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The Mock Turtle’s Story
‘Hadn’ttime,’saidtheGryphon: ‘IwenttotheClassicsmaster,though. Hewasanoldcrab,hewas.’
‘Ineverwenttohim,’theMockTurtlesaidwithasigh: ‘hetaughtLaughingandGrief,theyusedtosay.’
‘Sohedid,sohedid,’saidtheGryphon,sighinginhisturn; andbothcreatureshidtheirfacesintheirpaws.
‘Andhowmanyhoursadaydidyoudolessons? ’saidAlice,inahurrytochangethesubject.
‘Tenhoursthefirstday,’saidtheMockTurtle: ‘ninethenext,andsoon.’
‘Whatacuriousplan! ’exclaimedAlice.
‘That’sthereasonthey’recalledlessons,’theGryphonremarked: ‘becausetheylessenfromdaytoday.’
ThiswasquiteanewideatoAlice,andshethoughtitoveralittlebeforeshemadehernextremark. ‘Thentheeleventhdaymusthavebeenaholiday?’
‘Ofcourseitwas,’saidtheMockTurtle.
‘Andhowdidyoumanageonthetwelfth? ’Alicewentoneagerly.
‘That’senoughaboutlessons,’theGryphoninterruptedinaverydecidedtone: ‘tellhersomethingaboutthegamesnow.’
