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Mad Hatter 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. The Jabberwock, with eyes aflame, Jaws that bait and claws that catch, Beware the Jabberwock, my son, The frumious Bandersnatch He took his vorpal sword in hand The vorpal blade went snicker-snack He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back. Alice Curiouser, and curiouser! Alice What is the use of a book, without pictures or conversations? Rabbit Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting! Alice I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle! Eaglet Speak English! I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and I don't believe you do either! Alice I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, Sir, because I'm not myself you see. The Duchess If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does. Alice If it had grown up, it would have made a dreadfully ugly child; but it makes rather a handsome pig, I think. The Cat We're all mad here. The Hatter Why is a raven like a writing desk? The Hatter Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at. The Queen Off with her head! The Duchess Tut, tut, child! Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it. The Duchess Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves. The Mock Turtle We called him Tortoise because he taught us. The Mock Turtle Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with, and then the different branches of arithmetic -- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision. The Mock Turtle Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense. The King Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop. Alice I don't believe there's an atom of meaning in it. The Queen Sentence first -- verdict afterwards. Alice You're nothing but a pack of cards! Alice But then, shall I never get any older than I am now? That'll be a comfort, one way -- never to be an old woman -- but then -- always to have lessons to learn! Alice A cat may look at a king. I've read that in some book, but I don't remember where. Alice I think I should understand that better, if I had it written down: but I can't quite follow it as you say it. The Duchess That's nothing to what I could say if I chose. The Queen Now, I give you fair warning, either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time! Take your choice! Alice It would be so nice if something made sense for a change. Doorknob Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction. Mad Hatter No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow. Alice Let me see: four times five is twelve, and four times six is thirteen, and four times seven is -- oh dear! I shall never get to twenty at that rate! Alice It was much pleasanter at home, when one wasn't always growing larger and smaller, and being ordered about by mice and rabbits. Alice Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin; but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever say in my life! The Duchess There's a large mustard-mine near here. And the moral of that is -- The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours. The Mock Turtle What is the use of repeating all that stuff, if you don't explain it as you go on? It's by far the most confusing thing I ever heard! The Mock Turtle Ah! Then yours wasn't a really good school. Now at ours they had at the end of the bill. French, music, and washing -- extra. Alice Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin.
