And yet I don’t know,’

he went on, spreading out the verses on his knee, and looking at them

with one eye; 🔊 I seem to see some meaning in them, after all. “--said

I could not swim--” you can’t swim, can you?’ he added, turning to the

Knave. 🔊

 

The Knave shook his head sadly. ‘Do I look like it?’ he said. (Which he

certainly did not, being made entirely of cardboard.) 🔊

 

All right, so far,’ said the King, and he went on muttering over

the verses to himself: 🔊 We know it to be true--” thats the jury, of course-- 🔊I gave her one, they gave him two--” why, that must be what he

did with the tarts, you know--’ 🔊

 

But, it goes on They all returned from him to you,”said Alice. 🔊

 

Why, there they are!’ said the King triumphantly, pointing to the tarts

on the table. ‘Nothing can be clearer than that. 🔊 Then again--before she

had this fit--” you never had fits, my dear, I think?’ he said to the

Queen. 🔊

 

Never!’ said the Queen furiously, throwing an inkstand at the Lizard

as she spoke. 🔊