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The Mock Turtle’s Story

           ‘Justaboutasmuchright,’saidtheDuchess,‘aspigshavetofly; andthem’ 

           Buthere,toAlice’sgreatsurprise,theDuchess’svoicediedaway,eveninthemiddleofherfavouriteword‘moral,’andthearmthatwaslinkedintohersbegantotremble. Alicelookedup,andtherestoodtheQueeninfrontofthem,withherarmsfolded,frowninglikeathunderstorm. 

           ‘Afineday,yourMajesty! theDuchessbeganinalow,weakvoice. 

           ‘Now,Igiveyoufairwarning,’shoutedtheQueen,stampingonthegroundasshespoke; ‘eitheryouoryourheadmustbeoff,andthatinabouthalfnotime! Takeyourchoice!’ 

           TheDuchesstookherchoice,andwasgoneinamoment. 

           ‘Let’sgoonwiththegame,’theQueensaidtoAlice; andAlicewastoomuchfrightenedtosayaword,butslowlyfollowedherbacktothecroquet-ground. 

           TheotherguestshadtakenadvantageoftheQueen’sabsence,andwererestingintheshade: however,themomenttheysawher,theyhurriedbacktothegame,theQueenmerelyremarkingthatamoment’sdelaywouldcostthemtheirlives. 

           AllthetimetheywereplayingtheQueenneverleftoffquarrellingwiththeotherplayers,andshouting‘Offwithhishead! or‘Offwithherhead! Thosewhomshesentencedweretakenintocustodybythesoldiers,whoofcoursehadtoleaveoffbeingarchestodothis,sothatbytheendofhalfanhourorsotherewerenoarchesleft,andalltheplayers,excepttheKing,theQueen,andAlice,wereincustodyandundersentenceofexecution. 

           ThentheQueenleftoff,quiteoutofbreath,andsaidtoAlice, ‘HaveyouseentheMockTurtleyet?’ 

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