Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / HTML Edition
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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: '