,the ,project ,gutenberg e,book of ,alice's ,adventures in ,wonderland ,this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the ,united ,states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever4 ,you may copy it1 give it away or re-use it under the terms of the ,project ,gutenberg ,license included with this ebook or online at www4gutenberg4org4 ,if you are not located in the ,united ,states1 you'll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this e,book4 ~1,title3 ,alice's ,adventures in ,wonderland ~1,author3 ,lewis ,carroll ~1,release ~1date3 ,june #bg1 #bjjh . ,most recently updated3 ,march #cj1 #bjba ~1,language3 ,english ~1,credits3 ,arthur ,di,bianca and ,david ,widger "9"9"9 ,,,start of the project gutenberg ebook alice's adventures in wonderland,' "9"9"9 ,alice's ,adventures in ,wonderland by ,lewis ,carroll ,,,the millennium fulcrum edition,' #c4j ,contents ,,chapter ,i4 ,down the ,rabbit-,hole ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,the ,pool of ,tears ,,,chapter iii4 a,' ,caucus-,race and a ,long ,tale ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,the ,rabbit ,sends in a ,little ,bill ,,chapter ,v4 ,advice from a ,caterpillar ,,chapter ,,vi4 ,pig and ,pepper ,,,chapter vii4 a,' ,mad ,tea-,party ,,chapter ,,viii4 ,the ,queen's ,croquet-,ground ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,the ,mock ,turtle's ,story ,,chapter ,x4 ,the ,lobster ,quadrille ,,chapter ,,xi4 ,who ,stole the ,tarts8 ,,chapter ,,xii4 ,alice's ,evidence ,,chapter ,i4 ,down the ,rabbit-,hole ,alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank1 and of having nothing to do3 once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading1 but it had no pictures or conversations in it1 8and what is the use of a book10 thought ,alice 8without pictures or conversations80 ,so she was considering in her own mind "1 whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies1 when suddenly a ,white ,rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her4 ,there was nothing so .1very remarkable in that2 nor did ,alice think it so .1very much out of the way to hear the ,rabbit say to itself1 8,oh dear6 ,oh dear6 ,i shall be late60 "2 but when the ,rabbit actually .7took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket1.' and looked at it1 and then hurried on1 ,alice started to her feet1 for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket1 or a watch to take out of it1 and burning with curiosity1 she ran across the field after it1 and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge4 ,in another moment down went ,alice after it1 never once considering how in the world she was to get out again4 ,the rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way1 and then dipped suddenly down1 so suddenly that ,alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well4 ,either the well was very deep1 or she fell very slowly1 for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next4 ,first1 she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to1 but it was too dark to see anything2 then she looked at the sides of the well1 and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves2 here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs4 ,she took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed2 it was labelled 8,,orange ,,marmalade01 but to her great disappointment it was empty3 she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody underneath1 so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it4 8,well60 thought ,alice to herself1 8after such a fall as this1 ,i shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs6 ,how brave they'll all think me at home6 ,why1 ,i wouldn't say anything about it1 even if ,i fell off the top of the house60 "<,which was very likely true4"> ,down1 down1 down4 ,would the fall .1never come to an end8 8,i wonder how many miles ,i've fallen by this time80 she said aloud4 8,i must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth4 ,let me see3 that would be four thousand miles down1 ,i think,-0 " 8,-yes1 that's about the right distance,-but then ,i wonder what ,latitude or ,longitude ,i've got to80 "<,alice had no idea what ,latitude was1 or ,longitude either1 but thought they were nice grand words to say4"> ,presently she began again4 8,i wonder if ,i shall fall right .1through the earth6 ,how funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward6 ,the ,antipathies1 ,i think,-0 " 8,-but ,i shall have to ask them what the name of the country is1 you know4 ,please1 ,ma'am1 is this ,new ,zealand or ,australia80 " 8,and what an ignorant little girl she'll think me for asking6 ,no1 it'll never do to ask3 perhaps ,i shall see it written up somewhere40 ,down1 down1 down4 ,there was nothing else to do1 so ,alice soon began talking again4 8,dinah'll miss me very much to-night1 ,i should think60 "<,dinah was the cat4"> 8,i hope they'll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time4 ,dinah my dear6 ,i wish you were down here with me6 ,there are no mice in the air1 ,i'm afraid1 but you might catch a bat1 and that's very like a mouse1 you know4 ,but do cats eat bats1 ,i wonder80 ,and here ,alice began to get rather sleepy1 and went on saying to herself1 in a dreamy sort of way1 8,do cats eat bats8 ,do cats eat bats80 and sometimes1 8,do bats eat cats80 for1 you see1 as she couldn't answer either question1 it didn't much matter which way she put it4 ,she felt that she was dozing off1 and had just begun to dream that she was walking hand in hand with ,dinah1 and saying to her very earnestly1 8,now1 ,dinah1 tell me the truth3 did you ever eat a bat80 when suddenly1 thump6 thump6 down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves1 and the fall was over4 ,alice was not a bit hurt1 and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment3 she looked up1 but it was all dark overhead2 before her was another long passage1 and the ,white ,rabbit was still in sight1 hurrying down it4 ,there was not a moment to be lost3 away went ,alice like the wind1 and was just in time to hear it say1 as it turned a corner1 8,oh my ears and whiskers1 how late it's getting60 ,she was close behind it when she turned the corner1 but the ,rabbit was no longer to be seen3 she found herself in a long1 low hall1 which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof4 ,there were doors all round the hall1 but they were all locked2 and when ,alice had been all the way down one side and up the other1 trying every door1 she walked sadly down the middle1 wondering how she was ever to get out again4 ,suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table1 all made of solid glass2 there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key1 and ,alice's first thought was that it might belong to one of the doors of the hall2 but1 alas6 either the locks were too large1 or the key was too small1 but at any rate it would not open any of them4 ,however1 on the second time round1 she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before1 and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high3 she tried the little golden key in the lock1 and to her great delight it fitted6 ,alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage1 not much larger than a rat-hole3 she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw4 ,how she longed to get out of that dark hall1 and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains1 but she could not even get her head through the doorway2 8and even if my head would go through10 thought poor ,alice1 8it would be of very little use without my shoulders4 ,oh1 how ,i wish ,i could shut up like a telescope6 ,i think ,i could1 if ,i only knew how to begin40 ,for1 you see1 so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately1 that ,alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible4 ,there seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door1 so she went back to the table1 half hoping she might find another key on it1 or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes3 this time she found a little bottle on it1 "<8which certainly was not here before10 said ,alice1"> and round the neck of the bottle was a paper label1 with the words 8,,drink ,,me10 beautifully printed on it in large letters4 ,it was all very well to say 8,drink me10 but the wise little ,alice was not going to do .1that in a hurry4 8,no1 ,i'll look first10 she said1 8and see whether it's marked ,8.1poison,0 or not02 for she had read several nice little histories about children who had got burnt1 and eaten up by wild beasts and other unpleasant things1 all because they .1would not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them3 such as1 that a red-hot poker will burn you if you hold it too long2 and that if you cut your finger .1very deeply with a knife1 it usually bleeds2 and she had never forgotten that1 if you drink much from a bottle marked 8poison10 it is almost certain to disagree with you1 sooner or later4 ,however1 this bottle was .1not marked 8poison10 so ,alice ventured to taste it1 and finding it very nice1 " she very soon finished it off4 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 8,what a curious feeling60 said ,alice2 8,i must be shutting up like a telescope40 ,and so it was indeed3 she was now only ten inches high1 and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden4 ,first1 however1 she waited for a few minutes to see if she was going to shrink any further3 she felt a little nervous about this2 8for it might end1 you know10 said ,alice to herself1 8in my going out altogether1 like a candle4 ,i wonder what ,i should be like then80 ,and she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle is like after the candle is blown out1 for she could not remember ever having seen such a thing4 ,after a while1 finding that nothing more happened1 she decided on going into the garden at once2 but1 alas for poor ,alice6 when she got to the door1 she found she had forgotten the little golden key1 and when she went back to the table for it1 she found she could not possibly reach it3 she could see it quite plainly through the glass1 and she tried her best to climb up one of the legs of the table1 but it was too slippery2 and when she had tired herself out with trying1 the poor little thing sat down and cried4 8,come1 there's no use in crying like that60 said ,alice to herself1 rather sharply2 8,i advise you to leave off this minute60 ,she generally gave herself very good advice1 "1 and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes2 and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself1 for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people4 8,but it's no use now10 thought poor ,alice1 8to pretend to be two people6 ,why1 there's hardly enough of me left to make .1one respectable person60 ,soon her eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table3 she opened it1 and found in it a very small cake1 on which the words 8,,eat ,,me0 were beautifully marked in currants4 8,well1 ,i'll eat it10 said ,alice1 8and if it makes me grow larger1 ,i can reach the key2 and if it makes me grow smaller1 ,i can creep under the door2 so either way ,i'll get into the garden1 and ,i don't care which happens60 ,she ate a little bit1 and said anxiously to herself1 8,which way8 ,which way801 holding her hand on the top of her head to feel which way it was growing1 and she was quite surprised to find that she remained the same size3 to be sure1 this generally happens when one eats cake1 but ,alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen1 that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way4 ,so she set to work1 and very soon finished off the cake4 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,the ,pool of ,tears 8,curiouser and curiouser60 cried ,alice "2 8now ,i'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was6 ,good-bye1 feet60 "4 8,oh1 my poor little feet1 ,i wonder who will put on your shoes and stockings for you now1 dears8 ,i'm sure .2,i shan't be able6 ,i shall be a great deal too far off to trouble myself about you3 you must manage the best way you can2,-but ,i must be kind to them10 thought ,alice1 8or perhaps they won't walk the way ,i want to go6 ,let me see3 ,i'll give them a new pair of boots every ,christmas40 ,and she went on planning to herself how she would manage it4 8,they must go by the carrier10 she thought2 8and how funny it'll seem1 sending presents to one's own feet6 ,and how odd the directions will look6 .7,alice's ,right ,foot1 ,esq41.' .1,hearthrug1 .7near the ,fender1.' "<.1with .1,alice's .1love">4 ,oh dear1 what nonsense ,i'm talking60 ,just then her head struck against the roof of the hall3 in fact she was now more than nine feet high1 and she at once took up the little golden key and hurried off to the garden door4 ,poor ,alice6 ,it was as much as she could do1 lying down on one side1 to look through into the garden with one eye2 but to get through was more hopeless than ever3 she sat down and began to cry again4 8,you ought to be ashamed of yourself10 said ,alice1 8a great girl like you10 "1 8to go on crying in this way6 ,stop this moment1 ,i tell you60 ,but she went on all the same1 shedding gallons of tears1 until there was a large pool all round her1 about four inches deep and reaching half down the hall4 ,after a time she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance1 and she hastily dried her eyes to see what was coming4 ,it was the ,white ,rabbit returning1 splendidly dressed1 with a pair of white kid gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other3 he came trotting along in a great hurry1 muttering to himself as he came1 8,oh6 the ,duchess1 the ,duchess6 ,oh6 won't she be savage if ,i've kept her waiting60 ,alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one2 so1 when the ,rabbit came near her1 she began1 in a low1 timid voice1 8,if you please1 sir,-0 ,the ,rabbit started violently1 dropped the white kid gloves and the fan1 and skurried away into the darkness as hard as he could go4 ,alice took up the fan and gloves1 and1 as the hall was very hot1 she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking3 8,dear1 dear6 ,how queer everything is to-day6 ,and yesterday things went on just as usual4 ,i wonder if ,i've been changed in the night8 ,let me think3 was ,i the same when ,i got up this morning8 ,i almost think ,i can remember feeling a little different4 ,but if ,i'm not the same1 the next question is1 ,who in the world am ,i8 ,ah1 .1that's the great puzzle60 ,and she began thinking over all the children she knew that were of the same age as herself1 to see if she could have been changed for any of them4 8,i'm sure ,i'm not ,ada10 she said1 8for her hair goes in such long ringlets1 and mine doesn't go in ringlets at all2 and ,i'm sure ,i can't be ,mabel1 for ,i know all sorts of things1 and she1 oh6 she knows such a very little6 ,besides1 .1she's she1 and .1,i'm ,i1 and,-oh dear1 how puzzling it all is6 ,i'll try if ,i know all the things ,i used to know4 ,let me see3 four times five is twelve1 and four times six is thirteen1 and four times seven is,-oh dear6 ,i shall never get to twenty at that rate6 ,however1 the ,multiplication ,table doesn't signify3 let's try ,geography4 ,london is the capital of ,paris1 and ,paris is the capital of ,rome1 and ,rome,-no1 .1that's all wrong1 ,i'm certain6 ,i must have been changed for ,mabel6 ,i'll try and say ,8.1,how .1doth .1the .1little.',-,00 and she crossed her hands on her lap as if she were saying lessons1 and began to repeat it1 but her voice sounded hoarse and strange1 and the words did not come the same as they used to do3,- 8,how doth the little crocodile ,improve his shining tail1 ,and pour the waters of the ,nile ,on every golden scale6 8,how cheerfully he seems to grin1 ,how neatly spread his claws1 ,and welcome little fishes in ,with gently smiling jaws60 8,i'm sure those are not the right words10 said poor ,alice1 and her eyes filled with tears again as she went on1 8,i must be ,mabel after all1 and ,i shall have to go and live in that poky little house1 and have next to no toys to play with1 and oh6 ever so many lessons to learn6 ,no1 ,i've made up my mind about it2 if ,i'm ,mabel1 ,i'll stay down here6 ,it'll be no use their putting their heads down and saying ,8,come up again1 dear6,0 ,i shall only look up and say ,8,who am ,i then8 ,tell me that first1 and then1 if ,i like being that person1 ,i'll come up3 if not1 ,i'll stay down here till ,i'm somebody else,0,-but1 oh dear60 cried ,alice1 with a sudden burst of tears1 8,i do wish they .1would put their heads down6 ,i am so .1very tired of being all alone here60 ,as she said this she looked down at her hands1 and was surprised to see that she had put on one of the ,rabbit's little white kid gloves while she was talking4 8,how .1can ,i have done that80 she thought4 8,i must be growing small again40 ,she got up and went to the table to measure herself by it1 and found that1 as nearly as she could guess1 she was now about two feet high1 and was going on shrinking rapidly3 she soon found out that the cause of this was the fan she was holding1 and she dropped it hastily1 just in time to avoid shrinking away altogether4 8,that .1was a narrow escape60 said ,alice1 a good deal frightened at the sudden change1 but very glad to find herself still in existence2 8and now for the garden60 and she ran with all speed back to the little door3 but1 alas6 the little door was shut again1 and the little golden key was lying on the glass table as before1 8and things are worse than ever10 thought the poor child1 8for ,i never was so small as this before1 never6 ,and ,i declare it's too bad1 that it is60 ,as she said these words her foot slipped1 and in another moment1 splash6 she was up to her chin in salt water4 ,her first idea was that she had somehow fallen into the sea1 8and in that case ,i can go back by railway10 she said to herself4 "<,alice had been to the seaside once in her life1 and had come to the general conclusion1 that wherever you go to on the ,english coast you find a number of bathing machines in the sea1 some children digging in the sand with wooden spades1 then a row of lodging houses1 and behind them a railway station4"> ,however1 she soon made out that she was in the pool of tears which she had wept when she was nine feet high4 8,i wish ,i hadn't cried so much60 said ,alice1 as she swam about1 trying to find her way out4 8,i shall be punished for it now1 ,i suppose1 by being drowned in my own tears6 ,that .1will be a queer thing1 to be sure6 ,however1 everything is queer to-day40 ,just then she heard something splashing about in the pool a little way off1 and she swam nearer to make out what it was3 at first she thought it must be a walrus or hippopotamus1 but then she remembered how small she was now1 and she soon made out that it was only a mouse that had slipped in like herself4 8,would it be of any use1 now10 thought ,alice1 8to speak to this mouse8 ,everything is so out-of-the-way down here1 that ,i should think very likely it can talk3 at any rate1 there's no harm in trying40 ,so she began3 8,o ,mouse1 do you know the way out of this pool8 ,i am very tired of swimming about here1 ,o ,mouse60 "<,alice thought this must be the right way of speaking to a mouse3 she had never done such a thing before1 but she remembered having seen in her brother's ,latin ,grammar1 8,a mouse,-of a mouse,-to a mouse,-a mouse,-,o mouse60"> ,the ,mouse looked at her rather inquisitively1 and seemed to her to wink with one of its little eyes1 but it said nothing4 8,perhaps it doesn't understand ,english10 thought ,alice2 8,i daresay it's a ,french mouse1 come over with ,william the ,conqueror40 "<,for1 with all her knowledge of history1 ,alice had no very clear notion how long ago anything had happened4"> ,so she began again3 8,o~*u est ma chatte80 which was the first sentence in her ,french lesson-book4 ,the ,mouse gave a sudden leap out of the water1 and seemed to quiver all over with fright4 8,oh1 ,i beg your pardon60 cried ,alice hastily1 afraid that she had hurt the poor animal's feelings4 8,i quite forgot you didn't like cats40 8,not like cats60 cried the ,mouse1 in a shrill1 passionate voice4 8,would .1you like cats if you were me80 8,well1 perhaps not10 said ,alice in a soothing tone3 8don't be angry about it4 ,and yet ,i wish ,i could show you our cat ,dinah3 ,i think you'd take a fancy to cats if you could only see her4 ,she is such a dear quiet thing10 ,alice went on1 half to herself1 as she swam lazily about in the pool1 8and she sits purring so nicely by the fire1 licking her paws and washing her face,-and she is such a nice soft thing to nurse,-and she's such a capital one for catching mice,-oh1 ,i beg your pardon60 cried ,alice again1 for this time the ,mouse was bristling all over1 and she felt certain it must be really offended4 8,we won't talk about her any more if you'd rather not40 8,we indeed60 cried the ,mouse1 who was trembling down to the end of his tail4 8,as if .2,i would talk on such a subject6 ,our family always .1hated cats3 nasty1 low1 vulgar things6 ,don't let me hear the name again60 8,i won't indeed60 said ,alice1 in a great hurry to change the subject of conversation4 8,are you,-are you fond,-of,-of dogs80 ,the ,mouse did not answer1 so ,alice went on eagerly3 8,there is such a nice little dog near our house ,i should like to show you6 ,a little bright-eyed terrier1 you know1 with oh1 such long curly brown hair6 ,and it'll fetch things when you throw them1 and it'll sit up and beg for its dinner1 and all sorts of things,-,i can't remember half of them,-and it belongs to a farmer1 you know1 and he says it's so useful1 it's worth a hundred pounds6 ,he says it kills all the rats and,-oh dear60 cried ,alice in a sorrowful tone1 8,i'm afraid ,i've offended it again60 ,for the ,mouse was swimming away from her as hard as it could go1 and making quite a commotion in the pool as it went4 ,so she called softly after it1 8,mouse dear6 ,do come back again1 and we won't talk about cats or dogs either1 if you don't like them60 ,when the ,mouse heard this1 it turned round and swam slowly back to her3 its face was quite pale "1 and it said in a low trembling voice1 8,let us get to the shore1 and then ,i'll tell you my history1 and you'll understand why it is ,i hate cats and dogs40 ,it was high time to go1 for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it3 there were a ,duck and a ,dodo1 a ,lory and an ,eaglet1 and several other curious creatures4 ,alice led the way1 and the whole party swam to the shore4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,a ,caucus-,racea nd a ,long ,tale ,they were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank,-the birds with draggled feathers1 the animals with their fur clinging close to them1 and all dripping wet1 cross1 and uncomfortable4 ,the first question of course was1 how to get dry again3 they had a consultation about this1 and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to ,alice to find herself talking familiarly with them1 as if she had known them all her life4 ,indeed1 she had quite a long argument with the ,lory1 who at last turned sulky1 and would only say1 8,i am older than you1 and must know better20 and this ,alice would not allow without knowing how old it was1 and1 as the ,lory positively refused to tell its age1 there was no more to be said4 ,at last the ,mouse1 who seemed to be a person of authority among them1 called out1 8,sit down1 all of you1 and listen to me6 .1,i'll soon make you dry enough60 ,they all sat down at once1 in a large ring1 with the ,mouse in the middle4 ,alice kept her eyes anxiously fixed on it1 for she felt sure she would catch a bad cold if she did not get dry very soon4 8,ahem60 said the ,mouse with an important air1 8are you all ready8 ,this is the driest thing ,i know4 ,silence all round1 if you please6 ,8,william the ,conqueror1 whose cause was favoured by the pope1 was soon submitted to by the ,english1 who wanted leaders1 and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest4 ,edwin and ,morcar1 the earls of ,mercia and ,northumbria,-,00 8,ugh60 said the ,lory1 with a shiver4 8,i beg your pardon60 said the ,mouse1 frowning1 but very politely3 8,did you speak80 8,not ,i60 said the ,lory hastily4 8,i thought you did10 said the ,mouse4 8,-,i proceed4 ,8,edwin and ,morcar1 the earls of ,mercia and ,northumbria1 declared for him3 and even ,stigand1 the patriotic archbishop of ,canterbury1 found it advisable,-,00 8,found .1what80 said the ,duck4 8,found .1it10 the ,mouse replied rather crossly3 8of course you know what ,8it,0 means40 8,i know what ,8it,0 means well enough1 when .2,i find a thing10 said the ,duck3 8it's generally a frog or a worm4 ,the question is1 what did the archbishop find80 ,the ,mouse did not notice this question1 but hurriedly went on1 8,8,-found it advisable to go with ,edgar ,atheling to meet ,william and offer him the crown4 ,william's conduct at first was moderate4 ,but the insolence of his ,normans,-,0 ,how are you getting on now1 my dear80 it continued1 turning to ,alice as it spoke4 8,as wet as ever10 said ,alice in a melancholy tone3 8it doesn't seem to dry me at all40 8,in that case10 said the ,dodo solemnly1 rising to its feet1 8,i move that the meeting adjourn1 for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies,-0 8,speak ,english60 said the ,eaglet4 8,i don't know the meaning of half those long words1 and1 what's more1 ,i don't believe you do either60 ,and the ,eaglet bent down its head to hide a smile3 some of the other birds tittered audibly4 8,what ,i was going to say10 said the ,dodo in an offended tone1 8was1 that the best thing to get us dry would be a ,caucus-race40 8,what .1is a ,caucus-race80 said ,alice2 not that she wanted much to know1 but the ,dodo had paused as if it thought that .1somebody ought to speak1 and no one else seemed inclined to say anything4 8,why10 said the ,dodo1 8the best way to explain it is to do it40 "<,and1 as you might like to try the thing yourself1 some winter day1 ,i will tell you how the ,dodo managed it4"> ,first it marked out a race-course1 in a sort of circle1 "<8the exact shape doesn't matter10 it said1"> and then all the party were placed along the course1 here and there4 ,there was no 8,one1 two1 three1 and away10 but they began running when they liked1 and left off when they liked1 so that it was not easy to know when the race was over4 ,however1 when they had been running half an hour or so1 and were quite dry again1 the ,dodo suddenly called out 8,the race is over60 and they all crowded round it1 panting1 and asking1 8,but who has won80 ,this question the ,dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought1 and it sat for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead "1 while the rest waited in silence4 ,at last the ,dodo said1 8.1,everybody has won1 and all must have prizes40 8,but who is to give the prizes80 quite a chorus of voices asked4 8,why1 .1she1 of course10 said the ,dodo1 pointing to ,alice with one finger2 and the whole party at once crowded round her1 calling out in a confused way1 8,prizes6 ,prizes60 ,alice had no idea what to do1 and in despair she put her hand in her pocket1 and pulled out a box of comfits1 "1 and handed them round as prizes4 ,there was exactly one a-piece1 all round4 8,but she must have a prize herself1 you know10 said the ,mouse4 8,of course10 the ,dodo replied very gravely4 8,what else have you got in your pocket80 he went on1 turning to ,alice4 8,only a thimble10 said ,alice sadly4 8,hand it over here10 said the ,dodo4 ,then they all crowded round her once more1 while the ,dodo solemnly presented the thimble1 saying 8,we beg your acceptance of this elegant thimble20 and1 when it had finished this short speech1 they all cheered4 ,alice thought the whole thing very absurd1 but they all looked so grave that she did not dare to laugh2 and1 as she could not think of anything to say1 she simply bowed1 and took the thimble1 looking as solemn as she could4 ,the next thing was to eat the comfits3 this caused some noise and confusion1 as the large birds complained that they could not taste theirs1 and the small ones choked and had to be patted on the back4 ,however1 it was over at last1 and they sat down again in a ring1 and begged the ,mouse to tell them something more4 8,you promised to tell me your history1 you know10 said ,alice1 8and why it is you hate,-,c and ,d10 she added in a whisper1 half afraid that it would be offended again4 8,mine is a long and a sad tale60 said the ,mouse1 turning to ,alice1 and sighing4 8,it .1is a long tail1 certainly10 said ,alice1 looking down with wonder at the ,mouse's tail2 8but why do you call it sad80 ,and she kept on puzzling about it while the ,mouse was speaking1 so that her idea of the tale was something like this3,- 8,fury said to a mouse1 ,that he met in the house1 ,8,let us both go to law3 .2,i will prosecute .1you4.',-,come1 ,i'll take no denial2 ,we must have a trial3 ,for really this morning ,i've nothing to do4,0 ,said the mouse to the cur1 ,8,such a trial1 dear sir1 ,with no jury or judge1 would be wasting our breath4,0 ,8,i'll be judge1 ,i'll be jury1,0 ,said cunning old ,fury3 ,8,i'll try the whole cause1 and condemn you to death4,00 8,you are not attending60 said the ,mouse to ,alice severely4 8,what are you thinking of80 8,i beg your pardon10 said ,alice very humbly3 8you had got to the fifth bend1 ,i think80 8,i had .1not60 cried the ,mouse1 sharply and very angrily4 8,a knot60 said ,alice1 always ready to make herself useful1 and looking anxiously about her4 8,oh1 do let me help to undo it60 8,i shall do nothing of the sort10 said the ,mouse1 getting up and walking away4 8,you insult me by talking such nonsense60 8,i didn't mean it60 pleaded poor ,alice4 8,but you're so easily offended1 you know60 ,the ,mouse only growled in reply4 8,please come back and finish your story60 ,alice called after it2 and the others all joined in chorus1 8,yes1 please do60 but the ,mouse only shook its head impatiently1 and walked a little quicker4 8,what a pity it wouldn't stay60 sighed the ,lory1 as soon as it was quite out of sight2 and an old ,crab took the opportunity of saying to her daughter 8,ah1 my dear6 ,let this be a lesson to you never to lose .1your temper60 8,hold your tongue1 ,ma60 said the young ,crab1 a little snappishly4 8,you're enough to try the patience of an oyster60 8,i wish ,i had our ,dinah here1 ,i know ,i do60 said ,alice aloud1 addressing nobody in particular4 8,she'd soon fetch it back60 8,and who is ,dinah1 if ,i might venture to ask the question80 said the ,lory4 ,alice replied eagerly1 for she was always ready to talk about her pet3 8,dinah's our cat4 ,and she's such a capital one for catching mice you can't think6 ,and oh1 ,i wish you could see her after the birds6 ,why1 she'll eat a little bird as soon as look at it60 ,this speech caused a remarkable sensation among the party4 ,some of the birds hurried off at once3 one old ,magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully1 remarking1 8,i really must be getting home2 the night-air doesn't suit my throat60 and a ,canary called out in a trembling voice to its children1 8,come away1 my dears6 ,it's high time you were all in bed60 ,on various pretexts they all moved off1 and ,alice was soon left alone4 8,i wish ,i hadn't mentioned ,dinah60 she said to herself in a melancholy tone4 8,nobody seems to like her1 down here1 and ,i'm sure she's the best cat in the world6 ,oh1 my dear ,dinah6 ,i wonder if ,i shall ever see you any more60 ,and here poor ,alice began to cry again1 for she felt very lonely and low-spirited4 ,in a little while1 however1 she again heard a little pattering of footsteps in the distance1 and she looked up eagerly1 half hoping that the ,mouse had changed his mind1 and was coming back to finish his story4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,the ,rabbit ,sends in a ,little ,bill ,it was the ,white ,rabbit1 trotting slowly back again1 and looking anxiously about as it went1 as if it had lost something2 and she heard it muttering to itself 8,the ,duchess6 ,the ,duchess6 ,oh my dear paws6 ,oh my fur and whiskers6 ,she'll get me executed1 as sure as ferrets are ferrets6 ,where .1can ,i have dropped them1 ,i wonder80 ,alice guessed in a moment that it was looking for the fan and the pair of white kid gloves1 and she very good-naturedly began hunting about for them1 but they were nowhere to be seen,-everything seemed to have changed since her swim in the pool1 and the great hall1 with the glass table and the little door1 had vanished completely4 ,very soon the ,rabbit noticed ,alice1 as she went hunting about1 and called out to her in an angry tone1 8,why1 ,mary ,ann1 what .1are you doing out here8 ,run home this moment1 and fetch me a pair of gloves and a fan6 ,quick1 now60 ,and ,alice was so much frightened that she ran off at once in the direction it pointed to1 without trying to explain the mistake it had made4 8,he took me for his housemaid10 she said to herself as she ran4 8,how surprised he'll be when he finds out who ,i am6 ,but ,i'd better take him his fan and gloves,-that is1 if ,i can find them40 ,as she said this1 she came upon a neat little house1 on the door of which was a bright brass plate with the name 8,w4 ,,rabbit10 engraved upon it4 ,she went in without knocking1 and hurried upstairs1 in great fear lest she should meet the real ,mary ,ann1 and be turned out of the house before she had found the fan and gloves4 8,how queer it seems10 ,alice said to herself1 8to be going messages for a rabbit6 ,i suppose ,dinah'll be sending me on messages next60 ,and she began fancying the sort of thing that would happen3 8,8,miss ,alice6 ,come here directly1 and get ready for your walk6,0 ,8,coming in a minute1 nurse6 ,but ,i've got to see that the mouse doesn't get out4,0 ,only ,i don't think10 ,alice went on1 8that they'd let ,dinah stop in the house if it began ordering people about like that60 ,by this time she had found her way into a tidy little room with a table in the window1 and on it " a fan and two or three pairs of tiny white kid gloves3 she took up the fan and a pair of the gloves1 and was just going to leave the room1 when her eye fell upon a little bottle that stood near the looking-glass4 ,there was no label this time with the words 8,,drink ,,me10 but nevertheless she uncorked it and put it to her lips4 8,i know .1something interesting is sure to happen10 she said to herself1 8whenever ,i eat or drink anything2 so ,i'll just see what this bottle does4 ,i do hope it'll make me grow large again1 for really ,i'm quite tired of being such a tiny little thing60 ,it did so indeed1 and much sooner than she had expected3 before she had drunk half the bottle1 she found her head pressing against the ceiling1 and had to stoop to save her neck from being broken4 ,she hastily put down the bottle1 saying to herself 8,that's quite enough,-,i hope ,i shan't grow any more,-,as it is1 ,i can't get out at the door,-,i do wish ,i hadn't drunk quite so much60 ,alas6 it was too late to wish that6 ,she went on growing1 and growing1 and very soon had to kneel down on the floor3 in another minute there was not even room for this1 and she tried the effect of lying down with one elbow against the door1 and the other arm curled round her head4 ,still she went on growing1 and1 as a last resource1 she put one arm out of the window1 and one foot up the chimney1 and said to herself 8,now ,i can do no more1 whatever happens4 ,what .1will become of me80 ,luckily for ,alice1 the little magic bottle had now had its full effect1 and she grew no larger3 still it was very uncomfortable1 and1 as there seemed to be no sort of chance of her ever getting out of the room again1 no wonder she felt unhappy4 8,it was much pleasanter at home10 thought poor ,alice1 8when one wasn't always growing larger and smaller1 and being ordered about by mice and rabbits4 ,i almost wish ,i hadn't gone down that rabbit-hole,-and yet,-and yet,-it's rather curious1 you know1 this sort of life6 ,i do wonder what .1can have happened to me6 ,when ,i used to read fairy-tales1 ,i fancied that kind of thing never happened1 and now here ,i am in the middle of one6 ,there ought to be a book written about me1 that there ought6 ,and when ,i grow up1 ,i'll write one,-but ,i'm grown up now10 she added in a sorrowful tone2 8at least there's no room to grow up any more .1here40 8,but then10 thought ,alice1 8shall ,i .1never get any older than ,i am now8 ,that'll be a comfort1 one way,-never to be an old woman,-but then,-always to have lessons to learn6 ,oh1 ,i shouldn't like .1that60 8,oh1 you foolish ,alice60 she answered herself4 8,how can you learn lessons in here8 ,why1 there's hardly room for .1you1 and no room at all for any lesson-books60 ,and so she went on1 taking first one side and then the other1 and making quite a conversation of it altogether2 but after a few minutes she heard a voice outside1 and stopped to listen4 8,mary ,ann6 ,mary ,ann60 said the voice4 8,fetch me my gloves this moment60 ,then came a little pattering of feet on the stairs4 ,alice knew it was the ,rabbit coming to look for her1 and she trembled till she shook the house1 quite forgetting that she was now about a thousand times as large as the ,rabbit1 and had no reason to be afraid of it4 ,presently the ,rabbit came up to the door1 and tried to open it2 but1 as the door opened inwards1 and ,alice's elbow was pressed hard against it1 that attempt proved a failure4 ,alice heard it say to itself 8,then ,i'll go round and get in at the window40 8.1,that you won't60 thought ,alice1 and1 after waiting till she fancied she heard the ,rabbit just under the window1 she suddenly spread out her hand1 and made a snatch in the air4 ,she did not get hold of anything1 but she heard a little shriek and a fall1 and a crash of broken glass1 from which she concluded that it was just possible it had fallen into a cucumber-frame1 or something of the sort4 ,next came an angry voice,-the ,rabbit's,-8,pat6 ,pat6 ,where are you80 ,and then a voice she had never heard before1 8,sure then ,i'm here6 ,digging for apples1 yer honour60 8,digging for apples1 indeed60 said the ,rabbit angrily4 8,here6 ,come and help me out of .1this60 "<,sounds of more broken glass4"> 8,now tell me1 ,pat1 what's that in the window80 8,sure1 it's an arm1 yer honour60 "<,he pronounced it 8arrum40"> 8,an arm1 you goose6 ,who ever saw one that size8 ,why1 it fills the whole window60 8,sure1 it does1 yer honour3 but it's an arm for all that40 8,well1 it's got no business there1 at any rate3 go and take it away60 ,there was a long silence after this1 and ,alice could only hear whispers now and then2 such as1 8,sure1 ,i don't like it1 yer honour1 at all1 at all60 8,do as ,i tell you1 you coward60 and at last she spread out her hand again1 and made another snatch in the air4 ,this time there were .1two little shrieks1 and more sounds of broken glass4 8,what a number of cucumber-frames there must be60 thought ,alice4 8,i wonder what they'll do next6 ,as for pulling me out of the window1 ,i only wish they .1could6 ,i'm sure .2,i don't want to stay in here any longer60 ,she waited for some time without hearing anything more3 at last came a rumbling of little cartwheels1 and the sound of a good many voices all talking together3 she made out the words3 8,where's the other ladder8,-,why1 ,i hadn't to bring but one2 ,bill's got the other,-,bill6 fetch it here1 lad6,-,here1 put ,0em up at this corner,-,no1 tie ,0em together first,-they don't reach half high enough yet,-,oh6 they'll do well enough2 don't be particular,-,here1 ,bill6 catch hold of this rope,-,will the roof bear8,-,mind that loose slate,-,oh1 it's coming down6 ,heads below60 ",-8,now1 who did that8,-,it was ,bill1 ,i fancy,-,who's to go down the chimney8,-,nay1 .2,i shan't6 .1,you do it6,-.1,that ,i won't1 then6,-,bill's to go down,-,here1 ,bill6 the master says you're to go down the chimney60 8,oh6 ,so ,bill's got to come down the chimney1 has he80 said ,alice to herself4 8,shy1 they seem to put everything upon ,bill6 ,i wouldn't be in ,bill's place for a good deal3 this fireplace is narrow1 to be sure2 but ,i .1think ,i can kick a little60 ,she drew her foot as far down the chimney as she could1 and waited till she heard a little animal " scratching and scrambling about in the chimney close above her3 then1 saying to herself 8,this is ,bill10 she gave one sharp kick1 and waited to see what would happen next4 ,the first thing she heard was a general chorus of 8,there goes ,bill60 then the ,rabbit's voice along,-8,catch him1 you by the hedge60 then silence1 and then another confusion of voices,-8,hold up his head,-,brandy now,-,don't choke him,-,how was it1 old fellow8 ,what happened to you8 ,tell us all about it60 ,last came a little feeble1 squeaking voice1 "<8,that's ,bill10 thought ,alice1"> 8,well1 ,i hardly know,-,no more1 thank ye2 ,i'm better now,-but ,i'm a deal too flustered to tell you,-all ,i know is1 something comes at me like a ,jack-in-the-box1 and up ,i goes like a sky-rocket60 8,so you did1 old fellow60 said the others4 8,we must burn the house down60 said the ,rabbit's voice2 and ,alice called out as loud as she could1 8,if you do1 ,i'll set ,dinah at you60 ,there was a dead silence instantly1 and ,alice thought to herself1 8,i wonder what they .1will do next6 ,if they had any sense1 they'd take the roof off40 ,after a minute or two1 they began moving about again1 and ,alice heard the ,rabbit say1 8,a barrowful will do1 to begin with40 8,a barrowful of .1what80 thought ,alice2 but she had not long to doubt1 for the next moment a shower of little pebbles came rattling in at the window1 and some of them hit her in the face4 8,i'll put a stop to this10 she said to herself1 and shouted out1 8,you'd better not do that again60 which produced another dead silence4 ,alice noticed with some surprise that the pebbles were all turning into little cakes as they lay on the floor1 and a bright idea came into her head4 8,if ,i eat one of these cakes10 she thought1 8it's sure to make .1some change in my size2 and as it can't possibly make me larger1 it must make me smaller1 ,i suppose40 ,so she swallowed one of the cakes1 and was delighted to find that she began shrinking directly4 ,as soon as she was small enough to get through the door1 she ran out of the house1 and found quite a crowd of little animals and birds waiting outside4 ,the poor little ,lizard1 ,bill1 was in the middle1 being held up by two guinea-pigs1 who were giving it something out of a bottle4 ,they all made a rush at ,alice the moment she appeared2 but she ran off as hard as she could1 and soon found herself safe in a thick wood4 8,the first thing ,i've got to do10 said ,alice to herself1 as she wandered about in the wood1 8is to grow to my right size again2 and the second thing is to find my way into that lovely garden4 ,i think that will be the best plan40 ,it sounded an excellent plan1 no doubt1 and very neatly and simply arranged2 the only difficulty was1 that she had not the smallest idea how to set about it2 and while she was peering about anxiously among the trees1 a little sharp bark just over her head made her look up in a great hurry4 ,an enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes1 and feebly stretching out one paw1 trying to touch her4 8,poor little thing60 said ,alice1 in a coaxing tone1 and she tried hard to whistle to it2 but she was terribly frightened all the time at the thought that it might be hungry1 in which case it would be very likely to eat her up in spite of all her coaxing4 ,hardly knowing what she did1 she picked up a little bit of stick1 and held it out to the puppy2 whereupon the puppy jumped into the air off all its feet at once1 with a yelp of delight1 and rushed at the stick1 and made believe to worry it2 then ,alice dodged behind a great thistle1 to keep herself from being run over2 and the moment she appeared on the other side1 the puppy made another rush at the stick1 and tumbled head over heels in its hurry to get hold of it2 then ,alice1 thinking it was very like having a game of play with a cart-horse1 and expecting every moment to be trampled under its feet1 ran round the thistle again2 then the puppy began a series of short charges at the stick1 running a very little way forwards each time and a long way back1 and barking hoarsely all the while1 till at last it sat down a good way off1 panting1 with its tongue hanging out of its mouth1 and its great eyes half shut4 ,this seemed to ,alice a good opportunity for making her escape2 so she set off at once1 and ran till she was quite tired and out of breath1 and till the puppy's bark sounded quite faint in the distance4 8,and yet what a dear little puppy it was60 said ,alice1 as she leant against a buttercup to rest herself1 and fanned herself with one of the leaves3 8,i should have liked teaching it tricks very much1 if,-if ,i'd only been the right size to do it6 ,oh dear6 ,i'd nearly forgotten that ,i've got to grow up again6 ,let me see,-how .1is it to be managed8 ,i suppose ,i ought to eat or drink something or other2 but the great question is1 what80 ,the great question certainly was1 what8 ,alice looked all round her at the flowers and the blades of grass1 but she did not see anything that looked like the right thing to eat or drink under the circumstances4 ,there was a large mushroom growing near her1 about the same height as herself2 and when she had looked under it1 and on both sides of it1 and behind it1 it occurred to her that she might as well look and see what was on the top of it4 ,she stretched herself up on tiptoe1 and peeped over the edge of the mushroom1 and her eyes immediately met those of a large blue caterpillar1 that was sitting on the top with its arms folded1 quietly smoking a long hookah1 and taking not the smallest notice of her or of anything else4 ,,chapter ,v4 ,advice from a ,caterpillar ,the ,caterpillar and ,alice looked at each other for some time in silence3 at last the ,caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth1 and addressed her in a languid1 sleepy voice4 8,who are .1you80 said the ,caterpillar4 ,this was not an encouraging opening for a conversation4 ,alice replied1 rather shyly1 8,i,-,i hardly know1 sir1 just at present,-at least ,i know who ,i .1was when ,i got up this morning1 but ,i think ,i must have been changed several times since then40 8,what do you mean by that80 said the ,caterpillar sternly4 8,explain yourself60 8,i can't explain .1myself1 ,i'm afraid1 sir10 said ,alice1 8because ,i'm not myself1 you see40 8,i don't see10 said the ,caterpillar4 8,i'm afraid ,i can't put it more clearly10 ,alice replied very politely1 8for ,i can't understand it myself to begin with2 and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing40 8,it isn't10 said the ,caterpillar4 8,well1 perhaps you haven't found it so yet10 said ,alice2 8but when you have to turn into a chrysalis,-you will some day1 you know,-and then after that into a butterfly1 ,i should think you'll feel it a little queer1 won't you80 8,not a bit10 said the ,caterpillar4 8,well1 perhaps your feelings may be different10 said ,alice2 8all ,i know is1 it would feel very queer to .1me40 8,you60 said the ,caterpillar contemptuously4 8,who are .1you80 ,which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation4 ,alice felt a little irritated at the ,caterpillar's making such .1very short remarks1 and she drew herself up and said1 very gravely1 8,i think1 you ought to tell me who .1you are1 first40 8,why80 said the ,caterpillar4 ,here was another puzzling question2 and as ,alice could not think of any good reason1 and as the ,caterpillar seemed to be in a .1very unpleasant state of mind1 she turned away4 8,come back60 the ,caterpillar called after her4 8,i've something important to say60 ,this sounded promising1 certainly3 ,alice turned and came back again4 8,keep your temper10 said the ,caterpillar4 8,is that all80 said ,alice1 swallowing down her anger as well as she could4 8,no10 said the ,caterpillar4 ,alice thought she might as well wait1 as she had nothing else to do1 and perhaps after all it might tell her something worth hearing4 ,for some minutes it puffed away without speaking1 but at last it unfolded its arms1 took the hookah out of its mouth again1 and said1 8,so you think you're changed1 do you80 8,i'm afraid ,i am1 sir10 said ,alice2 8,i can't remember things as ,i used,-and ,i don't keep the same size for ten minutes together60 8,can't remember .1what things80 said the ,caterpillar4 8,well1 ,i've tried to say 8,how doth the little busy bee10 but it all came different60 ,alice replied in a very melancholy voice4 8,repeat1 8.1,you .7are old1 ,father ,william1,00.' said the ,caterpillar4 ,alice folded her hands1 and began3,- 8,you are old1 ,father ,william10 the young man said1 8,and your hair has become very white2 ,and yet you incessantly stand on your head,- ,do you think1 at your age1 it is right80 8,in my youth10 ,father ,william replied to his son1 8,i feared it might injure the brain2 ,but1 now that ,i'm perfectly sure ,i have none1 ,why1 ,i do it again and again40 8,you are old10 said the youth1 8as ,i mentioned before1 ,and have grown most uncommonly fat2 ,yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door,- ,pray1 what is the reason of that80 8,in my youth10 said the sage1 as he shook his grey locks1 8,i kept all my limbs very supple ,by the use of this ointment,-one shilling the box,- ,allow me to sell you a couple80 8,you are old10 said the youth1 8and your jaws are too weak ,for anything tougher than suet2 ,yet you finished the goose1 with the bones and the beak,- ,pray1 how did you manage to do it80 8,in my youth10 said his father1 8,i took to the law1 ,and argued each case with my wife2 ,and the muscular strength1 which it gave to my jaw1 ,has lasted the rest of my life40 8,you are old10 said the youth1 8one would hardly suppose ,that your eye was as steady as ever2 ,yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose,- ,what made you so awfully clever80 8,i have answered three questions1 and that is enough10 ,said his father2 8don't give yourself airs6 ,do you think ,i can listen all day to such stuff8 ,be off1 or ,i'll kick you down stairs60 8,that is not said right10 said the ,caterpillar4 8,not .1quite right1 ,i'm afraid10 said ,alice1 timidly2 8some of the words have got altered40 8,it is wrong from beginning to end10 said the ,caterpillar decidedly1 and there was silence for some minutes4 ,the ,caterpillar was the first to speak4 8,what size do you want to be80 it asked4 8,oh1 ,i'm not particular as to size10 ,alice hastily replied2 8only one doesn't like changing so often1 you know40 8,i .1don't know10 said the ,caterpillar4 ,alice said nothing3 she had never been so much contradicted in her life before1 and she felt that she was losing her temper4 8,are you content now80 said the ,caterpillar4 8,well1 ,i should like to be a .1little larger1 sir1 if you wouldn't mind10 said ,alice3 8three inches is such a wretched height to be40 8,it is a very good height indeed60 said the ,caterpillar angrily1 rearing itself upright as it spoke "4 8,but ,i'm not used to it60 pleaded poor ,alice in a piteous tone4 ,and she thought of herself1 8,i wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended60 8,you'll get used to it in time10 said the ,caterpillar2 and it put the hookah into its mouth and began smoking again4 ,this time ,alice waited patiently until it chose to speak again4 ,in a minute or two the ,caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice1 and shook itself4 ,then it got down off the mushroom1 and crawled away in the grass1 merely remarking as it went1 8,one side will make you grow taller1 and the other side will make you grow shorter40 8,one side of .1what8 ,the other side of .1what80 thought ,alice to herself4 8,of the mushroom10 said the ,caterpillar1 just as if she had asked it aloud2 and in another moment it was out of sight4 ,alice remained looking thoughtfully at the mushroom for a minute1 trying to make out which were the two sides of it2 and as it was perfectly round1 she found this a very difficult question4 ,however1 at last she stretched her arms round it as far as they would go1 and broke off a bit of the edge with each hand4 8,and now which is which80 she said to herself1 and nibbled a little of the right-hand bit to try the effect3 the next moment she felt a violent blow underneath her chin3 it had struck her foot6 ,she was a good deal frightened by this very sudden change1 but she felt that there was no time to be lost1 as she was shrinking rapidly2 so she set to work at once to eat some of the other bit4 ,her chin was pressed so closely against her foot1 that there was hardly room to open her mouth2 but she did it at last1 and managed to swallow a morsel of the lefthand bit4 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 "9 8,come1 my head's free at last60 said ,alice in a tone of delight1 which changed into alarm in another moment1 when she found that her shoulders were nowhere to be found3 all she could see1 when she looked down1 was an immense length of neck1 which seemed to rise like a stalk out of a sea of green leaves that lay far below her4 8,what .1can all that green stuff be80 said ,alice4 8,and where .1have my shoulders got to8 ,and oh1 my poor hands1 how is it ,i can't see you80 ,she was moving them about as she spoke1 but no result seemed to follow1 except a little shaking among the distant green leaves4 ,as there seemed to be no chance of getting her hands up to her head1 she tried to get her head down to them1 and was delighted to find that her neck would bend about easily in any direction1 like a serpent4 ,she had just succeeded in curving it down into a graceful zigzag1 and was going to dive in among the leaves1 which she found to be nothing but the tops of the trees under which she had been wandering1 when a sharp hiss made her draw back in a hurry3 a large pigeon had flown into her face1 and was beating her violently with its wings4 8,serpent60 screamed the ,pigeon4 8,i'm .1not a serpent60 said ,alice indignantly4 8,let me alone60 8,serpent1 ,i say again60 repeated the ,pigeon1 but in a more subdued tone1 and added with a kind of sob1 8,i've tried every way1 and nothing seems to suit them60 8,i haven't the least idea what you're talking about10 said ,alice4 8,i've tried the roots of trees1 and ,i've tried banks1 and ,i've tried hedges10 the ,pigeon went on1 without attending to her2 8but those serpents6 ,there's no pleasing them60 ,alice was more and more puzzled1 but she thought there was no use in saying anything more till the ,pigeon had finished4 8,as if it wasn't trouble enough hatching the eggs10 said the ,pigeon2 8but ,i must be on the look-out for serpents night and day6 ,why1 ,i haven't had a wink of sleep these three weeks60 8,i'm very sorry you've been annoyed10 said ,alice1 who was beginning to see its meaning4 8,and just as ,i'd taken the highest tree in the wood10 continued the ,pigeon1 raising its voice to a shriek1 8and just as ,i was thinking ,i should be free of them at last1 they must needs come wriggling down from the sky6 ,ugh1 ,serpent60 8,but ,i'm .1not a serpent1 ,i tell you60 said ,alice4 8,i'm a,-,i'm a,-0 8,well6 .1,what are you80 said the ,pigeon4 8,i can see you're trying to invent something60 8,i,-,i'm a little girl10 said ,alice1 rather doubtfully1 as she remembered the number of changes she had gone through that day4 8,a likely story indeed60 said the ,pigeon in a tone of the deepest contempt4 8,i've seen a good many little girls in my time1 but never .1one with such a neck as that6 ,no1 no6 ,you're a serpent2 and there's no use denying it4 ,i suppose you'll be telling me next that you never tasted an egg60 8,i .1have tasted eggs1 certainly10 said ,alice1 who was a very truthful child2 8but little girls eat eggs quite as much as serpents do1 you know40 8,i don't believe it10 said the ,pigeon2 8but if they do1 why then they're a kind of serpent1 that's all ,i can say40 ,this was such a new idea to ,alice1 that she was quite silent for a minute or two1 which gave the ,pigeon the opportunity of adding1 8,you're looking for eggs1 ,i know .1that well enough2 and what does it matter to me whether you're a little girl or a serpent80 8,it matters a good deal to .1me10 said ,alice hastily2 8but ,i'm not looking for eggs1 as it happens2 and if ,i was1 ,i shouldn't want .1yours3 ,i don't like them raw40 8,well1 be off1 then60 said the ,pigeon in a sulky tone1 as it settled down again into its nest4 ,alice crouched down among the trees as well as she could1 for her neck kept getting entangled among the branches1 and every now and then she had to stop and untwist it4 ,after a while she remembered that she still held the pieces of mushroom in her hands1 and she set to work very carefully1 nibbling first at one and then at the other1 and growing sometimes taller and sometimes shorter1 until she had succeeded in bringing herself down to her usual height4 ,it was so long since she had been anything near the right size1 that it felt quite strange at first2 but she got used to it in a few minutes1 and began talking to herself1 as usual4 8,come1 there's half my plan done now6 ,how puzzling all these changes are6 ,i'm never sure what ,i'm going to be1 from one minute to another6 ,however1 ,i've got back to my right size3 the next thing is1 to get into that beautiful garden,-how .1is that to be done1 ,i wonder80 ,as she said this1 she came suddenly upon an open place1 with a little house in it about four feet high4 8,whoever lives there10 thought ,alice1 8it'll never do to come upon them .1this size3 why1 ,i should frighten them out of their wits60 ,so she began nibbling at the righthand bit again1 and did not venture to go near the house till she had brought herself down to nine inches high4 ,,chapter ,,vi4 ,pig and ,pepper ,for a minute or two she stood looking at the house1 and wondering what to do next1 when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood,-",-and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles4 ,it was opened by another footman in livery1 with a round face1 and large eyes like a frog2 and both footmen1 ,alice noticed1 had powdered hair that curled all over their heads4 ,she felt very curious to know what it was all about1 and crept a little way out of the wood to listen4 ,the ,fish-,footman began by producing from under his arm a great letter1 nearly as large as himself1 and this he handed over to the other1 saying1 in a solemn tone1 8,for the ,duchess4 ,an invitation from the ,queen to play croquet40 ,the ,frog-,footman repeated1 in the same solemn tone1 only changing the order of the words a little1 8,from the ,queen4 ,an invitation for the ,duchess to play croquet40 ,then they both bowed low1 and their curls got entangled together4 ,alice laughed so much at this1 that she had to run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her2 and when she next peeped out the ,fish-,footman was gone1 and the other was sitting on the ground near the door1 staring stupidly up into the sky4 ,alice went timidly up to the door1 and knocked4 8,there's no sort of use in knocking10 said the ,footman1 8and that for two reasons4 ,first1 because ,i'm on the same side of the door as you are2 secondly1 because they're making such a noise inside1 no one could possibly hear you40 ,and certainly there .1was a most extraordinary noise going on within,-a constant howling and sneezing1 and every now and then a great crash1 as if a dish or kettle had been broken to pieces4 8,please1 then10 said ,alice1 8how am ,i to get in80 8,there might be some sense in your knocking10 the ,footman went on without attending to her1 8if we had the door between us4 ,for instance1 if you were .1inside1 you might knock1 and ,i could let you out1 you know40 ,he was looking up into the sky all the time he was speaking1 and this ,alice thought decidedly uncivil4 8,but perhaps he can't help it10 she said to herself2 8his eyes are so .1very nearly at the top of his head4 ,but at any rate he might answer questions4,-,how am ,i to get in80 she repeated1 aloud4 8,i shall sit here10 the ,footman remarked1 8till tomorrow,-0 ,at this moment the door of the house opened1 and a large plate came skimming out1 straight at the ,footman's head3 it just grazed his nose1 and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him4 8,-or next day1 maybe10 the ,footman continued in the same tone1 exactly as if nothing had happened4 8,how am ,i to get in80 asked ,alice again1 in a louder tone4 8.1,are you to get in at all80 said the ,footman4 8,that's the first question1 you know40 ,it was1 no doubt3 only ,alice did not like to be told so4 8,it's really dreadful10 she muttered to herself1 8the way all the creatures argue4 ,it's enough to drive one crazy60 ,the ,footman seemed to think this a good opportunity for repeating his remark1 with variations4 8,i shall sit here10 he said1 8on and off1 for days and days40 8,but what am .2,i to do80 said ,alice4 8,anything you like10 said the ,footman1 and began whistling4 8,oh1 there's no use in talking to him10 said ,alice desperately3 8he's perfectly idiotic60 ,and she opened the door and went in4 ,the door led right into a large kitchen1 which was full of smoke from one end to the other3 the ,duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle1 nursing a baby2 the cook was leaning over the fire1 stirring a large cauldron which seemed to be full of soup4 8,there's certainly too much pepper in that soup60 ,alice said to herself1 as well as she could for sneezing4 ,there was certainly too much of it in the air4 ,even the ,duchess sneezed occasionally2 and as for the baby1 it was sneezing and howling alternately without a moment's pause4 ,the only things in the kitchen that did not sneeze1 were the cook1 and a large cat which was sitting on the hearth and grinning from ear to ear4 8,please would you tell me10 said ,alice1 a little timidly1 for she was not quite sure whether it was good manners for her to speak first1 8why your cat grins like that80 8,it's a ,cheshire cat10 said the ,duchess1 8and that's why4 ,pig60 ,she said the last word with such sudden violence that ,alice quite jumped2 but she saw in another moment that it was addressed to the baby1 and not to her1 so she took courage1 and went on again3,- 8,i didn't know that ,cheshire cats always grinned2 in fact1 ,i didn't know that cats .1could grin40 8,they all can10 said the ,duchess2 8and most of ,0em do40 8,i don't know of any that do10 ,alice said very politely1 feeling quite pleased to have got into a conversation4 8,you don't know much10 said the ,duchess2 8and that's a fact40 ,alice did not at all like the tone of this remark1 and thought it would be as well to introduce some other subject of conversation4 ,while she was trying to fix on one1 the cook took the cauldron of soup off the fire1 and at once set to work throwing everything within her reach at the ,duchess and the baby,-the fire-irons came first2 then followed a shower of saucepans1 plates1 and dishes4 ,the ,duchess took no notice of them even when they hit her2 and the baby was howling so much already1 that it was quite impossible to say whether the blows hurt it or not4 8,oh1 .1please mind what you're doing60 cried ,alice1 jumping up and down in an agony of terror4 8,oh1 there goes his .1precious nose60 as an unusually large saucepan flew close by it1 and very nearly carried it off4 8,if everybody minded their own business10 the ,duchess said in a hoarse growl1 8the world would go round a deal faster than it does40 8,which would .1not be an advantage10 said ,alice1 who felt very glad to get an opportunity of showing off a little of her knowledge4 8,just think of what work it would make with the day and night6 ,you see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn round on its axis,-0 8,talking of axes10 said the ,duchess1 8chop off her head60 ,alice glanced rather anxiously at the cook1 to see if she meant to take the hint2 but the cook was busily stirring the soup1 and seemed not to be listening1 so she went on again3 8,twenty-four hours1 ,i .1think2 or is it twelve8 ,i,-0 8,oh1 don't bother .1me10 said the ,duchess2 8,i never could abide figures60 ,and with that she began nursing her child again1 singing a sort of lullaby to it as she did so1 and giving it a violent shake at the end of every line3 8,speak roughly to your little boy1 ,and beat him when he sneezes3 ,he only does it to annoy1 ,because he knows it teases40 ,,chorus4 "<,in which the cook and the baby joined">3 8,wow6 wow6 wow60 ,while the ,duchess sang the second verse of the song1 she kept tossing the baby violently up and down1 and the poor little thing howled so1 that ,alice could hardly hear the words3,- 8,i speak severely to my boy1 ,i beat him when he sneezes2 ,for he can thoroughly enjoy ,the pepper when he pleases60 ,,chorus4 8,wow6 wow6 wow60 8,here6 you may nurse it a bit1 if you like60 the ,duchess said to ,alice1 flinging the baby at her as she spoke4 8,i must go and get ready to play croquet with the ,queen10 and she hurried out of the room4 ,the cook threw a frying-pan after her as she went out1 but it just missed her4 ,alice caught the baby with some difficulty1 as it was a queer-shaped little creature1 and held out its arms and legs in all directions1 8just like a star-fish10 thought ,alice4 ,the poor little thing was snorting like a steam-engine when she caught it1 and kept doubling itself up and straightening itself out again1 so that altogether1 for the first minute or two1 it was as much as she could do to hold it4 ,as soon as she had made out the proper way of nursing it1 " she carried it out into the open air4 8,if ,i don't take this child away with me10 thought ,alice1 8they're sure to kill it in a day or two3 wouldn't it be murder to leave it behind80 ,she said the last words out loud1 and the little thing grunted in reply "4 8,don't grunt10 said ,alice2 8that's not at all a proper way of expressing yourself40 ,the baby grunted again1 and ,alice looked very anxiously into its face to see what was the matter with it4 ,there could be no doubt that it had a .1very turn-up nose1 much more like a snout than a real nose2 also its eyes were getting extremely small for a baby3 altogether ,alice did not like the look of the thing at all4 8,but perhaps it was only sobbing10 she thought1 and looked into its eyes again1 to see if there were any tears4 ,no1 there were no tears4 8,if you're going to turn into a pig1 my dear10 said ,alice1 seriously1 8,i'll have nothing more to do with you4 ,mind now60 ,the poor little thing sobbed again "1 and they went on for some while in silence4 ,alice was just beginning to think to herself1 8,now1 what am ,i to do with this creature when ,i get it home80 when it grunted again1 so violently1 that she looked down into its face in some alarm4 ,this time there could be .1no mistake about it3 it was neither more nor less than a pig1 and she felt that it would be quite absurd for her to carry it further4 ,so she set the little creature down1 and felt quite relieved to see it trot away quietly into the wood4 8,if it had grown up10 she said to herself1 8it would have made a dreadfully ugly child3 but it makes rather a handsome pig1 ,i think40 ,and she began thinking over other children she knew1 who might do very well as pigs1 and was just saying to herself1 8if one only knew the right way to change them,-0 when she was a little startled by seeing the ,cheshire ,cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off4 ,the ,cat only grinned when it saw ,alice4 ,it looked good-natured1 she thought3 still it had .1very long claws and a great many teeth1 so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect4 8,cheshire ,puss10 she began1 rather timidly1 as she did not at all know whether it would like the name3 however1 it only grinned a little wider4 8,come1 it's pleased so far10 thought ,alice1 and she went on4 8,would you tell me1 please1 which way ,i ought to go from here80 8,that depends a good deal on where you want to get to10 said the ,cat4 8,i don't much care where,-0 said ,alice4 8,then it doesn't matter which way you go10 said the ,cat4 8,-so long as ,i get .1somewhere10 ,alice added as an explanation4 8,oh1 you're sure to do that10 said the ,cat1 8if you only walk long enough40 ,alice felt that this could not be denied1 so she tried another question4 8,what sort of people live about here80 8,in .1that direction10 the ,cat said1 waving its right paw round1 8lives a ,hatter3 and in .1that direction10 waving the other paw1 8lives a ,march ,hare4 ,visit either you like3 they're both mad40 8,but ,i don't want to go among mad people10 ,alice remarked4 8,oh1 you can't help that10 said the ,cat3 8we're all mad here4 ,i'm mad4 ,you're mad40 8,how do you know ,i'm mad80 said ,alice4 8,you must be10 said the ,cat1 8or you wouldn't have come here40 ,alice didn't think that proved it at all2 however1 she went on 8,and how do you know that you're mad80 8,to begin with10 said the ,cat1 8a dog's not mad4 ,you grant that80 8,i suppose so10 said ,alice4 8,well1 then10 the ,cat went on1 8you see1 a dog growls when it's angry1 and wags its tail when it's pleased4 ,now .2,i growl when ,i'm pleased1 and wag my tail when ,i'm angry4 ,therefore ,i'm mad40 8.2,i call it purring1 not growling10 said ,alice4 8,call it what you like10 said the ,cat4 8,do you play croquet with the ,queen to-day80 8,i should like it very much10 said ,alice1 8but ,i haven't been invited yet40 8,you'll see me there10 said the ,cat1 and vanished4 ,alice was not much surprised at this1 she was getting so used to queer things happening4 ,while she was looking at the place where it had been1 it suddenly appeared again4 8,by-the-bye1 what became of the baby80 said the ,cat4 8,i'd nearly forgotten to ask40 8,it turned into a pig10 ,alice quietly said1 just as if it had come back in a natural way4 8,i thought it would10 said the ,cat1 and vanished again4 ,alice waited a little1 half expecting to see it again1 but it did not appear1 and after a minute or two she walked on in the direction in which the ,march ,hare was said to live4 8,i've seen hatters before10 she said to herself2 8the ,march ,hare will be much the most interesting1 and perhaps as this is ,may it won't be raving mad,-at least not so mad as it was in ,march40 ,as she said this1 she looked up1 and there was the ,cat again1 sitting on a branch of a tree4 8,did you say pig1 or fig80 said the ,cat4 8,i said pig10 replied ,alice2 8and ,i wish you wouldn't keep appearing and vanishing so suddenly3 you make one quite giddy40 8,all right10 said the ,cat2 and this time it vanished quite slowly1 beginning with the end of the tail1 and ending with the grin1 which remained some time after the rest of it had gone4 8,well6 ,i've often seen a cat without a grin10 thought ,alice2 8but a grin without a cat6 ,it's the most curious thing ,i ever saw in my life60 ,she had not gone much farther before she came in sight of the house of the ,march ,hare3 she thought it must be the right house1 because the chimneys were shaped like ears and the roof was thatched with fur4 ,it was so large a house1 that she did not like to go nearer till she had nibbled some more of the lefthand bit of mushroom1 and raised herself to about two feet high3 even then she walked up towards it rather timidly1 saying to herself 8,suppose it should be raving mad after all6 ,i almost wish ,i'd gone to see the ,hatter instead60 ,,chapter ,,vii4 ,a ,mad ,tea-,party ,there was a table set out under a tree in front of the house1 and the ,march ,hare and the ,hatter were having tea at it3 a ,dormouse was sitting between them1 fast asleep1 and the other two were using it as a cushion1 resting their elbows on it1 and talking over its head4 8,very uncomfortable for the ,dormouse10 thought ,alice2 8only1 as it's asleep1 ,i suppose it doesn't mind40 ,the table was a large one1 but the three were all crowded together at one corner of it3 8,no room6 ,no room60 they cried out when they saw ,alice coming4 8,there's .1plenty of room60 said ,alice indignantly1 and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table4 8,have some wine10 the ,march ,hare said in an encouraging tone4 ,alice looked all round the table1 but there was nothing on it but tea4 8,i don't see any wine10 she remarked4 8,there isn't any10 said the ,march ,hare4 8,then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it10 said ,alice angrily4 8,it wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited10 said the ,march ,hare4 8,i didn't know it was .1your table10 said ,alice2 8it's laid for a great many more than three40 8,your hair wants cutting10 said the ,hatter4 ,he had been looking at ,alice for some time with great curiosity1 and this was his first speech4 8,you should learn not to make personal remarks10 ,alice said with some severity2 8it's very rude40 ,the ,hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this2 but all he .1said was1 8,why is a raven like a writing-desk80 8,come1 we shall have some fun now60 thought ,alice4 8,i'm glad they've begun asking riddles4,-,i believe ,i can guess that10 she added aloud4 8,do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it80 said the ,march ,hare4 8,exactly so10 said ,alice4 8,then you should say what you mean10 the ,march ,hare went on4 8,i do10 ,alice hastily replied2 8at least,-at least ,i mean what ,i say,-that's the same thing1 you know40 8,not the same thing a bit60 said the ,hatter4 8,you might just as well say that ,8,i see what ,i eat,0 is the same thing as ,8,i eat what ,i see,060 8,you might just as well say10 added the ,march ,hare1 8that ,8,i like what ,i get,0 is the same thing as ,8,i get what ,i like,060 8,you might just as well say10 added the ,dormouse1 who seemed to be talking in his sleep1 8that ,8,i breathe when ,i sleep,0 is the same thing as ,8,i sleep when ,i breathe,060 8,it .1is the same thing with you10 said the ,hatter1 and here the conversation dropped1 and the party sat silent for a minute1 while ,alice thought over all she could remember about ravens and writing-desks1 which wasn't much4 ,the ,hatter was the first to break the silence4 8,what day of the month is it80 he said1 turning to ,alice3 he had taken his watch out of his pocket1 and was looking at it uneasily1 shaking it every now and then1 and holding it to his ear4 ,alice considered a little1 and then said 8,the fourth40 8,two days wrong60 sighed the ,hatter4 8,i told you butter wouldn't suit the works60 he added looking angrily at the ,march ,hare4 8,it was the .1best butter10 the ,march ,hare meekly replied4 8,yes1 but some crumbs must have got in as well10 the ,hatter grumbled3 8you shouldn't have put it in with the bread-knife40 ,the ,march ,hare took the watch and looked at it gloomily3 then he dipped it into his cup of tea1 and looked at it again3 but he could think of nothing better to say than his first remark1 8,it was the .1best butter1 you know40 ,alice had been looking over his shoulder with some curiosity4 8,what a funny watch60 she remarked4 8,it tells the day of the month1 and doesn't tell what o'clock it is60 8,why should it80 muttered the ,hatter4 8,does .1your watch tell you what year it is80 8,of course not10 ,alice replied very readily3 8but that's because it stays the same year for such a long time together40 8,which is just the case with .1mine10 said the ,hatter4 ,alice felt dreadfully puzzled4 ,the ,hatter's remark seemed to have no sort of meaning in it1 and yet it was certainly ,english4 8,i don't quite understand you10 she said1 as politely as she could4 8,the ,dormouse is asleep again10 said the ,hatter1 and he poured a little hot tea upon its nose4 ,the ,dormouse shook its head impatiently1 and said1 without opening its eyes1 8,of course1 of course2 just what ,i was going to remark myself40 8,have you guessed the riddle yet80 the ,hatter said1 turning to ,alice again4 8,no1 ,i give it up10 ,alice replied3 8what's the answer80 8,i haven't the slightest idea10 said the ,hatter4 8,nor ,i10 said the ,march ,hare4 ,alice sighed wearily4 8,i think you might do something better with the time10 she said1 8than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers40 8,if you knew ,time as well as ,i do10 said the ,hatter1 8you wouldn't talk about wasting .1it4 ,it's .1him40 8,i don't know what you mean10 said ,alice4 8,of course you don't60 the ,hatter said1 tossing his head contemptuously4 8,i dare say you never even spoke to ,time60 8,perhaps not10 ,alice cautiously replied3 8but ,i know ,i have to beat time when ,i learn music40 8,ah6 that accounts for it10 said the ,hatter4 8,he won't stand beating4 ,now1 if you only kept on good terms with him1 he'd do almost anything you liked with the clock4 ,for instance1 suppose it were nine o'clock in the morning1 just time to begin lessons3 you'd only have to whisper a hint to ,time1 and round goes the clock in a twinkling6 ,half-past one1 time for dinner60 "<8,i only wish it was10 the ,march ,hare said to itself in a whisper4"> 8,that would be grand1 certainly10 said ,alice thoughtfully3 8but then,-,i shouldn't be hungry for it1 you know40 8,not at first1 perhaps10 said the ,hatter3 8but you could keep it to half-past one as long as you liked40 8,is that the way .1you manage80 ,alice asked4 ,the ,hatter shook his head mournfully4 8,not ,i60 he replied4 8,we quarrelled last ,march,-just before .1he went mad1 you know,-0 " 8,-it was at the great concert given by the ,queen of ,hearts1 and ,i had to sing ,8,twinkle1 twinkle1 little bat6 ,how ,i wonder what you're at6,0 ,you know the song1 perhaps80 8,i've heard something like it10 said ,alice4 8,it goes on1 you know10 the ,hatter continued1 8in this way3,- ,8,up above the world you fly1 ,like a tea-tray in the sky4 ,twinkle1 twinkle,-,00 ,here the ,dormouse shook itself1 and began singing in its sleep 8.1,twinkle1 .1twinkle1 .1twinkle1 .1twinkle.',-0 and went on so long that they had to pinch it to make it stop4 8,well1 ,i'd hardly finished the first verse10 said the ,hatter1 8when the ,queen jumped up and bawled out1 ,8,he's murdering the time6 ,off with his head6,00 8,how dreadfully savage60 exclaimed ,alice4 8,and ever since that10 the ,hatter went on in a mournful tone1 8he won't do a thing ,i ask6 ,it's always six o'clock now40 ,a bright idea came into ,alice's head4 8,is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here80 she asked4 8,yes1 that's it10 said the ,hatter with a sigh3 8it's always tea-time1 and we've no time to wash the things between whiles40 8,then you keep moving round1 ,i suppose80 said ,alice4 8,exactly so10 said the ,hatter3 8as the things get used up40 8,but what happens when you come to the beginning again80 ,alice ventured to ask4 8,suppose we change the subject10 the ,march ,hare interrupted1 yawning4 8,i'm getting tired of this4 ,i vote the young lady tells us a story40 8,i'm afraid ,i don't know one10 said ,alice1 rather alarmed at the proposal4 8,then the ,dormouse shall60 they both cried4 8,wake up1 ,dormouse60 ,and they pinched it on both sides at once4 ,the ,dormouse slowly opened his eyes4 8,i wasn't asleep10 he said in a hoarse1 feeble voice3 8,i heard every word you fellows were saying40 8,tell us a story60 said the ,march ,hare4 8,yes1 please do60 pleaded ,alice4 8,and be quick about it10 added the ,hatter1 8or you'll be asleep again before it's done40 8,once upon a time there were three little sisters10 the ,dormouse began in a great hurry2 8and their names were ,elsie1 ,lacie1 and ,tillie2 and they lived at the bottom of a well,-0 8,what did they live on80 said ,alice1 who always took a great interest in questions of eating and drinking4 8,they lived on treacle10 said the ,dormouse1 after thinking a minute or two4 8,they couldn't have done that1 you know10 ,alice gently remarked2 8they'd have been ill40 8,so they were10 said the ,dormouse2 8.1very ill40 ,alice tried to fancy to herself what such an extraordinary ways of living would be like1 but it puzzled her too much1 so she went on3 8,but why did they live at the bottom of a well80 8,take some more tea10 the ,march ,hare said to ,alice1 very earnestly4 8,i've had nothing yet10 ,alice replied in an offended tone1 8so ,i can't take more40 8,you mean you can't take .1less10 said the ,hatter3 8it's very easy to take .1more than nothing40 8,nobody asked .1your opinion10 said ,alice4 8,who's making personal remarks now80 the ,hatter asked triumphantly4 ,alice did not quite know what to say to this3 so she helped herself to some tea and bread-and-butter1 and then turned to the ,dormouse1 and repeated her question4 8,why did they live at the bottom of a well80 ,the ,dormouse again took a minute or two to think about it1 and then said1 8,it was a treacle-well40 8,there's no such thing60 ,alice was beginning very angrily1 but the ,hatter and the ,march ,hare went 8,sh6 sh60 and the ,dormouse sulkily remarked1 8,if you can't be civil1 you'd better finish the story for yourself40 8,no1 please go on60 ,alice said very humbly2 8,i won't interrupt again4 ,i dare say there may be .1one40 8,one1 indeed60 said the ,dormouse indignantly4 ,however1 he consented to go on4 8,and so these three little sisters,-they were learning to draw1 you know,-0 8,what did they draw80 said ,alice1 quite forgetting her promise4 8,treacle10 said the ,dormouse1 without considering at all this time4 8,i want a clean cup10 interrupted the ,hatter3 8let's all move one place on40 ,he moved on as he spoke1 and the ,dormouse followed him3 the ,march ,hare moved into the ,dormouse's place1 and ,alice rather unwillingly took the place of the ,march ,hare4 ,the ,hatter was the only one who got any advantage from the change3 and ,alice was a good deal worse off than before1 as the ,march ,hare had just upset the milk-jug into his plate4 ,alice did not wish to offend the ,dormouse again1 so she began very cautiously3 8,but ,i don't understand4 ,where did they draw the treacle from80 8,you can draw water out of a water-well10 said the ,hatter2 8so ,i should think you could draw treacle out of a treacle-well,-eh1 stupid80 8,but they were .1in the well10 ,alice said to the ,dormouse1 not choosing to notice this last remark4 8,of course they were10 said the ,dormouse2 8,-well in40 ,this answer so confused poor ,alice1 that she let the ,dormouse go on for some time without interrupting it4 8,they were learning to draw10 the ,dormouse went on1 yawning and rubbing its eyes1 for it was getting very sleepy2 8and they drew all manner of things,-everything that begins with an ,m,-0 8,why with an ,m80 said ,alice4 8,why not80 said the ,march ,hare4 ,alice was silent4 ,the ,dormouse had closed its eyes by this time1 and was going off into a doze2 but1 on being pinched by the ,hatter1 it woke up again with a little shriek1 and went on3 8,-that begins with an ,m1 such as mouse-traps1 and the moon1 and memory1 and muchness,-you know you say things are 8much of a muchness0,-did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness80 8,really1 now you ask me10 said ,alice1 very much confused1 8,i don't think,-0 8,then you shouldn't talk10 said the ,hatter4 ,this piece of rudeness was more than ,alice could bear3 she got up in great disgust1 and walked off2 the ,dormouse fell asleep instantly1 and neither of the others took the least notice of her going1 though she looked back once or twice1 half hoping that they would call after her3 the last time she saw them1 they were trying to put the ,dormouse into the teapot4 8,at any rate ,i'll never go .1there again60 said ,alice as she picked her way through the wood4 8,it's the stupidest tea-party ,i ever was at in all my life60 ,just as she said this1 she noticed that one of the trees had a door leading right into it4 8,that's very curious60 she thought4 8,but everything's curious today4 ,i think ,i may as well go in at once40 ,and in she went4 ,once more she found herself in the long hall1 and close to the little glass table4 8,now1 ,i'll manage better this time10 she said to herself1 and began by taking the little golden key1 and unlocking the door that led into the garden4 ,then she went to work nibbling at the mushroom " till she was about a foot high3 then she walked down the little passage3 and .1then.',-she found herself at last in the beautiful garden1 among the bright flower-beds and the cool fountains4 ,,chapter ,,viii4 ,the ,queen's ,croquet-,grou nd ,a large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden3 the roses growing on it were white1 but there were three gardeners at it1 busily painting them red4 ,alice thought this a very curious thing1 and she went nearer to watch them1 and just as she came up to them she heard one of them say1 8,look out now1 ,five6 ,don't go splashing paint over me like that60 8,i couldn't help it10 said ,five1 in a sulky tone2 8,seven jogged my elbow40 ,on which ,seven looked up and said1 8,that's right1 ,five6 ,always lay the blame on others60 8.1,you'd better not talk60 said ,five4 8,i heard the ,queen say only yesterday you deserved to be beheaded60 8,what for80 said the one who had spoken first4 8,that's none of .1your business1 ,two60 said ,seven4 8,yes1 it .1is his business60 said ,five1 8and ,i'll tell him,-it was for bringing the cook tulip-roots instead of onions40 ,seven flung down his brush1 and had just begun 8,well1 of all the unjust things,-0 when his eye chanced to fall upon ,alice1 as she stood watching them1 and he checked himself suddenly3 the others looked round also1 and all of them bowed low4 8,would you tell me10 said ,alice1 a little timidly1 8why you are painting those roses80 ,five and ,seven said nothing1 but looked at ,two4 ,two began in a low voice1 8,why the fact is1 you see1 ,miss1 this here ought to have been a .1red rose-tree1 and we put a white one in by mistake2 and if the ,queen was to find it out1 we should all have our heads cut off1 you know4 ,so you see1 ,miss1 we're doing our best1 afore she comes1 to,-0 ,at this moment ,five1 who had been anxiously looking across the garden1 called out 8,the ,queen6 ,the ,queen60 and the three gardeners instantly threw themselves flat upon their faces4 ,there was a sound of many footsteps1 and ,alice looked round1 eager to see the ,queen4 ,first came ten soldiers carrying clubs2 these were all shaped like the three gardeners1 oblong and flat1 with their hands and feet at the corners3 next the ten courtiers2 these were ornamented all over with diamonds1 and walked two and two1 as the soldiers did4 ,after these came the royal children2 there were ten of them1 and the little dears came jumping merrily along hand in hand1 in couples3 they were all ornamented with hearts4 ,next came the guests1 mostly ,kings and ,queens1 and among them ,alice recognised the ,white ,rabbit3 it was talking in a hurried nervous manner1 smiling at everything that was said1 and went by without noticing her4 ,then followed the ,knave of ,hearts1 carrying the ,king's crown on a crimson velvet cushion2 and1 last of all this grand procession1 came ,,,the king and queen of hearts4,' ,alice was rather doubtful whether she ought not to lie down on her face like the three gardeners1 but she could not remember ever having heard of such a rule at processions2 8and besides1 what would be the use of a procession10 thought she1 8if people had all to lie down upon their faces1 so that they couldn't see it80 ,so she stood still where she was1 and waited4 ,when the procession came opposite to ,alice1 they all stopped and looked at her1 and the ,queen said severely 8,who is this80 ,she said it to the ,knave of ,hearts1 who only bowed and smiled in reply4 8,idiot60 said the ,queen1 tossing her head impatiently2 and1 turning to ,alice1 she went on1 8,what's your name1 child80 8,my name is ,alice1 so please your ,majesty10 said ,alice very politely2 but she added1 to herself1 8,why1 they're only a pack of cards1 after all4 ,i needn't be afraid of them60 8,and who are .1these80 said the ,queen1 pointing to the three gardeners who were lying round the rose-tree2 for1 you see1 as they were lying on their faces1 and the pattern on their backs was the same as the rest of the pack1 she could not tell whether they were gardeners1 or soldiers1 or courtiers1 or three of her own children4 8,how should .2,i know80 said ,alice1 surprised at her own courage4 8,it's no business of .1mine40 ,the ,queen turned crimson with fury1 and1 after glaring at her for a moment like a wild beast1 screamed 8,off with her head6 ,off,-0 8,nonsense60 said ,alice1 very loudly and decidedly1 and the ,queen was silent4 ,the ,king laid his hand upon her arm1 and timidly said 8,consider1 my dear3 she is only a child60 ,the ,queen turned angrily away from him1 and said to the ,knave 8,turn them over60 ,the ,knave did so1 very carefully1 with one foot4 8,get up60 said the ,queen1 in a shrill1 loud voice1 and the three gardeners instantly jumped up1 and began bowing to the ,king1 the ,queen1 the royal children1 and everybody else4 8,leave off that60 screamed the ,queen4 8,you make me giddy40 ,and then1 turning to the rose-tree1 she went on1 8,what .1have you been doing here80 8,may it please your ,majesty10 said ,two1 in a very humble tone1 going down on one knee as he spoke1 8we were trying,-0 8.2,i see60 said the ,queen1 who had meanwhile been examining the roses4 8,off with their heads60 and the procession moved on1 three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners1 who ran to ,alice for protection4 8,you shan't be beheaded60 said ,alice1 and she put them into a large flower-pot that stood near4 ,the three soldiers wandered about for a minute or two1 looking for them1 and then quietly marched off after the others4 8,are their heads off80 shouted the ,queen4 8,their heads are gone1 if it please your ,majesty60 the soldiers shouted in reply4 8,that's right60 shouted the ,queen4 8,can you play croquet80 ,the soldiers were silent1 and looked at ,alice1 as the question was evidently meant for her4 8,yes60 shouted ,alice4 8,come on1 then60 roared the ,queen1 and ,alice joined the procession1 wondering very much what would happen next4 8,it's,-it's a very fine day60 said a timid voice at her side4 ,she was walking by the ,white ,rabbit1 who was peeping anxiously into her face4 8,very10 said ,alice3 8,-where's the ,duchess80 8,hush6 ,hush60 said the ,rabbit in a low1 hurried tone4 ,he looked anxiously over his shoulder as he spoke1 and then raised himself upon tiptoe1 put his mouth close to her ear1 and whispered 8,she's under sentence of execution40 8,what for80 said ,alice4 8,did you say ,8,what a pity6,080 the ,rabbit asked4 8,no1 ,i didn't10 said ,alice3 8,i don't think it's at all a pity4 ,i said ,8,what for8,00 8,she boxed the ,queen's ears,-0 the ,rabbit began4 ,alice gave a little scream of laughter4 8,oh1 hush60 the ,rabbit whispered in a frightened tone4 8,the ,queen will hear you6 ,you see1 she came rather late1 and the ,queen said,-0 8,get to your places60 shouted the ,queen in a voice of thunder1 and people began running about in all directions1 tumbling up against each other2 however1 they got settled down in a minute or two1 and the game began4 ,alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life2 it was all ridges and furrows2 the balls were live hedgehogs1 the mallets live flamingoes1 and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet1 to make the arches4 ,the chief difficulty ,alice found at first was in managing her flamingo3 she succeeded in getting its body tucked away1 comfortably enough1 under her arm1 with its legs hanging down1 but generally1 just as she had got its neck nicely straightened out1 and was going to give the hedgehog a blow with its head1 it .1would twist itself round and look up in her face1 with such a puzzled expression that she could not help bursting out laughing3 and when she had got its head down1 and was going to begin again1 it was very provoking to find that the hedgehog had unrolled itself1 and was in the act of crawling away3 besides all this1 there was generally a ridge or furrow in the way wherever she wanted to send the hedgehog to1 and1 as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground1 ,alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed4 ,the players all played at once without waiting for turns1 quarrelling all the while1 and fighting for the hedgehogs2 and in a very short time the ,queen was in a furious passion1 and went stamping about1 and shouting 8,off with his head60 or 8,off with her head60 about once in a minute4 ,alice began to feel very uneasy3 to be sure1 she had not as yet had any dispute with the ,queen1 but she knew that it might happen any minute1 8and then10 thought she1 8what would become of me8 ,they're dreadfully fond of beheading people here2 the great wonder is1 that there's any one left alive60 ,she was looking about for some way of escape1 and wondering whether she could get away without being seen1 when she noticed a curious appearance in the air3 it puzzled her very much at first1 but1 after watching it a minute or two1 she made it out to be a grin1 and she said to herself 8,it's the ,cheshire ,cat3 now ,i shall have somebody to talk to40 8,how are you getting on80 said the ,cat1 as soon as there was mouth enough for it to speak with4 ,alice waited till the eyes appeared1 and then nodded4 8,it's no use speaking to it10 she thought1 8till its ears have come1 or at least one of them40 ,in another minute the whole head appeared1 and then ,alice put down her flamingo1 and began an account of the game1 feeling very glad she had someone to listen to her4 ,the ,cat seemed to think that there was enough of it now in sight1 and no more of it appeared4 8,i don't think they play at all fairly10 ,alice began1 in rather a complaining tone1 8and they all quarrel so dreadfully one can't hear oneself speak,-and they don't seem to have any rules in particular2 at least1 if there are1 nobody attends to them,-and you've no idea how confusing it is all the things being alive2 for instance1 there's the arch ,i've got to go through next walking about at the other end of the ground,-and ,i should have croqueted the ,queen's hedgehog just now1 only it ran away when it saw mine coming60 8,how do you like the ,queen80 said the ,cat in a low voice4 8,not at all10 said ,alice3 8she's so extremely,-0 ,just then she noticed that the ,queen was close behind her1 listening3 so she went on1 8,-likely to win1 that it's hardly worth while finishing the game40 ,the ,queen smiled and passed on4 8,who .1are you talking to80 said the ,king1 going up to ,alice1 and looking at the ,cat's head with great curiosity4 8,it's a friend of mine,-a ,cheshire ,cat10 said ,alice3 8allow me to introduce it40 8,i don't like the look of it at all10 said the ,king3 8however1 it may kiss my hand if it likes40 8,i'd rather not10 the ,cat remarked4 8,don't be impertinent10 said the ,king1 8and don't look at me like that60 ,he got behind ,alice as he spoke4 8,a cat may look at a king10 said ,alice4 8,i've read that in some book1 but ,i don't remember where40 8,well1 it must be removed10 said the ,king very decidedly1 and he called the ,queen1 who was passing at the moment1 8,my dear6 ,i wish you would have this cat removed60 ,the ,queen had only one way of settling all difficulties1 great or small4 8,off with his head60 she said1 without even looking round4 8,i'll fetch the executioner myself10 said the ,king eagerly1 and he hurried off4 ,alice thought she might as well go back1 and see how the game was going on1 as she heard the ,queen's voice in the distance1 screaming with passion4 ,she had already heard her sentence three of the players to be executed for having missed their turns1 and she did not like the look of things at all1 as the game was in such confusion that she never knew whether it was her turn or not4 ,so she went in search of her hedgehog4 ,the hedgehog was engaged in a fight with another hedgehog1 which seemed to ,alice an excellent opportunity for croqueting one of them with the other3 the only difficulty was1 that her flamingo was gone across to the other side of the garden1 where ,alice could see it trying in a helpless sort of way to fly up into a tree4 ,by the time she had caught the flamingo and brought it back1 the fight was over1 and both the hedgehogs were out of sight3 8but it doesn't matter much10 thought ,alice1 8as all the arches are gone from this side of the ground40 ,so she tucked it away under her arm1 that it might not escape again1 and went back for a little more conversation with her friend4 ,when she got back to the ,cheshire ,cat1 she was surprised to find quite a large crowd collected round it3 there was a dispute going on between the executioner1 the ,king1 and the ,queen1 who were all talking at once1 while all the rest were quite silent1 and looked very uncomfortable4 ,the moment ,alice appeared1 she was appealed to by all three to settle the question1 and they repeated their arguments to her1 though1 as they all spoke at once1 she found it very hard indeed to make out exactly what they said4 ,the executioner's argument was1 that you couldn't cut off a head unless there was a body to cut it off from3 that he had never had to do such a thing before1 and he wasn't going to begin at .1his time of life4 ,the ,king's argument was1 that anything that had a head could be beheaded1 and that you weren't to talk nonsense4 ,the ,queen's argument was1 that if something wasn't done about it in less than no time she'd have everybody executed1 all round4 "<,it was this last remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious4"> ,alice could think of nothing else to say but 8,it belongs to the ,duchess3 you'd better ask .1her about it40 8,she's in prison10 the ,queen said to the executioner3 8fetch her here40 ,and the executioner went off like an arrow4 ,the ,cat's head began fading away the moment he was gone1 and1 by the time he had come back with the ,duchess1 it had entirely disappeared2 so the ,king and the executioner ran wildly up and down looking for it1 while the rest of the party went back to the game4 ,,chapter ,,ix4 ,the ,mock ,turtle's ,story 8,you can't think how glad ,i am to see you again1 you dear old thing60 said the ,duchess1 as she tucked her arm affectionately into ,alice's1 and they walked off together4 ,alice was very glad to find her in such a pleasant temper1 and thought to herself that perhaps it was only the pepper that had made her so savage when they met in the kitchen4 8,when .1,i'm a ,duchess10 she said to herself1 "1 8,i won't have any pepper in my kitchen .1at .1all4 ,soup does very well without,-,maybe it's always pepper that makes people hot-tempered10 she went on1 very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule1 8and vinegar that makes them sour,-and camomile that makes them bitter,-and,-and barley-sugar and such things that make children sweet-tempered4 ,i only wish people knew .1that3 then they wouldn't be so stingy about it1 you know,-0 ,she had quite forgotten the ,duchess by this time1 and was a little startled when she heard her voice close to her ear4 8,you're thinking about something1 my dear1 and that makes you forget to talk4 ,i can't tell you just now what the moral of that is1 but ,i shall remember it in a bit40 8,perhaps it hasn't one10 ,alice ventured to remark4 8,tut1 tut1 child60 said the ,duchess4 8,everything's got a moral1 if only you can find it40 ,and she squeezed herself up closer to ,alice's side as she spoke4 ,alice did not much like keeping so close to her3 first1 because the ,duchess was .1very ugly2 and secondly1 because she was exactly the right height to rest her chin upon ,alice's shoulder1 and it was an uncomfortably sharp chin4 ,however1 she did not like to be rude1 so she bore it as well as she could4 8,the game's going on rather better now10 she said1 by way of keeping up the conversation a little4 8,0,tis so10 said the ,duchess3 8and the moral of that is,-,8,oh1 ,0tis love1 ,0tis love1 that makes the world go round6,00 8,somebody said10 ,alice whispered1 8that it's done by everybody minding their own business60 8,ah1 well6 ,it means much the same thing10 said the ,duchess1 digging her sharp little chin into ,alice's shoulder as she added1 8and the moral of .1that is,-,8,take care of the sense1 and the sounds will take care of themselves4,00 8,how fond she is of finding morals in things60 ,alice thought to herself4 8,i dare say you're wondering why ,i don't put my arm round your waist10 the ,duchess said after a pause3 8the reason is1 that ,i'm doubtful about the temper of your flamingo4 ,shall ,i try the experiment80 8,he might bite10 ,alice cautiously replied1 not feeling at all anxious to have the experiment tried4 8,very true10 said the ,duchess3 8flamingoes and mustard both bite4 ,and the moral of that is,-,8,birds of a feather flock together4,00 8,only mustard isn't a bird10 ,alice remarked4 8,right1 as usual10 said the ,duchess3 8what a clear way you have of putting things60 8,it's a mineral1 ,i .1think10 said ,alice4 8,of course it is10 said the ,duchess1 who seemed ready to agree to everything that ,alice said2 8there's a large mustard-mine near here4 ,and the moral of that is,-,8,the more there is of mine1 the less there is of yours4,00 8,oh1 ,i know60 exclaimed ,alice1 who had not attended to this last remark1 8it's a vegetable4 ,it doesn't look like one1 but it is40 8,i quite agree with you10 said the ,duchess2 8and the moral of that is,-,8,be what you would seem to be,0,-or if you'd like it put more simply,-,8,never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise4,00 8,i think ,i should understand that better10 ,alice said very politely1 8if ,i had it written down3 but ,i can't quite follow it as you say it40 8,that's nothing to what ,i could say if ,i chose10 the ,duchess replied1 in a pleased tone4 8,pray don't trouble yourself to say it any longer than that10 said ,alice4 8,oh1 don't talk about trouble60 said the ,duchess4 8,i make you a present of everything ,i've said as yet40 8,a cheap sort of present60 thought ,alice4 8,i'm glad they don't give birthday presents like that60 ,but she did not venture to say it out loud4 8,thinking again80 the ,duchess asked1 with another dig of her sharp little chin4 8,i've a right to think10 said ,alice sharply1 for she was beginning to feel a little worried4 8,just about as much right10 said the ,duchess1 8as pigs have to fly2 and the m,-0 ,but here1 to ,alice's great surprise1 the ,duchess's voice died away1 even in the middle of her favourite word ,8moral1,0 and the arm that was linked into hers began to tremble4 ,alice looked up1 and there stood the ,queen in front of them1 with her arms folded1 frowning like a thunderstorm4 8,a fine day1 your ,majesty60 the ,duchess began in a low1 weak voice4 8,now1 ,i give you fair warning10 shouted the ,queen1 stamping on the ground as she spoke2 8either you or your head must be off1 and that in about half no time6 ,take your choice60 ,the ,duchess took her choice1 and was gone in a moment4 8,let's go on with the game10 the ,queen said to ,alice2 and ,alice was too much frightened to say a word1 but slowly followed her back to the croquet-ground4 ,the other guests had taken advantage of the ,queen's absence1 and were resting in the shade3 however1 the moment they saw her1 they hurried back to the game1 the ,queen merely remarking that a moment's delay would cost them their lives4 ,all the time they were playing the ,queen never left off quarrelling with the other players1 and shouting 8,off with his head60 or 8,off with her head60 ,those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers1 who of course had to leave off being arches to do this1 so that by the end of half an hour or so there were no arches left1 and all the players1 except the ,king1 the ,queen1 and ,alice1 were in custody and under sentence of execution4 ,then the ,queen left off1 quite out of breath1 and said to ,alice1 8,have you seen the ,mock ,turtle yet80 8,no10 said ,alice4 8,i don't even know what a ,mock ,turtle is40 8,it's the thing ,mock ,turtle ,soup is made from10 said the ,queen4 8,i never saw one1 or heard of one10 said ,alice4 8,come on1 then10 said the ,queen1 8and he shall tell you his history10 ,as they walked off together1 ,alice heard the ,king say in a low voice1 to the company generally1 8,you are all pardoned40 8,come1 .1that's a good thing60 she said to herself1 for she had felt quite unhappy at the number of executions the ,queen had ordered4 ,they very soon came upon a ,gryphon1 lying fast asleep in the sun4 "<,if you don't know what a ,gryphon is1 look at the picture4"> 8,up1 lazy thing60 said the ,queen1 8and take this young lady to see the ,mock ,turtle1 and to hear his history4 ,i must go back and see after some executions ,i have ordered20 and she walked off1 leaving ,alice alone with the ,gryphon4 ,alice did not quite like the look of the creature1 but on the whole she thought it would be quite as safe to stay with it as to go after that savage ,queen3 so she waited4 ,the ,gryphon sat up and rubbed its eyes3 then it watched the ,queen till she was out of sight3 then it chuckled4 8,what fun60 said the ,gryphon1 half to itself1 half to ,alice4 8,what .1is the fun80 said ,alice4 8,why1 .1she10 said the ,gryphon4 8,it's all her fancy1 that3 they never executes nobody1 you know4 ,come on60 8,everybody says ,8come on6,0 here10 thought ,alice1 as she went slowly after it3 8,i never was so ordered about in all my life1 never60 ,they had not gone far before they saw the ,mock ,turtle in the distance1 sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock1 and1 as they came nearer1 ,alice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break4 ,she pitied him deeply4 8,what is his sorrow80 she asked the ,gryphon1 and the ,gryphon answered1 very nearly in the same words as before1 8,it's all his fancy1 that3 he hasn't got no sorrow1 you know4 ,come on60 ,so they went up to the ,mock ,turtle1 who looked at them with large eyes full of tears1 but said nothing4 8,this here young lady10 said the ,gryphon1 8she wants for to know your history1 she do40 8,i'll tell it her10 said the ,mock ,turtle in a deep1 hollow tone3 8sit down1 both of you1 and don't speak a word till ,i've finished40 ,so they sat down1 and nobody spoke for some minutes4 ,alice thought to herself1 8,i don't see how he can .1ever finish1 if he doesn't begin40 ,but she waited patiently4 8,once10 said the ,mock ,turtle at last1 with a deep sigh1 8,i was a real ,turtle40 ,these words were followed by a very long silence1 broken only by an occasional exclamation of 8,hjckrrh60 from the ,gryphon1 and the constant heavy sobbing of the ,mock ,turtle4 ,alice was very nearly getting up and saying1 8,thank you1 sir1 for your interesting story10 but she could not help thinking there .1must be more to come1 so she sat still and said nothing4 8,when we were little10 the ,mock ,turtle went on at last1 more calmly1 though still sobbing a little now and then1 8we went to school in the sea4 ,the master was an old ,turtle,-we used to call him ,tortoise,-0 8,why did you call him ,tortoise1 if he wasn't one80 ,alice asked4 8,we called him ,tortoise because he taught us10 said the ,mock ,turtle angrily3 8really you are very dull60 8,you ought to be ashamed of yourself for asking such a simple question10 added the ,gryphon2 and then they both sat silent and looked at poor ,alice1 who felt ready to sink into the earth4 ,at last the ,gryphon said to the ,mock ,turtle1 8,drive on1 old fellow6 ,don't be all day about it60 and he went on in these words3 8,yes1 we went to school in the sea1 though you mayn't believe it,-0 8,i never said ,i didn't60 interrupted ,alice4 8,you did10 said the ,mock ,turtle4 8,hold your tongue60 added the ,gryphon1 before ,alice could speak again4 ,the ,mock ,turtle went on4 8,we had the best of educations,-in fact1 we went to school every day,-0 8.1,i've been to a day-school1 too10 said ,alice2 8you needn't be so proud as all that40 8,with extras80 asked the ,mock ,turtle a little anxiously4 8,yes10 said ,alice1 8we learned ,french and music40 8,and washing80 said the ,mock ,turtle4 8,certainly not60 said ,alice indignantly4 8,ah6 then yours wasn't a really good school10 said the ,mock ,turtle in a tone of great relief4 8,now at .1ours they had at the end of the bill1 ,8,french1 music1 .1and .1washing.' ,-extra4,00 8,you couldn't have wanted it much10 said ,alice2 8living at the bottom of the sea40 8,i couldn't afford to learn it40 said the ,mock ,turtle with a sigh4 8,i only took the regular course40 8,what was that80 inquired ,alice4 8,reeling and ,writhing1 of course1 to begin with10 the ,mock ,turtle replied2 8and then the different branches of ,arithmetic,-,ambiti on1 ,distraction1 ,uglification1 and ,derision40 8,i never heard of ,8,uglification1,00 ,alice ventured to say4 8,what is it80 ,the ,gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise4 8,what6 ,never heard of uglifying60 it exclaimed4 8,you know what to beautify is1 ,i suppose80 8,yes10 said ,alice doubtfully3 8it means,-to,-make,-any thing,-prettier40 8,well1 then10 the ,gryphon went on1 8if you don't know what to uglify is1 you .1are a simpleton40 ,alice did not feel encouraged to ask any more questions about it1 so she turned to the ,mock ,turtle1 and said 8,what else had you to learn80 8,well1 there was ,mystery10 the ,mock ,turtle replied1 counting off the subjects on his flappers1 8,-,mystery1 ancient and modern1 with ,seaography3 then ,drawling,-the ,drawling-master was an old conger-eel1 that used to come once a week3 .1he taught us ,drawling1 ,stretching1 and ,fainting in ,coils40 8,what was .1that like80 said ,alice4 8,well1 ,i can't show it you myself10 the ,mock ,turtle said3 8,i'm too stiff4 ,and the ,gryphon never learnt it40 8,hadn't time10 said the ,gryphon3 8,i went to the ,classics master1 though4 ,he was an old crab1 .1he was40 8,i never went to him10 the ,mock ,turtle said with a sigh3 8he taught ,laughing and ,grief1 they used to say40 8,so he did1 so he did10 said the ,gryphon1 sighing in his turn2 and both creatures hid their faces in their paws4 8,and how many hours a day did you do lessons80 said ,alice1 in a hurry to change the subject4 8,ten hours the first day10 said the ,mock ,turtle3 8nine the next1 and so on40 8,what a curious plan60 exclaimed ,alice4 8,that's the reason they're called lessons10 the ,gryphon remarked3 8because they lessen from day to day40 ,this was quite a new idea to ,alice1 and she thought it over a little before she made her next remark4 8,then the eleventh day must have been a holiday80 8,of course it was10 said the ,mock ,turtle4 8,and how did you manage on the twelfth80 ,alice went on eagerly4 8,that's enough about lessons10 the ,gryphon interrupted in a very decided tone3 8tell her something about the games now40 ,,chapter ,x4 ,the ,lobster ,quadrille ,the ,mock ,turtle sighed deeply1 and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes4 ,he looked at ,alice1 and tried to speak1 but for a minute or two sobs choked his voice4 8,same as if he had a bone in his throat10 said the ,gryphon3 and it set to work shaking him and punching him in the back4 ,at last the ,mock ,turtle recovered his voice1 and1 with tears running down his cheeks1 he went on again3,- 8,you may not have lived much under the sea,-0 "<8,i haven't10 said ,alice">,-8and perhaps you were never even introduced to a lobster,-0 "<,alice began to say 8,i once tasted,-0 but checked herself hastily1 and said 8,no1 never0"> 8,-so you can have no idea what a delightful thing a ,lobster ,quadrille is60 8,no1 indeed10 said ,alice4 8,what sort of a dance is it80 8,why10 said the ,gryphon1 8you first form into a line along the sea-shore,-0 8,two lines60 cried the ,mock ,turtle4 8,seals1 turtles1 salmon1 and so on2 then1 when you've cleared all the jelly-fish out of the way,-0 8.1,that generally takes some time10 interrupted the ,gryphon4 8,-you advance twice,-0 8,each with a lobster as a partner60 cried the ,gryphon4 8,of course10 the ,mock ,turtle said3 8advance twice1 set to partners,-0 8,-change lobsters1 and retire in same order10 continued the ,gryphon4 8,then1 you know10 the ,mock ,turtle went on1 8you throw the,-0 8,the lobsters60 shouted the ,gryphon1 with a bound into the air4 8,-as far out to sea as you can,-0 8,swim after them60 screamed the ,gryphon4 8,turn a somersault in the sea60 cried the ,mock ,turtle1 capering wildly about4 8,change lobsters again60 yelled the ,gryphon at the top of its voice4 8,back to land again1 and that's all the first figure10 said the ,mock ,turtle1 suddenly dropping his voice2 and the two creatures1 who had been jumping about like mad things all this time1 sat down again very sadly and quietly1 and looked at ,alice4 8,it must be a very pretty dance10 said ,alice timidly4 8,would you like to see a little of it80 said the ,mock ,turtle4 8,very much indeed10 said ,alice4 8,come1 let's try the first figure60 said the ,mock ,turtle to the ,gryphon4 8,we can do without lobsters1 you know4 ,which shall sing80 8,oh1 .1you sing10 said the ,gryphon4 8,i've forgotten the words40 ,so they began solemnly dancing round and round ,alice1 every now and then treading on her toes when they passed too close1 and waving their forepaws to mark the time1 while the ,mock ,turtle sang this1 very slowly and sadly3,- 8,will you walk a little faster80 said a whiting to a snail4 8,there's a porpoise close behind us1 and he's treading on my tail4 ,see how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance6 ,they are waiting on the shingle,-will you come and join the dance8 ,will you1 won't you1 will you1 won't you1 will you join the dance8 ,will you1 won't you1 will you1 won't you1 won't you join the dance8 8,you can really have no notion how delightful it will be ,when they take us up and throw us1 with the lobsters1 out to sea60 ,but the snail replied 8,too far1 too far60 and gave a look askance,- ,said he thanked the whiting kindly1 but he would not join the dance4 ,would not1 could not1 would not1 could not1 would not join the dance4 ,would not1 could not1 would not1 could not1 could not join the dance4 8,what matters it how far we go80 his scaly friend replied4 8,there is another shore1 you know1 upon the other side4 ,the further off from ,england the nearer is to ,france,- ,then turn not pale1 beloved snail1 but come and join the dance4 ,will you1 won't you1 will you1 won't you1 will you join the dance8 ,will you1 won't you1 will you1 won't you1 won't you join the dance80 8,thank you1 it's a very interesting dance to watch10 said ,alice1 feeling very glad that it was over at last3 8and ,i do so like that curious song about the whiting60 8,oh1 as to the whiting10 said the ,mock ,turtle1 8they,-you've seen them1 of course80 8,yes10 said ,alice1 8,i've often seen them at dinn,-0 she checked herself hastily4 8,i don't know where ,dinn may be10 said the ,mock ,turtle1 8but if you've seen them so often1 of course you know what they're like40 8,i believe so10 ,alice replied thoughtfully4 8,they have their tails in their mouths,-and they're all over crumbs40 8,you're wrong about the crumbs10 said the ,mock ,turtle3 8crumbs would all wash off in the sea4 ,but they .1have their tails in their mouths2 and the reason is,-0 here the ,mock ,turtle yawned and shut his eyes4,-8,tell her about the reason and all that10 he said to the ,gryphon4 8,the reason is10 said the ,gryphon1 8that they .1would go with the lobsters to the dance4 ,so they got thrown out to sea4 ,so they had to fall a long way4 ,so they got their tails fast in their mouths4 ,so they couldn't get them out again4 ,that's all40 8,thank you10 said ,alice1 8it's very interesting4 ,i never knew so much about a whiting before40 8,i can tell you more than that1 if you like10 said the ,gryphon4 8,do you know why it's called a whiting80 8,i never thought about it10 said ,alice4 8,why80 8.1,it .7does the boots and shoes10.' the ,gryphon replied very solemnly4 ,alice was thoroughly puzzled4 8,does the boots and shoes60 she repeated in a wondering tone4 8,why1 what are .1your shoes done with80 said the ,gryphon4 8,i mean1 what makes them so shiny80 ,alice looked down at them1 and considered a little before she gave her answer4 8,they're done with blacking1 ,i believe40 8,boots and shoes under the sea10 the ,gryphon went on in a deep voice1 8are done with a whiting4 ,now you know40 8,and what are they made of80 ,alice asked in a tone of great curiosity4 8,soles and eels1 of course10 the ,gryphon replied rather impatiently3 8any shrimp could have told you that40 8,if ,i'd been the whiting10 said ,alice1 whose thoughts were still running on the song1 8,i'd have said to the porpoise1 ,8,keep back1 please3 we don't want .1you with us6,00 8,they were obliged to have him with them10 the ,mock ,turtle said3 8no wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise40 8,wouldn't it really80 said ,alice in a tone of great surprise4 8,of course not10 said the ,mock ,turtle3 8why1 if a fish came to .1me1 and told me he was going a journey1 ,i should say ,8,with what porpoise8,00 8,don't you mean ,8purpose,080 said ,alice4 8,i mean what ,i say10 the ,mock ,turtle replied in an offended tone4 ,and the ,gryphon added 8,come1 let's hear some of .1your adventures40 8,i could tell you my adventures,-beginnin g from this morning10 said ,alice a little timidly3 8but it's no use going back to yesterday1 because ,i was a different person then40 8,explain all that10 said the ,mock ,turtle4 8,no1 no6 ,the adventures first10 said the ,gryphon in an impatient tone3 8explanations take such a dreadful time40 ,so ,alice began telling them her adventures from the time when she first saw the ,white ,rabbit4 ,she was a little nervous about it just at first1 the two creatures got so close to her1 one on each side1 and opened their eyes and mouths so .1very wide1 but she gained courage as she went on4 ,her listeners were perfectly quiet till she got to the part about her repeating 8.1,you .7are old1 ,father ,william10.' to the ,caterpillar1 and the words all coming different1 and then the ,mock ,turtle drew a long breath1 and said 8,that's very curious40 8,it's all about as curious as it can be10 said the ,gryphon4 8,it all came different60 the ,mock ,turtle repeated thoughtfully4 8,i should like to hear her try and repeat something now4 ,tell her to begin40 ,he looked at the ,gryphon as if he thought it had some kind of authority over ,alice4 8,stand up and repeat ,8,0.1,tis .7the voice of the sluggard1,00.' said the ,gryphon4 8,how the creatures order one about1 and make one repeat lessons60 thought ,alice2 8,i might as well be at school at once40 ,however1 she got up1 and began to repeat it1 but her head was so full of the ,lobster ,quadrille1 that she hardly knew what she was saying1 and the words came very queer indeed3,- 8',tis the voice of the ,lobster2 ,i heard him declare1 8,you have baked me too brown1 ,i must sugar my hair40 ,as a duck with its eyelids1 so he with his nose ,trims his belt and his buttons1 and turns out his toes40 . 8,that's different from what .2,i used to say when ,i was a child10 said the ,gryphon4 8,well1 ,i never heard it before10 said the ,mock ,turtle2 8but it sounds uncommon nonsense40 ,alice said nothing2 she had sat down with her face in her hands1 wondering if anything would .1ever happen in a natural way again4 8,i should like to have it explained10 said the ,mock ,turtle4 8,she can't explain it10 said the ,gryphon hastily4 8,go on with the next verse40 8,but about his toes80 the ,mock ,turtle persisted4 8,how .1could he turn them out with his nose1 you know80 8,it's the first position in dancing40 ,alice said2 but was dreadfully puzzled by the whole thing1 and longed to change the subject4 8,go on with the next verse10 the ,gryphon repeated impatiently3 8it begins ,8.2,i .7passed by his garden4,00.' ,alice did not dare to disobey1 though she felt sure it would all come wrong1 and she went on in a trembling voice3,- 8,i passed by his garden1 and marked1 with one eye1 ,how the ,owl and the ,panther were sharing a pie,-0 . 8,what .1is the use of repeating all that stuff10 the ,mock ,turtle interrupted1 8if you don't explain it as you go on8 ,it's by far the most confusing thing .2,i ever heard60 8,yes1 ,i think you'd better leave off10 said the ,gryphon3 and ,alice was only too glad to do so4 8,shall we try another figure of the ,lobster ,quadrille80 the ,gryphon went on4 8,or would you like the ,mock ,turtle to sing you a song80 8,oh1 a song1 please1 if the ,mock ,turtle would be so kind10 ,alice replied1 so eagerly that the ,gryphon said1 in a rather offended tone1 8,hm6 ,no accounting for tastes6 ,sing her ,8.1,turtle .1,soup1,0 will you1 old fellow80 ,the ,mock ,turtle sighed deeply1 and began1 in a voice sometimes choked with sobs1 to sing this3,- 8,beautiful ,soup1 so rich and green1 ,waiting in a hot tureen6 ,who for such dainties would not stoop8 ,soup of the evening1 beautiful ,soup6 ,soup of the evening1 beautiful ,soup6 ,beau,-ootiful ,soo,-oop6 ,beau,-ootiful ,soo,-oop6 ,soo,-oop of the e,-e,-evening1 ,beautiful1 beautiful ,soup6 8,beautiful ,soup6 ,who cares for fish1 ,game1 or any other dish8 ,who would not give all else for two p ennyworth only of beautiful ,soup8 ,pennyworth only of beautiful ,soup8 ,beau,-ootiful ,soo,-oop6 ,beau,-ootiful ,soo,-oop6 ,soo,-oop of the e,-e,-evening1 ,beautiful1 beauti,-,,ful ,,soup60 8,chorus again60 cried the ,gryphon1 and the ,mock ,turtle had just begun to repeat it1 when a cry of 8,the trial's beginning60 was heard in the distance4 8,come on60 cried the ,gryphon1 and1 taking ,alice by the hand1 it hurried off1 without waiting for the end of the song4 8,what trial is it80 ,alice panted as she ran2 but the ,gryphon only answered 8,come on60 and ran the faster1 while more and more faintly came1 carried on the breeze that followed them1 the melancholy words3,- 8,soo,-oop of the e,-e,-evening1 ,beautiful1 beautiful ,soup60 ,,chapter ,,xi4 ,who ,stole the ,tarts8 ,the ,king and ,queen of ,hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived1 with a great crowd assembled about them,-all sorts of little birds and beasts1 as well as the whole pack of cards3 the ,knave was standing before them1 in chains1 with a soldier on each side to guard him2 and near the ,king was the ,white ,rabbit1 with a trumpet in one hand1 and a scroll of parchment in the other4 ,in the very middle of the court was a table1 with a large dish of tarts upon it3 they looked so good1 that it made ,alice quite hungry to look at them,-8,i wish they'd get the trial done10 she thought1 8and hand round the refreshments60 ,but there seemed to be no chance of this1 so she began looking at everything about her1 to pass away the time4 ,alice had never been in a court of justice before1 but she had read about them in books1 and she was quite pleased to find that she knew the name of nearly everything there4 8,that's the judge10 she said to herself1 8because of his great wig40 ,the judge1 by the way1 was the ,king2 and as he wore his crown over the wig1 " he did not look at all comfortable1 and it was certainly not becoming4 8,and that's the jury-box10 thought ,alice1 8and those twelve creatures10 " 8,i suppose they are the jurors40 ,she said this last word two or three times over to herself1 being rather proud of it3 for she thought1 and rightly too1 that very few little girls of her age knew the meaning of it at all4 ,however1 8jury-men0 would have done just as well4 ,the twelve jurors were all writing very busily on slates4 8,what are they doing80 ,alice whispered to the ,gryphon4 8,they can't have anything to put down yet1 before the trial's begun40 8,they're putting down their names10 the ,gryphon whispered in reply1 8for fear they should forget them before the end of the trial40 8,stupid things60 ,alice began in a loud1 indignant voice1 but she stopped hastily1 for the ,white ,rabbit cried out1 8,silence in the court60 and the ,king put on his spectacles and looked anxiously round1 to make out who was talking4 ,alice could see1 as well as if she were looking over their shoulders1 that all the jurors were writing down 8stupid things60 on their slates1 and she could even make out that one of them didn't know how to spell 8stupid10 and that he had to ask his neighbour to tell him4 8,a nice muddle their slates'll be in before the trial's over60 thought ,alice4 ,one of the jurors had a pencil that squeaked4 ,this of course1 ,alice could .1not stand1 and she went round the court and got behind him1 and very soon found an opportunity of taking it away4 ,she did it so quickly that the poor little juror " could not make out at all what had become of it2 so1 after hunting all about for it1 he was obliged to write with one finger for the rest of the day2 and this was of very little use1 as it left no mark on the slate4 8,herald1 read the accusation60 said the ,king4 ,on this the ,white ,rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet1 and then unrolled the parchment scroll1 and read as follows3,- 8,the ,queen of ,hearts1 she made some tarts1 ,all on a summer day3 ,the ,knave of ,hearts1 he stole those tarts1 ,and took them quite away60 8,consider your verdict10 the ,king said to the jury4 8,not yet1 not yet60 the ,rabbit hastily interrupted4 8,there's a great deal to come before that60 8,call the first witness10 said the ,king2 and the ,white ,rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet1 and called out1 8,first witness60 ,the first witness was the ,hatter4 ,he came in with a teacup in one hand and a piece of bread-and-butter in the other4 8,i beg pardon1 your ,majesty10 he began1 8for bringing these in3 but ,i hadn't quite finished my tea when ,i was sent for40 8,you ought to have finished10 said the ,king4 8,when did you begin80 ,the ,hatter looked at the ,march ,hare1 who had followed him into the court1 arm-in-arm with the ,dormouse4 8,fourteenth of ,march1 ,i .1think it was10 he said4 8,fifteenth10 said the ,march ,hare4 8,sixteenth10 added the ,dormouse4 8,write that down10 the ,king said to the jury1 and the jury eagerly wrote down all three dates on their slates1 and then added them up1 and reduced the answer to shillings and pence4 8,take off your hat10 the ,king said to the ,hatter4 8,it isn't mine10 said the ,hatter4 8.1,stolen60 the ,king exclaimed1 turning to the jury1 who instantly made a memorandum of the fact4 8,i keep them to sell10 the ,hatter added as an explanation2 8,i've none of my own4 ,i'm a hatter40 ,here the ,queen put on her spectacles1 and began staring at the ,hatter1 who turned pale and fidgeted4 8,give your evidence10 said the ,king2 8and don't be nervous1 or ,i'll have you executed on the spot40 ,this did not seem to encourage the witness at all3 he kept shifting from one foot to the other1 looking uneasily at the ,queen1 and in his confusion he bit a large piece out of his teacup instead of the bread-and-butter4 ,just at this moment ,alice felt a very curious sensation1 which puzzled her a good deal until she made out what it was3 she was beginning to grow larger again1 and she thought at first she would get up and leave the court2 but on second thoughts she decided to remain where she was as long as there was room for her4 8,i wish you wouldn't squeeze so40 said the ,dormouse1 who was sitting next to her4 8,i can hardly breathe40 8,i can't help it10 said ,alice very meekly3 8,i'm growing40 8,you've no right to grow .1here10 said the ,dormouse4 8,don't talk nonsense10 said ,alice more boldly3 8you know you're growing too40 8,yes1 but .2,i grow at a reasonable pace10 said the ,dormouse3 8not in that ridiculous fashion40 ,and he got up very sulkily and crossed over to the other side of the court4 ,all this time the ,queen had never left off staring at the ,hatter1 and1 just as the ,dormouse crossed the court1 she said to one of the officers of the court1 8,bring me the list of the singers in the last concert60 on which the wretched ,hatter trembled so1 that he shook both his shoes off4 8,give your evidence10 the ,king repeated angrily1 8or ,i'll have you executed1 whether you're nervous or not40 8,i'm a poor man1 your ,majesty10 the ,hatter began1 in a trembling voice1 8,-and ,i hadn't begun my tea,-not above a week or so,-and what with the bread-and-butter getting so thin,-and the twinkling of the tea,-0 8,the twinkling of the .1what80 said the ,king4 8,it .1began with the tea10 the ,hatter replied4 8,of course twinkling begins with a ,t60 said the ,king sharply4 8,do you take me for a dunce8 ,go on60 8,i'm a poor man10 the ,hatter went on1 8and most things twinkled after that,-only the ,march ,hare said,-0 8,i didn't60 the ,march ,hare interrupted in a great hurry4 8,you did60 said the ,hatter4 8,i deny it60 said the ,march ,hare4 8,he denies it10 said the ,king3 8leave out that part40 8,well1 at any rate1 the ,dormouse said,-0 the ,hatter went on1 looking anxiously round to see if he would deny it too3 but the ,dormouse denied nothing1 being fast asleep4 8,after that10 continued the ,hatter1 8,i cut some more bread-and-butter,-0 8,but what did the ,dormouse say80 one of the jury asked4 8,that ,i can't remember10 said the ,hatter4 8,you .1must remember10 remarked the ,king1 8or ,i'll have you executed40 ,the miserable ,hatter dropped his teacup and bread-and-butter1 and went down on one knee4 8,i'm a poor man1 your ,majesty10 he began4 8,you're a .1very poor .1speaker10 said the ,king4 ,here one of the guinea-pigs cheered1 and was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court4 "<,as that is rather a hard word1 ,i will just explain to you how it was done4 ,they had a large canvas bag1 which tied up at the mouth with strings3 into this they slipped the guinea-pig1 head first1 and then sat upon it4"> 8,i'm glad ,i've seen that done10 thought ,alice4 8,i've so often read in the newspapers1 at the end of trials1 8,there was some attempts at applause1 which was immediately suppressed by the officers of the court10 and ,i never understood what it meant till now40 8,if that's all you know about it1 you may stand down10 continued the ,king4 8,i can't go no lower10 said the ,hatter3 8,i'm on the floor1 as it is40 8,then you may .1sit down10 the ,king replied4 ,here the other guinea-pig cheered1 and was suppressed4 8,come1 that finished the guinea-pigs60 thought ,alice4 8,now we shall get on better40 8,i'd rather finish my tea10 said the ,hatter1 with an anxious look at the ,queen1 who was reading the list of singers4 8,you may go10 said the ,king1 and the ,hatter hurriedly left the court1 without even waiting to put his shoes on4 8,-and just take his head off outside10 the ,queen added to one of the officers3 but the ,hatter was out of sight before the officer could get to the door4 8,call the next witness60 said the ,king4 ,the next witness was the ,duchess's cook4 ,she carried the pepper-box in her hand1 and ,alice guessed who it was1 even before she got into the court1 by the way the people near the door began sneezing all at once4 8,give your evidence10 said the ,king4 8,shan't10 said the cook4 ,the ,king looked anxiously at the ,white ,rabbit1 who said in a low voice1 8,your ,majesty must cross-examine .1this witness40 8,well1 if ,i must1 ,i must10 the ,king said1 with a melancholy air1 and1 after folding his arms and frowning at the cook till his eyes were nearly out of sight1 he said in a deep voice1 8,what are tarts made of80 8,pepper1 mostly10 said the cook4 8,treacle10 said a sleepy voice behind her4 8,collar that ,dormouse10 the ,queen shrieked out4 8,behead that ,dormouse6 ,turn that ,dormouse out of court6 ,suppress him6 ,pinch him6 ,off with his whiskers60 ,for some minutes the whole court was in confusion1 getting the ,dormouse turned out1 and1 by the time they had settled down again1 the cook had disappeared4 8,never mind60 said the ,king1 with an air of great relief4 8,call the next witness40 ,and he added in an undertone to the ,queen1 8,really1 my dear1 .1you must cross-examine the next witness4 ,it quite makes my forehead ache60 ,alice watched the ,white ,rabbit as he fumbled over the list1 feeling very curious to see what the next witness would be like1 8,-for they haven't got much evidence .1yet10 she said to herself4 ,imagine her surprise1 when the ,white ,rabbit read out1 at the top of his shrill little voice1 the name 8,alice60 ,,chapter ,,xii4 ,alice's ,evidence 8,here60 cried ,alice1 quite forgetting in the flurry of the moment how large she had grown in the last few minutes1 and she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt1 upsetting all the jurymen on to the heads of the crowd below1 and there they lay sprawling about1 reminding her very much of a globe of goldfish she had accidentally upset the week before4 8,oh1 ,i .1beg your pardon60 she exclaimed in a tone of great dismay1 and began picking them up again as quickly as she could1 for the accident of the goldfish kept running in her head1 and she had a vague sort of idea that they must be collected at once and put back into the jury-box1 or they would die4 8,the trial cannot proceed10 said the ,king in a very grave voice1 8until all the jurymen are back in their proper places,-.1all10 he repeated with great emphasis1 looking hard at ,alice as he said so4 ,alice looked at the jury-box1 and saw that1 in her haste1 she had put the ,lizard in head downwards1 and the poor little thing was waving its tail about in a melancholy way1 being quite unable to move4 ,she soon got it out again1 and put it right2 8not that it signifies much10 she said to herself2 8,i should think it would be .1quite as much use in the trial one way up as the other40 ,as soon as the jury had a little recovered from the shock of being upset1 and their slates and pencils had been found and handed back to them1 they set to work very diligently to write out a history of the accident1 all except the ,lizard1 who seemed too much overcome to do anything but sit with its mouth open1 gazing up into the roof of the court4 8,what do you know about this business80 the ,king said to ,alice4 8,nothing10 said ,alice4 8,nothing .1whatever80 persisted the ,king4 8,nothing whatever10 said ,alice4 8,that's very important10 the ,king said1 turning to the jury4 ,they were just beginning to write this down on their slates1 when the ,white ,rabbit interrupted3 8.1,un.'important1 your ,majesty means1 of course10 he said in a very respectful tone1 but frowning and making faces at him as he spoke4 8.1,un.'important1 of course1 ,i meant10 the ,king hastily said1 and went on to himself in an undertone1 8important,-unimpo rtant,-unimportant,- important,-0 as if he were trying which word sounded best4 ,some of the jury wrote it down 8important10 and some 8unimportant40 ,alice could see this1 as she was near enough to look over their slates2 8but it doesn't matter a bit10 she thought to herself4 ,at this moment the ,king1 who had been for some time busily writing in his note-book1 cackled out 8,silence60 and read out from his book1 8,rule ,forty-two4 .7,all persons more than a mile high to leave the court40.' ,everybody looked at ,alice4 8.1,i'm not a mile high10 said ,alice4 8,you are10 said the ,king4 8,nearly two miles high10 added the ,queen4 8,well1 ,i shan't go1 at any rate10 said ,alice3 8besides1 that's not a regular rule3 you invented it just now40 8,it's the oldest rule in the book10 said the ,king4 8,then it ought to be ,number ,one10 said ,alice4 ,the ,king turned pale1 and shut his note-book hastily4 8,consider your verdict10 he said to the jury1 in a low1 trembling voice4 8,there's more evidence to come yet1 please your ,majesty10 said the ,white ,rabbit1 jumping up in a great hurry2 8this paper has just been picked up40 8,what's in it80 said the ,queen4 8,i haven't opened it yet10 said the ,white ,rabbit1 8but it seems to be a letter1 written by the prisoner to,-to somebody40 8,it must have been that10 said the ,king1 8unless it was written to nobody1 which isn't usual1 you know40 8,who is it directed to80 said one of the jurymen4 8,it isn't directed at all10 said the ,white ,rabbit2 8in fact1 there's nothing written on the .1outside40 ,he unfolded the paper as he spoke1 and added 8,it isn't a letter1 after all3 it's a set of verses40 8,are they in the prisoner's handwriting80 asked another of the jurymen4 8,no1 they're not10 said the ,white ,rabbit1 8and that's the queerest thing about it40 "<,the jury all looked puzzled4"> 8,he must have imitated somebody else's hand10 said the ,king4 "<,the jury all brightened up again4"> 8,please your ,majesty10 said the ,knave1 8,i didn't write it1 and they can't prove ,i did3 there's no name signed at the end40 8,if you didn't sign it10 said the ,king1 8that only makes the matter worse4 ,you .1must have meant some mischief1 or else you'd have signed your name like an honest man40 ,there was a general clapping of hands at this3 it was the first really clever thing the ,king had said that day4 8,that .1proves his guilt10 said the ,queen4 8,it proves nothing of the sort60 said ,alice4 8,why1 you don't even know what they're about60 8,read them10 said the ,king4 ,the ,white ,rabbit put on his spectacles4 8,where shall ,i begin1 please your ,majesty80 he asked4 8,begin at the beginning10 the ,king said gravely1 8and go on till you come to the end3 then stop40 ,these were the verses the ,white ,rabbit read3,- 8,they told me you had been to her1 ,and mentioned me to him3 ,she gave me a good character1 ,but said ,i could not swim4 ,he sent them word ,i had not gone "<,we know it to be true">3 ,if she should push the matter on1 ,what would become of you8 ,i gave her one1 they gave him two1 ,you gave us three or more2 ,they all returned from him to you1 ,though they were mine before4 ,if ,i or she should chance to be ,involved in this affair1 ,he trusts to you to set them free1 ,exactly as we were4 ,my notion was that you had been "<,before she had this fit"> ,an obstacle that came between ,him1 and ourselves1 and it4 ,don't let him know she liked them best1 ,for this must ever be ,a secret1 kept from all the rest1 ,between yourself and me40 8,that's the most important piece of evidence we've heard yet10 said the ,king1 rubbing his hands2 8so now let the jury,-0 8,if any one of them can explain it10 said ,alice1 " 8,i'll give him sixpence4 .2,i don't believe there's an atom of meaning in it40 ,the jury all wrote down on their slates1 8.1,she doesn't believe there's an atom of meaning in it10 but none of them attempted to explain the paper4 8,if there's no meaning in it10 said the ,king1 8that saves a world of trouble1 you know1 as we needn't try to find any4 ,and yet ,i don't know10 he went on1 spreading out the verses on his knee1 and looking at them with one eye2 8,i seem to see some meaning in them1 after all4 8,-.1said .7,i could not.' .1swim.',-0 you can't swim1 can you80 he added1 turning to the ,knave4 ,the ,knave shook his head sadly4 8,do ,i look like it80 he said4 "<,which he certainly did .1not1 being made entirely of cardboard4"> 8,all right1 so far10 said the ,king1 and he went on muttering over the verses to himself3 8,8.1,we .7know it to be.' .1true.',-,0 that's the jury1 of course,-,8.2,i .7gave her one1 they gave him.' .1two.',-,0 why1 that must be what he did with the tarts1 you know,-0 8,but1 it goes on ,8.1they .7all returned from him to you1,00.' said ,alice4 8,why1 there they are60 said the ,king triumphantly1 pointing to the tarts on the table4 8,nothing can be clearer than .1that4 ,then again,-,8.1before .7she had this.' .1fit.',-,0 you never had fits1 my dear1 ,i think80 he said to the ,queen4 8,never60 said the ,queen furiously1 throwing an inkstand at the ,lizard as she spoke4 "<,the unfortunate little ,bill had left off writing on his slate with one finger1 as he found it made no mark2 but he now hastily began again1 using the ink1 that was trickling down his face1 as long as it lasted4"> 8,then the words don't .1fit you10 said the ,king1 looking round the court with a smile4 ,there was a dead silence4 8,it's a pun60 the ,king added in an offended tone1 and everybody laughed1 8,let the jury consider their verdict10 the ,king said1 for about the twentieth time that day4 8,no1 no60 said the ,queen4 8,sentence first,-verdict afterwards40 8,stuff and nonsense60 said ,alice loudly4 8,the idea of having the sentence first60 8,hold your tongue60 said the ,queen1 turning purple4 8,i won't60 said ,alice4 8,off with her head60 the ,queen shouted at the top of her voice4 ,nobody moved4 8,who cares for you80 said ,alice1 " 8,you're nothing but a pack of cards60 ,at this the whole pack rose up into the air1 and came flying down upon her3 she gave a little scream1 half of fright and half of anger1 and tried to beat them off1 and found herself lying on the bank1 with her head in the lap of her sister1 who was gently brushing away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face4 8,wake up1 ,alice dear60 said her sister2 8,why1 what a long sleep you've had60 8,oh1 ,i've had such a curious dream60 said ,alice1 and she told her sister1 as well as she could remember them1 all these strange ,adventures of hers that you have just been reading about2 and when she had finished1 her sister kissed her1 and said1 8,it .1was a curious dream1 dear1 certainly3 but now run in to your tea2 it's getting late40 ,so ,alice got up and ran off1 thinking while she ran1 as well she might1 what a wonderful dream it had been4 ------------------ ,but her sister sat still just as she left her1 leaning her head on her hand1 watching the setting sun1 and thinking of little ,alice and all her wonderful ,adventures1 till she too began dreaming after a fashion1 and this was her dream3,- ,first1 she dreamed of little ,alice herself1 and once again the tiny hands were clasped upon her knee1 and the bright eager eyes were looking up into hers,-she could hear the very tones of her voice1 and see that queer little toss of her head to keep back the wandering hair that .1would always get into her eyes,-and still as she listened1 or seemed to listen1 the whole place around her became alive with the strange creatures of her little sister's dream4 ,the long grass rustled at her feet as the ,white ,rabbit hurried by,-the frightened ,mouse splashed his way through the neighbouring pool,-she could hear the rattle of the teacups as the ,march ,hare and his friends shared their never-ending meal1 and the shrill voice of the ,queen ordering off her unfortunate guests to execution,-once more 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