Through the looking glass : and what Alice saw there . talking to) was balancingitself on a twig just over her head, and fanningher with its wings. It certainly was a very large Gnat; aboutthe size of a chicken, Alice thought. Still,she couldnt feel nervous with it, after theyhad been talking together so long. —then you dont like all insects? the Gnatwent on, as quietly as if nothing had hap-pened. I like them when they can talk, Alicesaid. None of them ever talk, where I comefrom. What sort of insects do you rejoice in,where you come from? the Gnat inquired. I dont rejoice in insects at all,
Through the looking glass : and what Alice saw there . talking to) was balancingitself on a twig just over her head, and fanningher with its wings. It certainly was a very large Gnat; aboutthe size of a chicken, Alice thought. Still,she couldnt feel nervous with it, after theyhad been talking together so long. —then you dont like all insects? the Gnatwent on, as quietly as if nothing had hap-pened. I like them when they can talk, Alicesaid. None of them ever talk, where I comefrom. What sort of insects do you rejoice in,where you come from? the Gnat inquired. I dont rejoice in insects at all, Alice ex-plained, because Im rather afraid of them—at least the large kinds. But I can tell you thenames of some of them. 48 THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. Of course, they answer to their names,the Gnat remarked carelessly. I never knew them do it. Whats the use of their having names, theGnat said, if they wont answer to them? No use to them, said Alice; but its use-ful to the people that name them, I not, why do things have names at all?. I cant say, the Gnat replied. Furtheron, in the wood down there, theyve got nonames—however, go on with your list of in-sects; youre wasting time. Well, theres the Horse-fly, Alice began,counting off the names on her fingers. All right, said the Gnat. Half-way upthat bush, youll see a Rocking-horse-fly, ifyou look. Its made entirely of wood, and THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. 49 gets about by swinging itself from branch tobranch. What does it live on? Alice asked, withgreat curiosity. Sap and sawdust, said the Gnat. Go onwith the list. Alice looked at the Rocking-horse-fly withgreat interest, and made up her mind that itmust have been just repainted, it looked sobright and sticky; and then she went on. And theres the Dragon-fly. Look on the branch above your head, saidthe Gnat, and there youll find a Snap-dragon-fly. Its body is made of plum-pudding, itswings of holly-leaves, and its head is a raisinburning in brandy. And what does i
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