. Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there. t snowed so, they B 2 4 LOOKING-GLASS HOUSE. had to leave off. Never mind, Kitty, we 11 goand see the bonfire to-morrow. Here Alicewound two or three turns of the worstedround the kittens neck, just to see how itwould look : this led to a scramble, in which theball rolled down upon the floor, and yards andyards of it got unwound again. Do you know, I was so angry, Kitty, Alicewent on, as soon as they were comfortablysettled again, when I saw all the mischief youhad been doing, I was very nearly opening thewindow, and putting you out into
. Through the looking glass, and what Alice found there. t snowed so, they B 2 4 LOOKING-GLASS HOUSE. had to leave off. Never mind, Kitty, we 11 goand see the bonfire to-morrow. Here Alicewound two or three turns of the worstedround the kittens neck, just to see how itwould look : this led to a scramble, in which theball rolled down upon the floor, and yards andyards of it got unwound again. Do you know, I was so angry, Kitty, Alicewent on, as soon as they were comfortablysettled again, when I saw all the mischief youhad been doing, I was very nearly opening thewindow, and putting you out into the snow !And you d have deserved it, you little mis-chievous darling ! What have you got to sayfor yourself ? Now dont interrupt me ! shewent on, holding up one finger. Im goingto tell you all your faults. Number one : yousqueaked twice while Dinah was washing yourface this morning. Now you cant deny it,Kitty : I heard you! Whats that you say ?(pretending that the kitten was speaking). Herpaw went into your eye ? Well, thats your LOOKING-GLASS fault, for keeping your eyes open—if you d shutthem tight up, it wouldnt have happened. Nowdont make any more excuses, but listen ! Num- 6 LOOKING-GLASS HOUSE. ber two : you pulled Snowdrop away by thetail just as I had put down the saucer of milkbefore her! What, you were thirsty, were you ?How do you know she wasnt thirsty too ?Now for number three : you unwound everybit of the worsted while I wasnt looking! Thats three faults, Kitty, and youve notbeen punished for any of them yet, You know1 m saving up all your punishments for Wed-nesday week—Suppose they had saved up allmy punishments ? she went on, talking moreto herself than the kitten. What would theydo at the end of a year ? I should be sentto prison, I suppose, when the day —let me see—suppose each punishment wasto be going without a dinner: then, whenthe miserable day came, I should have to gowithout fifty dinners at once ! Well, I shouldntmind that much
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