. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . d never had to carve ajoint before. You look a little shy ; let me introduceyou to that leg* of mutton, said the RedQueen: Alice — Mutton; Mutton — leg of mutton got up in the dish andmade a little bow to Alice ; and Alice re-turned the bow, not knowing whether to befrightened or amused. May I give you a slice ? she said, takingup the knife and fork, and looking from oneQueen to the other. Certainly not, the Red Queen said, verydecidedly: it isnt etiquette to cut anyone youve been introduced to. Removethe joint! And the waite
. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . d never had to carve ajoint before. You look a little shy ; let me introduceyou to that leg* of mutton, said the RedQueen: Alice — Mutton; Mutton — leg of mutton got up in the dish andmade a little bow to Alice ; and Alice re-turned the bow, not knowing whether to befrightened or amused. May I give you a slice ? she said, takingup the knife and fork, and looking from oneQueen to the other. Certainly not, the Red Queen said, verydecidedly: it isnt etiquette to cut anyone youve been introduced to. Removethe joint! And the waiters carried it off,and brought a large plum-pudding in itsplace. I wont be introduced to the pudding,please, Alice said rather hastily, or weshall get no dinner at all. May I give yousome ? But the Red Queen looked sulky, andgrowled Pudding—Alice ; Alice— the pudding! and the waiters took QUEEN ALICE. 195 it away so quickly that Alice couldnt returnits bow. However, she didnt see why the RedQueen should be the only one to give orders. so, as an experiment, she called out Waiter!Bring back the pudding! and there it wasagain in a moment, like a conjuring-trick,It was so large that she couldnt help feelinga little shy with it, as she had been with themutton ; however, she mnnuered her shy- (( « 196 THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. ness by a great effort, and cut a slice andhanded it to the Red Queen. What impertinence ! said the Pudding*.I wonder how youd like it, if I were to cuta slice out oiyou, you creature! It spoke in a thick, suety sort of voice, andAlice hadnt a word to say in reply : shecould only sit and look at it and gasp. Make a remark, said the Red Queen : Its ridiculous to leave all the conversationto the pudding! Do you know, Ive had such a quantityof poetry repeated to me to-day, Alicebegan, a little frightened at finding that, themoment she opened her lips, there was deadsilence, and all eyes were fixed upon her; and its a very curious thing, I th
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