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minute or two sobs choked his voice. 'Same as if he had a bone in his throat,' said the Gryphon: and it set to work shaking him and

er even introduced to a lobster--' (Alice began to say 'I once tasted--' but checked herself hastil

Alice. 'What sort

'you first form into a li

turtles, salmon, and so on; then, when you'v

es some time,' inte

advance

er as a partner!'

urtle said: 'advance tw

retire in same order,'

e Mock Turtle went o

ed the Gryphon, with

ut to sea a

hem!' screame

sea!' cried the Mock Tur

!' yelled the Gryphon a

nly dropping his voice; and the two creatures, who had been jumping about like mad

y pretty dance,'

ee a little of it?'

indeed,'

e Mock Turtle to the Gryphon. 'We can do wi

the Gryphon. 'I've

reading on her toes when they passed too close, and waving their forepaws

se behind us, and he's treading on my tail. See how eagerly the lobsters and the tur

ll you join the dance? Will you, won't you,

nail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance-- Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance. Would

shore, you know, upon the other side. The further off from England the nearer

l you join the dance? Will you, won't you, wi

aid Alice, feeling very glad that it was over at last:

id the Mock Turtle, 'they--

ften seen them at dinn--'

Mock Turtle, 'but if you've seen them so of

fully. 'They have their tails in thei

ea. But they have their tails in their mouths; and the reason is--' here the Mock Turtle y

ance. So they got thrown out to sea. So they had to fall a long way. So they got

very interesting. I never knew

you like,' said the Gryphon. 'Do

t about it,' sa

d shoes.' the Gryphon

'Does the boots and shoes!' sh

with?' said the Gryphon. 'I m

ed a little before she gave her answer.

Gryphon went on in a deep voice, 'a

of?' Alice asked in a

yphon replied rather impatiently: '

ere still running on the song, 'I'd have said to the po

m,' the Mock Turtle said: 'no wise fish

' said Alice in a to

f a fish came to me, and told me he was going

an "purpose"?

d in an offended tone. And the Gryphon adde

ing,' said Alice a little timidly: 'but it's no use going

that,' said t

the Gryphon in an impatient tone: 'ex

her, one on each side, and opened their eyes and mouths so very wide, but she gained courage as she went on. Her listeners were perfectly quiet till she got to the part about

curious as it can b

like to hear her try and repeat something now. Tell her to begin.' He look

is the voice of the slug

e at school at once.' However, she got up, and began to repeat it, but her head was so full of the

e too brown, I must sugar my hair." As a duck with its eyelids, so he

as a lark, And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark, But, when the

t I used to say when I was

e,' said the Mock Turtle; 'bu

her face in her hands, wondering if anythi

ave it explained,'

id the Gryphon hastily. 'G

tle persisted. 'How could he turn

said; but was dreadfully puzzled by the wh

Gryphon repeated impatiently: 'it

she felt sure it would all come wrong,

ed, with one eye, How the Owl and

he dish as its share of the treat. When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon, Was kindly permitted

Turtle interrupted, 'if you don't explain it as you go

e off,' said the Gryphon: and A

Quadrille?' the Gryphon went on. 'Or would y

ed, so eagerly that the Gryphon said, in a rather offended tone, 'Hm!

nd began, in a voice sometimes c

stoop? Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup! Beau--ootifu

r two pennyworth only of beautiful Soup? Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup? Beau--ootiful So

urtle had just begun to repeat it, when a cry of

ng Alice by the hand, it hurried off, w

swered 'Come on!' and ran the faster, while more and more faintly ca

-e--evening, Beauti