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           ‘Goonwiththenextverse,’theGryphonrepeatedimpatiently: ‘itbegins"Ipassedbyhisgarden."’ 

           Alicedidnotdaretodisobey,thoughshefeltsureitwouldallcomewrong,andshewentoninatremblingvoice:— 

           ‘Ipassedbyhisgarden,andmarked,withoneeye, 

           HowtheOwlandthePantherweresharingapie—’ 

           ThePanthertookpie-crust,andgravy,andmeat, 

           WhiletheOwlhadthedishasitsshareofthetreat. 

           Whenthepiewasallfinished,theOwl,asaboon, 

           Waskindlypermittedtopocketthespoon: 

           WhilethePantherreceivedknifeandforkwithagrowl, 

           Andconcludedthebanquetby— 

           ‘Whatistheuseofrepeatingallthatstuff,’theMockTurtleinterrupted,‘ifyoudon’texplainitasyougoon? It’sbyfarthemostconfusingthingIeverheard!’ 

           ‘Yes,Ithinkyou’dbetterleaveoff,’saidtheGryphon: andAlicewasonlytoogladtodoso. 

           ‘ShallwetryanotherfigureoftheLobsterQuadrille? ’theGryphonwenton. ‘OrwouldyouliketheMockTurtletosingyouasong?’