Through the looking glass : and what Alice saw there . awl. Im very glad I happened to be in theway, Alice said, as she helped her to put onher shawl again. The White Queen only looked at her in ahelpless frightened sort of way, and kept re-peating something in a whisper to herself thatsounded like Bread-and-butter, bread-and-butter, and Alice felt that if there was to beany conversation at all, she must manage itherself. So she began rather timidly: Am Iaddressing the White Queen? Well, yes, if you call that a-dressing, theQueen said. It isnt my notion of the thing,at all. Alice thought it wo
Through the looking glass : and what Alice saw there . awl. Im very glad I happened to be in theway, Alice said, as she helped her to put onher shawl again. The White Queen only looked at her in ahelpless frightened sort of way, and kept re-peating something in a whisper to herself thatsounded like Bread-and-butter, bread-and-butter, and Alice felt that if there was to beany conversation at all, she must manage itherself. So she began rather timidly: Am Iaddressing the White Queen? Well, yes, if you call that a-dressing, theQueen said. It isnt my notion of the thing,at all. Alice thought it would never do to have anargument at the very beginning of their con-versation, so she smiled and said, If yourMajesty will only tell me the right way to be-gin, Ill do it as well as I can. But I dont want it done at all! groaned THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. 73 the poor Queen. Ive been a-dressing my-self for the last two hours. It would have been all the better, as itseemed to Alice, if she had got some one elseto dress her, she was so dreadfully Every single things crooked, Alice thought to herself, and shes all over pins! May I put your shawl straight for you? she addedaloud. I dont know whats the matter with it! 74 THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. the Queen said, in a melancholy voice. Itsout of temper, I think. Ive pinned it here,and Ive pinned it there, but theres no pleas-ing it! It cant go straight, you know, if you pinit all on one side, Alice said, as she gentlyput it right for her; and, dear me, what astate your hair is in! The brush has got entangled in it! theQueen said with a sigh. And I lost the combyesterday. Alice carefully released the brush, and didher best to get the hair into order. Come,you look rather better now! she said, afteraltering most of the pins. But really youshould have a ladys-maid! Im sure Ill take you with pleasure! theQueen said. Twopence a week, and jamevery other day. Alice couldnt help laughing, as she said, Idont want you to hire me—and
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