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The Lobster Quadrille
‘—asfarouttoseaasyoucan—’
‘Swimafterthem! ’screamedtheGryphon.
‘Turnasomersaultinthesea! ’criedtheMockTurtle,caperingwildlyabout.
‘Changelobstersagain! ’yelledtheGryphonatthetopofitsvoice.
‘Backtolandagain,andthat’sallthefirstfigure,’saidtheMockTurtle,suddenlydroppinghisvoice; andthetwocreatures,whohadbeenjumpingaboutlikemadthingsallthistime,satdownagainverysadlyandquietly,andlookedatAlice.
‘Itmustbeaveryprettydance,’saidAlicetimidly.
‘Wouldyouliketoseealittleofit? ’saidtheMockTurtle.
‘Verymuchindeed,’saidAlice.
‘Come,let’strythefirstfigure! ’saidtheMockTurtletotheGryphon. ‘Wecandowithoutlobsters,youknow. Whichshallsing?’
‘Oh,yousing,’saidtheGryphon. ‘I’veforgottenthewords.’
SotheybegansolemnlydancingroundandroundAlice,everynowandthentreadingonhertoeswhentheypassedtooclose,andwavingtheirforepawstomarkthetime,whiletheMockTurtlesangthis,veryslowlyandsadly:—
‘"Willyouwalkalittlefaster? "saidawhitingtoasnail.
"There’saporpoiseclosebehindus,andhe’streadingonmytail.
Seehoweagerlythelobstersandtheturtlesalladvance!
Theyarewaitingontheshingle—willyoucomeandjointhedance?
