CHAPTER1
Looking—GlasshouseOnethingwascertain，thattheWHITEkittenhadhadnothingtodowithit：——itwastheblackkitten’sfaultentirely。Forthewhitekittenhadbeenhavingitsfacewashedbytheoldcatforthelastquarterofanhour（andbearingitprettywell，considering）；soyouseethatitCOULDN’Thavehadanyhandinthemischief。
ThewayDinahwashedherchildren’sfaceswasthis：firstsheheldthepoorthingdownbyitsearwithonepaw，andthenwiththeotherpawsherubbeditsfaceallover，thewrongway，beginningatthenose：andjustnow，asIsaid，shewashardatworkonthewhitekitten，whichwaslyingquitestillandtryingtopurr——nodoubtfeelingthatitwasallmeantforitsgood。
Buttheblackkittenhadbeenfinishedwithearlierintheafternoon，andso，whileAlicewassittingcurledupinacornerofthegreatarm—chair，halftalkingtoherselfandhalfasleep，thekittenhadbeenhavingagrandgameofrompswiththeballofworstedAlicehadbeentryingtowindup，andhadbeenrollingitupanddowntillithadallcomeundoneagain；andthereitwas，spreadoverthehearth—rug，allknotsandtangles，withthekittenrunningafteritsowntailinthemiddle。
`Oh，youwickedlittlething!’criedAlice，catchingupthekitten，andgivingitalittlekisstomakeitunderstandthatitwasindisgrace。`Really，Dinahoughttohavetaughtyoubettermanners!YouOUGHT，Dinah，youknowyouought!’sheadded，lookingreproachfullyattheoldcat，andspeakinginascrossavoiceasshecouldmanage——andthenshescrambledbackintothearm—chair，takingthekittenandtheworstedwithher，andbeganwindinguptheballagain。Butshedidn’tgetonveryfast，asshewastalkingallthetime，sometimestothekitten，andsometimestoherself。Kittysatverydemurelyonherknee，pretendingtowatchtheprogressofthewinding，andnowandthenputtingoutonepawandgentlytouchingtheball，asifitwouldbegladtohelp，ifitmight。
`Doyouknowwhatto—morrowis，Kitty？’Alicebegan。`You’dhaveguessedifyou’dbeenupinthewindowwithme——onlyDinahwasmakingyoutidy，soyoucouldn’t。Iwaswatchingtheboysgettinginsticksforthebonfire——anditwantsplentyofsticks，Kitty!Onlyitgotsocold，anditsnowedso，theyhadtoleaveoff。Nevermind，Kitty，we’llgoandseethebonfireto—morrow。’HereAlicewoundtwoorthreeturnsoftheworstedroundthekitten’sneck，justtoseehowitwouldlook：thisledtoascramble，inwhichtheballrolleddownuponthefloor，andyardsandyardsofitgotunwoundagain。
`Doyouknow，Iwassoangry，Kitty，’Alicewentonassoonastheywerecomfortablysettledagain，`whenIsawallthemischiefyouhadbeendoing，Iwasverynearlyopeningthewindow，andputtingyououtintothesnow!Andyou’dhavedeservedit，youlittlemischievousdarling!Whathaveyougottosayforyourself？Nowdon’tinterruptme!’shewenton，holdinguponefinger。`I’mgoingtotellyouallyourfaults。Numberone：
yousqueakedtwicewhileDinahwaswashingyourfacethismorning。Nowyoucan’tdenyit，Kitty：Iheardyou!Whatthatyousay？’（pretendingthatthekittenwasspeaking。）`Herpawwentintoyoureye？Well，that’sYOURfault，forkeepingyoureyesopen——ifyou’dshutthemtightup，itwouldn’thavehappened。Nowdon’tmakeanymoreexcuses，butlisten!Numbertwo：youpulledSnowdropawaybythetailjustasIhadputdownthesaucerofmilkbeforeher!What，youwerethirsty，wereyou？
Howdoyouknowshewasn’tthirstytoo？Nowfornumberthree：
youunwoundeverybitoftheworstedwhileIwasn’tlooking!
`That’sthreefaults，Kitty，andyou’venotbeenpunishedforanyofthemyet。YouknowI’msavingupallyourpunishmentsforWednesdayweek——SupposetheyhadsavedupallMYpunishments!’
shewenton，talkingmoretoherselfthanthekitten。`WhatWOULDtheydoattheendofayear？Ishouldbesenttoprison，Isuppose，whenthedaycame。Or——letmesee——supposeeachpunishmentwastobegoingwithoutadinner：then，whenthemiserabledaycame，Ishouldhavetogowithoutfiftydinnersatonce!Well，Ishouldn’tmindTHATmuch!I’dfarrathergowithoutthemthaneatthem!
`Doyouhearthesnowagainstthewindow—panes，Kitty？Howniceandsoftitsounds!Justasifsomeonewaskissingthewindowalloveroutside。IwonderifthesnowLOVESthetreesandfields，thatitkissesthemsogently？Andthenitcoversthemupsnug，youknow，withawhitequilt；andperhapsitsays，\"Gotosleep，darlings，tillthesummercomesagain。\"Andwhentheywakeupinthesummer，Kitty，theydressthemselvesallingreen，anddanceabout——wheneverthewindblows——oh，that’sverypretty!’criedAlice，droppingtheballofworstedtoclapherhands。`AndIdosoWISHitwastrue!I’msurethewoodslooksleepyintheautumn，whentheleavesaregettingbrown。
`Kitty，canyouplaychess？Now，don’tsmile，mydear，I’maskingitseriously。Because，whenwewereplayingjustnow，youwatchedjustasifyouunderstoodit：andwhenIsaid\"Check!\"
youpurred!Well，itWASanicecheck，Kitty，andreallyImighthavewon，ifithadn’tbeenforthatnastyKnight，thatcamewigglingdownamongmypieces。Kitty，dear，let’spretend——’
AndhereIwishIcouldtellyouhalfthethingsAliceusedtosay，beginningwithherfavouritephrase`Let’spretend。’Shehadhadquitealongargumentwithhersisteronlythedaybefore——allbecauseAlicehadbegunwith`Let’spretendwe’rekingsandqueens；’andhersister，wholikedbeingveryexact，hadarguedthattheycouldn’t，becausetherewereonlytwoofthem，andAlicehadbeenreducedatlasttosay，`Well，YOUcanbeoneofthemthen，andI’LLbealltherest。’Andonceshehadreallyfrightenedheroldnursebyshoutingsuddenlyinherear，`Nurse!
Dolet’spretendthatI’mahungryhyaena，andyou’reabone。’
ButthisistakingusawayfromAlice’sspeechtothekitten。
`Let’spretendthatyou’retheRedQueen，Kitty!Doyouknow，I
thinkifyousatupandfoldedyourarms，you’dlookexactlylikeher。Nowdotry，there’sadear!’AndAlicegottheRedQueenoffthetable，andsetitupbeforethekittenasamodelforittoimitate：however，thethingdidn’tsucceed，principally，Alicesaid，becausethekittenwouldn’tfolditsarmsproperly。
So，topunishit，sheheldituptotheLooking—glass，thatitmightseehowsulkyitwas——`andifyou’renotgooddirectly，’
sheadded，`I’llputyouthroughintoLooking—glassHouse。HowwouldyoulikeTHAT？’
`Now，ifyou’llonlyattend，Kitty，andnottalksomuch，I’lltellyouallmyideasaboutLooking—glassHouse。First，there’stheroomyoucanseethroughtheglass——that’sjustthesameasourdrawingroom，onlythethingsgotheotherway。IcanseeallofitwhenIgetuponachair——allbutthebitbehindthefireplace。Oh!IdosowishIcouldseeTHATbit!Iwantsomuchtoknowwhetherthey’veafireinthewinter：youneverCAN
tell，youknow，unlessourfiresmokes，andthensmokecomesupinthatroomtoo——butthatmaybeonlypretence，justtomakeitlookasiftheyhadafire。Wellthen，thebooksaresomethinglikeourbooks，onlythewordsgothewrongway；Iknowthat，becauseI’vehelduponeofourbookstotheglass，andthentheyholduponeintheotherroom。
`HowwouldyouliketoliveinLooking—glassHouse，Kitty？I
wonderifthey’dgiveyoumilkinthere？PerhapsLooking—glassmilkisn’tgoodtodrink——Butoh，Kitty!nowwecometothepassage。YoucanjustseealittlePEEPofthepassageinLooking—glassHouse，ifyouleavethedoorofourdrawing—roomwideopen：andit’sverylikeourpassageasfarasyoucansee，onlyyouknowitmaybequitedifferentonbeyond。Oh，Kitty!
howniceitwouldbeifwecouldonlygetthroughintoLooking—
glassHouse!I’msureit’sgot，oh!suchbeautifulthingsinit!
Let’spretendthere’sawayofgettingthroughintoit，somehow，Kitty。Let’spretendtheglasshasgotallsoftlikegauze，sothatwecangetthrough。Why，it’sturningintoasortofmistnow，Ideclare!It’llbeeasyenoughtogetthrough——’Shewasuponthechimney—piecewhileshesaidthis，thoughshehardlyknewhowshehadgotthere。AndcertainlytheglassWAS
beginningtomeltaway，justlikeabrightsilverymist。
InanothermomentAlicewasthroughtheglass，andhadjumpedlightlydownintotheLooking—glassroom。Theveryfirstthingshedidwastolookwhethertherewasafireinthefireplace，andshewasquitepleasedtofindthattherewasarealone，blazingawayasbrightlyastheoneshehadleftbehind。`SoI
shallbeaswarmhereasIwasintheoldroom，’thoughtAlice：
`warmer，infact，becausethere’llbenooneheretoscoldmeawayfromthefire。Oh，whatfunit’llbe，whentheyseemethroughtheglassinhere，andcan’tgetatme!’
Thenshebeganlookingabout，andnoticedthatwhatcouldbeseenfromtheoldroomwasquitecommonanduninteresting，butthatalltherestwasadifferentaspossible。Forinstance，thepicturesonthewallnextthefireseemedtobeallalive，andtheveryclockonthechimney—piece（youknowyoucanonlyseethebackofitintheLooking—glass）hadgotthefaceofalittleoldman，andgrinnedather。
`Theydon’tkeepthisroomsotidyastheother，’Alicethoughttoherself，asshenoticedseveralofthechessmendowninthehearthamongthecinders：butinanothermoment，withalittle`Oh!’ofsurprise，shewasdownonherhandsandkneeswatchingthem。Thechessmenwerewalkingabout，twoandtwo!
`HerearetheRedKingandtheRedQueen，’Alicesaid（inawhisper，forfearoffrighteningthem），`andtherearetheWhiteKingandtheWhiteQueensittingontheedgeoftheshovel——andherearetwocastleswalkingarminarm——Idon’tthinktheycanhearme，’shewenton，assheputherheadcloserdown，`andI’mnearlysuretheycan’tseeme。IfeelsomehowasifIwereinvisible——’
HeresomethingbegansqueakingonthetablebehindAlice，andmadeherturnherheadjustintimetoseeoneoftheWhitePawnsrolloverandbeginkicking：shewatcheditwithgreatcuriositytoseewhatwouldhappennext。
`Itisthevoiceofmychild!’theWhiteQueencriedoutassherushedpasttheKing，soviolentlythatsheknockedhimoveramongthecinders。`MypreciousLily!Myimperialkitten!’andshebeganscramblingwildlyupthesideofthefender。
`Imperialfiddlestick!’saidtheKing，rubbinghisnose，whichhadbeenhurtbythefall。HehadarighttobeaLITTLEannoyedwiththeQueen，forhewascoveredwithashesfromheadtofoot。
Alicewasveryanxioustobeofuse，and，asthepoorlittleLilywasnearlyscreamingherselfintoafit，shehastilypickeduptheQueenandsetheronthetablebythesideofhernoisylittledaughter。
TheQueengasped，andsatdown：therapidjourneythroughtheairhadquitetakenawayherbreathandforaminuteortwoshecoulddonothingbuthugthelittleLilyinsilence。Assoonasshehadrecoveredherbreathalittle，shecalledouttotheWhiteKing，whowassittingsulkilyamongtheashes，`Mindthevolcano!’
`Whatvolcano？’saidtheKing，lookingupanxiouslyintothefire，asifhethoughtthatwasthemostlikelyplacetofindone。
`Blew——me——up，’pantedtheQueen，whowasstillalittleoutofbreath。`Mindyoucomeup——theregularway——don’tgetblownup!’
AlicewatchedtheWhiteKingasheslowlystruggledupfrombartobar，tillatlastshesaid，`Why，you’llbehoursandhoursgettingtothetable，atthatrate。I’dfarbetterhelpyou，hadn’tI？’ButtheKingtooknonoticeofthequestion：itwasquiteclearthathecouldneitherhearhernorseeher。
SoAlicepickedhimupverygently，andliftedhimacrossmoreslowlythanshehadliftedtheQueen，thatshemightn’ttakehisbreathaway：but，beforesheputhimonthetable，shethoughtshemightaswelldusthimalittle，hewassocoveredwithashes。
ShesaidafterwardsthatshehadneverseeninallherlifesuchafaceastheKingmade，whenhefoundhimselfheldintheairbyaninvisiblehand，andbeingdusted：hewasfartoomuchastonishedtocryout，buthiseyesandhismouthwentongettinglargerandlarger，androunderandrounder，tillherhandshooksowithlaughingthatshenearlylethimdropuponthefloor。
`Oh!PLEASEdon’tmakesuchfaces，mydear!’shecriedout，quiteforgettingthattheKingcouldn’thearher。`YoumakemelaughsothatIcanhardlyholdyou!Anddon’tkeepyourmouthsowideopen!Alltheasheswillgetintoit——there，nowI
thinkyou’retidyenough!’sheadded，asshesmoothedhishair，andsethimuponthetableneartheQueen。
TheKingimmediatelyfellflatonhisback，andlayperfectlystill：andAlicewasalittlealarmedatwhatshehaddone，andwentroundtheroomtoseeifshecouldfindanywatertothrowoverhim。However，shecouldfindnothingbutabottleofink，andwhenshegotbackwithitshefoundhehadrecovered，andheandtheQueenweretalkingtogetherinafrightenedwhisper——solow，thatAlicecouldhardlyhearwhattheysaid。
TheKingwassaying，`Iassure，youmydear，Iturnedcoldtotheveryendsofmywhiskers!’
TowhichtheQueenreplied，`Youhaven’tgotanywhiskers。’
`Thehorrorofthatmoment，’theKingwenton，`Ishallnever，NEVERforget!’
`Youwill，though，’theQueensaid，`ifyoudon’tmakeamemorandumofit。’
AlicelookedonwithgreatinterestastheKingtookanenormousmemorandum—bookoutofhispocket，andbeganwriting。A
suddenthoughtstruckher，andshetookholdoftheendofthepencil，whichcamesomewayoverhisshoulder，andbeganwritingforhim。
ThepoorKinglookpuzzledandunhappy，andstruggledwiththepencilforsometimewithoutsayinganything；butAlicewastoostrongforhim，andatlasthepantedout，`Mydear!IreallyMUSTgetathinnerpencil。Ican’tmanagethisoneabit；itwritesallmannerofthingsthatIdon’tintend——’
`Whatmannerofthings？’saidtheQueen，lookingoverthebook（inwhichAlicehadput`THEWHITEKNIGHTISSLIDINGDOWNTHE
POKER。HEBALANCESVERYBADLY’）`That’snotamemorandumofYOURfeelings!’
TherewasabooklyingnearAliceonthetable，andwhileshesatwatchingtheWhiteKing（forshewasstillalittleanxiousabouthim，andhadtheinkallreadytothrowoverhim，incasehefaintedagain），sheturnedovertheleaves，tofindsomepartthatshecouldread，`——forit’sallinsomelanguageIdon’tknow，’shesaidtoherself。
Itwaslikethis。
YKCOWREBBAJ
sevotyhtilsehtdna，gillirbsawT`
ebawehtnielbmigdnaerygdiD
，sevogorobehterewysmimllA。ebargtuoshtaremomehtdnA
Shepuzzledoverthisforsometime，butatlastabrightthoughtstruckher。`Why，it’saLooking—glassbook，ofcourse!
AndifIholdituptoaglass，thewordswillallgotherightwayagain。’
ThiswasthepoemthatAliceread。
JABBERWOCKY
’Twasbrillig，andtheslithytovesDidgyreandgimbleinthewabe；
Allmimsyweretheborogoves，Andthemomerathsoutgrabe。
`BewaretheJabberwock，myson!
Thejawsthatbite，theclawsthatcatch!
BewaretheJujubbird，andshunThefrumiousBandersnatch!’
Hetookhisvorpalswordinhand：
Longtimethemanxomefoehesought——
SorestedhebytheTumtumtree，Andstoodawhileinthought。
Andasinuffishthoughthestood，TheJabberwock，witheyesofflame，Camewhifflingthroughthetulgeywood，Andburbledasitcame!
One，two!One，two!AndthroughandthroughThevorpalbladewentsnicker—snack!
Heleftitdead，andwithitsheadHewentgalumphingback。
`AndhasthouslaintheJabberwock？
Cometomyarms，mybeamishboy!
Ofrabjousday!Calloh!Callay!’
Hechortledinhisjoy。
’Twasbrillig，andtheslithytovesDidgyreandgimbleinthewabe；
Allmimsyweretheborogoves，Andthemomerathsoutgrabe。
`Itseemsverypretty，’shesaidwhenshehadfinishedit，`butit’sRATHERhardtounderstand!’（Youseeshedidn’tliketoconfess，evertoherself，thatshecouldn’tmakeitoutatall。）
`Somehowitseemstofillmyheadwithideas——onlyIdon’texactlyknowwhattheyare!However，SOMEBODYkilledSOMETHING：
that’sclear，atanyrate——’
`Butoh!’thoughtAlice，suddenlyjumpingup，`ifIdon’tmakehasteIshallhavetogobackthroughtheLooking—glass，beforeI’veseenwhattherestofthehouseislike!Let’shavealookatthegardenfirst!’Shewasoutoftheroominamoment，andrandownstairs——or，atleast，itwasn’texactlyrunning，butanewinventionofhersforgettingdownstairsquicklyandeasily，asAlicesaidtoherself。Shejustkeptthetipsofherfingersonthehand—rail，andfloatedgentlydownwithouteventouchingthestairswithherfeet；thenshefloatedonthroughthehall，andwouldhavegonestraightoutatthedoorinthesameway，ifshehadn’tcaughtholdofthedoor—post。Shewasgettingalittlegiddywithsomuchfloatingintheair，andwasrathergladtofindherselfwalkingagaininthenaturalway。
CHAPTERII
TheGardenofLiveFlowers`Ishouldseethegardenfarbetter，’saidAlicetoherself，`ifIcouldgettothetopofthathill：andhere’sapaththatleadsstraighttoit——atleast，no，itdoesn’tdothat——’
（aftergoingafewyardsalongthepath，andturningseveralsharpcorners），`butIsupposeitwillatlast。Buthowcuriouslyittwists!It’smorelikeacorkscrewthanapath!
Well，THISturngoestothehill，Isuppose——no，itdoesn’t!
Thisgoesstraightbacktothehouse!Wellthen，I’lltryittheotherway。’
Andsoshedid：wanderingupanddown，andtryingturnafterturn，butalwayscomingbacktothehouse，dowhatshewould。
Indeed，once，whensheturnedacornerrathermorequicklythanusual，sheranagainstitbeforeshecouldstopherself。
`It’snousetalkingaboutit，’Alicesaid，lookingupatthehouseandpretendingitwasarguingwithher。`I’mNOTgoinginagainyet。IknowIshouldhavetogetthroughtheLooking—glassagain——backintotheoldroom——andthere’dbeanendofallmyadventures!’
So，resolutelyturningherbackuponthehouse，shesetoutoncemoredownthepath，determinedtokeepstraightontillshegottothehill。Forafewminutesallwentonwell，andshewasjustsaying，`IreallySHALLdoitthistime——’
whenthepathgaveasuddentwistandshookitself（asshedescribeditafterwards），andthenextmomentshefoundherselfactuallywalkinginatthedoor。
’Oh，it’stoobad!’shecried。`Ineversawsuchahouseforgettingintheway!Never!’
However，therewasthehillfullinsight，sotherewasnothingtobedonebutstartagain。Thistimeshecameuponalargeflower—bed，withaborderofdaisies，andawillow—treegrowinginthemiddle。
`OTiger—lily，’saidAlice，addressingherselftoonethatwaswavinggracefullyaboutinthewind，`IWISHyoucouldtalk!’
`WeCANtalk，’saidtheTiger—lily：`whenthere’sanybodyworthtalkingto。’
Alicewassoastonishedthatshecouldnotspeakforaminute：
itquiteseemedtotakeherbreathaway。Atlength，astheTiger—lilyonlywentonwavingabout，shespokeagain，inatimidvoice——almostinawhisper。`AndcanALLtheflowerstalk？’
`AswellasYOUcan，’saidtheTiger—lily。`Andagreatdeallouder。’
`Itisn’tmannersforustobegin，youknow，’saidtheRose，`andIreallywaswonderingwhenyou’dspeak!SaidItomyself，\"HerfacehasgotSOMEsenseinit，thoughtit’snotacleverone!\"Still，you’retherightcolour，andthatgoesalongway。’
`Idon’tcareaboutthecolour，’theTiger—lilyremarked。`Ifonlyherpetalscurledupalittlemore，she’dbeallright。’
Alicedidn’tlikebeingcriticised，soshebeganaskingquestions。`Aren’tyousometimesfrightenedatbeingplantedouthere，withnobodytotakecareofyou？’
`There’sthetreeinthemiddle，’saidtheRose：`whatelseisitgoodfor？’
`Butwhatcoulditdo，ifanydangercame？’Aliceasked。
`Itsays\"Bough—wough!\"criedaDaisy：`that’swhyitsbranchesarecalledboughs!’
`Didn’tyouknowTHAT？’criedanotherDaisy，andheretheyallbeganshoutingtogether，tilltheairseemedquitefulloflittleshrillvoices。`Silence，everyoneofyou!’criedtheTiger—
lily，wavingitselfpassionatelyfromsidetoside，andtremblingwithexcitement。`TheyknowIcan’tgetatthem!’itpanted，bendingitsquiveringheadtowardsAlice，`ortheywouldn’tdaretodoit!’
`Nevermind!’Alicesaidinasoothingtone，andstoopingdowntothedaisies，whowerejustbeginningagain，shewhispered，`Ifyoudon’tholdyourtongues，I’llpickyou!’
Therewassilenceinamoment，andseveralofthepinkdaisiesturnedwhite。
`That’sright!’saidtheTiger—lily。`Thedaisiesareworstofall。Whenonespeaks，theyallbegintogether，andit’senoughtomakeonewithertohearthewaytheygoon!’
`Howisityoucanalltalksonicely？’Alicesaid，hopingtogetitintoabettertemperbyacompliment。`I’vebeeninmanygardensbefore，butnoneoftheflowerscouldtalk。’
`Putyourhanddown，andfeeltheground，’saidtheTiger—lily。
`Thenyou’llknowwhy。
Alicedidso。`It’sveryhard，’shesaid，`butIdon’tseewhatthathastodowithit。’
`Inmostgardens，’theTiger—lilysaid，`theymakethebedstoosoft——sothattheflowersarealwaysasleep。’
Thissoundedaverygoodreason，andAlicewasquitepleasedtoknowit。`Ineverthoughtofthatbefore!’shesaid。
`It’sMYopinionthatyouneverthinkATALL，’theRosesaidinaratherseveretone。
`Ineversawanybodythatlookedstupider，’aVioletsaid，sosuddenly，thatAlicequitejumped；forithadn’tspokenbefore。
`HoldYOURtongue!’criedtheTiger—lily。`AsifYOUeversawanybody!Youkeepyourheadundertheleaves，andsnoreawaythere，tillyouknownomorewhat’sgoingonintheworld，thanifyouwereabud!’
`Arethereanymorepeopleinthegardenbesidesme？’Alicesaid，notchoosingtonoticetheRose’slastremark。
`There’soneotherflowerinthegardenthatcanmoveaboutlikeyou，’saidtheRose。`Iwonderhowyoudoit——’（`You’realwayswondering，’saidtheTiger—lily），`butshe’smorebushythanyouare。’
`Isshelikeme？’Aliceaskedeagerly，forthethoughtcrossedhermind，`There’sanotherlittlegirlinthegarden，somewhere!’
`Well，shehasthesameawkwardshapeasyou，’theRosesaid，`butshe’sredder——andherpetalsareshorter，Ithink。’
`Herpetalsaredoneupclose，almostlikeadahlia，’theTiger—lilyinterrupted：`nottumbledaboutanyhow，likeyours。’
`Butthat’snotYOURfault，’theRoseaddedkindly：`you’rebeginningtofade，youknow——andthenonecan’thelpone’spetalsgettingalittleuntidy。’
Alicedidn’tlikethisideaatall：so，tochangethesubject，sheasked`Doessheevercomeouthere？’
`Idaresayyou’llseehersoon，’saidtheRose。`She’soneofthethornykind。’
`Wheredoesshewearthethorns？’Aliceaskedwithsomecuriosity。
`Whyallroundherhead，ofcourse，’theRosereplied。`IwaswonderingYOUhadn’tgotsometoo。Ithoughtitwastheregularrule。’
`She’scoming!’criedtheLarkspur。`Ihearherfootstep，thump，thump，thump，alongthegravel—walk!’
Alicelookedroundeagerly，andfoundthatitwastheRedQueen。`She’sgrownagooddeal!’washerfirstremark。Shehadindeed：whenAlicefirstfoundherintheashes，shehadbeenonlythreeincheshigh——andhereshewas，halfaheadtallerthanAliceherself!
`It’sthefreshairthatdoesit，’saidtheRose：
`wonderfullyfineairitis，outhere。’
`IthinkI’llgoandmeether，’saidAlice，for，thoughtheflowerswereinterestingenough，shefeltthatitwouldbefargrandertohaveatalkwitharealQueen。
`Youcan’tpossiblydothat，’saidtheRose：`_I_shouldadviseyoutowalktheotherway。’
ThissoundednonsensetoAlice，soshesaidnothing，butsetoffatoncetowardstheRedQueen。Tohersurprise，shelostsightofherinamoment，andfoundherselfwalkinginatthefront—dooragain。
Alittleprovoked，shedrewback，andafterlookingeverywhereforthequeen（whomshespiedoutatlast，alongwayoff），shethoughtshewouldtrytheplan，thistime，ofwalkingintheoppositedirection。
Itsucceededbeautifully。ShehadnotbeenwalkingaminutebeforeshefoundherselffacetofacewiththeRedQueen，andfullinsightofthehillshehadbeensolongaimingat。
`Wheredoyoucomefrom？’saidtheRedQueen。`Andwhereareyougoing？Lookup，speaknicely，anddon’ttwiddleyourfingersallthetime。’
Aliceattendedtoallthesedirections，andexplained，aswellasshecould，thatshehadlostherway。
`Idon’tknowwhatyoumeanbyYOURway，’saidtheQueen：`allthewaysaboutherebelongtoME——butwhydidyoucomeouthereatall？’sheaddedinakindertone。`Curtseywhileyou’rethinkingwhattosay，itsavestime。’
Alicewonderedalittleatthis，butshewastoomuchinaweoftheQueentodisbelieveit。`I’lltryitwhenIgohome，’shethoughttoherself。`thenexttimeI’malittlelatefordinner。’
`It’stimeforyoutoanswernow，’theQueensaid，lookingatherwatch：`openyourmouthaLITTLEwiderwhenyouspeak，andalwayssay\"yourMajesty。\"’
`Ionlywantedtoseewhatthegardenwaslike，yourMajesty——’
`That’sright，’saidtheQueen，pattingheronthehead，whichAlicedidn’tlikeatall，`though，whenyousay\"garden，\"——I’VE
seengardens，comparedwithwhichthiswouldbeawilderness。’
Alicedidn’tdaretoarguethepoint，butwenton：`——andI
thoughtI’dtryandfindmywaytothetopofthathill——’
`Whenyousay\"hill，\"’theQueeninterrupted，`_I_couldshowyouhills，incomparisonwithwhichyou’dcallthatavalley。’
`No，Ishouldn’t，’saidAlice，surprisedintocontradictingheratlast：`ahillCAN’Tbeavalley，youknow。Thatwouldbenonsense——’
TheRedQueenshookherhead，`Youmaycallit\"nonsense\"ifyoulike，’shesaid，`butI’VEheardnonsense，comparedwithwhichthatwouldbeassensibleasadictionary!’
Alicecurtseyedagain，asshewasafraidfromtheQueen’stonethatshewasaLITTLEoffended：andtheywalkedoninsilencetilltheygottothetopofthelittlehill。
ForsomeminutesAlicestoodwithoutspeaking，lookingoutinalldirectionsoverthecountry——andamostcuriouscountryitwas。Therewereanumberoftinylittlebrooksrunningstraightacrossitfromsidetoside，andthegroundbetweenwasdividedupintosquaresbyanumberoflittlegreenhedges，thatreachedfrombrooktobrook。
`Ideclareit’smarkedoutjustlikealargechessboard!’Alicesaidatlast。`Thereoughttobesomemenmovingaboutsomewhere——andsothereare!’Sheaddedinatoneofdelight，andherheartbegantobeatquickwithexcitementasshewenton。`It’sagreathugegameofchessthat’sbeingplayed——allovertheworld——ifthisIStheworldatall，youknow。Oh，whatfunitis!HowIWISHIwasoneofthem!Iwouldn’tmindbeingaPawn，ifonlyImightjoin——thoughofcourseIshouldLIKEtobeaQueen，best。’
SheglancedrathershylyattherealQueenasshesaidthis，buthercompaniononlysmiledpleasantly，andsaid，`That’seasilymanaged。YoucanbetheWhiteQueen’sPawn，ifyoulike，asLily’stooyoungtoplay；andyou’reintheSecondSquaretobeganwith：whenyougettotheEighthSquareyou’llbeaQueen——’Justatthismoment，somehoworother，theybegantorun。
Alicenevercouldquitemakeout，inthinkingitoverafterwards，howitwasthattheybegan：allsheremembersis，thattheywererunninghandinhand，andtheQueenwentsofastthatitwasallshecoulddotokeepupwithher：andstilltheQueenkeptcrying`Faster!Faster!’butAlicefeltsheCOULDNOT
gofaster，thoughshehadnotbreathlefttosayso。
Themostcuriouspartofthethingwas，thatthetreesandtheotherthingsroundthemneverchangedtheirplacesatall：
howeverfasttheywent，theyneverseemedtopassanything。`I
wonderifallthethingsmovealongwithus？’thoughtpoorpuzzledAlice。AndtheQueenseemedtoguessherthoughts，forshecried，`Faster!Don’ttrytotalk!’
NotthatAlicehadanyideaofdoingTHAT。Shefeltasifshewouldneverbeabletotalkagain，shewasgettingsomuchoutofbreath：andstilltheQueencried`Faster!Faster!’anddraggedheralong。`Arewenearlythere？’Alicemanagedtopantoutatlast。
`Nearlythere!’theQueenrepeated。`Why，wepassedittenminutesago!Faster!’Andtheyranonforatimeinsilence，withthewindwhistlinginAlice’sears，andalmostblowingherhairoffherhead，shefancied。
`Now!Now!’criedtheQueen。`Faster!Faster!’Andtheywentsofastthatatlasttheyseemedtoskimthroughtheair，hardlytouchingthegroundwiththeirfeet，tillsuddenly，justasAlicewasgettingquiteexhausted，theystopped，andshefoundherselfsittingontheground，breathlessandgiddy。
TheQueenproppedherupagainstatree，andsaidkindly，`Youmayrestalittlenow。’
Alicelookedroundheringreatsurprise。`Why，Idobelievewe’vebeenunderthistreethewholetime!Everything’sjustasitwas!’
`Ofcourseitis，’saidtheQueen，`whatwouldyouhaveit？’
`Well，inOURcountry，’saidAlice，stillpantingalittle，`you’dgenerallygettosomewhereelse——ifyouranveryfastforalongtime，aswe’vebeendoing。’
`Aslowsortofcountry!’saidtheQueen。`Now，HERE，yousee，ittakesalltherunningYOUcando，tokeepinthesameplace。
Ifyouwanttogetsomewhereelse，youmustrunatleasttwiceasfastasthat!’
`I’drathernottry，please!’saidAlice。`I’mquitecontenttostayhere——onlyIAMsohotandthirsty!’
`IknowwhatYOU’Dlike!’theQueensaidgood—naturedly，takingalittleboxoutofherpocket。`Haveabiscuit？’
Alicethoughtitwouldnotbeciviltosay`No，’thoughitwasn’tatallwhatshewanted。Soshetookit，andateitaswellasshecould：anditwasVERYdry；andshethoughtshehadneverbeensonearlychokedinallherlife。
`Whileyou’rerefreshingyourself，’saidtheQueen，`I’lljusttakethemeasurements。’Andshetookaribbonoutofherpocket，markedininches，andbeganmeasuringtheground，andstickinglittlepegsinhereandthere。
`Attheendoftwoyards，’shesaid，puttinginapegtomarkthedistance，`Ishallgiveyouyourdirections——haveanotherbiscuit？’
`No，thankyou，’saidAlice，：`one’sQUITEenough!’
`Thirstquenched，Ihope？’saidtheQueen。
Alicedidnotknowwhattosaytothis，butluckilytheQueendidnotwaitforananswer，butwenton。`AttheendofTHREE
yardsIshallrepeatthem——forfearofyourforgettingthem。
AtthenendofFOUR，Ishallsaygood—bye。AndatthenendofFIVE，Ishallgo!’
Shehadgotallthepegsputinbythistime，andAlicelookedonwithgreatinterestasshereturnedtothetree，andthenbeganslowlywalkingdowntherow。
Atthetwo—yardpegshefacedround，andsaid，`Apawngoestwosquaresinitsfirstmove，youknow。Soyou’llgoVERYquicklythroughtheThirdSquare——byrailway，Ishouldthink——andyou’llfindyourselfintheFourthSquareinnotime。Well，THAT
squarebelongstoTweedledumandTweedledee——theFifthismostlywater——theSixthbelongstoHumptyDumpty——Butyoumakenoremark？’
`I——Ididn’tknowIhadtomakeone——justthen，’Alicefalteredout。
`YouSHOULDhavesaid，’`\"It’sextremelykindofyoutotellmeallthis\"——however，we’llsupposeitsaid——theSeventhSquareisallforest——however，oneoftheKnightswillshowyoutheway——andintheEighthSquareweshallbeQueenstogether，andit’sallfeastingandfun!’Alicegotupandcurtseyed，andsatdownagain。
AtthenextpegtheQueenturnedagain，andthistimeshesaid，`SpeakinFrenchwhenyoucan’tthinkoftheEnglishforathing——turnoutyourtoesasyouwalk——andrememberwhoyouare!’
ShedidnotwaitforAlicetocurtseythistime，butwalkedonquicklytothenextpeg，wheresheturnedforamomenttosay`good—bye，’andthenhurriedontothelast。
Howithappened，Aliceneverknew，butexactlyasshecametothelastpeg，shewasgone。Whethershevanishedintotheair，orwhethersheranquicklyintothewood（`andsheCANrunveryfast!’thoughtAlice），therewasnowayofguessing，butshewasgone，andAlicebegantorememberthatshewasaPawn，andthatitwouldsoonbetimeforhertomove。
CHAPTERIII
Looking—GlassInsectsOfcoursethefirstthingtodowastomakeagrandsurveyofthecountryshewasgoingtotravelthrough。`It’ssomethingverylikelearninggeography，’thoughtAlice，asshestoodontiptoeinhopesofbeingabletoseealittlefurther。
`Principalrivers——thereAREnone。Principalmountains——I’montheonlyone，butIdon’tthinkit’sgotanyname。Principaltowns——why，whatAREthosecreatures，makinghoneydownthere？
Theycan’tbebees——nobodyeversawbeesamileoff，youknow——’
andforsometimeshestoodsilent，watchingoneofthemthatwasbustlingaboutamongtheflowers，pokingitsproboscisintothem，`justasifitwasaregularbee，’thoughtAlice。
However，thiswasanythingbutaregularbee：infactitwasanelephant——asAlicesoonfoundout，thoughtheideaquitetookherbreathawayatfirst。`Andwhatenormousflowerstheymustbe!’washernextidea。`Somethinglikecottageswiththeroofstakenoff，andstalksputtothem——andwhatquantitiesofhoneytheymustmake!IthinkI’llgodownand——no，Iwon’tJUSTyet，’shewenton，checkingherselfjustasshewasbeginningtorundownthehill，andtryingtofindsomeexcuseforturningshysosuddenly。`It’llneverdotogodownamongthemwithoutagoodlongbranchtobrushthemaway——andwhatfunit’llbewhentheyaskmehowIlikemywalk。Ishallsay——
\"Oh，Ilikeitwellenough——\"’（herecamethefavouritelittletossofthehead），`\"onlyitwassodustyandhot，andtheelephantsdidteaseso!\"’
`IthinkI’llgodowntheotherway，’shesaidafterapause：
`andperhapsImayvisittheelephantslateron。Besides，IdosowanttogetintotheThirdSquare!’
Sowiththisexcusesherandownthehillandjumpedoverthefirstofthesixlittlebrooks。
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`Tickets，please!’saidtheGuard，puttinghisheadinatthewindow。Inamomenteverybodywasholdingoutaticket：theywereaboutthesamesizeasthepeople，andquiteseemedtofillthecarriage。
`Nowthen!Showyourticket，child!’theGuardwenton，lookingangrilyatAlice。Andagreatmanyvoicesallsaidtogether（`likethechorusofasong，’thoughtAlice），`Don’tkeephimwaiting，child!Why，histimeisworthathousandpoundsaminute!’
`I’mafraidIhaven’tgotone，’Alicesaidinafrightenedtone：
`therewasn’taticket—officewhereIcamefrom。’Andagainthechorusofvoiceswenton。`Therewasn’troomforonewhereshecamefrom。Thelandthereisworthathousandpoundsaninch!’
`Don’tmakeexcuses，’saidtheGuard：`youshouldhaveboughtonefromtheengine—driver。’Andoncemorethechorusofvoiceswentonwith`Themanthatdrivestheengine。Why，thesmokealoneisworthathousandpoundsapuff!’
Alicethoughttoherself，`Thenthere’snouseinspeaking。’
Thevoicesdidn’tjoininthistime，asshehadn’tspoken，buttohergreatsurprise，theyallTHOUGHTinchorus（IhopeyouunderstandwhatTHINKINGINCHORUSmeans——forImustconfessthat_I_don’t），`Bettersaynothingatall。Languageisworthathousandpoundsaword!’
`Ishalldreamaboutathousandpoundstonight，IknowI
shall!’thoughtAlice。
AllthistimetheGuardwaslookingather，firstthroughatelescope，thenthroughamicroscope，andthenthroughanopera—
glass。Atlasthesaid，`You’retravellingthewrongway，’andshutupthewindowandwentaway。
`Soyoungachild，’saidthegentlemansittingoppositetoher（hewasdressedinwhitepaper），`oughttoknowwhichwayshe’sgoing，evenifshedoesn’tknowherownname!’
AGoat，thatwassittingnexttothegentlemaninwhite，shuthiseyesandsaidinaloudvoice，`Sheoughttoknowherwaytotheticket—office，evenifshedoesn’tknowheralphabet!’
TherewasaBeetlesittingnexttotheGoat（itwasaveryqueercarriage—fullofpassengersaltogether），and，astheruleseemedtobethattheyshouldallspeakinturn，HEwentonwith`She’llhavetogobackfromhereasluggage!’
Alicecouldn’tseewhowassittingbeyondtheBeetle，butahoarsevoicespokenext。`Changeengines——’itsaid，andwasobligedtoleaveoff。
`Itsoundslikeahorse，’Alicethoughttoherself。Andanextremelysmallvoice，closetoherear，said，`Youmightmakeajokeonthat——somethingabout\"horse\"and\"hoarse，\"youknow。’
Thenaverygentlevoiceinthedistancesaid，`Shemustbelabelled\"Lass，withcare，\"youknow——’
Andafterthatothervoiceswenton（Whatanumberofpeoplethereareinthecarriage!’thoughtAlice），saying，`Shemustgobypost，asshe’sgotaheadonher——’`Shemustbesentasamessagebythetelegraph——’`Shemustdrawthetrainherselftherestoftheway——’andsoon。
Butthegentlemandressedinwhitepaperleanedforwardsandwhisperedinherear，`Nevermindwhattheyallsay，mydear，buttakeareturn—ticketeverytimethetrainstops。’
`IndeedIshan’t!’Alicesaidratherimpatiently。`Idon’tbelongtothisrailwayjourneyatall——Iwasinawoodjustnow——andIwishIcouldgetbackthere。’
`YoumightmakeajokeonTHAT，’saidthelittlevoiceclosetoherear：`somethingabout\"youWOULDifyoucould，\"youknow。’
`Don’tteaseso，’saidAlice，lookingaboutinvaintoseewherethevoicecamefrom；`ifyou’resoanxioustohaveajokemade，whydon’tyoumakeoneyourself？’
Thelittlevoicesigheddeeply：itwasVERYunhappy，evidently，andAlicewouldhavesaidsomethingpityingtocomfortit，`Ifitwouldonlysighlikeotherpeople!’shethought。Butthiswassuchawonderfullysmallsigh，thatshewouldn’thavehearditatall，ifithadn’tcomeQUITEclosetoherear。Theconsequenceofthiswasthatittickledherearverymuch，andquitetookoffherthoughtsfromtheunhappinessofthepoorlittlecreature。
`Iknowyouareafriend，thelittlevoicewenton；`adearfriend，andanoldfriend。Andyouwon’thurtme，thoughIAManinsect。’
`Whatkindofinsect？’Aliceinquiredalittleanxiously。Whatshereallywantedtoknowwas，whetheritcouldstingornot，butshethoughtthiswouldn’tbequiteacivilquestiontoask。
`What，thenyoudon’t——’thelittlevoicebegan，whenitwasdrownedbyashrillscreamfromtheengine，andeverybodyjumpedupinalarm，Aliceamongtherest。
TheHorse，whohadputhisheadoutofthewindow，quietlydrewitinandsaid，`It’sonlyabrookwehavetojumpover。’
Everybodyseemedsatisfiedwiththis，thoughAlicefeltalittlenervousattheideaoftrainsjumpingatall。`However，it’lltakeusintotheFourthSquare，that’ssomecomfort!’shesaidtoherself。Inanothermomentshefeltthecarriagerisestraightupintotheair，andinherfrightshecaughtatthethingnearesttoherhand。whichhappenedtobetheGoat’sbeard。
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Butthebeardseemedtomeltawayasshetouchedit，andshefoundherselfsittingquietlyunderatree——whiletheGnat（forthatwastheinsectshehadbeentalkingto）wasbalancingitselfonatwigjustoverherhead，andfanningherwithitswings。
ItcertainlywasaVERYlargeGnat：`aboutthesizeofachicken，’Alicethought。Still，shecouldn’tfeelnervouswithit，aftertheyhadbeentalkingtogethersolong。
`——thenyoudon’tlikeallinsects？’theGnatwenton，asquietlyasifnothinghadhappened。
`Ilikethemwhentheycantalk，’Alicesaid。`Noneofthemevertalk，where_I_comefrom。’
`Whatsortofinsectsdoyourejoicein，whereYOUcomefrom？’
theGnatinquired。
`Idon’tREJOICEininsectsatall，’Aliceexplained，`becauseI’mratherafraidofthem——atleastthelargekinds。ButIcantellyouthenamesofsomeofthem。’
`Ofcoursetheyanswertotheirnames？’theGnatremarkedcarelessly。
`Ineverknewthemdoit。’
`What’stheuseoftheirhavingnamestheGnatsaid，`iftheywon’tanswertothem？’
`NousetoTHEM，’saidAlice；`butit’susefultothepeoplewhonamethem，Isuppose。Ifnot，whydothingshavenamesatall？’
`Ican’tsay，’theGnatreplied。`Furtheron，inthewooddownthere，they’vegotnonames——however，goonwithyourlistofinsects：you’rewastingtime。’
`Well，there’stheHorse—fly，’Alicebegan，countingoffthenamesonherfingers。
`Allright，’saidtheGnat：`halfwayupthatbush，you’llseeaRocking—horse—fly，ifyoulook。It’smadeentirelyofwood，andgetsaboutbyswingingitselffrombranchtobranch。’
`Whatdoesitliveon？’Aliceasked，withgreatcuriosity。
`Sapandsawdust，’saidtheGnat。`Goonwiththelist。’
AlicelookedupattheRocking—horse—flywithgreatinterest，andmadeuphermindthatitmusthavebeenjustrepainted，itlookedsobrightandsticky；andthenshewenton。
`Andthere’stheDragon—fly。’
`Lookonthebranchaboveyourhead，’saidtheGnat，`andthereyou’llfindasnap—dragon—fly。Itsbodyismadeofplum—pudding，itswingsofholly—leaves，anditsheadisaraisinburninginbrandy。’
`Andwhatdoesitliveon？’
`Frumentyandmincepie，’theGnatreplied；`anditmakesitsnestinaChristmasbox。’
`Andthenthere’stheButterfly，’Alicewenton，aftershehadtakenagoodlookattheinsectwithitsheadonfire，andhadthoughttoherself，`Iwonderifthat’sthereasoninsectsaresofondofflyingintocandles——becausetheywanttoturnintoSnap—dragon—flies!’
`Crawlingatyourfeet，’saidtheGnat（Alicedrewherfeetbackinsomealarm），`youmayobserveaBread—and—Butterfly。ItswingsarethinslicesofBread—and—butter，itsbodyisacrust，anditsheadisalumpofsugar。’
`AndwhatdoesITliveon？’
`Weakteawithcreaminit。’
AnewdifficultycameintoAlice’shead。`Supposingitcouldn’tfindany？’shesuggested。
`Thenitwoulddie，ofcourse。’
`Butthatmusthappenveryoften，’Aliceremarkedthoughtfully。
`Italwayshappens，’saidtheGnat。
Afterthis，Alicewassilentforaminuteortwo，pondering。
TheGnatamuseditselfmeanwhilebyhummingroundandroundherhead：atlastitsettledagainandremarked，`Isupposeyoudon’twanttoloseyourname？’
`No，indeed，’Alicesaid，alittleanxiously。
`AndyetIdon’tknow，’theGnatwentoninacarelesstone：
`onlythinkhowconvenientitwouldbeifyoucouldmanagetogohomewithoutit!Forinstance，ifthegovernesswantedtocallyoutoyourlessons，shewouldcallout\"comehere——，\"andthereshewouldhavetoleaveoff，becausetherewouldn’tbeanynameforhertocall，andofcourseyouwouldn’thavetogo，youknow。’
`Thatwouldneverdo，I’msure，’saidAlice：`thegovernesswouldneverthinkofexcusingmelessonsforthat。Ifshecouldn’tremembermyname，she’dcallme\"Miss!\"astheservantsdo。’
`Well。ifshesaid\"Miss，\"anddidn’tsayanythingmore，’theGnatremarked，`ofcourseyou’dmissyourlessons。That’sajoke。IwishYOUhadmadeit。’
`Whydoyouwish_I_hadmadeit？’Aliceasked。`It’saverybadone。’
ButtheGnatonlysigheddeeply，whiletwolargetearscamerollingdownitscheeks。
`Youshouldn’tmakejokes，’Alicesaid，`ifitmakesyousounhappy。’
Thencameanotherofthosemelancholylittlesighs，andthistimethepoorGnatreallyseemedtohavesigheditselfaway，for，whenAlicelookedup，therewasnothingwhatevertobeseenonthetwig，and，asshewasgettingquitechillywithsittingstillsolong，shegotupandwalkedon。
Sheverysooncametoanopenfield，withawoodontheothersideofit：itlookedmuchdarkerthanthelastwood，andAlicefeltaLITTLEtimidaboutgoingintoit。However，onsecondthoughts，shemadeuphermindtogoon：`forIcertainlywon’tgoBACK，’shethoughttoherself，andthiswastheonlywaytotheEighthSquare。
`Thismustbethewood，shesaidthoughtfullytoherself，`wherethingshavenonames。Iwonderwhat’llbecomeofMYnamewhenIgoin？Ishouldn’tliketoloseitatall——becausethey’dhavetogivemeanother，anditwouldbealmostcertaintobeanuglyone。Butthenthefunwouldbetryingtofindthecreaturethathadgotmyoldname!That’sjustliketheadvertisements，youknow，whenpeoplelosedogs——\"ANSWERSTO
THENAMEOF`DASH：’HADONABRASSCOLLAR\"——justfancycallingeverythingyoumet\"Alice，\"tilloneofthemanswered!Onlytheywouldn’tansweratall，iftheywerewise。’
Shewasramblingoninthiswaywhenshereachedthewood：itlookedverycoolandshady。`Well，atanyrateit’sagreatcomfort，’shesaidasshesteppedunderthetrees，`afterbeingsohot，togetintothe——intoWHAT？’shewenton，rathersurprisedatnotbeingabletothinkoftheword。`Imeantogetunderthe——underthe——underTHIS，youknow!’puttingherhandonthetrunkofthetree。`WhatDOESitcallitself，I
wonder？Idobelieveit’sgotnoname——why，tobesureithasn’t!’
Shestoodsilentforaminute，thinking：thenshesuddenlybeganagain。`ThenitreallyHAShappened，afterall!Andnow，whoamI？IWILLremember，ifIcan!I’mdeterminedtodoit!’
Butbeingdetermineddidn’thelpmuch，andallshecouldsay，afteragreatdealofpuzzling，was，`L，IKNOWitbeginswithL!’
JustthenaFawncamewanderingby：itlookedatAlicewithitslargegentleeyes，butdidn’tseematallfrightened。`Herethen!Herethen!’Alicesaid，assheheldoutherhandandtriedtostrokeit；butitonlystartedbackalittle，andthenstoodlookingatheragain。
`Whatdoyoucallyourself？’theFawnsaidatlast。Suchasoftsweetvoiceithad!
`IwishIknew!’thoughtpoorAlice。Sheanswered，rathersadly，`Nothing，justnow。’
`Thinkagain，’itsaid：`thatwon’tdo。’
Alicethought，butnothingcameofit。`Please，wouldyoutellmewhatYOUcallyourself？’shesaidtimidly。`Ithinkthatmighthelpalittle。’
`I’lltellyou，ifyou’llmovealittlefurtheron，’theFawnsaid。
`Ican’trememberhere。’
Sotheywalkedontogetherthoughthewood，AlicewithherarmsclaspedlovinglyroundthesoftneckoftheFawn，tilltheycameoutintoanotheropenfield，andheretheFawngaveasuddenboundintotheair，andshookitselffreefromAlice’sarms。
`I’maFawn!’itcriedoutinavoiceofdelight，`and，dearme!
you’reahumanchild!’Asuddenlookofalarmcameintoitsbeautifulbrowneyes，andinanothermomentithaddartedawayatfullspeed。
Alicestoodlookingafterit，almostreadytocrywithvexationathavinglostherdearlittlefellow—travellersosuddenly。
`However，Iknowmynamenow。’shesaid，`that’sSOMEcomfort。
Alice——Alice——Iwon’tforgetitagain。Andnow，whichofthesefinger—postsoughtItofollow，Iwonder？’
Itwasnotaverydifficultquestiontoanswer，astherewasonlyoneroadthroughthewood，andthetwofinger—postsbothpointedalongit。`I’llsettleit，’Alicesaidtoherself，`whentheroaddividesandtheypointdifferentways。’
Butthisdidnotseemlikelytohappen。Shewentonandon，alongway，butwherevertheroaddividedthereweresuretobetwofinger—postspointingthesameway，onemarked`TOTWEEDLEDUM’S
HOUSE’andtheother`TOTHEHOUSEOFTWEEDLEDEE。’
`Idobelieve，’saidAliceatlast，`thattheyliveinthesamehouse!IwonderIneverthoughtofthatbefore——ButIcan’tstaytherelong。I’lljustcallandsay\"howd’youdo？\"andaskthemthewayoutofthewood。IfIcouldonlygettotheEighthSquarebeforeitgetsdark!’Soshewanderedon，talkingtoherselfasshewent，till，onturningasharpcorner，shecameupontwofatlittlemen，sosuddenlythatshecouldnothelpstartingback，butinanothermomentsherecoveredherself，feelingsurethattheymustbeCHAPTERIV
TWEEDLEDUMANDTWEEDLEDEE
Theywerestandingunderatree，eachwithanarmroundtheother’sneck，andAliceknewwhichwaswhichinamoment，becauseoneofthemhad`DUM’embroideredonhiscollar，andtheother`DEE。’`Isupposethey’veeachgot\"TWEEDLE\"roundatthebackofthecollar，’shesaidtoherself。
Theystoodsostillthatshequiteforgottheywerealive，andshewasjustlookingroundtoseeiftheword\"TWEEDLE\"waswrittenatthebackofeachcollar，whenshewasstartledbyavoicecomingfromtheonemarked`DUM。’
`Ifyouthinkwe’rewax—works，’hesaid，`yououghttopay，youknow。Wax—worksweren’tmadetobelookedatfornothing，nohow!’
`Contrariwise，’addedtheonemarked`DEE，’`ifyouthinkwe’realive，yououghttospeak。’
`I’msureI’mverysorry，’wasallAlicecouldsay；forthewordsoftheoldsongkeptringingthroughherheadlikethetickingofaclock，andshecouldhardlyhelpsayingthemoutloud：——
`TweedledumandTweedledeeAgreedtohaveabattle；
ForTweedledumsaidTweedledeeHadspoiledhisnicenewrattle。
Justthenflewdownamonstrouscrow，Asblackasatar—barrel；
Whichfrightenedboththeheroesso，Theyquiteforgottheirquarrel。’
`Iknowwhatyou’rethinkingabout，’saidTweedledum：`butitisn’tso，nohow。’
`Contrariwise，’continuedTweedledee，`ifitwasso，itmightbe；andifitwereso，itwouldbe；butasitisn’t，itain’t。
That’slogic。’
`Iwasthinking，’Alicesaidverypolitely，`whichisthebestwayoutofthiswood：it’sgettingsodark。Wouldyoutellme，please？’
Butthelittlemenonlylookedateachotherandgrinned。
Theylookedsoexactlylikeacoupleofgreatschoolboys，thatAlicecouldn’thelppointingherfingeratTweedledum，andsaying`FirstBoy!’
`Nohow!’Tweedledumcriedoutbriskly，andshuthismouthupagainwithasnap。
`NextBoy!’saidAlice，passingontoTweedledee，thoughshefeltquitecertainhewouldonlyshoutout`Contrariwise!’andsohedid。
`You’vebeenwrong!’criedTweedledum。`Thefirstthinginavisitistosay\"Howd’yedo？\"andshakehands!’Andherethetwobrothersgaveeachotherahug，andthentheyheldoutthetwohandsthatwerefree，toshakehandswithher。
Alicedidnotlikeshakinghandswitheitherofthemfirst，forfearofhurtingtheotherone’sfeelings；so，asthebestwayoutofthedifficulty，shetookholdofbothhandsatonce：thenextmomenttheyweredancingroundinaring。Thisseemedquitenatural（sherememberedafterwards），andshewasnotevensurprisedtohearmusicplaying：itseemedtocomefromthetreeunderwhichtheyweredancing，anditwasdone（aswellasshecouldmakeitout）bythebranchesrubbingoneacrosstheother，likefiddlesandfiddle—sticks。
`ButitcertainlyWASfunny，’（Alicesaidafterwards，whenshewastellinghersisterthehistoryofallthis，）`tofindmyselfsinging\"HEREWEGOROUNDTHEMULBERRYBUSH。\"Idon’tknowwhenIbeganit，butsomehowIfeltasifI’dbeensingingitalonglongtime!’
Theothertwodancerswerefat，andverysoonoutofbreath。
`Fourtimesroundisenoughforonedance，’Tweedledumpantedout，andtheyleftoffdancingassuddenlyastheyhadbegun：
themusicstoppedatthesamemoment。
ThentheyletgoofAlice’shands，andstoodlookingatherforaminute：therewasaratherawkwardpause，asAlicedidn’tknowhowtobeginaconversationwithpeopleshehadjustbeendancingwith。`Itwouldneverdotosay\"Howd’yedo？\"NOW，’shesaidtoherself：`weseemtohavegotbeyondthat，somehow!’
`Ihopeyou’renotmuchtired？’shesaidatlast。
`Nohow。AndthankyouVERYmuchforasking，’saidTweedledum。
`Somuchobliged!’addedTweedledee。`Youlikepoetry？’
`Ye—es。prettywell——SOMEpoetry，’Alicesaiddoubtfully。
`Wouldyoutellmewhichroadleadsoutofthewood？’
`WhatshallIrepeattoher？’saidTweedledee，lookingroundatTweedledumwithgreatsolemneyes，andnotnoticingAlice’squestion。
`\"THEWALRUSANDTHECARPENTER\"isthelongest，’Tweedledumreplied，givinghisbrotheranaffectionatehug。
Tweedledeebeganinstantly：
`Thesunwasshining——’
HereAliceventuredtointerrupthim。`Ifit’sVERYlong，’shesaid，aspolitelyasshecould，`wouldyoupleasetellmefirstwhichroad——’
Tweedledeesmiledgently，andbeganagain：
`Thesunwasshiningonthesea，Shiningwithallhismight：
HedidhisverybesttomakeThebillowssmoothandbright——
Andthiswasodd，becauseitwasThemiddleofthenight。
Themoonwasshiningsulkily，BecauseshethoughtthesunHadgotnobusinesstobethereAfterthedaywasdone——
\"It’sveryrudeofhim，\"shesaid，\"Tocomeandspoilthefun!\"
Theseawaswetaswetcouldbe，Thesandsweredryasdry。
Youcouldnotseeacloud，becauseNocloudwasinthesky：
Nobirdswereflyingoverhead——
Therewerenobirdstofly。
TheWalrusandtheCarpenterWerewalkingcloseathand；
TheyweptlikeanythingtoseeSuchquantitiesofsand：
\"Ifthiswereonlyclearedaway，\"
Theysaid，\"itWOULDbegrand!\"
\"IfsevenmaidswithsevenmopsSweptitforhalfayear，Doyousuppose，\"theWalrussaid，\"Thattheycouldgetitclear？\"
\"Idoubtit，\"saidtheCarpenter，Andshedabittertear。
\"OOysters，comeandwalkwithus!\"
TheWalrusdidbeseech。
\"Apleasantwalk，apleasanttalk，Alongthebrinybeach：
Wecannotdowithmorethanfour，Togiveahandtoeach。\"
TheeldestOysterlookedathim。
Butneverawordhesaid：
TheeldestOysterwinkedhiseye，Andshookhisheavyhead——
MeaningtosayhedidnotchooseToleavetheoyster—bed。
Butfouryoungoystershurriedup，Alleagerforthetreat：
Theircoatswerebrushed，theirfaceswashed，Theirshoeswerecleanandneat——
Andthiswasodd，because，youknow，Theyhadn’tanyfeet。