← ‘Perhaps it doesn’t understand English,’ thought Alice; ‘I daresay it’s a French mouse, come over with William the Conqueror.’ 🔊
← “William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English, who wanted leaders, and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest. 🔊
← The Mouse did not notice this question, but hurriedly went on, ‘“--found it advisable to go with Edgar Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown. 🔊
← William’s conduct at first was moderate. But the insolence of his Normans--” How are you getting on now, my dear?’ it continued, turning to Alice as it spoke. 🔊
← ‘Repeat, “You are old, Father William,”’ said the Caterpillar. 🔊
← ‘You are old, Father William,’ the young man said, ‘And your hair has become very white; 🔊
← ‘In my youth,’ Father William replied to his son, ‘I feared it might injure the brain; 🔊
← Her listeners were perfectly quiet till she got to the part about her repeating ‘You are old, Father William,’ to the Caterpillar, and the words all coming different, 🔊