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CHAPTERVIPigandPepper
CHAPTERVIPigandPepper
Foraminuteortwoshestoodlookingatthehouse,andwonderingwhattodonext,whensuddenlyafootmaninliverycamerunningoutofthewood--(sheconsideredhimtobeafootmanbecausehewasinlivery:
otherwise,judgingbyhisfaceonly,shewouldhavecalledhimafish)--andrappedloudlyatthedoorwithhisknuckles.Itwasopenedbyanotherfootmaninlivery,witharoundface,andlargeeyeslikeafrog;andbothfootmen,Alicenoticed,hadpowderedhairthatcurledallovertheirheads.Shefeltverycurioustoknowwhatitwasallabout,andcreptalittlewayoutofthewoodtolisten.
TheFish-Footmanbeganbyproducingfromunderhisarmagreatletter,nearlyaslargeashimself,andthishehandedovertotheother,saying,inasolemntone,`FortheDuchess.AninvitationfromtheQueentoplaycroquet.'TheFrog-Footmanrepeated,inthesamesolemntone,onlychangingtheorderofthewordsalittle,`FromtheQueen.AninvitationfortheDuchesstoplaycroquet.'
Thentheybothbowedlow,andtheircurlsgotentangledtogether.
Alicelaughedsomuchatthis,thatshehadtorunbackintothewoodforfearoftheirhearingher;andwhenshenextpeepedouttheFish-Footmanwasgone,andtheotherwassittingonthegroundnearthedoor,staringstupidlyupintothesky.
Alicewenttimidlyuptothedoor,andknocked.
`There'snosortofuseinknocking,'saidtheFootman,`andthatfortworeasons.First,becauseI'monthesamesideofthedoorasyouare;secondly,becausethey'remakingsuchanoiseinside,noonecouldpossiblyhearyou.'Andcertainlytherewasamostextraordinarynoisegoingonwithin--aconstanthowlingandsneezing,andeverynowandthenagreatcrash,asifadishorkettlehadbeenbrokentopieces.
`please,then,'saidAlice,`howamItogetin?
'
`Theremightbesomesenseinyourknocking,'theFootmanwentonwithoutattendingtoher,`ifwehadthedoorbetweenus.Forinstance,ifyouwereINSIDE,youmightknock,andIcouldletyouout,youknow.'Hewaslookingupintotheskyallthetimehewasspeaking,andthisAlicethoughtdecidedlyuncivil.`Butperhapshecan'thelpit,'shesaidtoherself;`hiseyesaresoVERYnearlyatthetopofhishead.Butatanyratehemightanswerquestions.--HowamItogetin?
'sherepeated,aloud.
`Ishallsithere,'theFootmanremarked,`tilltomorrow--'
Atthismomentthedoorofthehouseopened,andalargeplatecameskimmingout,straightattheFootman'shead:
itjustgrazedhisnose,andbroketopiecesagainstoneofthetreesbehindhim.
`--ornextday,maybe,'theFootmancontinuedinthesametone,exactlyasifnothinghadhappened.
`HowamItogetin?
'askedAliceagain,inaloudertone.
`AREyoutogetinatall?
'saidtheFootman.`That'sthefirstquestion,youknow.'
Itwas,nodoubt:
onlyAlicedidnotliketobetoldso.`It'sreallydreadful,'shemutteredtoherself,`thewayallthecreaturesargue.It'senoughtodriveonecrazy!
'
TheFootmanseemedtothinkthisagoodopportunityforrepeatinghisremark,withvariations.`Ishallsithere,'hesaid,`onandoff,fordaysanddays.'
`ButwhatamItodo?
'saidAlice.
`Anythingyoulike,'saidtheFootman,andbeganwhistling.
`Oh,there'snouseintalkingtohim,'saidAlicedesperately:
`he'sperfectlyidiotic!
'Andsheopenedthedoorandwentin.
Thedoorledrightintoalargekitchen,whichwasfullofsmokefromoneendtotheother:
theDuchesswassittingonathree-leggedstoolinthemiddle,nursingababy;thecookwasleaningoverthefire,stirringalargecauldronwhichseemedtobefullofsoup.
`There'scertainlytoomuchpepperinthatsoup!
'Alicesaidtoherself,aswellasshecouldforsneezing.
Therewascertainlytoomuchofitintheair.EventheDuchesssneezedoccasionally;andasforthebaby,itwassneezingandhowlingalternatelywithoutamoment'spause.Theonlythingsinthekitchenthatdidnotsneeze,werethecook,andalargecatwhichwassittingonthehearthandgrinningfromeartoear.
`pleasewouldyoutellme,'saidAlice,alittletimidly,forshewasnotquitesurewhetheritwasgoodmannersforhertospeakfirst,`whyyourcatgrinslikethat?
'
`It'saCheshirecat,'saidtheDuchess,`andthat'swhy.pig!
'
ShesaidthelastwordwithsuchsuddenviolencethatAlicequitejumped;butshesawinanothermomentthatitwasaddressedtothebaby,andnottoher,soshetookcourage,andwentonagain:
--
`Ididn'tknowthatCheshirecatsalwaysgrinned;infact,Ididn'tknowthatcatsCOULDgrin.'
`Theyallcan,'saidtheDuchess;`andmostof'emdo.'
`Idon'tknowofanythatdo,'Alicesaidverypolitely,feelingquitepleasedtohavegotintoaconversation.
`Youdon'tknowmuch,'saidtheDuchess;`andthat'safact.'
Alicedidnotatalllikethetoneofthisremark,andthoughtitwouldbeaswelltointroducesomeothersubjectofconversation.Whileshewastryingtofixonone,thecooktookthecauldronofsoupoffthefire,andatoncesettoworkthrowingeverythingwithinherreachattheDuchessandthebaby--thefire-ironscamefirst;thenfollowedashowerofsaucepans,plates,anddishes.TheDuchesstooknonoticeofthemevenwhentheyhither;andthebabywashowlingsomuchalready,thatitwasquiteimpossibletosaywhethertheblowshurtitornot.
`Oh,pLEASEmindwhatyou'redoing!
'criedAlice,jumpingupanddowninanagonyofterror.`Oh,theregoeshispRECIOUSnose';asanunusuallylargesaucepanflewclosebyit,andverynearlycarrieditoff.
`Ifeverybodymindedtheirownbusiness,'theDuchesssaidinahoarsegrowl,`theworldwouldgoroundadealfasterthanitdoes.'
`WhichwouldNOTbeanadvantage,'saidAlice,whofeltverygladtogetanopportunityofshowingoffalittleofherknowledge.`Justthinkofwhatworkitwouldmakewiththedayandnight!
Youseetheearthtakestwenty-fourhourstoturnroundonitsaxis--'
`Talkingofaxes,'saidtheDuchess,`chopoffherhead!
'
Aliceglancedratheranxiouslyatthecook,toseeifshemeanttotakethehint;butthecookwasbusilystirringthesoup,andseemednottobelistening,soshewentonagain:
`Twenty-fourhours,ITHINK;orisittwelve?
I--'
`Oh,don'tbotherME,'saidtheDuchess;`Inevercouldabidefigures!
'Andwiththatshebegannursingherchildagain,singingasortoflullabytoitasshedidso,andgivingitaviolentshakeattheendofeveryline:
`Speakroughlytoyourlittleboy,Andbeathimwhenhesneezes:
Heonlydoesittoannoy,Becauseheknowsitteases.'
CHORUS.
(Inwhichthecookandthebabyjoined):
--
`Wow!
wow!
wow!
'
WhiletheDuchesssangthesecondverseofthesong,shekepttossingthebabyviolentlyupanddown,andthepoorlittlethinghowledso,thatAlicecouldhardlyhearthewords:
--
`Ispeakseverelytomyboy,Ibeathimwhenhesneezes;ForhecanthoroughlyenjoyThepepperwhenhepleases!
'
CHORUS.
`Wow!
wow!
wow!
'
`Here!
youmaynurseitabit,ifyoulike!
'theDuchesssaidtoAlice,flingingthebabyatherasshespoke.`ImustgoandgetreadytoplaycroquetwiththeQueen,'andshehurriedoutoftheroom.Thecookthrewafrying-panafterherasshewentout,butitjustmissedher.
Alicecaughtthebabywithsomedifficulty,asitwasaqueer-shapedlittlecreature,andheldoutitsarmsandlegsinalldirections,`justlikeastar-fish,'thoughtAlice.Thepoorlittlethingwassnortinglikeasteam-enginewhenshecaughtit,andkeptdoublingitselfupandstraighteningitselfoutagain,sothataltogether,forthefirstminuteortwo,itwasasmuchasshecoulddotoholdit.
Assoonasshehadmadeouttheproperwayofnursingit,(whichwastotwistitupintoasortofknot,andthenkeeptightholdofitsrightearandleftfoot,soastopreventitsundoingitself,)shecarrieditoutintotheopenair.`IFIdon'ttakethischildawaywithme,'thoughtAlice,`they'resuretokillitinadayortwo:
wouldn'titbemurdertoleaveitbehind?
'Shesaidthelastwordsoutloud,andthelittlethinggruntedinreply(ithadleftoffsneezingbythistime).`Don'tgrunt,'saidAlice;`that'snotatallaproperwayofexpressingyourself.'
Thebabygruntedagain,andAlicelookedveryanxiouslyintoitsfacetoseewhatwasthematterwithit.TherecouldbenodoubtthatithadaVERYturn-upnose,muchmorelikeasnoutthanarealnose;alsoitseyesweregettingextremelysmallforababy:
altogetherAlicedidnotlikethelookofthethingatall.`Butperhapsitwasonlysobbing,'shethought,andlookedintoitseyesagain,toseeiftherewereanytears.
No,therewerenotears.`Ifyou'regoingtoturnintoapig,mydear,'saidAlice,seriously,`I'llhavenothingmoretodowithyou.Mindnow!
'Thepoorlittlethingsobbedagain(orgrunted,itwasimpossibletosaywhich),andtheywentonforsomewhileinsilence.
Alicewasjustbeginningtothinktoherself,`Now,whatamItodowiththiscreaturewhenIgetithome?
'whenitgruntedagain,soviolently,thatshelookeddownintoitsfaceinsomealarm.ThistimetherecouldbeNOmistakeaboutit:
itwasneithermorenorlessthanapig,andshefeltthatitwouldbequiteabsurdforhertocarryitfurther.
Soshesetthelittlecreaturedown,andfeltquiterelievedtoseeittrotawayquietlyintothewood.`Ifithadgrownup,'shesaidtoherself,`itwouldhavemadeadreadfullyuglychild:
butitmakesratherahandsomepig,Ithink.'Andshebeganthinkingoverotherchildrensheknew,whomightdoverywellaspigs,andwasjustsayingtoherself,`ifoneonlyknewtherightwaytochangethem--'whenshewasalittlestartledbyseeingthe
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