← Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: 🔊
← Her first idea was that she had somehow fallen into the sea, ‘and in that case I can go back by railway,’ she said to herself. 🔊
← ‘--it was at the great concert given by the Queen of Hearts, and I had to sing 🔊
← but, on being pinched by the Hatter, it woke up again with a little shriek, and went on: 🔊
← By the time she had caught the flamingo and brought it back, the fight was over, and both the hedgehogs were out of sight: 🔊
← She had quite forgotten the Duchess by this time, and was a little startled when she heard her voice close to her ear. 🔊
← ‘The game’s going on rather better now,’ she said, by way of keeping up the conversation a little. 🔊
← ‘It’s the first position in dancing.’ Alice said; but was dreadfully puzzled by the whole thing, and longed to change the subject. 🔊
← ‘Come on!’ cried the Gryphon, and, taking Alice by the hand, it hurried off, without waiting for the end of the song. 🔊
← For some minutes the whole court was in confusion, getting the Dormouse turned out, and, by the time they had settled down again, the cook had disappeared. 🔊