. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . elong. Youll wait and wave your handker-chief when I get to that turn in the road ?I think itll encourage me, you see. Of course Ill wait, said Alice : andthank you very much for coming so far—•and for the song—I liked it very much. I hope so, the Knight said doubtfully : but you didnt cry so much as I thoughtyou would. So they shook hands, and ther: the Knightrode slowly away into the forest. It wonttake long to see him off, I expect, Alice saidto herself, as she stood watching him. There he goes! Right on his head asusual! However, h
. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . elong. Youll wait and wave your handker-chief when I get to that turn in the road ?I think itll encourage me, you see. Of course Ill wait, said Alice : andthank you very much for coming so far—•and for the song—I liked it very much. I hope so, the Knight said doubtfully : but you didnt cry so much as I thoughtyou would. So they shook hands, and ther: the Knightrode slowly away into the forest. It wonttake long to see him off, I expect, Alice saidto herself, as she stood watching him. There he goes! Right on his head asusual! However, he gets on again prettyeasily—that comes of having so manythings hung round the horse— So shewent on talking to herself, as she watchedthe horse walking leisurely along the road,and the Knight tumbling off, first on oneside and then on the other. After the fourthor fifth tumble he reached the turn, and then ITS MY O WN INVENTION. 175 she waved her handkerchief to him, andwaited till he was out of sight. I hope it encouraged him, she said, as she. turned to run down the hill : and now forthe last brook, and to be a Queen! How grandit sounds ! A very few steps brought her tothe edge of the brook, The Eighth Square 176 THRO UGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. at last! she cried as she bounded across, # * *** *** and threw herself down to rest on a lawn assoft as moss, with little flower-beds, dottedabout it here and there. Oh, how glad Iam to get here! And what is this on myhead? she exclaimed in a tone of dismay,as she put her hands up to something veryheavy, that fitted tight all round her head. But how can it have got there withoutmy knowing it ? she said to herself, as shelifted it off, and set it on her lap to make outwhat it could possibly be. It was a golden crown. CHAPTER IX, QUEEN ALICE. WELL, this is grand! said expected I should be a Queen so soon—and Ill tell you what it is, your Majesty/1she went on in a severe tone (she wasalways rather fond of scolding her
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