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。