Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / HTML Edition

Race and

-the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clin

amiliarly with them, as if she had known them all her life. Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, 'I am older tha

to me! I'll soon make you dry enough!' They all sat down at once, in a large ring, with the Mouse in the middle. Ali

please! "William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English, who wanted leader

the Lory, wi

he Mouse, frowning, but ver

aid the Lo

, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria, declared for him: and even St

at?' said

ed rather crossly: 'of cour

thing,' said the Duck: 'it's generally a frog or a

Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown. William's conduct at first was moderate. But the inso

in a melancholy tone: 'it d

its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for th

ng words, and, what's more, I don't believe you do either!' And the Eaglet b

n an offended tone, 'was, that the best th

o know, but the Dodo had paused as if it thought that somebody

o it.' (And, as you might like to try the thing yourself,

no 'One, two, three, and away,' but they began running when they liked, and left off when they liked, so that it was not easy to know when the race was over. However, when they h

e finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in the pictures of h

he prizes?' quite a c

with one finger; and the whole party at once crowded rou

and pulled out a box of comfits, (luckily the salt water had not got into i

prize herself, you

vely. 'What else have you got in your

mble,' said

er here,' s

esented the thimble, saying 'We beg your acceptance of this elegant t

at she did not dare to laugh; and, as she could not think of anything to s

d that they could not taste theirs, and the small ones choked and had to be patted on the back. However,

Alice, 'and why it is you hate--C and D,' she added in

tale!' said the Mouse, tur

se's tail; 'but why do you call it sad?' And she kept on puzzling about it whil

ve a trial: For really this morning I've nothing to do." Said the mouse to the cur, "Such a trial, dear Sir, With no jury or judge, wo

d the Mouse to Alice severel

ice very humbly: 'you had go

the Mouse, sharpl

e herself useful, and looking anxiously a

he Mouse, getting up and walking away. '

poor Alice. 'But you're so

only growl

and the others all joined in chorus, 'Yes, please do!' but the Mo

opportunity of saying to her daughter 'Ah, my dear! Let this be a lesson to you never to lose your temper!' 'H

o!' said Alice aloud, addressing nobody

might venture to ask the

at. And she's such a capital one for catching mice you can't think! And oh, I wish yo

carefully, remarking, 'I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn't suit my throat!' and a Canary called out in a trembling voice to

Dinah! I wonder if I shall ever see you any more!' And here poor Alice began to cry again, for she felt very lonely and low-spirited. In a little while, however, she again