Through the looking glass and what Alice found there . CHAPTEE X. SHAKING. SHE took her off the table as she spoke, andshook her backwards and forwards with all hermight. The Eed Queen made no resistance what-ever : only her face grew very small, and hereves got large and green : and still, as Alice •/ ^^ *^j d? went on shaking her, she kept on growingshorter—and fatter—and softer—and rounder-and CHAPTER XL WAKING. -and it really was a kitten, after CHAPTER XII. WHICH DREAMED IT ? YOUR Red Majesty shouldnt purr so loud,Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing thekitten, respectfully,
Through the looking glass and what Alice found there . CHAPTEE X. SHAKING. SHE took her off the table as she spoke, andshook her backwards and forwards with all hermight. The Eed Queen made no resistance what-ever : only her face grew very small, and hereves got large and green : and still, as Alice •/ ^^ *^j d? went on shaking her, she kept on growingshorter—and fatter—and softer—and rounder-and CHAPTER XL WAKING. -and it really was a kitten, after CHAPTER XII. WHICH DREAMED IT ? YOUR Red Majesty shouldnt purr so loud,Alice said, rubbing her eyes, and addressing thekitten, respectfully, yet with some severity. You woke me out of oh ! such a nice dream !And youve been along with me, Kitty--allthrough the Looking-Glass world. Did you knowit, dear ? It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens(Alice had once made the remark) that, what-ever you say to them, they always purr. Ifthey would only purr for yes, and mew for1 no, or any rule of that sort, she had said. WHICH DREAMED IT? 219 so that one could keep up a conversation ! Buthow can you talk with a person if they alwayssay the same thing ? On this occasion the kitten only purred:and it was impossible to guess whether it meant yes or no. So Alice hunted among the chessmen on thetable till she had found the Red Queen : thenshe went down on her knees on the hearth-rug,and put the kitten and the Queen to look ateach other. Now, Kitty ! she cried, clappingher hands triumphantly. Confe
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