‘What is the use of repeating all that stuff,’ the Mock Turtle

interrupted, ‘if you don’t explain it as you go on? It’s by far the most

confusing thing I ever heard!’ 🔊

‘Yes, I think you’d better leave off,’ said the Gryphon: and Alice was

only too glad to do so. 🔊

‘Shall we try another figure of the Lobster Quadrille?’ the Gryphon went

on. 🔊 ‘Or would you like the Mock Turtle to sing you a song?’ 🔊

‘Oh, a song, please, if the Mock Turtle would be so kind,’ Alice

replied, so eagerly that the Gryphon said, in a rather offended tone,

‘Hm! No accounting for tastes! 🔊 Sing her “Turtle Soup,” will you, old

fellow?’ 🔊