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his pockets。  ‘I had the best of it this time?' he said to the

King; just glancing at him as he passed。



  ‘A littlea little;' the King replied; rather nervously。

‘You shouldn't have run him through with your horn; you know。'



  ‘It didn't hurt him;' the Unicorn said carelessly; and he was

going on; when his eye happened to fall upon Alice:  he turned

round rather instantly; and stood for some time looking at her

with an air of the deepest disgust。



  ‘Whatisthis?' he said at last。



  ‘This is a child!' Haigha replied eagerly; coming in front of

Alice to introduce her; and spreading out both his hands towards

her in an Anglo…Saxon attitude。  ‘We only found it to…day。  It's

as large as life; and twice as natural!'



  ‘I always thought they were fabulous monsters!'  said the

Unicorn。  ‘Is it alive?'



  ‘It can talk;' said Haigha; solemnly。



  The Unicorn looked dreamily at Alice; and said ‘Talk; child。'



  Alice could not help her lips curling up into a smile as she began:

‘Do you know; I always thought Unicorns were fabulous monsters; too!

I never saw one alive before!'



  ‘Well; now that we HAVE seen each other;' said the Unicorn;

‘if you'll believe in me; I'll believe in you。  Is that a bargain?'



  ‘Yes; if you like;' said Alice。



  ‘Come; fetch out the plum…cake; old man!' the Unicorn went on;

turning from her to the King。  ‘None of your brown bread for me!'



  ‘Certainlycertainly!' the King muttered; and beckoned to

Haigha。  ‘Open the bag!' he whispered。  ‘Quick!  Not that one

that's full of hay!'



  Haigha took a large cake out of the bag; and gave it to Alice

to hold; while he got out a dish and carving…knife。  How they all

came out of it Alice couldn't guess。  It was just like a

conjuring…trick; she thought。



  The Lion had joined them while this was going on:  he looked

very tired and sleepy; and his eyes were half shut。  ‘What's

this!' he said; blinking lazily at Alice; and speaking in a deep

hollow tone that sounded like the tolling of a great bell。



  ‘Ah; what IS it; now?' the Unicorn cried eagerly。  ‘You'll

never guess!  _I_ couldn't。'



  The Lion looked at Alice wearily。  ‘Are you animalvegetable

or mineral?' he said; yawning at every other word。



  ‘It's a fabulous monster!' the Unicorn cried out; before Alice

could reply。



  ‘Then hand round the plum…cake; Monster;' the Lion said; lying

down and putting his chin on this paws。  ‘And sit down; both of

you;' (to the King and the Unicorn):  ‘fair play with the cake;

you know!'



  The King was evidently very uncomfortable at having to sit down

between the two great creatures; but there was no other place for him。



  ‘What a fight we might have for the crown; NOW!' the Unicorn

said; looking slyly up at the crown; which the poor King was

nearly shaking off his head; he trembled so much。



  ‘I should win easy;' said the Lion。



  ‘I'm not so sure of that;' said the Unicorn。



  ‘Why; I beat you all round the town; you chicken!' the Lion

replied angrily; half getting up as he spoke。



  Here the King interrupted; to prevent the quarrel going on:  he

was very nervous; and his voice quite quivered。  ‘All round the

town?' he said。  ‘That's a good long way。  Did you go by the old

bridge; or the market…place?  You get the best view by the old

bridge。'



  ‘I'm sure I don't know;' the Lion growled out as he lay down

again。  ‘There was too much dust to see anything。  What a time

the Monster is; cutting up that cake!'



  Alice had seated herself on the bank of a little brook; with

the great dish on her knees; and was sawing away diligently with

the knife。  ‘It's very provoking!' she said; in reply to the Lion

(she was getting quite used to being called ‘the Monster')。

‘I've cut several slices already; but they always join on again!'



  ‘You don't know how to manage Looking…glass cakes;' the Unicorn

remarked。  ‘Hand it round first; and cut it afterwards。'



  This sounded nonsense; but Alice very obediently got up; and

carried the dish round; and the cake divided itself into three

pieces as she did so。  ‘NOW cut it up;' said the Lion; as she

returned to her place with the empty dish。



  ‘I say; this isn't fair!' cried the Unicorn; as Alice sat with

the knife in her hand; very much puzzled how to begin。  ‘The

Monster has given the Lion twice as much as me!'



  ‘She's kept none for herself; anyhow;' said the Lion。  ‘Do you

like plum…cake; Monster?'



  But before Alice could answer him; the drums began。



  Where the noise came from; she couldn't make out:  the air

seemed full of it; and it rang through and through her head till

she felt quite deafened。  She started to her feet and sprang

across the little brook in her terror;



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and had just time to see the Lion and the Unicorn rise to their

feet; with angry looks at being interrupted in their feast;

before she dropped to her knees; and put her hands over her ears;

vainly trying to shut out the dreadful uproar。



  ‘If THAT doesn't 〃drum them out of town;〃' she thought to

herself; 'nothing ever will!'




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