. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . ? And was thatreally—was it really a sheep that was sittingon the other side of the counter? Rub asshe would, she could make nothing more ofit: she was in a little dark shop, leaning withher elbows on the counter, and opposite toher was an old Sheep, sitting in an arm-chair knitting, and every now and then leav-ing off to look at her through a great pairof spectacles. What is it you want to buy ? the Sheepsaid at last, looking up for a moment fromher knitting. I dont quite know yet, Alice said verygently. I should like to look all roun
. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there . ? And was thatreally—was it really a sheep that was sittingon the other side of the counter? Rub asshe would, she could make nothing more ofit: she was in a little dark shop, leaning withher elbows on the counter, and opposite toher was an old Sheep, sitting in an arm-chair knitting, and every now and then leav-ing off to look at her through a great pairof spectacles. What is it you want to buy ? the Sheepsaid at last, looking up for a moment fromher knitting. I dont quite know yet, Alice said verygently. I should like to look all roundme first, if I might. You may look in front of you, and onboth sides, if you like, said the Sheep ; butyou cant look all round you—unless youvegot eyes at the back of your head. But these, as it happened, Alice had notgot : so she contented herself with turninground, looking at the shelves as she came tothem. The shop seemed to be full of all manner WOOL AND WA TER. of curious things—but the oddest part offt all was, that whenever she looked hard. at any shelf, to make out exactly ^,-hat ithad on it, that particular shelf wasalways quite empty: thoug-h the others io6 THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS. round it were crowded as full as they couldhold. Things flow about so here! she said atlast in a plaintive tone, after she had spent aminute or so in vainly pursuing1 a largebright thing, that looked sometimes like adoll and sometimes like a work-box, and\vas always in the shelf next above the oneshe was looking at. And this one is themost provoking of all—but Ill tell youwhat- she added, as a sudden thoughtstruck her, Ill follow it up to the very topshelf of all. Itll puzzle it to go through theceiling, I expect! But even this plan failed : the thingwent through the ceiling as quietly aspossible, as if it were quite used to it. Are you a child or a teetotum ? theSheep said, as she took up another pair ofneedles. Youll make me giddy soon, ifyou go on turning round like that. Shew
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