. Clara In Blunderland. must have a big house,Plantagenetta said a little one would do, andPatty said she must have one of her own witha large nursery for her grievances. And did they part ? Clara asked. Nobody knows; they dont even knowthemselves. How foolish of them ! said Clara ; butwhat did they do ? O, they went on quarrelling, said the Dor-mouse. Was that all ? asked Clara. Digitized by Google THE MAD PARTY. 41 It took up all their time, explained theDormouse. And are they still at the bottom of thewell ? said Clara. No ; theyre at the bottom of the poll now,sighed the Dormouse; and its
. Clara In Blunderland. must have a big house,Plantagenetta said a little one would do, andPatty said she must have one of her own witha large nursery for her grievances. And did they part ? Clara asked. Nobody knows; they dont even knowthemselves. How foolish of them ! said Clara ; butwhat did they do ? O, they went on quarrelling, said the Dor-mouse. Was that all ? asked Clara. Digitized by Google THE MAD PARTY. 41 It took up all their time, explained theDormouse. And are they still at the bottom of thewell ? said Clara. No ; theyre at the bottom of the poll now,sighed the Dormouse; and its very un-comfortable. After that— said the Hare to the Hatter,h t\ m a threatening IBw/ rfm> \ i tone. getting very hungry, and at last she said,Arent you going to get on with your tea?I think I should like to have an egg, please. You cant have one now, said the Hatter ; theyre not in season, you must wait for theelections. But you shall have some pottedDormouse, if you wait. Thereupon the March Hare and the Hatter. y the DormouseI must be sup-~ pressed. I quite agree,said the Hatter, All this timeClara had been Digitized by Google THE MAD PARTY. 47 seized the wretched Dormouse and forced itinto the teapot. And now, my dear, said the Hare, ifyou will hold out your cup This was more than Clara could stand, soshe jumped up and ran away. Digitized by Google CHAPTER V. CRUMPTY-BUMPTY. Perhaps it was be-cause Clara was thinkingso much about the egg,which she did not get atthe Mad Party, that theappearance of somethinground and white in thedistance caught her eyealmost at once as shewalked away. When she Digitized by Google CRUMPTY-BUMPTY. 49 came nearer the thing got more and morelike a real egg until, as she came close upto it> she exclaimed, in surprise, Why, itsCrumpty-Bumpty himself, and how exactly likean egg he is! It was indeed that celebratedcharacter, and, just as she expected, he wassitting on a wall. For some time Clara gazed at him insilence, admiring the immense
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