Alice in Wonderland (38)

Alice in Wonderland (38)

" There's no such thing ! " Alice was beginning very angrily. but the Hatter and the March Hare went, " Sh ! sh ! " and the Dormouse sulkly remarked, " If you can't be civil, you'd better finish the story for yourself. "

" No, please go on, I won't interrupt again,  I dare say there may be one, " Alice said.

"One, indeed ! " said the Dormouse indignantly.

" And so these three little sistersーthey were learning to draw, you knowー"

" What did they draw ? " said Alice. quite fogetting her promise.

"Treacle, " said the Dormouse, without considering at all this time.

" I want a clean cup, " interrupted the Hatter, " Let's all move one place on. "
He moved on as he spoke, and the Dormouse followed him, and the Marcxh Hare moved into the Doemouse's place.

Alice rather unwillingly took the place of the March hare.  

"They were learning to draw, " the Doemouse went on, yawing  and rubbing its eyes, for it was very sleepy.

"And they drew all manner of thingsーeverything that begins with an Mー”. This time Dormouse had closed its eyes and was going off into a doze.

Alice got up in great disgust, and left the table.

Neither of others took the least notice of her going.

Alice look back once or twise, and she saw they were trying to put the Dormouse into the tea-pot.

 

" At any rate, I'll never go there again ! "said Alice as she picked her way through the wood, " It's the stupidest tes-party I ever was ati all my life ! "

Just as she said this, she noticed that one of the trees had a door leading right into it.
" I might as well go in, " Alice thought.
And in she went.

Once more she found herself in the long hall, and close to the little glass table.
" I'll manage things better now, " she thought. 

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Mad tea-party 少し長すぎましたですね。
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