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Through The Looking-Glass

CHAPTER IX
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"You've missed the soup and fish," she said.

"Put on the joint!" And the waiters set a leg of mutton before Alice, who looked at it rather anxiously, as she had never had to carve a joint before.
"You look a little shy; let me introduce you to that leg of mutton," said the Red Queen.

"Alice--Mutton; Mutton--Alice." The leg of mutton got up in the dish and made a little bow to Alice; and Alice returned the bow, not knowing whether to be frightened or amused.
"May I give you a slice ?" she said, taking up the knife and fork, and looking from one Queen to the other.
"Certainly not," the Red Queen said, very decidedly: "it isn't etiquette to cut any one you've been introduced to.

Remove the joint!" And the waiters carried it off, and brought a large plum-pudding in its place.
"I won't be introduced to the pudding, please," Alice said rather hastily, "or we shall get no dinner at all.

May I give you some ?" But the Red Queen looked sulky, and growled "Pudding--Alice; Alice--Pudding.


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