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THROUGHTHELOOKINGGLASS1THROUGHTHELOOKINGGLASSbyLEWISCARROLLTHEMILLENNIUMFULCRUMEDITION1.7THROUGHTHELOOKINGGLASS2CHAPTER1Looking-GlasshouseOnethingwascertain,thattheWHITEkittenhadhadnothingtodowithit:--itwastheblackkitten'sfaultentirely.Forthewhitekittenhadbeenhavingitsfacewashedbytheoldcatforthelastquarterofanhour(andbearingitprettywell,considering);soyouseethatitCOULDN'Thavehadanyhandinthemischief.ThewayDinahwashedherchildren'sfaceswasthis:firstsheheldthepoorthingdownbyitsearwithonepaw,andthenwiththeotherpawsherubbeditsfaceallover,thewrongway,beginningatthenose:andjustnow,asIsaid,shewashardatworkonthewhitekitten,whichwaslyingquitestillandtryingtopurr--nodoubtfeelingthatitwasallmeantforitsgood.Buttheblackkittenhadbeenfinishedwithearlierintheafternoon,andso,whileAlicewassittingcurledupinacornerofthegreatarm-chair,halftalkingtoherselfandhalfasleep,thekittenhadbeenhavingagrandgameofrompswiththeballofworstedAlicehadbeentryingtowindup,andhadbeenrollingitupanddowntillithadallcomeundoneagain;andthereitwas,spreadoverthehearth-rug,allknotsandtangles,withthekittenrunningafteritsowntailinthemiddle.`Oh,youwickedlittlething!'criedAlice,catchingupthekitten,andgivingitalittlekisstomakeitunderstandthatitwasindisgrace.`Really,Dinahoughttohavetaughtyoubettermanners!YouOUGHT,Dinah,youknowyouought!'sheadded,lookingreproachfullyattheoldcat,andspeakinginascrossavoiceasshecouldmanage--andthenshescrambledbackintothearm-chair,takingthekittenandtheworstedwithher,andbeganwindinguptheballagain.Butshedidn'tgetonveryfast,asshewastalkingallthetime,sometimestothekitten,andsometimestoherself.Kittysatverydemurelyonherknee,pretendingtowatchtheprogressofthewinding,andnowandthenputtingoutonepawandgentlytouchingtheball,asifitwouldbegladtohelp,ifitmight.`Doyouknowwhatto-morrowis,Kitty?'Alicebegan.`You'dhaveguessedifyou'dbeenupinthewindowwithme--onlyDinahwasTHROUGHTHELOOKINGGLASS3makingyoutidy,soyoucouldn't.Iwaswatchingtheboysgettinginsticksforthebonfire--anditwantsplentyofsticks,Kitty!Onlyitgotsocold,anditsnowedso,theyhadtoleaveoff.Nevermind,Kitty,we'llgoandseethebonfireto-morrow.'HereAlicewoundtwoorthreeturnsoftheworstedroundthekitten'sneck,justtoseehowitwouldlook:thisledtoascramble,inwhichtheballrolleddownuponthefloor,andyardsandyardsofitgotunwoundagain.`Doyouknow,Iwassoangry,Kitty,'Alicewentonassoonastheywerecomfortablysettledagain,`whenIsawallthemischiefyouhadbeendoing,Iwasverynearlyopeningthewindow,andputtingyououtintothesnow!Andyou'dhavedeservedit,youlittlemischievousdarling!Whathaveyougottosayforyourself?Nowdon'tinterruptme!'shewenton,holdinguponefinger.`I'mgoingtotellyouallyourfaults.Numberone:yousqueakedtwicewhileDinahwaswashingyourfacethismorning.Nowyoucan'tdenyit,Kitty:Iheardyou!Whatthatyousay?'(pretendingthatthekittenwasspeaking.)`Herpawwentintoyoureye?Well,that'sYOURfault,forkeepingyoureyesopen--ifyou'dshutthemtightup,itwouldn'thavehappened.Nowdon'tmakeanymoreexcuses,butlisten!Numbertwo:youpulledSnowdropawaybythetailjustasIhadputdownthesaucerofmilkbeforeher!What,youwerethirsty,wereyou?Howdoyouknowshewasn'tthirstytoo?Nowfornumberthree:youunwoundeverybitoftheworstedwhileIwasn'tlooking!`That'sthreefaults,Kitty,andyou'venotbeenpunishedforanyofthemyet.YouknowI'msavingupallyourpunishmentsforWednesdayweek--SupposetheyhadsavedupallMYpunishments!'shewenton,talkingmoretoherselfthanthekitten.`WhatWOULDtheydoattheendofayear?Ishouldbesenttoprison,Isuppose,whenthedaycame.Or--letmesee--supposeeachpunishmentwastobegoingwithoutadinner:then,whenthemiserabledaycame,Ishouldhavetogowithoutfiftydinnersatonce!Well,Ishouldn'tmindTHATmuch!I'dfarrathergowithoutthemthaneatthem!`Doyouhearthesnowagainstthewindow-panes,Kitty?Howniceandsoftitsounds!JustasifsomeonewaskissingthewindowallTHROUGHTHELOOKINGGLASS4overoutside.IwonderifthesnowLOVESthetreesandfields,thatitkissesthemsogently?Andthenitcoversthemupsnug,youknow,withawhitequilt;andperhapsitsays,Gotosleep,darlings,tillthesummercomesagain.Andwhentheywakeupinthesummer,Kitty,theydressthemselvesallingreen,anddanceabout--wheneverthewindblows--oh,that'sverypretty!'criedAlice,droppingtheballofworstedtoclapherhands.`AndIdosoWISHitwastrue!I'msurethewoodslooksleepyintheautumn,whentheleavesaregettingbrown.`Kitty,canyouplaychess?Now,don'tsmile,mydear,I'maskingitseriously.Because,whenwewereplayingjustnow,youwatchedjustasifyouunderstoodit:andwhenIsaidCheck!youpurred!Well,itWASanicecheck,Kitty,andreallyImighthavewon,ifithadn'tbeenforthatnastyKnight,thatcamewigglingdownamongmypieces.Kitty,dear,let'spretend--'AndhereIwishIcouldtellyouhalfthethingsAliceusedtosay,beginningwithherfavouritephrase`Let'spretend.'Shehadhadquitealongargumentwithhersisteronlythedaybefore--allbecauseAlicehadbegunwith`Let'spretendwe'rekingsandqueens;'andhersister,wholikedbeingveryexact,hadarguedthattheycouldn't,becausetherewereonlytwoofthem,andAlicehadbeenreducedatlasttosay,`Well,YOUcanbeoneofthemthen,andI'LLbealltherest.'Andonceshehadreallyfrightenedheroldnursebyshoutingsuddenlyinherear,`Nurse!Dolet'spretendthatI'mahungryhyaena,andyou'reabone.'Butthisist