. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . ilence, till they come insight of a great crowd, in the middle ofwhich the Lion and Unicorn were fighting,,They were in such a cloud of dust, that atfirst Alice could not make out which waswhich : but she soon managed to distinguishthe Unicorn by his horn. They placed themselves close to whereHatta, the other Messenger, was standingwatching1 the fight, with a cup of tea in onehand and a piece of bread-and-butter in theother. Hes only just out of prison, and hehadnt finished his tea when he was sent in,Haigha whispered to Alice : and th
. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . ilence, till they come insight of a great crowd, in the middle ofwhich the Lion and Unicorn were fighting,,They were in such a cloud of dust, that atfirst Alice could not make out which waswhich : but she soon managed to distinguishthe Unicorn by his horn. They placed themselves close to whereHatta, the other Messenger, was standingwatching1 the fight, with a cup of tea in onehand and a piece of bread-and-butter in theother. Hes only just out of prison, and hehadnt finished his tea when he was sent in,Haigha whispered to Alice : and they onlygive them oyster-shells in there-- so you seehes very hungry and thirsty. How are you,dear child ? he went on, putting his armaffectionately round Hattas neck. Hatta looked round and nodded, and wenton with his bread-and-butter. Were you happy in prison, dear child?said Haigha0 THE LION AND THE UNICORN. Hatta looked round once more, and thistime a tear or two trickled down his cheek:but not a word would he say. Speak, cant you ! Haigha cried impa-. tiently. But Hatta only munched away, anddrank some more tea. Speak, wont you ! cried the King. Howare they getting on with the fight ? Hatta made a desperate effort, and swal-lowed a large piece of bread-and-butter. 144- THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. Theyre getting on very well, lie said in achoking voice: each of them has been downabout eighty-seven times. Then I suppose theyll soon bring thewhite bread and the brown ? Alice venturedto remark. Its waiting for em now, said Hatta: this is a bit of it as Im eating. There was a pause in the fight just then,and the Lion and the Unicorn sat down,panting, while the King called out Tenminutes allowed for refreshments ! Haighaand Hatta set to work at once, carryinground trays of white and brown took a piece to taste, but it was verydry. I dont think theyll fight any more to-day, the King said to Hatta : go and orderthe drums to begin. And Hatta wentbounding away like a grass
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