Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle’s Story

 
Alice did not much like keeping so close to her: first, because the Duchess was VERY ugly

‘You can’t think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!’ said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice’s, and they walked off together. Alice was very glad to find her in such a pleasant temper, and thought to herself that perhaps it was only the pepper that [...]

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CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille

 
As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes.

The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and drew the back of one flapper across his eyes. He looked at Alice, and tried to speak, but for a minute or two sobs choked his voice. ‘Same as if he had a bone in his throat,’ said the Gryphon: and it set to work shaking him and punching [...]

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CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?

 
On this the White Rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet …

The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of little birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards: the Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him; and near the [...]

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CHAPTER XII Alice’s Evidence

 
She jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt…

‘Here!’ cried Alice, quite forgetting in the flurry of the moment how large she had grown in the last few minutes, and she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt, upsetting all the jurymen on to the heads of the crowd below, and there [...]

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