‘I don’t like the look of it at all,’ said the King: ‘however, it may

kiss my hand if it likes.’ 🔊

‘I’d rather not,’ the Cat remarked. 🔊

‘Don’t be impertinent,’ said the King, ‘and don’t look at me like that!’

He got behind Alice as he spoke. 🔊

‘A cat may look at a king,’ said Alice. ‘I’ve read that in some book,

but I don’t remember where.’ 🔊

‘Well, it must be removed,’ said the King very decidedly, 🔊 and he called

the Queen, who was passing at the moment, ‘My dear! I wish you would

have this cat removed!’ 🔊

The Queen had only one way of settling all difficulties, great or small. 🔊

‘Off with his head!’ she said, without even looking round. 🔊

‘I’ll fetch the executioner myself,’ said the King eagerly, and he

hurried off. 🔊

Alice thought she might as well go back, and see how the game was going

on, as she heard the Queen’s voice in the distance, screaming with

passion. 🔊 She had already heard her sentence three of the players to be

executed for having missed their turns, and she did not like the look

of things at all, 🔊 as the game was in such confusion that she never knew

whether it was her turn or not. 🔊 So she went in search of her hedgehog. 🔊