Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / HTML Edition

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mouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and t

'No room! No room!' they cried out when they saw Alice coming. 'There's plenty of room

e March Hare said in

t there was nothing on it but tea. '

any,' said th

ivil of you to offer i

to sit down without being i

le,' said Alice; 'it's laid fo

had been looking at Alice for some time with

rsonal remarks,' Alice said with

on hearing this; but all he said was,

lice. 'I'm glad they've begun asking riddles.

you can find out the answer

so,' sa

what you mean,' the

least--at least I mean what I say

You might just as well say that "I see what I

March Hare, 'that "I like what I get" is

eemed to be talking in his sleep, 'that "I breathe when

n dropped, and the party sat silent for a minute, while Alice thought over

he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was l

little, and then

old you butter wouldn't suit the works!'

utter,' the March

s well,' the Hatter grumbled: 'you shoul

into his cup of tea, and looked at it again: but he could think of nothin

osity. 'What a funny watch!' she remarked. 'It tells th

he Hatter. 'Does your watch

dily: 'but that's because it stays the

e case with mine,

e no sort of meaning in it, and yet it was certainly English. 'I

said the Hatter, and he poured

aid, without opening its eyes, 'Of course, of

dle yet?' the Hatter said

' Alice replied: '

lightest idea,'

said the

ething better with the time,' she said, 'than w

,' said the Hatter, 'you wouldn't

what you mea

, tossing his head contemptuously. 'I

replied: 'but I know I have to

almost anything you liked with the clock. For instance, suppose it were nine o'clock in the morning, just time to begin le

the March Hare said t

id Alice thoughtfully: 'but then--I

Hatter: 'but you could keep it to

ay you manage?

h--just before he went mad, you know--' (pointing with his tea spoon at the March H

twinkle, l

der what

the song,

mething like i

w,' the Hatter conti

the worl

a-tray in

e, twi

ts sleep 'Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle--' and we

the Hatter, 'when the Queen jumped up and bawled o

ly savage!' e

on in a mournful tone, 'he won't do a t

d. 'Is that the reason so many tea-

sigh: 'it's always tea-time, and we've no

ving round, I sup

the Hatter: 'as the

come to the beginning aga

e interrupted, yawning. 'I'm getting tired of

one,' said Alice, rathe

h cried. 'Wake up, Dormouse!' And t

t asleep,' he said in a hoarse, feeble voice:

ory!' said th

se do!' pl

d the Hatter, 'or you'll be a

mouse began in a great hurry; 'and their names were Elsie,

, who always took a great interest

said the Dormouse, after

, you know,' Alice gently rem

said the Dormo

ays of living would be like, but it puzzled her too much, so

the March Hare said to

ce replied in an offended t

' said the Hatter: 'it's very

your opinion

remarks now?' the Hat

to some tea and bread-and-butter, and then turned to the Dormouse, a

or two to think about it, and t

ter and the March Hare went 'Sh! sh!' and the Dormouse sulkily remarke

ry humbly; 'I won't interrupt aga

er, he consented to go on. 'And so these three litt

said Alice, quite fo

rmouse, without consid

errupted the Hatter: 'let

rather unwillingly took the place of the March Hare. The Hatter was the only one who got any advantage from the ch

, so she began very cautiously: 'But I don't un

d the Hatter; 'so I should think you could dr

ce said to the Dormouse, not cho

re', said the Dorm

that she let the Dormouse go on fo

d rubbing its eyes, for it was getting very sleepy; 'and they

an M?' s

said the

was

e up again with a little shriek, and went on: '--that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, an

said Alice, very much co

ldn't talk,' s

leep instantly, and neither of the others took the least notice of her going, though she looked back once or twice, half

e as she picked her way through the wood. 'It's th

ding right into it. 'That's very curious!' she thought. 'But everything

le golden key, and unlocking the door that led into the garden. Then she went to work nibbling at the mushroom (she had kept a piece of it in her pocket) till she was ab