Through the Looking-Glass

entirely. For the white kitten had been having its face washed by the old cat for the last quarter of an h

h the other paw she rubbed its face all over, the wrong way, beginning at the nose: and just now, as I said, she was hard at

herself and half asleep, the kitten had been having a grand game of romps with the ball of worsted Alice had been trying to wind up, and had been rolling it up and

oachfully at the old cat, and speaking in as cross a voice as she could manage-and then she scrambled back into the arm-chair, taking the kitten and the worsted with her, and began winding up the ball again. But she didn't get on very fast, as she was talking a

ks for the bonfire-and it wants plenty of sticks, Kitty! Only it got so cold, and it snowed so, they had to leave off. Never mind, Kitty, we'll go and see the bonfire to-morrow.' Here Alice wound two

went on, holding up one finger. 'I'm going to tell you all your faults. Number one: you squeaked twice while Dinah was washing your face this morning. Now you can't deny it, Kitty: I heard you! What's that you say?' (pretending that the kitten was speaking.) 'Her paw went into your eye? Well, that's your fault, for keeping your eyes open-if you'd s

went on, talking more to herself than the kitten. 'What would they do at the end of a year? I should be sent to prison, I suppose, when the day came. Or-let me see-suppose each punishment was t

nd then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again." And when they wake up in the summer, Kitty, they dress themselves all in green, and dance

pieces. Kitty, dear, let's pretend-' And here I wish I could tell you half the things Alice used to say, beginning with her favourite phrase 'Let's pretend.' She had had quite a long argument with her sister only the day before-all because Alice had begun with 'Let's pretend we're kings and queens;' and her sister, who liked being v

a dear!' And Alice got the Red Queen off the table, and set it up before the kitten as a model for it to imitate: however, the thing didn't succeed, principally, Alice said, because the kitten wouldn't fold its arms p

when I get upon a chair-all but the bit behind the fireplace. Oh! I do so wish I could see that bit! I want so much to know whether they've a fire in the winter: you never can tell, you know, unless our fire smokes, and then smoke comes up in that room too-but t

like our passage as far as you can see, only you know it may be quite different on beyond. Oh, Kitty! how nice it would be if we could only get through into Looking-glass House! I'm sure it's got, oh! such beautiful things in it! Let's pretend there's a way of getting through into it, somehow, Kitty. Let's pretend the glass has

lace, and she was quite pleased to find that there was a real one, blazing away as brightly as the one she had left behind. 'So I shall be as warm here as I was in the old room,' tho

rest was as different as possible. For instance, the pictures on the wall next the fire seemed to be all alive, and the very clock on t

the chessmen down in the hearth among the cinders: but in another moment, with a little 'Oh!' of sur

g and the White Queen sitting on the edge of the shovel-and here are two castles walking arm in arm-I don't think they can hear

n her head just in time to see one of the White Pawns roll over and begin

King, so violently that she knocked him over among the cinders. 'My precious Lil

ad been hurt by the fall. He had a right to be a little annoyed

s nearly screaming herself into a fit, she hastily picked up the Que

minute or two she could do nothing but hug the little Lily in silence. As soon as she had recovered her br

anxiously into the fire, as if he thought

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ou'll be hours and hours getting to the table, at that rate. I'd far better help you, hadn't I?' But t

fted the Queen, that she mightn't take his breath away: but, before she put him on th

r by an invisible hand, and being dusted: he was far too much astonished to cry out, but his eyes and his mouth went on gettin

ake me laugh so that I can hardly hold you! And don't keep your mouth so wide open! All the ashes will get into it-t

om to see if she could find any water to throw over him. However, she could find nothing but a bottle of ink, and when she got back with it she

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anything; but Alice was too strong for him, and at last he panted out, 'My dear! I really must get

which Alice had put 'The White Knight is sliding down the poker.

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r, at least, it wasn't exactly running, but a new invention of hers for getting down stairs quickly and easily, as Alice said to herself. She just kept the tips of her fingers on the hand-rail, and floated gently down without even touching the stairs with her feet; then