Through the looking glass and what Alice found there . said in a tremblingvoice, being on the top of his head. I had to kick him, of course, the Knightsaid, very seriously. And then he took thehelmet off ag;ain—but it took hours and hours o to get me out. I was as fast as—as lightning, o o o you know. But thats a different kind of fastness,Alice objected. The Knight shook his head. It was allkinds of fastness with me, I can assure you ! hesaid. He raised his hands in some excitement ashe said this, and instantly rolled out of the saddle,and fell headlong into a deep ditch. Alice ran to the sid
Through the looking glass and what Alice found there . said in a tremblingvoice, being on the top of his head. I had to kick him, of course, the Knightsaid, very seriously. And then he took thehelmet off ag;ain—but it took hours and hours o to get me out. I was as fast as—as lightning, o o o you know. But thats a different kind of fastness,Alice objected. The Knight shook his head. It was allkinds of fastness with me, I can assure you ! hesaid. He raised his hands in some excitement ashe said this, and instantly rolled out of the saddle,and fell headlong into a deep ditch. Alice ran to the side of the ditch to look forhim. She was rather startled by the fall, as forsome time he had kept on very well, and she was 172 ITS MY OWN INVENTION. afraid that he really was hurt this time. However,though she could see nothing but the soles of his o o feet, she was much relieved to hear that he wastalking on in his usual tone. All kinds of fast- o ness, he repeated : but it was careless of himto put another mans helmet on--with the manin it, How can you go on talking so quietly, headdownwards ? Alice asked, as she dragged himout by the feet, and laid him in a heap on thebank. klT\S MY OWN INVENTION. The Knight looked surprised at the question. What does it matter where my body happensto be ? he said. My mind goes on working allthe same. In fact, the more head-downwardsI am, the more I keep inventing new things. Now the cleverest thing of the sort that Iever did, he went on after a pause, was invent-ing a new pudding during the meat-course. In time to have it cooked for the nextcourse ? said Alice. Well, that was quick work,certainly ! •/ Well, not the next course, the Knight saidin a slow thoughtful tone : no, certainly not thenext course Then it would have to be the next day. Isuppose you wouldnt have two pudding- coursesin one dinner ? Well, not the next day, the Knight repeatedas before : not the next day. In fact, he wenton, holding his head down, and his voice
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