← ‘Please come back and finish your story!’ Alice called after it; and the others all joined in chorus, ‘Yes, please do!’ but the Mouse only shook its head impatiently, and walked a little quicker. 🔊
← ‘So you did, old fellow!’ said the others. 🔊
← the Dormouse fell asleep instantly, and neither of the others took the least notice of her going, though she looked back once or twice, half hoping that they would call after her: 🔊
← On which Seven looked up and said, ‘That’s right, Five! Always lay the blame on others!’ 🔊
← and he checked himself suddenly: the others looked round also, and all of them bowed low. 🔊
← The three soldiers wandered about for a minute or two, looking for them, and then quietly marched off after the others. 🔊
← or if you’d like it put more simply--“Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise.”’ 🔊