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The Mock Turtle’s Story
‘It’samineral,Ithink,’saidAlice.
‘Ofcourseitis,’saidtheDuchess,whoseemedreadytoagreetoeverythingthatAlicesaid; ‘there’salargemustard-minenearhere. Andthemoralofthatis—"Themorethereisofmine,thelessthereisofyours."’
‘Oh,Iknow! ’exclaimedAlice,whohadnotattendedtothislastremark,‘it’savegetable. Itdoesn’tlooklikeone,butitis.’
‘Iquiteagreewithyou,’saidtheDuchess; ‘andthemoralofthatis—"Bewhatyouwouldseemtobe"—orifyou’dlikeitputmoresimply —"Neverimagineyourselfnottobeotherwisethanwhatitmightappeartoothersthatwhatyouwereormighthavebeenwasnototherwisethanwhatyouhadbeenwouldhaveappearedtothemtobeotherwise."’
‘IthinkIshouldunderstandthatbetter,’Alicesaidverypolitely,‘ifIhaditwrittendown: butIcan’tquitefollowitasyousayit.’
‘That’snothingtowhatIcouldsayifIchose,’theDuchessreplied,inapleasedtone.
‘Praydon’ttroubleyourselftosayitanylongerthanthat,’saidAlice.
‘Oh,don’ttalkabouttrouble! ’saidtheDuchess. ‘ImakeyouapresentofeverythingI’vesaidasyet.’
‘Acheapsortofpresent! ’thoughtAlice. ‘I’mgladtheydon’tgivebirthdaypresentslikethat! ’Butshedidnotventuretosayitoutloud.
‘Thinkingagain? ’theDuchessasked,withanotherdigofhersharplittlechin.
‘I’vearighttothink,’saidAlicesharply,forshewasbeginningtofeelalittleworried.
