← for she had read several nice little histories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wild beasts and other unpleasant things, 🔊
← (For, with all her knowledge of history, Alice had no very clear notion how long ago anything had happened.) 🔊
← its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and it said in a low trembling voice, ‘Let us get to the shore, and then I’ll tell you my history, and you’ll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs.’ 🔊
← ‘You promised to tell me your history, you know,’ said Alice, ‘and why it is you hate--C and D,’ she added in a whisper, half afraid that it would be offended again. 🔊
← ‘Come on, then,’ said the Queen, ‘and he shall tell you his history,’ 🔊
← ‘Up, lazy thing!’ said the Queen, ‘and take this young lady to see the Mock Turtle, and to hear his history. 🔊
← ‘This here young lady,’ said the Gryphon, ‘she wants for to know your history, she do.’ 🔊
← As soon as the jury had a little recovered from the shock of being upset, and their slates and pencils had been found and handed back to them, they set to work very diligently to write out a history of the accident, 🔊