. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . s likethat, Humpty Dumpty said : theyre notsensible, and they put me out. * */ sent a message to the fish :I told them * This is what I wish. The little fishes of the sea,They sent an answer back to me. 130 THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. The little fishes answer was We cannot do it, Sir, because Im afraid I dont quite understand, saidAlice. Ii gets easier further on, HumptyDunipty replied. I sent to tJiem again to sayIt will be better to obey. The fishes answered with a grin,Why, what a temper you are in ! / told tJiem once, I told them tw
. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . s likethat, Humpty Dumpty said : theyre notsensible, and they put me out. * */ sent a message to the fish :I told them * This is what I wish. The little fishes of the sea,They sent an answer back to me. 130 THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. The little fishes answer was We cannot do it, Sir, because Im afraid I dont quite understand, saidAlice. Ii gets easier further on, HumptyDunipty replied. I sent to tJiem again to sayIt will be better to obey. The fishes answered with a grin,Why, what a temper you are in ! / told tJiem once, I told them twice :They would not listen to advice. I took a kettle large and new,Fit for the deed I had to do. My heart went hop, my heart went thump;I filled the kettle at the pump. Then tome one came to me and said* The little fishes are in bed. I said to him, I said it plain, * Then you must wake them up again HUMPTY DUMPTY. I said it very loud and clear ;I went and shouted in his ear. Humpty Dumpty raised his voice almostto a scream as he repeated this verse, and. Alice thought with a shudder, I wouldnthave been the messenger for anything ! But he was very stiff and proud ;Me said * You neednt shout so loud I THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. A nd he was very proud and stiff;He said * rd go and wake them, if—* / took a corkscrew from the sJielf;I went to wake tliem up myself. And when I found the door was locked, I pulled and pushed and kicked and knocked. And when I found the door ^vas shut,I tried to turn the handle, but— There was a long pause. Is that all ? Alice timidly asked. Thats all, said Humpty Dumpty. Good-bye. This was rather sudden, Alice thought :but, after such a very strong hint that sheought to be going, she felt that it wouldhardly be civil to stay. So she got up, andheld out her hand. Good-bye, till we meetagain! she said as cheerfully as she could. I shouldnt know you again if we didmeet, Humpty Dumpty replied in a discon-tented tone, giving her one of his fingers tosha
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