← Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, ‘I am older than you, and must know better’; 🔊
← and this Alice would not allow without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said. 🔊
← and an old Crab took the opportunity of saying to her daughter ‘Ah, my dear! Let this be a lesson to you never to lose your temper!’ 🔊
← ‘But then,’ thought Alice, ‘shall I never get any older than I am now? 🔊
← That’ll be a comfort, one way--never to be an old woman--but then--always to have lessons to learn! 🔊
← ‘So you did, old fellow!’ said the others. 🔊
← ‘You are old,’ said the youth, ‘one would hardly suppose That your eye was as steady as ever; 🔊
← ‘You can’t think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing!’ said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice’s, and they walked off together. 🔊
← At last the Gryphon said to the Mock Turtle, ‘Drive on, old fellow! 🔊
← ‘It’s the oldest rule in the book,’ said the King. ‘Then it ought to be Number One,’ said Alice. 🔊