pair of You ' ll make me
needles .
giddy soon , if you go on turning round
like that. She was now working
with fourteen pairs at once , and Alice
couldn ' t help looking at her in great
astonishment .
How can she knit with so many ? '
the puzzled child thought to herself .
She gets more and more like a por
cupine every minute !
" Can you row ? " the Sheep asked ,
handing her a pair of knitting -needles
as she spoke .
Yes, a little but not on land
and not with needles Alice was
beginning to say , when suddenly the
needles turned into oars in her hands ,
and she found they were in a little
boat, gliding along between banks ; so
for
was nothing
do
there but her

it
to
best
.
as
Feather cried the Sheep she

,
!
up
another pair
of
took needles
.
This didn sound like remark that

a
't
97
needed any answer , so Alice said noth
ing but pulled away . There was
something very queer about the water ,
she thought , as every now and then
the oars got fast in it and would hardly
come out again .
" Feather ! Feather !" the Sheep cried
again , taking more needles . You ' ll
be catching a crab directly . "
" A dear little crab ! thought Alice .
I should like that .
Didn 't you hear me say ' Feather ' ?
the Sheep cried , angrily , taking up quite
a bunch of needles .
" Indeed I did , said Alice ; " you 've

said it very often and very loud .
Please ,
where are the crabs ?
In the water, of course ! said the
Sheep , sticking some of the needles
into her hair , as her hands were full.
" Feather,, I say !
Feather
" Why say ' Feather ' so
you say
do vou
often ?" Alice asked ,
last, rather
at Tast
rather
vexed . I 'm not a bird !
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You are , said the Sheep ; " you re '
a little goose .
This offended Alice a little , so there
min
for
was no more conversation
a
ute two while the boat glided gently
or
,
sometimes among beds
on
of
weeds
,
which made the oars stick fast the
in
(
water worse than ever and some

,
),
times under trees but always with the
,
same tall river banks frowning over
-
their heads
.
Oh please There are some scent

,
!
ed
rushes Alice cried sudden
in
,
a
!
transport delight There really

of
are and such beauties

-
say
to
You needn please me
'
'
't
em
about the Sheep said without

,
; ,
'
up
looking from her knitting didn
;
I
put not going

't
, em em
there and
to
m
,
' '
I'
take away
.
No but meant please may we

,
I
wait and pick some Alice pleaded

ided
..
?
you don mind stopping the boat

If
't
for minute
a
."
99
How am I to stop it ? " said the
off
Sheep . If you leave rowing
ll
it
,
'
stop itself
of
.
So the boat was left drift down the
to
would till
as
streamm glided gently
it
it
,
among the waving rushes And then
in
.
the little sleeves were carefully rolled
up
and the little arms were plunged

,
get hold the rushes
of
elbow deep
to
in
,
-
good long way down before break

,
-
.
a
off
ing them and for while Alice
;
a
forgot all about the Sheep
and the
knitting
as
she bent over the side
of
. ..
the boat with just the ends her
of
,
tangled hair dipping into the water
,
while with bright eager eyes she caught
,
at
one bunch after another the dar

of
·
ling rushes
scented
,
only hope the boat won tipple

't
I
over she said herself Oh what

to
.
.
!
lovely one Only couldn quite

't
!
I
a
reach And certainly did seem

it
it
.
as
provoking almost
it
little
if
(
a
happened purpose she thought

on
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that, though she managed to pick
plenty of beautiful rushes as the boat
glided by , there was always a more
lovely one that she couldn ' t reach .
'j The prettiest are always farther !
she said at last, with a sigh at the ob
stinacy of the rushes in growing so
off
far as with cheeks and

flushed
,
,
dripping hair and hands she scram
,
bled back into her place and began
to
i
arrange her new found treasures

-
.
What mattered her just then
it
to
Y
that the rushes had begun fade
to
,
,
lose all their scent and beauty
to
and
,
from the very moment that she picked
them Even real scented rushes you
,
?
?
know last only very little while
,
and these being dream rushes melted

,
,
, -
as
away almost like snow they lay

her feet but Alice hardly
, at
heaps
in
this there were many other

so
noticed
curious things think about
to
They hadn gone much farther be

't
the oars got fast

of
of
fore the blade one

ΙΟΙ
in the water and wouldn 't come out
again ( so Alice explained it afterwards ) ,
and the consequence was that the han
dle of it caught her under the chin , and ,
in spite of a series of little shrieks of
Oh , oh , oh ! from poor Alice , it swept
her straight off the seat and down
among the heap of rushes .
However , she wasn ' t a bit hurt , and
was soon up again ; the Sheep went on
with her knitting all the while , just as
if nothing had happened . That was
a nice crab you caught ! she remarked ,
as Alice got back into her place, very
much relieved to find herself still in
the boat .
Was it ? I didn 't see it , said
· Alice , peeping cautiously over the side

of the boat into the dark water . I
hadn ' t
let
go
so
wish it should
I
like little crab take home with

to
a
me But the Sheep only laughed

!
scornfully and went knit

on
with her
,
ting
.
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Are there many crabs here ? said
Alice.
all
Crabs and sorts things
of
,
Sheep plenty
of
said the choice
,
up
only make your mind Now what
,
.
you want buy
do
to
?
To buy
Alice echoed tone
,
in
a
"
!"
that was half astonished and half
frightened for the oars and the boat
-
and the river had vanished all
in
a
moment and she was back again
in
, ,
the little dark shop .

buy
an
should like egg please
to
,
I
"
timidly
do
she said How you sell
,
.
them
?
Fivepence farthing for one two

. -
for
pence two the Sheep replied

, "
Then two are cheaper than one

Alice said surprised tone taking'' ?
in
,
,
a
out her purse

.
Only you eat them both

must
if
,
you buy two said the Sheep

ll ,
Then have one please said

,
,
I'
as
she put the money down

on
Alice
,
103
the counter . For she thought to her
self , They mightn ' t be at all nice,
w : you know .
The Sheep took the money and put !
it away in a box ; then she said : I
never put things into people ' s hands
that would never do you must get
it for yourself .
off And so saying , she
went the shop
of
to the other end
the egg upright
on
and set shelf
.
wonder why
nad
wouldn
do
it
''
?
't
I
"
as
thought Alice she groped her way
V
,
for
among the tables and chairs the
,
shop was very dark towards the end
V
:
.
The egg seems get farther away
to
-
v the more walk towards Let me , it
I
.
see this chair Why got
is
;
,
it
a
'
s
?
v branches declare How very odd

,
!
I
find trees growing here And actu

to
ally here little brook Well this

,
,
!
's
the very queerest shop ever saw

is
!"
I
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So she went on , wondering more and
more at every step , as everything :
turned into a tree the moment she
came up to it , and she quite expected
the egg to do the same .
105
mo
CHAPTER VI
HUMPTY DUMPTY
LOWEVER , the egg only got larger

and larger , and more and more
human ; when she had come within
few
yards
of
she saw that had
, it
a
,
it
eyes and nose and mouth and when
;
a
she had come close she saw clearly

to
,
it
that was HUMPTY DUMPTY him

it
self be anybody
It
can else she

.
't
!
as
of
said herself certain
it
to
m
I'
.
as
his name were written all over his

if
face
!"
might have been written hun

It
a
on
dred times easily that enormous

,
face Humpty Dumpty was sitting

,
.
his
with legs like

on
Turk
crossed
,
a
the top high wall such

of
narrow
a
he
one that Alice quite wondered how

106
HUMPTY DUMPTY
could keep his balance - and , as his
eyes were steadily fixed in the oppo
site direction , and he didn 't take the
least notice of her , she thought he must
be a stuffed figure, after
all
.
he
And how exactly like egg
an
"
she said aloud standing with
,
is
!
her hands ready catch him for she
to
,
was expecting
to
every moment him
fall
.
very provoking Humpty

It
,
's
Dumpty said after long silence look

,
,
a
ing away from Alice spoke as

he
to
,
egg very
an
be
called
-
an
said you looked like egg Sir
,
,
I
Alice gently explained And some

.
eggs are very pretty you know she

,
,
"
added hoping turn her remark into

to
,
compliment
of
sort
a
.
:
Some people said Humpty Dump

,
"
looking away her as usual

ty
from
,
baby
no
have more sense than

a
!
.
Alice didn know what say

to
to
't
at
this wasn all like conversa

it
;
't
107
1

tion , she thought , as he never said
anything to her ; in fact , his last re
mark was evidently addressed to a tree
- so she stood and softly repeated to
herself :
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall :

Humpty Dumpty had a greatfall .
All the King's
horses and all the
King ' s
men
'
Couldn t put Humpty Dumpty in his
place again .
That last line is much too long

for the poetry , she added , almost out
loud , forgetting that Humpty Dumpty
would hear her.
'
Don t stand chattering to yourself
like that, Humpty Dumpty said , look
ing at her for the first time, but tell
me your name and your business ."
My name is Alice , but " .
It ' s a stupid name enough !
Humpty Dumpty interrupted , impa
tiently . What does it mean ?
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Must name meana something ? '
,
Alice asked doubtfully .
Of course it must, Humpty
Dumpty said , with a short laugh ; my
name means the shape I am - and a
good , handsome shape 'it is ,
too
With
.
name like yours you might be any
,
a
shape almost
,
.
Why
all
, do you sit out here alone
?
not wishing
an
said Alice begin
to
argument
.
Why because there nobody with

,
's
me cried Humpty Dumpty Did
!
.
you think didn know the answer
I
't
i
that Ask another
to
.
?
you think you

be
Don safer
't
' d
down the ground Alice went

on
on
,
?
any idea making another

of
not with
riddle but simply her good natured
in
,
anxiety for the queer creature That

.
wall very narrow

so
is
!
.
What tremendously easy riddles

you ask Humpty Dumpty growled
Of !
out think
so
course don
.
't
109
Why , I
I off
if ever did fall which
-
but
no
chance
of
there did
if
"
's
up
he
Here his lips and looked
pursed
,
solemn and grand that Alice could
so
hardly help laughing did fall
If
,
I
.
he went King has promised
on
the
,
you may turn pale
ah
me you
if
,
,
! --
like You didn think was going
I
't
The King has
did
say that you
to
?
promised me with his very own mouth
to
to
-
-
To
send all his horses and all his

men rather unwisely
Alice interrupted
,
.
too
Now declare that bad
"
, '
I
!
Humpty Dumpty cried breaking into
sudden passion You been lis ve
'
.
a
at
tening doors and behind trees

and down chimneys you couldn
or
have known 't

's 't, it
!
haven indeed Alice said very

,
I
gently book
in
It
, .
Ah well They may write such

!
things book Humpty Dumpty

in
,
a
said calmer tone That what

in
,
's
I10
Og
er Newel
And he grinned almost from ear to ear

HUMPTY DUMPTY
you call History of England , that is .
a
Now take a good look at me ! I' m

one that has spoken to a King , I am ;
mayhap you ' ll never see such another ;
and , to show you I' m not proud , you
may shake hands with me! And
he grinned almost from ear to ear ,
as he leaned forward (and as nearly
as possible ſell off the wall in doing
so ) and offered Alice his hand . She
watched him a little anxiously as she
took it. If he smiled much more the
ends of his mouth might meet behind ,
she thought ; " and then I don 't know
what would happen to his head ! I 'm
off
afraid it would come

!
. all
Yes all his horses and his men

,
,
Humpty Dumpty went They
on
'd
up
pick me again minute they

in
,
a
would However this conversation

is
,
!
let
going
go
on
little too fast back

;
a
' s
the last remark but one

to
."
afraid can quite remember

m
I'
't
Alice said very politely

it,
III
.
In that case we start afresh , said
Humpty Dumpty , and it 's my turn
to choose a subject " ( " He talks about
it just as if it was a game ! thought
Alice . ) So here 's a question for
did
you .
old
How you say you
were
?
Alice made short calculation and
,
a
Seven years and
six
said months
,
.
Wrong Humpty Dumpty
ex
-
!"
:
claimed triumphantly You never
,
.
said word like it
a
old
thought you meant How
I
are you Alice explained

?
.
!
meant that have said

,
If
"
I'd
I'd
said Humpty Dumpty
it,
.
Alice didn want begin another
to
·
't
argument she said nothing

so
,
Seven years and six months

!
Humpty Dumpty repeated thought
,
An
fully
, of
uncomfortable sort
.
age Now you asked my advice

,
if
'd
.
at
'
have said Leave off seven
,
d
'
I'
but too late now

it
'
s
II2
HUMPTY DUMPTY
I never ask advice about grow
ing , Alice said , indignantly .
Too proud ?the other inquired .
Alice felt even more indignant at
this suggestion . I mean ," she said ,
that one can ' t help growing older .
One can 't, perhaps , said Humpty
Dumpty ; " but two can . With proper
assistance , you might have left off at
seven .
What a beautiful belt you 've got
on ! Alice suddenly remarked . ( They
had had quite enough of the subject
of age , she thought ; and , if they
really were to take turns in choos- :
ing subjects , it was her turn now .)
Atleast , she corrected herself , on
second thoughts , a beautiful cravat,
I have said no , a belt , I mean
should
- I begyour pardon ! she added , in
dismay , for Humpty Dumpty looked
thoroughly offended , and she began to
wish she hadn 't chosen that subject .
If only I knew , " she thought to her
113
self , " which was neck and which was
waist !
Evidently Humpty Dumpty was
very angry , though he said nothing
for a minute or two . When he did
speak again , it was in a deep growl.
It - most - provoking
is a thing," .
he said at last , " when a person doesn 't
know a cravat from a belt !"
I know '
it s very ignorant of me,
Alice said , in so humble a tone that
Humpty Dumpty relented .
" It ' s a cravat, child , and a beautiful
one, as you say . It ' s a present from

i
the White King and Queen . There

now !
" Is it really ? said Alice , quite ?
pleased to find that she had chosen a
good subject , after all.
They gave it me, Humpty Dumpty
"
continued , thoughtfully , as he crossed
one knee over the other and clasped
his hands round it , they gave it me
for
birthday present
an
un
.
-
114
ivä
D
HUMPTY DUMPTY
I beg your pardon ?" Alice said ,
with a puzzled air .
I'm not offended , said Humpty .
Dumpty .
I mean , what is an un - birthday .
present ?''
A present given when it isn 't your
birthday , of course .
Alice considered a little . I like :
best,
she
at
birthday presents said
last
.
You what you
re
don knowtalk
'
-
.
't
ing about cried Humpty Dumpty

!
'' .
"
How many days are there year
in
a
?
Three hundred and sixty five said
,
-
Alice
.
And how many birthdays have
-
you
?"
One
.
"
And you take one from three

if
"
hundred and sixty five what remains

,
-
of "
?
Three hundred and sixty four

,
-
"
course
.
Humpty Dumpty looked doubtful

.
115
I'd
see
rather that done paper
on
",
he said
as
Alice couldn help smiling she
't
. took out her memorandum book and
i
-
for
worked the sum him
:
365
I
364
Humpty Dumpty took the book and
.
carefully
at
looked That seems

CIOS
it
.
done right began
be
he
to
.
You holding upside down
it
re
'
!
Alice interrupted
.
was Humpty Dump

be
To
sure
!
, I
gayly
as
round
ty
said she turned

,
it
for him thought

looked little
it
a
I I
.
queer As was saying that seems

:,
,
.
be done right though haven

to
't
time look over thoroughly just

it
to
now and that shows that there are

three hundred and sixty four days
-
116
HUMPTY DUMPTY
when you might get un -birthday pres
ents "
Certainly , said Alice .
And only one for birthday presents ,
you know . There 's glory for you !" ;
I don 't know what you mean
' glory , ' Alice said .
Humpty Dumpty smiled contempt
uously . Of course you don ' t - till I
tell you . I meant there 's a nice knock
for
down argument you
!'
.
"
But glory doesn mean nice
'a
'
'
knock down argument Alice 't
ob
',
.
. -
|
jected
When use word Humpty ,
|
Dumpty said rather scornful tone

in
,
,
means just what choose to

mean
it
it
"
neither more nor less

K
, .
-
The question said Alice ,

is
whether you can make words mean

many different things
so
The question said Humpty

is is,
be
Dumpty which master

to
,
that all
.
's
117
Alice was too much puzzled to say
anything ; so after a minute Humpty
Dumpty began again . They ' ve a :
temper, some of them particularly
verbs ; they ' re the proudest - adjectives |
you can do anything with , but not
verbs ; however , I can manage the
lot
whole Impenetrability
of
them
!
That what say
's
!
Would you tell me please said
,
Alice what that means
,
i
?
Now you talk like reasonable
a
child said Humpty Dumpty look
,
,
ing very much pleased meant
' I
by impenetrability that we .
ve
had
'
enough that subject and

as of
would
it
,
be just well you mention what

if
'd
you mean
as
do
next suppose
to
all I
you don mean stop here the rest

to
't
your life
of
That great deal make one

to
a
's
word mean Alice said thought

in
,
ful tone
.
do
When make word lot

of
a
a
I
118
HUMPTY DUMPTY
work like that , said Humpty Dumpty ,
I always pay it extra .
Oh ! said Alice. She was too
much puzzled to make any other re
mark
Ah , you should see ' em
come round
me of a Saturday night, Humpty
Dumpty went on , wagging his head
gravely from side to side , for to get
their wages , you know .
( Alice didn 't venture to ask what
he paid them with ; and so , you see , I
can ' t tell you .)

You seem very clever at explain
ing words , Sir , said Alice . Would
you kindly tell me the meaning of the
poem called Jabberwocky ' ?
Let 's hear it, said Humpty
all
Dumpty . I can explain the poems

that ever were invented and good
a
many that haven been invented just

't
yet
."
This sounded very hopeful Alice

so
,
repeated the first verse

:
119
'Twas brillig , and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe :
All mimsy were the borogoves ,
And the mome raths outgrabe .
That 's enough to begin with ,

Humpty Dumpty interrupted ; " there
are plenty of hard words there . Bril
'lig
means
four clock the after
in
,
o
'
'
-
noon the time when you begin broil
ing things dinnerdo for
.
That very well said Alic
,
'll
and slithy
'?
"
"
Well slithy means lithe and slimy

,
'
' '
, .'
Lithe the same as active You see
is
,
.'
portmanteau
like there are two
it
a
' s
up
meanings packed into one word
."
Alice remarked
-
; it
see now
,
,
I
"
thoughtfully and what are toves

'
"
'?
Well toves are something like
,
'
' 're '
badgers they something like liz

ards and they something like cork
re
screws
."
be
They must very curious look

,
-
ing creatures
.
120
**
.
.
HUMPTY DUMPTY
They that , said
are Humpty
Dumpty ; also they make their nests
. " under sun - dials ; also they live on
cheese ."
gim
And what ' s to ' gyre ' and to '
ble
To "
'?
go
gyre round and round
to
is
To
like gyroscope gimble
is
to
a
'
'
·
.
make holes like gimblet
.
And the grass plot
is
the wabe
'
.
.
round sun dial suppose said
at ,
I
?
a
Alice surprised her own ingenuity

,
', .
Of
course It called wabe

is
it
'
.
's
you know because goes long way
it
,
before and long way behind a

it
it
a
"
And long way beyond
on
each
it
a
side Alice added

,
Exactly Well then mimsy

so
1
'
'
"
Alimsy
an
and miserable there
is
,
5
-
'
'
(
's
other portmanteau for you And

a
).
borogove shabby looking

thin
its is
,
'
'
a
bird with feathers sticking out all

round something like live mop
a
-
And then mome raths said

'
'?
121
ļi
THROUGH
,
THE LOOKING -GLASS

Alice . '
I m afraid I m ' giving you
a great deal of trouble .
" Well , a rath ' '

is a sort of green
pig ; but ' mome ' I'm not certain about .
I think it's short for from home
meaning that they ' d lost their way ,
'
you know .
And what does ' outgrabe ' mean ? "
" Well , outgribing ' is something be
tween bellowing and whistling , with a
kind of sneeze in the middle ; how
ever , you 'll hear it done, maybe
down in the wood yonder ; and , when i
you 've once heard it , you ' ll be quite
content . Who 's been repeating all that
hard stuff to you ?
" I read it in a book , said Alice .
But I had some poetry repeated to
me much easier than that, by Twee
dledee , I think it was .
As to poetry , you know , said
Humpty Dumpty , stretching out one of
his great hands , I can repeat poetry as
well as other folk , if it comes to that "
I 22
HUMPTY DUMPTY
Oh , it needn ' t come to that ! Alice
hastily said , hoping to keep him from
beginning .
The piece I'm going to repeat , he
went on , without noticing her remark ,
your amuse
for
" was written entirely
ment
.'
Alice felt that that she really
in
case
ought listen she sat down
so
to
it
to
,
;
and said Thank you rather sadly
,
,
.
"
I In
winter when the fields are white
,
,
sing this song for your delight
as
only sing
an
he
added
,
don
,
it
I
't
explanation
.
see you don said Alice

,
.
't
If I
see
you can
whether singing
m
I'
not you sharper eyes than most

ve
or
,
,
"
'
Humpty Dumpty remarked severely

,
.
Alice was silent
.
spring woods are getting

In
when
,
"
green
,
try and tell you what mean

.
ll
I
I'
123
Thank you very much , said Alice .
" In summer , when the days are long ,
you
Perhaps understand the song
;
'll
autumn when the leaves are brown
,
In
,
Take pen and ink and write down
it
.
will can remember long
so
if
it
,
,
"
I
I
said Alice .
go
making remarks
on
You needn
:
like that Humpty Dumpty 'tsaid
,
;
they not sensible and they put
re
,
"
'
me out
.
sent message the fish

to
a
;
I
told This what wish

is
them
,
.'
I
I
The little fishes

of
the sea
,
They sent
an
answer back me
to
.
The little fishes answer was
,
'
We cannot Sir
do
because
>
it,
'"
'
afraid don quite under

m
't
I
I'
stand Alice said

,
Humpty
on
gets easier further

It
Dumpty replied
.
24
I
Peter Ne
I said it very loud and clear ;

his
I went and shouted in ear

?
"
HUMPTY DUMPTY
I sent to them again to say ,
' It will be better to obey . '
The fishes answered , with a grin ,
Why , what
tem
per you are
in
a
!'
told them once told them twice
;
I
I
They would not listen advice
to
.
took kettle large and new
,
a
I
Fit
for
do
the deed had
to
I
.
My heart went hop my heart went
,
thump
;
the pump
at
filled the kettle

I
"
.
Then some one came me and said
in to
,
The little fishes are bed
'
plain
to
said said
,
,
him
it
' "I
Then you must wake them up again

.'
said very loudand clear
it
;
:
I I
"
went and shouted his ear

in
."
al
Humpty Dumpty raised his voice

as
, he
most scream repeated this

to
verse and Alice thought with shud

,
125
der , I wouldn 't have been the mes
for
senger anything
!
.
But was very stiff and proud
he
;
He You needn
so
said shout loud
!
't
he
And was very proud and stiff
;
go
He said and wake them
if
,
,
d
I'
'
-
the
took corkscrew from shelf
;
a
I I
went wake up myself

to
them
.
And when found the door was locked
,
I
pulled and pushed and kicked and

I
knocked
.
And when found the door was shut
,
I
tried turn the handle but

to
,
I
long pause "

There was
? a
.
, all
that Alice timidly asked

Is
.
That all said Humpty Dumpty .
's
Good bye
-
This was rather sudden Alice

,
thought but after such very strong

,
;
be be a
hint that she ought going she

to
felt that would hardly civil stay

to
it
126
HUMPTY DUMPTY
So she got up , and held out her hand .
Good -bye , till we meet again ! she
said , as cheerfully as she could .
" I shouldn 't know you again if we
did meet , Humpty Dumpty replied ,
in a discontented tone, giving her one
of his fingers to shake ; " you 're so ex - !

actly like other people .
| The face is what one goes by , gen - ,
erally , Alice remarked , in a thoughtful
tone .
That ' s just what I complain of, :
said Humpty Dumpty . Your face
is the same as everybody has the
two eyes , (marking their places
so
in the air with his thumb ) nose in

,
the middle mouth under . It 's always
the same . Now if you had the two
eyes on the same side of the nose , for
instance or the mouth at the top
that would be some help .
It wouldn 't look nice , Alice object
ed . But Humpty Dumpty only shut his
í eyes , and said , Wait till you ' ve tried .
127
Alice waited a minute to see if he
would speak again , but , as he never .
opened his eyes or took any further
notice of her, she said Good - bye !
once more , and , getting no answer to
this , she quietly walked away ; but she
couldn ' t help saying to herself , as she
went , Of all the unsatisfactory (she
repeated this aloud , as it was a great
comfort to have such a long word to
say ) of all the unsatisfactory people !
I ever met She never finished the
sentence , for at this moment a heavy
crash shook the forest from end to end .
I 28
CHAPTER VII
THE LION AND THE UNICORN
" HE next moment soldiers came

1 running through the wood , at
first in twos and threes then , ten and
twenty together, and at last in such
fill
crowds that they seemed to the
whole forest Alice got behind tree
,
a
.
for fear being run over and watched

of
,
go
them by
.
She thought that all her life she

in
had never seen soldiers uncertain

so
they always tripping

on
their feet were

:
over something other and when

or
al
ever one went
several more
down
,
ways fell over him that the ground

so
,
was soon covered with little heaps

of
men
.
Then came the horses Having four

.
129
feet, these managed rather better than
the foot soldiers ; but even they stum
bled now and then ; and it seemed
to be a regular rule that whenever a
in
off
horse stumbled the rider fell
stantly The confusion got worse ev
.
ery moment and Alice was very glad
an
get out the wood into open
to
of
place where she found the White King
,
the ground busily writing

on
seated
,
his memorandum book
in
, !all -
.
King
ve
. sent them the cried
,
I'
delight seeing Alice
on
of
tone
in
, .
Did you happen meet any soldiers
to
my dear came through the

as
you
,
wood
?
Yes Alice
did several
said
;
,
,
, I
thousand should think

I
Four thousand two hundred and

seven that the exact number the
,
;
"
's
King said referring his book

to
,
, I
.
couldn send all the horses you know

,
't
of
because two them are wanted

in
the game And haven sent the two

I
.
't
130
on
so
feet their uncertain soldiers seen never had She
Messengers , either . They 're both gone
to the town . Just look along the road
and tell me if you can see either of
them .
I
see
the
nobody
on
road said
,
Alice
.
only wish had such eyes the
,
I
I
"
King remarked
To
fretful tone
in
,
.
at
be able see Nobody And that
to
!
Why
as
as
distance too much
it
,
,
'
I
!
s
see real people by this light
do
can
to
!
All this was
on
lost Alice who was
,
still looking intently along the road
,
shading her eyes with one hand
at I
.
see somebody now she exclaimed
!
he
last But coming very slowly

'
.
he
and what curious attitudes goes
-
into For the Messenger kept skip

!
ping up and down and wriggling like

,
"
.
as
he came along with his great

an
eel
,
hands spread out like fans

on
each
side
.)
Not all said the King He

at
's
Anglo Saxon Messenger

an
and those
-
131
are Anglo -Saxon attitudes . He only
does them when he' s happy . His name
is Haigha . (I le pronounced it so as
to rhyme with mayor . )
love my love with an H , Alice
I i
couldn ' t help beginning , because he
is Happy . I hate him with an H , be
I with
fed
cause he is Hideous . him
with with Ham sandwiches and Hay
.
-
-
His name Haigha and he lives

is
,
Helives the Hill on the King
,
remarked simply without the least
,
,
idea that he was joining the game
in
,
while Alice was still hesitating for the
town beginning with
of
name
H
. .
a
The other Messenger called Hatta

's
must have two you know come to

,
I
.go
.go
and One come and one

to
to
beg your pardon said Alice

.
?
I
isn respectable beg said

to
It
,
't
"
the King
.
only meant that didn under

't
I
I
said Alice Why one come

to
stand
,
.
go
and one
to
132
the
!
.'I
!'
faint feel King said me alarm You
NOV
VORAC
Don t ' I tell you ?'' the King repeat
ed , impatiently . I must have two - to
fetch and carry . One to fetch and one

to carry .
At this moment the Messenger ar
, rived ; he was far too much out of breath
to say a word , and could only wave
his hands about, and make the most
fearful faces at the poor King .
This young lady loves you with an
i H , the King said , introducing Alice
1 in the hope of turning off the Messen
: : ger 's attention from himself . But it
was of no use ; the Anglo - Saxon atti
tudes only got more extraordinary ev
ery moment, while the great eyes rolled
iLibel
wildly from side to side.

You alarm me ! said the King . I
feel faint. Give me a ham sandwich !
On which the Messenger , to Alice ' s
' great amusement , opened a bag that
hung round his neck and handed a
sandwich to the King , who devoured
it greedily .
133
" Another sandwich ! said the King .
There 's nothing but hay left now ,"
the Messenger said , peeping into the
bag .
Hay, then , the King murmured , in
a faint whisper .
Alice was glad to see that it revived
him a deal.
good There ' s nothing
like eating hay when you ' re faint, he
remarked to her , as he munched away .
I should think throwing cold water
over you would be better , Alice sug
gested or some sal-volatile .
I '
didn t say there was nothing bet
ter," the King replied . I said there
was nothing like it . Which Alice did
not venture to deny .
Who did you pass on the road ?
the King went on , holding out his hand
to the Messenger for some more hay .
Nobody , said the Messenger .
Quite right , said the King ; " this
young lady saw him , too . So of course
P
Nobody walks slower than you . "
134
" I do my best , the Messenger said ,
in a sullen tone . I' m sure nobody
walks much faster than I do !
He can 't do that, said the King ,
" or else he'd have here first .
been
However , now you 've got your breath ,

you may tell us what's happened in
the town. "
" I ' ll whisper it, said the Messenger ,
putting his hands to his mouth in the
shape of a trumpet and stooping so as
toget close to the King s ear. Alice '
was sorry for this , as she wanted to
hear the news, too . However , instead
· of whispering , he simply shouted , at
the top of his voice , They 're at it :
again !
Do you call that a whisper ?
the poor King, jumping up and
ing himself . If you do such a thing
again , I'll have you buttered ! It went
cried
shak
;
through and through my head like an
earthquake !
" It would have to
135
be a very tiny i
:
earthquake !" thought Alice . Who
are at it again ? she ventured to
ask .
Why , the Lion aand the Unicorn ,
of course , said the King .
Fighting for the crown ?
Yes , to be sure , " said the King ;
and the best of the joke is that it' s
my crown all the while ! Let' s run
, off
and see them . And they trotted
,
as
to
Alice repeating herself she ran
,
song
of
the words the old
:
the
The Lion and Unicorn were fight

ing for the crown
;
The Lion beat the Unicorn all round the

town
.
Some gave them white bread some gave

,
them brown
;
Some gave them plum cake and drummed

. -
of
them out town
Does the one that wins get

as
as
the crown she asked well she

,
?
putting
for
could the run was her quite

of ,
out breath
.
136
DAR2
THE LION AND THE UNICORN (im
Dear me, no ! said the King .
" What an idea !
Would you be good enough "
,
| Alice panted out after running a little
farther , to stop a minute just to get

, - one ' s breath again ?
" m I' good enough ,
the King said ,
" only I'm not strong enough . You
see , a minute goes by so fearfully
quick . You might as well try to stop
a Bandersnatch !
Alice had no more breath for talk

: ing ; so they trotted on in silence , till
they came into sight of a great crowd ,
in the middle of which the Lion and
Unicorn were fighting . They were
in such a clouddust that at
of
first Alice could not make out which
was which ; but she soon managed
to distinguish the Unicorn by his
horn .
: They placed themselves close to
where Hatta , the other Messenger ,
was standing watching the fight , with
137
Toyu
a cup of tea in one hand and a piece
of bread-and -butter in the other.
" He' s only just out of prison , and he
hadn ' t finished his tea when he was
sent in , Haigha whispered to Alice ;
" and they only give them oyster
shells in there , so you see he's very
hungry thirsty . How are you ,
and
dear child ? he went on , putting his
arm affectionately round Hatta ' s neck .
I Hatta looked round and nodded , i
his
and went on with bread and butter
, -
.
Were you happy prison dear
in
"
į
child said Haigha

.
?
Hatta looked round once more and
,
this time trickled down
or
tear two
a
he
his cheek but not word would
;
say
.
Speak can you Haigha cried

,
,
!
't
impatiently But Hatta only munched

.
away and drank some more tea

,
Speak won you cried the King

,
.
't
are they getting

on
How with the

į
i
"
fight
?
138
Wini
.
.
..
i
How are you , dear child ? he
' went on
Hatta made a desperate effort , and
swallowed a large piece of bread- and
butter. They 're getting on very well ,
,
he said in a choking voice ; " each of
them has been down about eighty
seven times ."
Then I suppose they 'll soon bring
the white bread and the brown ? Alice
ventured to remark .
It 's Hat
for
waiting
em
now said
,
'
as
eating
of
this bit
is
ta
it
m
;
I'
.
There was pause
the fight just
in
a
then and the Lion and the Unicorn sat

, ,
down panting while the King called

,
out minutes allowed for refresh

Ten
,
nients Haigha and Hatta set
to
!"
once carrying round trays

at
of
work
,
white and brown bread Alice took

.
piece taste but was very dry

'll it
to
,
a
.
:
don think they fight any more

I
t'
go
day King Hatta

to
to
the said
,
;
-
..
and order the drums begin And

to
Hatta went bounding away like

a
grasshopper
.
139
For a minute or two Alice stood
silent, watching him . Suddenly she
brightened up.Look , look !" she
cried , pointing eagerly . There 's the
White Queen running across the coun
try ! She came flying out of the wood
over yonder . How fast those Queens
can run !
'} There' s some enemy after her , no
doubt ," the King said , without even
looking round . That wood ' s full of
them .
aren ' t you going A
But to run and
help her ?Alice asked , very much sur
ur
prised at his taking it so quietly .
No use , no use ! said the King .
She runs so fearfully quick . You
try
might as well Bander

to
catch
a
snatch But
make memorandum
ll
a
I'
!
about her you like She dear

,
,
if
a
, '
.
good creature he repeated softly

to
,
,
"
as
himself he opened his memorandum

,
book Do you spell creature with

a
ll
'
.
double
'e
'?
140
EPEATUR
At this moment the Unicorn saun
by
tered them with his hands his
in
pockets had the best this
of
it
I
.
time he said the King just glanc
to
,
,
at
as
ing him he passed
.
little little the King replied
",
,
A
a
rather nervously You shouldn have
't
run him through with your horn you
,
know
."
didn hurt him the Unicorn

, It
,
't
"
said carelessly and he was going
on
,
,
when his eye happened fall upon
to
Alice He turned round instantly and
?
Titigil
,
.
for
some time looking
at
stood her
air
the deepest disgust

an
is of
with
.
What
at
this he said last
Fir
is -
-
.
This child Haigha replied
,
a
!"
eagerly coming front

of
Alice
to
,
in
introduce her and spreading out both

,
his hands towards her Anglo

an
in
Saxon attitude We only found

it
as .
as
day large life and twice

It
as to
,
'
-
naturall
always thought they were fabu
I
"
141
*
lous monsters ! said the Unicorn . Is
it alive ? ''
It can talk , said Haigha , solemnly .
The Unicorn looked dreamily at
Alice , and said , Talk , child ."
Alice could not help her lips curling
up into a smile as she began : Do
you know , I always thought Unicorns
were fabulous monsters , too . I never
saw one alive before !
Well , now that we have seen each
other ," said the Unicorn , " if you 'll

believe in me, I' ll believe in you . Is
that a bargain ?
Yes , if you like, said Alice .

Come, fetch out the plum -cake ,
old man ! the Unicorn went on , turn
ing from her to the King . None of
your brown bread for me !
" Certainly certainly ! the King
muttered , and beckoned to Haigha .
Open the bag ! he whispered .
Quick ! Not that one ; that' s full
of hay !
142
w
terNewell
this
' blinking lazily

he
* * What s Alice
at
said
,
?
"
Haigha large cake out of the
took a
bag and it to Alice to hold , while
gave
he got out a dish and carving -knife .
How they all came out of it Alice .
couldn 't guess . It was just like a
conjuring trick , she thought .
The lion had joined them while this
was going on ; he looked very tired and
sleepy , and his half shut.
eyes were
What 's this ? he said , blinking lazily
at Alice , and speaking in a deep , hollow
tone that sounded like the tolling of a
great bell .
Ah , what is it , now ? the Unicorn
: cried , eagerly . You ' ll never guess !
I couldn 't .
The Lion looked at Alice wearily .
Are you animal vegetable - or
or
mineral ? he said , yawning at every
other word .
: )
corn
It ' s a fabulous monster !"
ply .
cried out, before Alice
the
could
Uni
re
'-*
~
Then hand round the plum - cake ,
143
x ', indiscuz !

Monster , " the Lion said , lying down
and putting his chin on his paws .
,
" And sit down both of you ( to the
King and the Unicorn ) ; fair play !
with the cake , you know !
The King was evidently very un
sit
comfortable at having to
be
down
tween the two great creatures but
'
there was no other place for him
.
fight we might have
for
What
1
a
.
the crown now the Unicorn said

,
,
!
.
c
up
at
looking slyly the crown which
,
the poor King was nearly shaking off
his head he trembled much so
,
.
should win easy said the Lion
,
I' I
.
not that
so
of
sure said the

m
,
į
"
Unicorn
;
)
Why
all
beat you round the

,
I
"
town you chicken the Lion replied

,
,
!
angrily half getting up

he
spoke
as
,
Here the King interrupted pre

to
,
he
vent the quarrel going was very

on
;
nervous and his voice quite quivered

,
.
he
All round the town said That

.
?
's
144
WA
a long way . Did you go by the
good
old bridge , or the market -place ? You
old
get the best view by the bridge
.
sure know the Lion
don
,
I'
't
"
"
as
growled out he lay down again
.
too
There was much dust see any
to
thing What time the Monster
is
a
.
up
cutting that cake
on
Alice had seated herself the bank
little brook with the great dish
on
of
,
a
her knees and was sawing away dili

,
gently with the knife very pro
It
'
.
s
voking reply
to
she said the Lion
in
,
!
she was getting quite used being
to
(
ve
called the Monster cut sev
'
I'
')
.
eral slices already but they always

,
join again
on
You manage
to
don know how

't
Looking glass cakes the Unicorn re

,
-
marked Hand round first and cut

it
,
.
afterwards
it
This sounded nonsense but Alice

,
up
very obediently got and carried

the dish round and the cake divided
,
145
itself into three pieces as she did so .
Now cut it up , said the Lion , as she
returned to her place with the empty
dish .
I , this isn 't fair ! cried the
say
Unicorn , as Alice sat with the knife

in her hand , very much puzzled how
to begin . The Monster has given the
Lion twice as much as me!
She 's kept none for herself , any
how ," said the Lion . Do you like
plum -cake , Monster ?
But before Alice could answer him ,
the drums began .
Where the noise came from , she
couldn 't make out ;
the air seemed full
of it, and it rang through and through ,
her head till she felt quite deaſened . i .
She started to her feet and sprange
across the little brook in her terror , and
had just time to see the Lion and the
Unicorn rise to their feet, with angry
looks at being interrupted in their
feast , before she dropped to her knees ,
146
E ' visini
and put her hands over her ears , vainly
trying to shut out the dreadful uproar .
If that doesn ' t ' drum them out of
town ,' she thought to herself , noth
ning ever will !
147
CHAPTER VIII
IT ' S MY OWN INVENTION
AFTER while the noise seemed

a
gradually to die away , till all was

dead silence , and Alice lifted up her head
in some alarm . There was no one to
be , and her first thought was that
seen
she must have been dreaming about
the Lion and the Unicorn and those
queer Anglo -Saxon Messengers . How
ever , there was the great dish still lying
at her feet , on which she had tried to
cut the plum -cake. So I wasn 't dream

ing , after all, she said to herself , un
less unless we're all part of the same
dream . Only I do hope it 's my dream ,
-- and not the Red King ' s ! I don ' t like

belonging to another person 's dream ,
she went on , in a rather complaining
148
tone. I' ve
great mind to go and
a
wake him , and see what happens ! .

At this moment her thoughts were
interrupted by a loud shouting of,
Ahoy ! Ahoy ! Check ! and a Knight,
dressed in crimsonLai
armor , came gal
loping down upon her , brandishing a '
great club . Just as he reached her ,
the horse stopped suddenly . You ' re
my prisoner ! the Knight cried , as he
off
tumbled his horse

.
as
Startled she was Alice was more

frightened for him than for herself ,
at
the moment and watched him with
,
as
he
some anxiety mounted again
.
As soon as he was comfortably the
saddle he began once more in
re
You
,
my but here another voice broke '

in
,
"
Ahoy Ahoy Check and Alice

!
looked round some surprise for the

in
new enemy
.
This time was White Knight

at it
.
up
He drew Alice side and tum

,
's
bled off his horse just Knight

as
the Red
149
had done ; then he got on again , and
the two Knights sat and looked at each
other for some time without speaking .
Alice looked from one to the other in
some bewilderment .
She 's my prisoner , you know ! the
Red Knight said at last .
Yes , but then I came and rescued
her ! the White Knight replied .
į Well,
as for
we must fight her then
,
up "
Knight
he
said the Red took
,
his helmet which hung from the sad
(
and was something the shape
of
dle
,
1
a
horse head and put
on
it
's
You will observe the Rules Bat .
of
the White Knight
re
tle
of
course
,
'
?
marked putting
on
his helmet too

,
always said the Red Knight .

do
,
,
I
banging away
at
and they began each

other with such fury that Alice got
of
be
out the way

of
behind the
to
tree
a
blows
.
wonder now what the Rules

of
,
,
I
as
Battle are she said herself she

to
,
150
They began banging away at each other
IT' S MY OWN INVENTION
the
watched fight timidly peeping out
,
from her hiding place One Rule seems
.
one Knight hits the other
be
that
to
,
if
.
he
knocks him off his horse and he
if
;
misses he tumbles off himself and
;
,
be
another Rule seems that they hold
to
y
гаarms
as
their clubs with their they
if
were Punch and Judy What noise
a
.
they make when they tumble just
!
like falling
of
whole set fire irons
a
-
into the And how quiet the
fender
!
They let them get
on
horses are and
!
off them just

as
they were tables

if
!
Battle that Alice
of
Another Rule
had not noticed seemed that they be
to
always fell
on
their heads and the

;
battle ended with their both falling off

by
this way side side When they

,
in
.
up
got again they shook hands and

,
then the Red Knight mounted and

galloped off
.
was glorious victory wasn

It
,
a
't
Knight
he
as
said the White came

it
,
up ?
"
panting
.
151
I don 't know , Alice said , doubt
fully . I don 't want to be anybody ' s .
prisoner . I want to be a Queen .
So you will, when you 've crossed
the next brook , " said the White Knight .
I' ll
see
]" you safe
of
the end the wood
to
?
go
and then must back you know
,
X
!
-
.
my
of
That the end move
, .
's
"
Alice
MP
Thank you very much said
.
May help you off with your helmet
?
I
he
was evidently more than could
It
by
manage himself however she man
at ,
aged shake him out last ;
of
it
to
.
Now one can breathe more easily
,
"
said the Knight putting back his shag

,
gy hair with both hands and turning

,
his gentle face large mild eyes

and
,
Alice She thought she had never

to
seen such strange looking soldier

in
a
all her life

.
He was armor which

tin
dressed
in
badly
he
fit
seemed him and very

to
had queer shaped little deal box

a
fastened across his shoulders upside

,
152
down , and with the hanging
lid
open
.
at
Alice looked with great curi
it
osity
.
you admiring
my little
re
see
'
I
box the Knight said friendly
in
,
a
"
tone my own invention keep
It
to
'
.
s
clothes and sandwiches You see
,
in
.
carry upsidedown that the rain
so
it
I
can get
in
't
."
But the things can get out Alice
,
gently remarked . Do you know the
lid
open
?
's
didn know the Knight said

it,
,
I
of 't
shade vexation passing over his

a
face Then all the things must have

.
no
fallen out And
the box use
is
!
He unſastened
as
without them
it
.
he spoke and was just going throw

to
,
into the bushes when sudden

it
thought seemed strike him and he

to
hung carefully
on
tree Can
it
you guess why did that he said

?
I
Alice
to
Alice shook her head

.
153
" In hopes some bees may make a
nest it , then
in I should get the honey . "
But you 've got a bee -hive or some
thing like one - fastened to the saddle , "
said Alice .
Yes , it 's a very good bee -hive , the i
Knight said , in a discontented tone ;
one of the best kind . But not a single
bee has come near it yet . And the
other thing is a mouse -trap . I suppose
the mice keep the bees out or the
bees keep ,
the mice out I don 't know
which .
I was wondering what the mouse
for
trap was
isn
Alice
It
said
,
't
very likely be . any mice
there would
on
the horse back

, .
's
Not very likely perhaps said the

,
"
Knight but
do
they come don

if
,
,
;
running all about

't
have
to
choose them
."
You he went
after pause
on
see
,
,
a
as
be
well provided for every

to
it
's
thing That the reason the horse

.
's
has all those anklets round his feet

.
154
But what are they for ? Alice
,
asked in a tone of great curiosity .
To guard against the bites of
sharks , the Knight replied . It's an
invention of my own . And now help
me on . I' ll
go with you to the end of
the wood . What 's that dish for ?
" It 's meant for plum -cake, said
Alice .
We'd better take it with us, the
Knight said . It ' ll come in handy if
we find any plum - cake. Help me to
get it into this bag .
This took a long time to manage ,
though Alice held the bag open very
carefully , because the Knight was so
very awkward in putting in the dish ;
the first two or three times that he tried
he fell in himself instead . It's rather
tight
he
as
you see said they

fit
,
a
got many
at
last there are

it
in
so
;
"
al he
candlesticks the bag And

in
hung the saddle which was

it
to
ready bunches
of
loaded with car

-
155
rots and fire - irons and many other
things.
" I hope you ' ve got your hair well
fastened on ? he continued , as they .
off
set
.
Only the usual way Alice said
in
,
smiling
hardly
he
That enough said
,
"
's
anxiously You the wind
so
see
is
.
as
as
very strong here strong
It
'
.
s
soup
."
Have you invented plan for keep
a
ing the hair from being blown
off
"
?
.
Alice inquired
.
Not yet said the Knight But

,
.
"
fall
for
keeping
ve
got plan
it
from
a
I'
ing off
.
should like hear very much

to
it
I
"
, ."
.
upright stick
an
First you take

said the Knight Then you make
.
up
your hair creep

like fruit tree
it,
Now the reason hair falls off because

is
hangs down things never fall up

it
ward you know plan my

of
It
,
a
'
.
156
own invention . You may try it if you
like .
It didn 't sound a comfortable plan ,
Alice thought , and for a few minutes
she walked on in silence , puzzling over
the idea , and every now and then stop
ping to help the poor Knight, who cer
tainly was not a good rider .
Whenever the horse stopped (which
it did very often ) he fell off in front ,
and whenever it went on again (which
he
did
it generally rather suddenly
)
fell off behind Otherwise he kept
on
.
pretty well except that he had habit

,
a
falling sideways
of
now and then off
;
he
generally did this

as
on
and the
,
s
which Alice was walking she

on
side ,
soon found that was the best plan
it
not walk quite close the horse

to
to
you
ve
afraid not had much

m
I'
'
"
practice riding she ventured

to
in
up
as
say she was helping him from

,
his fifth tumble

;
The Knight looked very much sur

157
prised and a little at the re
offended
mark . What makes you say that ?
,
he asked as he scrambled back into
the saddle , keeping hold of Alice ' s hair
with one hand , to save himself from
falling over the other side .
on
" Because people don ' t fall off quite
so often when they ' ve had much prac
tice .
I've had plenty of practice , the
Knight said , very gravely plenty of
practice !"
Alice could think of nothing better
to say than Indeed ? ' but she said it
as heartily as she could . They went
on a little way in silence after this , the
Knight with his eyes shut , muttering to
himself , and Alice watching anxiously
for the next tumble .
the
, art
The great riding Knight

of
suddenly began loud voice wav

in
,
a
ing his right arm

as
he
spoke
is
to
,
as
keep Here the sentence ended

suddenly as had begun the Knight
as
,
it
158
of
the
on
he
!'
,
all
"
time repeating went practice Plenty
set
LU
O
21
I '

fell heavily on the top of his head ex
actly in the path where Alice was
walking . She was quite frightened this
time , and said , in an anxious tone , as

she picked him up , I hope no bones
are broken ?"
None to speak of , the Knight said ,

as if he didn 't mind breaking two or
three of them . The great art of
riding, as was saying , is - to keep
I
your balance properly . Like this , you
know "
let
He
go
the bridle and stretched

out both his arms show Alice what
to
he
he
meant and this time
on
fell flat
,
his back right under the horse feet

,
re .
's
he
Plenty practice went

on
all of
peating the time that Alice was

,
getting him Plenty

on
his feet again

.
practice
of
too ridiculous cried Alice

It
,
'
"
losing all her patience this time You

.
ought have wooden horse wheels

on
to
,
a
that you ought

.
159
Does that kind go smoothly ? the
Knight asked , in a tone of great inter
est , clasping his arms round the horse 's
neck as he spoke, just in time to save
himself from tumbling off again .
Much more smoothly than a live
horse , Alice said , with a little scream
of laughter , in spite of all she could
do to prevent it .
I' ll get one , the Knight said ,
thoughtfully , to himself . One or two
- several.
There was short silence after this ,
a
and then the Knight went on again .

I 'm a great hand at inventing things.
Now , I dare say , you the last
noticed
time you picked me up that I was look
ing rather thoughtful ?
You were a little grave, said Alice .
Well, just then I was inventing a
new way of getting over a gate . Would

you like to hear it ?
Very much , indeed ! Alice said ,
politely .
160
--
I 'll tell you how I came to think of
it , said the Knight . You see , I said
to myself ,
The only difficulty is with
the feet ; the head is high enough al
ready . Now , first I put my head on
the top of the gate then the head 's
high enough ; then stand I on my head
- then the feet are high enough , you

see ; then I' m ,
you see .
over
Yes ; I suppose you ' d be over when
that was done, Alice said , thought
fully ; " but don 't you think it would
be rather hard ?
I haven 't tried it yet, " the Knight
said , gravely , so I can ' t tell for cer
tain ; but I'm afraid it would be a little
hard .
He looked so vexed at the idea that
Alice changed the subject hastily .
What a curious helmet you ' ve got !
she said , cheerfully . Is that your
invention , too ? "
The Knight looked down proudly
at his helmet , which hung from the
161
saddle . Yes , he said ; " but I' ve
invented a better one than that - like
a sugar - loaf . When I used to wear it,
off
if I fell the horse always touched
it
So
the ground directly had very
I
.
a
little way fall you see But there
to
of ,
.
falling into
be
was the danger
wod
it,
to
sure That happened me once
to
.
of
and the worst was before could
it
I
get out again the other White Knight
put , He thought
on
came and
it
it
.
.
was his own helmet
.
The Knight looked solemn about
so
that Alice did not dare laugh
it
to
, .
afraid you must have hurt him
m
I'
she said trembling voice being

,
,
in
of a
-
on
the top his head

, .
had kick him the

of
course
to
,
I
.
"
Knight said very seriously And then
,
-
he took the helmet again

off
but took
it
;
hours and hours get

was me out
to
." I
.
lightning
as
as
as
fast you know

,
-
But that different kind fast

of
a
's
'
-
ness Alice objected

,
162
ter Net
How can you go on talking so quietly , head downward }}
The Knight shook his head . It '
was all kinds of fastness with me, I
can assure you ! he said . He raised
his hands in some excitement as he
said this , and instantly rolled out of
the saddle and fell headlong into a deep
ditch .
Alice ran to the side of the ditch to
look for him . She was rather startled
by the fall, as for some time he had
kept on very well , and she was afraid
that he really was hurt this time. How
ever , though she could see nothing i
but the soles of his feet, she was much
relieved to hear that he was talking on
in his usual tone. All kinds of fast
ness , he repeated ; " but it was care .
less of him to put another man ' s hel - :
met on - with the man in it , too ."
How can you go on talking so
:: quietly , head downward ?" Alice ask
ed , as she dragged him out by the
feet and laid him in a heap on the
bank .
163
The Knight looked surprised at the
question . What does it matter where
my body happens to be ? he said .
My mind goes on working all the
same. In fact , the more head - down
ward I am , the more I keep inventing
new things.
Now , the cleverest thing of the sort
did
I
on
that ever he went after
a
pause was inventing new pudding
,
a
during the meat course
it .
"
for
In
time have cooked the

to
next course said Alice Well that
-
.
?
was quick work certainly

,
Well not the next !

course the
,
,
Knight said slow thoughtful
in
,
,
a
*
tone no certainly not the next

;
,
1
course
.
be
Then would have the next

to
it
day suppose wouldn you

have
't
I
.
two pudding courses one dinner

in
''
?
Well not the next day the Knight

,
not the next day

he as
repeated before
;
holding his head

on
fact went
In
,
,
164
down , and his voice getting lower and
lower , I don 't believe that pudding
ever was cooked ! In fact, I don 't be
lieve that pudding ever will be cooked !
And yet it was a very clever pudding
to invent . "
What did you mean it to be made

of ? Alice asked , hoping to cheer him
up , for the poor Knight seemned quite
low
spirited about
it
-
.
began with blotting paper the
It
,
-
Knight answered with groan
't ,
.
That wouldn
be
very nice
m
,
I'
afraid
Not very nice alone he interrupt
,
"
ve
quite eagerly but you no
ed
idea
,
'
"
what difference makes mixing

it
it
a
as
with other things such gunpowder

and sealing wax And here must
-
I
.
leave you They had just come

to
i
"
of .
the end the wood

.
Alice could only look puzzled she

;
was thinking the pudding

of
.
You are sad the Knight said

in
,
,
165
anxious tone ;
let
an me sing you
a
song comfort you
to
."
very long Alice asked for
it
Is
,
"
?
"
she had heard good deal poetry
of
a
; :
that day
.
long said the Knight but
It
,
' s
"
very very beautiful Everybody
it
,
'
.
s
that hears me sing either brings
it
it
-
the tears into their eyes
or
else
.
Or else what said Alice for the
,
?
Knight had made sudden pause
a
.
Or
doesn you know The

it
else 't,
.
name the song Haddocks
of
called
is
'
'
Eyes
, '
.
Oh that the name

of
the song
is
,
"
's
Alice said trying

to
feel interested
it
,
?
.
No you don understand the
,
,
't
Knight said looking little vexed

,
That what the name called .

The
is
:
's
name really The Aged Aged Man

is
.'
.
Then ought have said That

to
,
I
's
what the song called Alice cor

is
'?
rected herself
.
No you oughtn that quite

,
;
't
's
166
With a faint smile lighting up his gentle , foolish face, .. . he began "
another thing ! The song is called
Ways and Means ; but that ' s only
what it 's called , you know ! .
Well , what is the song , then ? said
Alice , who was by this time completely
bewildered .
. Iwas coming to that , the Knight
said . The song really is A - sitting
On a Gate ' ; and the tune ' s my own
invention .
So saying , he stopped his horse and .
its
let the reins fall on neck then
, ,
;
slowly beating time with one hand
faint smile lighting
up
and with his
a
as
gentle foolish face enjoyed he

,
if
he
the music his song began

of
.
Of
all the strange things that Alice

'
saw her journey Through the Look
in
ing Glass was the one that she

this
,
-
always remembered most clearly Years

.
afterwards she could bring the whole

as
scene back again had been only

it
, if
,
yesterday the mild blue eyes and

kindly smile the Knight the setting
of
167
sun gleaming through his hair and
of ,
Wowwww
shining his armor light
on
blaze
in
a
that quite dazzled her the horse quiet
;
moving about with the reins hang
ly
,
; on
ing loose his neck cropping the grass
,
at her and the black shadows
of
feet
the forest behind all this she took
in
-
as
like picture with one hand shad
,
,
a
, -
.
ing her eyes she leaned against tree
,
a
watching the strange pair and listen
,
ing half dream the melancholy
to
,
,
in
wind
a
music the song

of
.
But the tune isn his own inven 't
tion she said herself give
to
it
;
,
'
'I
s
all
no
thee can more She stood

,
.'
I
no
and listened very attentively but ,
'.
van
tears came into her eyes

.
tell thee everything can

;
ll
I'
There little
to
relate
an 's
aged aged man

wij
saw
,
,
I
sitting
on
gate
A
a
-
Who are you aged man said

,
.
?
'
' I
'
And how you live

is
it
?
'
And his answer trickled through my head

,
Like water through sieve

a
168
IT ' S MY OWN INVENTION "
He said , I look for butterflies

That sleep among the wheat ;
· I make mutton - pies ,
them into
And sell them in the street .
I sell them unto men ,' he said ,
Who sail on stormy seas ;
And that' s the way I get my bread
A trifle , if you please . '
But I was thinking of a plan
To dye one 's whiskers green ,
And always use so large a fan
That they could not be seen .
So , having no reply to give
To what the old man said ,
I cried , ' Come, tell me how you live !'
And thumped him on the head .
His accents mild took up the tale ;

He said , I go my ways,
And when I find a mountain -rill ,
I
set
blaze
it
in
;
a
And thence they make stuff they call

a
Rowland Macassar Oil

's
Yet twopence halfpenny all

is
-
my toil
for
They give me
.'
But was thinking way

of
I
.
To
on
feed one self batter

,
's
169
T

And so go on from day to day
Getting a little fatter.
I shook him well from side to side ,
Until his face was blue ,
' Come , tell me how you live,' I cried ,
And what it is you do !''
, I hunt
for
He said haddocks eyes
'
Among the heather bright
,
And work them into waistcoat buttons !
-
the silent night
In
.
And these
do
not sell for gold
of I
Or coin silvery shine
,
But for halfpenny
copper
,
a
And that will purchase nine

Ò
.
sometimes dig for buttered rolls
,
I
for
set
Or limed twigs crabs

;
sometimes search the grassy knolls
I
For wheels
of
Hansom cabs
-
.
the
way
he
And that gave wink

'
(
)
's
By which get my wealth

'
And very gladly will drink

I
Your Honor noble health

's
had just
for
heard him
,
then
I
Completed my design
To
keep the Menai bridge from rust

By boiling wine
in
it
170
2
I shook him well from side to side ,

Until his face was blue '"
" IT ' S MY OWN INVENTION
he him
Ithanked much for telling me
way got his wealth
,
The
he
But chiefly for his wish that
Might drink my noble health
.
by
put
er
And now chance
if
,
I
e
'
My fingers into glue
,
Or madly squeeze right hand foot
-
a
Into left hand shoe
,
-
a
Or drop upon my toe

if
I
very heavy weight
,
A
weep for reminds me
so
it
,
I
Of that
old
man used know
to
I
was mild whose speech was
Whose
,
look
slow
,
hair was whiter than the
,
Whose snow
Whose face was like very
, ,
a crow
With eyes like cinders all aglow
,
,
Who distracted with his woe
,
seemed
fro
Who rocked his body and

,
to
And muttered mumblingly and low , ,

As his mouth were full dough
of
if
Who snorted like buffalo

a
That summer evening long ago

,
sitting gate
on
a
.
A
-
As the Knight sang the last words

.
up
the ballad he gathered the reins

of
i
47
171
and turned his horse ' s head along the
road by which they had come. You 've
few
yards
he
go
only a said down
to
,
,
the hill and over that little brook and
,
be
then you Queen But you
, ll
'll
'
a
he
stay and see me off first added
?
an
eager look
as
Alice turned with
in
he
the direction which pointed
to
I
.
long
be
sha You wait and wave
'll
'n
.
't
your handkerchief when get that
to
I
en
turn the road think
it
in
'll
!
courage me you see . I
,
Of course wait
Alice said
ll
;
,
I'
and thank you very much for coming

"
far and for the song

so
liked
it
;
very much I
.
hope Knight doubt

so
the said
,
"
,
I
"
fully
as
but you much cry
so
didn
;
. 't
thought you would

I
So they shook hands and then the

,
Knight rode slowly away into the for

est take long
to
won see him

It
't
, .
as
off expect Alice said herself

to
,
,
I
she stood watching him There he

.
172
* And what is this on my head ? she exclaimed
goes ! Right on his head as usual !
However , he gets on again pretty ,
easily ; that comes of having so many
things hung round the horse . So
she went on talking to herself , as she
watched the horse walking leisurely
along the road , and the Knight tum
bling off , first on one side and then on
the other . After the fourth or fifth ;
tumble he reached the turn , and then
she waved her handkerchief to him .
and waited till he was out of sight.
I hope it encouraged him ," she
said , as she run down the hill ;
turned to
" and now for the last brook , and to be

a Queen ! How grand it sounds ! A .
very few steps brought her to the edge
of the brook . The Eighth Square at
last ! she cried , as she bounded across
*
*
and threw herself down to rest on a
lawn as soft as moss , with little flower

173
beds dotted about it here and there .
Oh , how glad I am to get here ! And
what is this on my head ? she ex
claimed , in a tone of dismay , as she
put her hands up to something very
, that tight
all
heavy fitted round her
head .
But can have got there with
it
how
out my knowing she said her
it
to
?
"
as
on
self she lifted off and set
it
it
,
her lap make out what could pos
it
to
sibly
be
.
was golden crown

It
174
mara IP - - --
CHAPTER IX
QUEEN ALICE
ELL , this is grand ! said Alice.
W
" I never expected I should be
a Queen so - and I' ll tell you
soon
what it is , your Majesty , she went
on , in a tone (she was always
severe
rather fond of scolding herself ) , it ' ll be
for
you lolling about
to on
never do
to
the grass like that Queens have

!
dignified you know

be
!"
up
she got
So
and walked about

as
just
at
rather stiffly first she was

,
afraid that the crown might come off ;

but she comforted herself with the
thought that there was nobody
to
see
and really
am
her Queen she

if
, ,
,
a
I
as
she sat down again

be
said shall
,
;
I
.
able manage quite well time

it
to
in
.
175
Everything was happening so oddly
that she didn 't feel a bit surprised at
finding the Red Queen and the White
Queen sitting close to her , one on each
side ; she would have liked very much .
to ask them how they came there,but
she feared it would not be quite civil.
However , there would be no harm , she
thought , in asking if the game was over.
Please , would you tell me , " she be
gan , looking timidly at the Red Queen .
Speak when you 're spoken to !" the
Queen sharply interrupted her.
But if everybody obeyed that rule ,
said Alice , who was always ready
for
little argument and you only if
,
a
spoke when you

were spoken and
to
,
3
for
the other person always waited
you begin you see nobody would
to
ever say anything that

so
,
,
Ridiculous cried the Queen

!
Why don you see child here she

,
,
't
broke off with frown and after think

,
,
a
ing for minute suddenly changed

n
aa
,
176
C
.
QUEEN ALICE
the subject of the conversation . What
do you mean by ' If you really are a
Queen ' ? What right have you to call
yourself so ? You can 't be a Queen ,
you know , till '
you ve passed the proper
examination . And the sooner we begin
it, the better .
" I only said ' if ' ! poor Alice pleaded ,
in a piteous tone .
The two Queens looked at each
other , and the Red Queen remarked ,
with a little shudder , She says she
only said ' if ' " .
But she said a great deal more
than the White Queen moaned ,
that !
wringing her hands . Oh , ever so
much more than that !
So you did , you know ," the Red
Queen said to Alice . Always speak
the truth - think before you speak ,
and write it down afterwards . "
" I ' m sure I didn ' t mean Alice
was beginning , but the Red Queen in
terrupted her impatiently .
177
That ' s just what I complain of !
You should have meant ! What do you
suppose is the use of a child without
any meaning ? Even a joke should
have some meaning - and a child ' s
more important than a joke, I hope .
You couldn 't deny that, even if you :
tried with both hands .
I don t ' deny things with my
hands , Alice objected .
" Nobody said you did , said ther:
Red Queen . I said you couldn 't if
you tried .
She s in ' that state of mind , said
the White Queen , that she wants to
deny something - only she doesn 't know
what to deny !
A nasty , vicious temper , the Redi ;
Queen remarked ; and then there was
an uncomfortable silence for a minute ,
or two .
The Red Queen broke the silence by
saying the White Queen , I invite you
to
to Alice 's dinner -party this afternoon . "

178
BEST
Bet
WWW
Peter Ne
She mind said the White that she wants

to
of
that state Queen

in
',
,
's
'
deny something
"
QUEEN ALICE
The White Queen smiled feebly and
said And invite you
."
amiini
have was
party
to
didn know
't
; I
a
be at
all said Alice but there
is
if
to
,
,
one think ought invite the
to
,
I
I
guests
;
.
We gave you the opportunity
; of
.
doing the Red Queen remarked

,
it
but dare say you not had many
ve
'
I
"
lessons manners yet

in
.
Manners are not taught lessons
in
,
"
do "
to
said Alice Lessons teach you
.
sums and things that sort

of
,
.
do
Can you Addition the White

"
"
?
Queen asked What one and one

.
's
and one and one and one and one and

one and one and one and one
?
don know said Alice lost

,
I
I
.
't
count
.
do
She can Addition the Red

,
't
"
interrupted you Sub

do
Queen Can
.
traction Take nine from eight

?
Nine from eight can you know

; ,
,
I
't
Alice replied very readily but

"
.
"
179
She can 't do Substraction , said
the White Queen . Can you do Di
vision Divide a loaf by a knife
?
, what ' s the answer to that ?
I suppose Alice was beginning,
but the Red Queen 'answered for her.
Bread and butter , of course . Try an
other Subtraction sum . Take a bone
from a : what remains ?
dog
Alice considered . The bone wouldn 't
remain , of course , if I took it , and the
i dog wouldn ' t remain ; it would come to
bite me, and I'm sure I shouldn 't re
main !
Then you think nothing would re
main ? said the Red Queen .
I think that 's the answer .
Wrong , as usual , said the Red
Queen ; " the dog 's temper would re
main .
But I don 't see how "
Why , look here !" the Red Queen
cried . The dog would lose its tem
· per , wouldn ' t it ?
180
QUEEN ALICE
Perhaps it would , " Alice replied ,
cautiously .
went away ,
its
Then if the dog
temper would remain the Queen ex
!"
claimed triumphantly
.
as
as
Alice said gravely she could
,
might
different ways But
go
They
.
she couldn help thinking herself
to
,
't
What dreadful nonsense we are talk
ing
!
do
She can sums bit the Queens
!
'
, t
said together with great emphasis
.
do
Can sums
you Alice said
,
?
turning suddenly the White Queen
on
,
for
she didn like being found fault

. t'
so
with much
The Queen gasped and shut her
eyes
do
can Addition she said

,
,
I
.
do
you give me time but can
if
't
Substraction under any circumstances

!
Of
course you know your

C
B
A
said the Red Queen

·
.
do be
do
To
sure said Alice

,
I
.
"
So the White Queen whis

",
I
181
pered we' ll often say it over together ,
; "
dear. And I'll tell you a secret - I can
read words of one letter ! Isn 't that
grand ? However , don 't be discour
aged . You 'll come to it in time.
Here the Red Queen began again .
" Can you allSwer
answer useful questions ?
she said . How is bread made ?"
I know Alice
that ! cried , eagerly .
You take some flour " .
Where do you pick the flower ? the
: ; White Queen asked . In a garden or
in the hedges ?"
Well ,
' isn
all
at
picked Alice
,
it
't
explained ground
;
it
.
s
many acres ground

of
How said
the White Queen You mustn leave ?
.
't
many things
so
out
.
...
Fan her head en anx

the Red Queen anx
. !
So be
iously interrupted She feverish

'll
after much thinking they set

so
work and fanned her with bunches

to
till beg
of
leaves she had them

to
to
, ,
her hair about

so
leave off blew

it
182
QUEEN ALICE
She's all right again now , " said
the Red Queen . Do you know Lan
guages ? What 's the French for fiddle
de- dee ? ''
Fiddle -de-dee 's not English , Alice
replied , gravely .
Who ever said it was ? said the
Red Queen .
Alice thought she saw a way out of
the difficulty this time. If you ' ll
tell me what language ' fiddle-de- dee '
is , I' ll tell you the French
for
she
it
!
exclaimed triumphantly
,
up
But the Red Queen drew herself
rather stiffly and said Queens never
,
make bargains
.
wish never asked ques

Queens
, I
tions Alice thought herself

to
CG
an us
Don let quarrel the White

,
't
Queen said anxious tone What

,
in
.
"
the cause lightning

of
is
lightning
of
The cause Alice

,
said very decidedly for she felt quite

,
certain about this the thunder

is
,
183
- no , no ! she hastily corrected herself .
" I meant the other way .
It 's
too
late correct said the
to
ve it,
Red Queen when you once said
'
"
thing that fixes and you must
,
it
a
take the consequences
.
Which reminds me the White
,
Queen said looking down and ner
,
vously clasping and unclasping her
hands we had such thunder storm
,
-
a
last Tuesday the l st
of
mean one , I
Tuesdays you
of
set know
's In .
Alice was puzzled our coun
.
try she remarked there only one
,
,
"
day
at
time
a
The Red Queen said That poor
,
a
:
thin way doing things 's

of
Now here
-
.
we
we mostly have days and nights two
at
time and sometimes

in or
three
,
a
the winter we take many

as
as
five nights together for warmth you
,
-
know
.
Are five nights warmer than one

night then Alice ventured ask
to
,
.
?
184
QUEEN ALICE
" Five times as warm , of course .
But they
should be five mes
times as
as
cold , by the same rule .
Just so ! cried the Red Queen .
Five times as warm , and five times
as cold - just as I'm five times as rich
as you are , and five times as clever !
Alice sighed and gave it up . It 's i
exactly like a riddle with no answer !" !
she thought .
Humpty Dumpty saw it , too , the
White Queen went on , in a low voice ,
more as if she were talking to herself .
" He came to the door with a cork
screw in his hand "
the
did
he
What want said Red

?
Queen
.
He said he would come the

in
,
he
White Queen went because was

on
,
as
looking for hippopotamus Now
,
a
happened there wasn such thing

it
a
't
the house that morning

in
."
there generally Alice asked

an Is
,
"
?
astonished tone
in
.
185
Well , only on Thursdays , said the
Queen .
I know what he came for, said
Alice ; " he wanted to punish the fish ,
because .
Here the White Queen began again .
" Itwas such a thunder - storm , you
can 't think ! ( She never could , you
know , said the Red Queen . ) And
off
so
part of the roof came and ever
,
much thunder got and went
in
;
it
rolling round the room great lumps
in
and knocking over the tables and
-
things till was frightened so
,
I
I
couldn remember my own name
!
't
Alice thought never

to
herself ,
should try remember my name I
of to
in
an
the middle accident Where

!
did
be
the use but she

of
would
it
?
not say this aloud for fear hurt

of
's ,
ing the poor Queen feelings

.
Your Majesty must excuse her

"
,
"
the Red Queen said Alice taking

to
,
of
in
one the White Queen hands

's
186
QUEEN ALICE
her own , and gently stroking it ; she
"
means well,but she can 't help saying

foolish things, as a general rule .
The White Queen looked timidly
at Alice , who felt she ought to say
something kind , but really couldn ' t
think of anything at the moment .
" She never was really well brought
up , the Red Queen went on ; but
it's amazing how good - tempered she
is ! ,
Pat her on the head and see how
į pleased she ' ll be ! But this was more
than Alice had courage to do .
" little kindness
A and putting her
vi hair in papers would do wonders with
her "
The White Queen gave a deep sigh ,
and laid her head onAlice 's shoulder .
" I am so sleepy ! she moaned .
; " She ' s tired , poor thing ! said the
Red Queen . Smooth her hair - lend
į her your nightcap - and sing her a
? soothing lullaby .
! I haven ' t got a nightcap with me,
187
said Alice, as she tried to obey the first
direction ; " and I don 't know any
soothing lullabies .
" I must do it myself , then ," said !
the Red Queen , and she began :
Hush - a -by lady , in Alice 's lap !

Till ' ready, we' ve time
for
the feast s
a
пар .
go
When the feast over we the
'll
to
,
:
's
ball
Red Queen and White Queen and
,
,
Alice and all
,
And now you know the words
,
put her
as
she added she head down

's ,
just sing
on
Alice other shoulder

,
through me getting sleepy

to
it
,
i
I'
.
too another moment both Queens

In
.
were fast asleep and snoring loud

,
What am
do
exclaimed
to
?
'
:
I
Alice looking about great perplex

in
as ,
ity
first one round head and then

,
the other rolled down from her shoul

,
der and lay like heavy lump her

in
,
188
Peter Newell
First one round head , and then the other , rolled down from her shoulder "
QUEEN ALICE
lap . I '
don t think it ever happened
before , that any one had to take care

of two Queens asleep at once ! No ,
not in all the history of England
it couldn 't , you know , because there
never was more than one Queen at a
time. Do wake up , you heavy things !
she went on , in an impatient tone; but
there was no answer but a gentle snor
ing.
The snoring got more distinct every
minute , and sounded more like a tune :
at last she could even make out words ,
and she listened so eagerly that , when
the two great heads suddenly vanished
from her lap , she hardly missed them .
. She was standing before an arched
doorway , over which were the words ,
1 . QUEEN ALICE , in large letters ,
i and on each side of the arch there was
a bell- handle ; one was marked , Vis
itors ' Bell ," and the other, Servants '
Bell.
I'll wait till the song ' s over ,
189
thought Alice , " and then I ' ll ring the
- the - which bell must ring ? " she : I
went on , very much puzzled by the
names . I'm not a visitor , and I'm
not a servant . There ought to be one :
marked ' Queen , you know .
Just then the door opened a little
way , and a creature with a long beak
put its head out for a moment and said ,
No admittance till the week after
next ! and shut the door again with a
bang .
Alice knocked and rang in vain for
long time; but at last a very
old
a
Frog who was sitting under tree
,
,
a
up
got and hobbled slowly towards

her he was dressed bright yellow
in
;
,
and had enormous boots
. theon
.
What now Frog said

,
,
is
it
deep hoarse whisper

in
,
a
Alice turned round ready find

to
,
fault with anybody Where the

.
's
servant whose business answer

it
is
to
the door she began angrily

,
.
?
190
Petex Newell
his
Then he went nearer and rubbed it with thumb

"
QUEEN ALICE
Which door said the Frog
.
?
Alice almost stamped with irritation
at
he
the slow drawl which spoke
in
-
.
This door
of
course
at !
The Frog looked the door with his
he
large dull eyes for minute then
,
;
a
went nearer and rubbed with his
it
thumb as
he were trying whether
if
,
paint would come off then he looked
Sporting
the
;
at
Alice
.
point
To answer the door he said
.
.
asking
of
What been He was
it
?
"
's
hoarse that Alice could scarcely

so
hear him
.
don know what you mean she
,
. I
't
said
speaks English doesn the
,
't
I?
I
Frog went Or are you deaf

on
.
?
What did ask you
it
Nothing Alice said impatiently

it ,
!
knocking
ve
at
been
!
I'
do
do
Shouldn that shouldn

"
't
't
that the Frog muttered Wexes

,
up
he
you know Then went and

it,
191
750
.
gave the door a kick with one of his
great feet . You let it alone , he
panted out, as he hobbled back to his
tree , and it ' ll let you alone , you know .
At this moment the door was flung
open , and a shrill voice was heard
singing :
the Looking Glass
To world was
it
-
Alice that said
,
sceptre
on
hand crown
ve
ve
in
a
a
I'
I'
my head
.
the
Let Looking Glass creatures what
,
-
they
be
ever
Come and dine with the Red Queen
,
the White Queen and me
,
!
'
voices joined
of
And hundreds the
in
chorus
:
up
, fill
as
as
Then the glasses quick you
can
And sprinkle the table with buttons
and bran
;
Put the coffee and mice the

in
cats
in
tea
And welcome Queen Alice with thirty
times three
-
192
QUEEN ALICE
Then followed a confused noise of
cheering , and Alice thought to herself ,
Thirty times three makes ninety . I
wonder if any one ' s counting ? In
a minute there was silence
the same shrill voice
again
sang
, and
another '
verse :
.
---
O Looking - Glass creatures ,' quoth
Alice, ' draw near !
' Tis an honor to see me , a favor to
hear ;
.
'Tis a privilege high to have dinner
and tea
Along with
the
Red Queen the White
,
Queen and me
,
!'
Then came the chorus again

.
:
.
up
the
, fill
Then glasses with treacle and

ink
Or anything else that pleasant
.
to
is
drink
;
Mir sand with the cider and wool with

,
the wine
And welcome Queen Alice with ninety
times nine
-
193
Ninety times nine !" Alice repeat
ed , in despair . Oh , that ' ll never be
done ! I' d better go in at once . And
in she went, and there was a dead si
lence Parcu ..
the moment she appeared
Alice glanced nervously along the
table , as she walked up the large hall ,
and noticed that there were about fifty
guests of all kinds : some were ani.
mals , some birds , and there were even
a few flowers among them . I' m glad i
they ' ve come without waiting to be
asked , she thought ; I should never
have known who were the right people
to invite !
There chairs at the head

were three
"
of the table ; the Red and White Queens

had already taken two of them , but the
middle one was empty . Alice sat down
in it , ratheruncomfortable at the si
lence ,
for
and longing some

some one
to
speak
.
At last the Red Queen began

, .
ve
You missed the soup and fish

'
194
re ge
got
leg
up
of
The the dish and made Alice

to
mutton little bow

in
"
QUEEN ALICE
she said . Put on the joint! And
the waiters set a leg of mutton before
Alice , who looked at it rather anxiously ,
as she had never had to carve a joint
before .
shy ;
in
let
You
look a little me
troduce you that leg mutton
of
to
,"
said the Red Queen Alice Mut
leg
Alice mut
of
ton Mutton The
;
.
up
ton got the dish and made little

in
a
Alice and Alice returned the
to
bow
;
not knowing whether fright
be
to
bow
,
or
ened amused
.
May give you slice she said
,
a
I
"
?
up
taking the knife and fork and look

ing from one Queen the other
to
.
Certainly not the Red Queen said
,
very decidedly isn etiquette

,
it
to
;
"
.
.
't
cut any one you

ve
been introduced
to
'
Remove the joint And the waiters

!
large plum
off
carried and brought

it
a
be its
pudding place
in
won introduced the pud

to
, I
't
"
ding please Alice said rather hastily

,
195
or we shall get no dinner at all . May
I give you some ?
But the Red Queen looked sulky ,
and growled , Pudding Alice ; Alice
- Pudding . Remove the pudding !
And the waiters took it away so quickly
that Alice couldn 't return
its
bow
.
However she didn see why the Red
't
give
an be
to
Queen should the only one
.
! as
orders experiment she called
so
,
,
;
out Waiter Bring back the pud

,
ding was again mo
in
and there it
a
, !
ment like conjuring

trick was
It
a
.
large that she couldn help feeling
so
't
as
little shy with she had been with

it,
a
the mutton however she conquered

;
,
by
her shyness great effort and cut

,
a
:
slice and handed the Red Queen
to
it
.
a
What impertinence said the Pud

!
ding wonder how you like

if
it
'd
I
.
were cut you

to
slice out you

of
,
I
creature
!"
spoke suety
of
thick sort
It
in
't ,
a
voice and Alice hadn word say

,
to
a
196
QUEEN ALICE
sit
in reply ; she could only and look
at
and gasp
it
.
Make remark said the Red
,
a
all
Queen ridiculous leave the
to
;
it
"
's
conversation the pudding
to
!
Do you know quan
ve
had such
a
I'
me day
to
tity poetry repeated
of
to
,
at -
Alice began little frightened find
,
a
ing that the moment she opened her
lips there was dead silence and all
eyes were fixed upon her and
it
;
a
'
"
s
very curious thing think every
,
poem wawas about fishes some way
I
why in
Do
you know they
of
re fond
so
'
fishes all about here
?
She spoke the Red Queen whose

to
,
of
answer was little wide the mark

a
As she said very slowly

.
to
fishes
, ,
,
"
and solemnly putting her mouth close

ear
Alice her White Majesty

to
,
's
knows lovely riddle all poetry

in
a
all
about fishes Shall she repeat

;
it -
.
?
Her Red Majesty very kind

to
's
197
mention it, the White Queen mur- ;
mured into Alice's other ear , in a voice
like the cooing of a pigeon . It would
be such a treat ! May I ?
" Please do , Alice said , very politely .
The White Queen laughed with de
light, and stroked Alice' s cheek . Then .
she began :
First , the fish must be caught . '

That is easy
a ; baby , I think , could
have caught it .
' Next , the fish must be bought. '
That is easy ; a penny , I think , would
have bought it .
Now cook me the fish !'

That is easy , and will not take more
than a minute .
is lie
Let it
in
dish
a
'
!
That easy because already

it
is
in
,
it
.
Bring here Let me sup
it
to !
!
set
easy
on
is
dish the
It
such
a
table
.
.
Take thedish cover up

'
!
'
Ah
that hard that fear

so
m
is
,
I'
unable
!
198
on
QUEEN ALICE
For it holds it like glue
lid
Holds the the dish while lies
to
it
,
the middle
in
;
Which
do
easiest
to
is
,
fish
Un dish
or
dish cover the cover
,
-
i
the riddle
?
Take minute think about
to
. it,
a
"
and then guess said the Red Queen
,
Meanwhile we drink your health
ll
,
'
Queen Alice health she scream
,
-
-
!
's
her voice and all the
of
at
the top
ed
,
guests began drinking directly and
it
,
very queerly they managed
of
some
it
:
them put their glasses upon their heads
like extinguishers and drank all that
,
trickled down their faces others up

;
set the decanters and drank the wine

,
of off
as
the edges
of
ran the table

it
;
and three them who looked like
(
kangaroos into the dish

of
scrambled
)
roast mutton and began eagerly lap

,
ping up the gravy just like pigs

in
,
trough thought Alice

!
You ought return thanks

to
in
199
neat speech , the Red Queen said ,
frowning at Alice as she spoke
We must support you , you know , "
the White Queen whispered , as Alice
got up to do it , very obedientis , but a
little frightened .
Thank you very much , " she whis
pered , in reply , but I can do quite well
without.
That wouldn 't be at
all
the thing
; "
,
w the Red Queen said very decidedly
,
so
Alice tried to
submit with
to
it
a
good grace
.
And they did push she said
so
(
!
afterwards when she was telling her
,
sister the history

of
the feast You

would have thought they wanted .
to
squeeze me flat
)
!
fact was rather difficult for her

In
it
keep her place while she made her

to
in
speech the two Queens pushed her

so
,
;
side that they nearly lift

on
one each
,
her up into the air re

ed
rise
to
.
turn thanks Alice began and she

;
"
200
-
QUEEN ALICE
really did rise she spoke, several
as
inches ; but she got hold of the edge of
the table , and managed to pull herself
down again .
" Take care of yourself ! screamed
the White Queen , seizing Alice's hair
with both her hands. Something 's
going to happen !
And then (as Alice afterwards de
scribed it ) all sorts of things happened
in moment . The candles all grew
a
up to the ceiling , looking something

like a bed of rushes with fireworks at
the top . As to the bottles , they each
took a pair of plates , which they has
tily fitted on as wings, and so , with
forks for legs ,
went fluttering about
in all directions . And very like birds
they look ," Alice thought to herself ,
as well as she could in the dreadful
confusion that was beginning .
At this moment she heard a hoarse
laugh at her side , and turned to see
· what was the matter with the White
201
THROUGH THE LOOKING -GLASS :
Queen ; but, instead of the Queen , there
was the leg of mutton sitting in the
chair . Here I am ! cried a voice
from the soup - tureen , and Alice turned
, just
see
again in time to the Queen
's
face grinning
at
broad good natured
-
moment over the edge
of
her for the
a
tureen , before she disappeared into the
soup
.
be
There was not
moment lost
to
a
.
Already several the guests were
of
ñ
a lying down the dishes and the soup
in
:
ladle was walking up the table towards
(
Alice chair and beckoning her
to
,
's
impatiently way
its
get out
of
to
.
can stand this any longer
, '
I
-
!
t
up
as
she cried she jumped and seized
the table cloth with both hands one ;

, -
good pull and plates dishes guests

,
and candles came crashing down

,
to
gether heap
on
the floor
in
a
.
as
And for you she went

,
, on,
turning fiercely upon the Red Queen

as
of
whom she considered the cause

202
Dishes , guests, and candles came crashing down together in a heap on
the floor "
QUEEN ALICE
all mischief ; but
the the Queen was
no longer at her side ; she had sudden
ly dwindled down to the size of little a
doll , and was now on the table , merrily

running round and round after her
own shawl, which was trailing behind
her .
At any other time Alice would havee
felt surprised at this , but she was far
too much excited to be surprised at
anything now . As for you , she re
peated , catching hold of the little creat
ure the very act of jumping over a
in
bottle which had just lighted upon the

tabi .
i table , I 'll shake you into a kitten ,
that I will !
203
CHAPTER X
SHAKING
iu
CHE took
spoke , and
her off the
shook her
and forward with all her might .
table as she
backward
The Red Queen made no resistance

whatever ; only her face grew very
small , and her eyes got large and
green; and still , as Alice went on
shaking her , she kept on growing
shorter - and fatter and softer and
rounder - and
204
CHAPTER XI
WAKING
AND really ,
in
T it
.all was a kitten after
205
-- -
XII
CHAPTER
IT
WHICH DREAMED
?
VOUR Red Majesty
shouldn purr
't
Alice said rubbing
so
loud
,
her eyes and addressing the kitten
respectfully yet with some severity
,
.
You woke me out
of
oh
such
a
!
And you along
ve
nice dream been
'
!
with me Kitty all through the Look

,
ing Glass world Did you know
it,
-
dear
?
very
inconvenient habit
, re of
is
It
kittens Alice had once made the

(
mark that whatever you say

to
them
,
)
they always purr they would

If
.
only purr for yes and mew for no

',
',
'
any rule that sort she had said

or
of
,
up
that one could keep

so
conversa
a
tion But how can you talk with

a
!
206
WHICH DREAMED IT ?
person if they always
the same say
thing ?"
On this occasion the kitten only
purred ; and it was impossible to guess
whether it meant yes or no . "
So Alice hunted among the chess
men on the table till she had found the
Red Queen ; then she went down on
her knees on the hearth -rug , and put
the kitten and the Queen to look at
each other . Now , Kitty !" she cried ,

clapping her hands triumphantly , con
fess that that was what you turned
into !
( But it wouldn 't look at it, " she
said , when she was explaining the
thing afterwards to her sister ; " it .
away
its
turned head and pretended

,
see
not but looked little

to
it
it;
itself think must

so
of
ashamed
it
,
have been the Red Queen

)
.
up
Sit
little more stiffly dear

,
!
a
Alice cried with merry laugh And

,
.
a
curtsey while you thinking what

207re
to
'
- what to purr. It saves time , remem
ber !" And she caught it up and gave
it one little kiss, " just in honor of
its
having been Red Queen
.
Snowdrop my pet
on
she went
,
!
"
looking over her shoulder the White
at
Kitten which was still patiently un
,
dergoing when will Dinah
its
toilet
,
have finished with your White Majes
ty
wonder That must be the rea
;
,
I
. -
?
son you were untidy my dream
so
in
Dinah Do you know that you
re
'
!
scrubbing White Queen Really
,
?
a
most disrespectful you
of
it
!
' s
And what did Dinah turn
to
,
I
as
wonder she prattled
on
she settled
,
?
comfortably down with
to on
one elbow
,
the rug and her chin her hand
,
in
watch the kittens Tell me Dinah

,
,
.
did you turn Humpty Dumpty

to
I
?
think you did however you better

;
'd
not mention your friends just yet

to
,
it
for not sure

Bym
I'
, .
the way Kitty only you

if
,
-
-
'd
208
,
!
she
,
triumphantly hands her clapping cried Kitty Now
Petek
Wo
WHICH DREAMED IT ?
been really with me in my dream , there
was one thing you would have enjoyed
- I had such a quantity of poetry !
said to me, all about fishes ! To -mor - i
row morning you shall have a real
treat. All the time you 're eating
your breakfast , I' ll repeat The Walrus
and the Carpenter ' to you ; and then
you can make believe '
it s oysters,
dear !
, Kitty , let 's consider who it
Now
was that dreamed it all. This is a
serious question , my dear , and you
should not go on licking your paw i;
like that - as if Dinah hadn 't washed
you this morning ! You see , Kitty ,
it must have been either me or the
Red King . He was part of my dream ,
of course - but then I was part of his
dream , too ! Was it the Red King ,
Kitty ? You were his wife , my dear ,
so you ought to know - Oh , Kitty ,
do help to settle it ! I'm sure your
paw can wait ! But the provoking
209
kitten only began on the other paw ,
and pretended it hadn 't heard the
question .
Which do you think it was ?
210
CAL
A BOAT , beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July
Children three that nestle near ,

Eager eye and willing ear ,
Pleased a simple tale to hear
Long has paled that sunny sky ;
Echoes fade and memories die ;
Autumn frosts have slain July .
Still she haunts me , phantomwise

Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.
Children yet, the tale to hear ,

Eager eye and willing ear ,
Lovingly shall nestle near .
a Wonderland they
go lie
In
,
by
as
Dreaming the days

,
Dreaming as the summers die

;
Ever drifting down the stream

Lingering the golden gleam
in
Life what but

is
dream
it
,
THE END
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HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM THE LIBRARY OF

NEW YORK AND LONDON

Published October 1902

I have not seen thy sunny face ,

A tale begun in other days ,

The rhythm of our rowing

shall not touch with breath

LOOKING -GLASS INSECTS . . . . . 43

XII WHICH DREAMED 206

. PETER NEWELL . . . . . . Frontispiece

THE CHESSMEN WERE WALK

" SHE THOUGHT SHE MIGHT AS

WELL DUST HIM A LITTLE

NEW YORK AND LONDON

All rights reserved

Published October, 1902

I have not seen thy sunny face ,

A tale begun in other days ,

Without , the frost , the blinding snow ,

And , though the shadow of a sigh

IV . TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE . 63

VI. HUMPTY DUMPTY . . . . . . . 106

VII . THE LION AND THE UNICORN . . .

PETER NEWELL . . . . . . Frontispiece

IN ANOTHER MOMENT ALICE

' I DEEPLY SYMPATHIZE ' " . . "

" THE LITTLE ARMS WERE

" AND HE GRINNED ALMOST

" 'I SAID IT VERY LOUD AND

THEIR FEET . . . . . . 130

HEAP ON THE FLOOR " . . " 202

Daisy . . . . . . . . . Humpty Dumpty

4 Alice to Q s shop river shop

Alice Humpty Dumpty

NE thing was certain , that the

sidering you see that couldn

have had any hand the mischief

The way Dinah washed her children

faces was this first she held the poor

ear with one paw

and then with the other paw she rubbed

been rolling and down till had

all come undone again and there

was spread over the hearth rug all

knots and tangles with the kitten run

own tail the middle

you wicked wicked little thing

cried Alice catching the kitten

and giving little kiss make

understand that was disgrace

dow with me - only Dinah was mak

have you got to say for yourself ? Now ,

Now for number

you unwound every bit

worsted while wasn looking

That three faults Kitty and

you not been punished for any upof

them yet saving

all your punishments for Wednesday

week Suppose they had saved

talking more herself than the kit