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r old thing!' said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm af

and thought to herself that perhaps it was only the peppe

ys pepper that makes people hot-tempered,' she went on, very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule, 'and vinegar that makes them sour--and camomile that make

voice close to her ear. 'You're thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget

't one,' Alice v

got a moral, if only you can find it.' And she sque

dly, because she was exactly the right height to rest her chin upon Alice's shoulder, and it was an

er now,' she said, by way of kee

moral of that is--"Oh, 'tis love, 'tis

ed, 'that it's done by everybo

arp little chin into Alice's shoulder as she added, 'and the moral of that

ing morals in things!' A

st,' the Duchess said after a pause: 'the reason is, that I'm doub

replied, not feeling at all anxi

and mustard both bite. And the moral of tha

isn't a bird,'

Duchess: 'what a clear way

ral, I think

hing that Alice said; 'there's a large mustard-mine near here. And the m

attended to this last remark, 'it's a veget

like it put more simply--"Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what

ce said very politely, 'if I had it written do

ld say if I chose,' the Duche

self to say it any longe

id the Duchess. 'I make you a pres

glad they don't give birthday presents like tha

ess asked, with another di

Alice sharply, for she was beg

' said the Duchess, 'as pi

avourite word 'moral,' and the arm that was linked into hers began to tremble. Alice looked up,

sty!' the Duchess bega

g on the ground as she spoke; 'either you or your head mus

er choice, and was

e; and Alice was too much frightened to say a word,

in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game,

Those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers, who of course had to leave off being arches to do this, so that by the end of half

t of breath, and said to Alice, '

don't even know wha

Turtle Soup is made f

e, or heard of

he Queen, 'and he shall

y generally, 'You are all pardoned.' 'Come, that's a good thing!' she said to herse

young lady to see the Mock Turtle, and to hear his history. I must go back and see after some executions I have ordered'; and she walked off, leaving Alice alone with the Gryp

he Queen till she was out of sight: then it chuckled. 'Wh

he fun?' s

s all her fancy, that: they never

lice, as she went slowly after it: 'I never

e nearer, Alice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break. She pitied him deeply. 'What is his sorrow?' she asked the Gryphon, a

, who looked at them with large ey

the Gryphon, 'she wants for t

a deep, hollow tone: 'sit down, both of you,

lice thought to herself, 'I don't see how he can even

le at last, with a deep si

on, and the constant heavy sobbing of the Mock Turtle. Alice was very nearly getting up and saying, 'Thank you, sir, fo

though still sobbing a little now and then, 'we went to school in t

Tortoise, if he wasn

taught us,' said the Mock Turtle

y both sat silent and looked at poor Alice, who felt ready to sink into the earth. At last the Gryphon s

l in the sea, though y

I didn't!' int

said the

ryphon, before Alice could spea

cations--in fact, we we

too,' said Alice; 'you needn

ed the Mock Turtle

e, 'we learned F

?' said the

t!' said Alic

Turtle in a tone of great relief. 'Now at ours they had at

t much,' said Alice; 'livin

said the Mock Turtle with a sigh.

that?' inq

Turtle replied; 'and then the different branches of Arith

fication,"' Alice ventu

e. 'What! Never heard of uglifying!' it exclai

fully: 'it means--to--m

on, 'if you don't know what to

questions about it, so she turned to the Mock

-Mystery, ancient and modern, with Seaography: then Drawling--the Drawling-master was an old cong

hat like?'

the Mock Turtle said: 'I'm too sti

'I went to the Classics master, t

tle said with a sigh: 'he taught La

hon, sighing in his turn; and both cr

you do lessons?' said Alice, i

' said the Mock Turtle: '

us plan!' exc

lessons,' the Gryphon remarked: 'b

t it over a little before she made her next remark

was,' said t

ge on the twelfth?' A

on interrupted in a very decided tone: '