← She was close behind it when she turned the corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen: 🔊
← The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off into a doze; 🔊
← Once more she found herself in the long hall, and close to the little glass table. 🔊
← Just then she noticed that the Queen was close behind her, listening: so she went on, ‘--likely to win, that it’s hardly worth while finishing the game.’ 🔊
← She had quite forgotten the Duchess by this time, and was a little startled when she heard her voice close to her ear. 🔊
← ‘Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.’ And she squeezed herself up closer to Alice’s side as she spoke. 🔊
← Alice did not much like keeping so close to her: 🔊
← ‘“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail. “There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail. 🔊
← She was a little nervous about it just at first, the two creatures got so close to her, one on each side, and opened their eyes and mouths so very wide, but she gained courage as she went on. 🔊
← So she sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality-- 🔊