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The Lobster Quadrille
‘Goonwiththenextverse,’theGryphonrepeatedimpatiently: ‘itbegins"Ipassedbyhisgarden."’
Alicedidnotdaretodisobey,thoughshefeltsureitwouldallcomewrong,andshewentoninatremblingvoice:—
‘Ipassedbyhisgarden,andmarked,withoneeye,
HowtheOwlandthePantherweresharingapie—’
ThePanthertookpie-crust,andgravy,andmeat,
WhiletheOwlhadthedishasitsshareofthetreat.
Whenthepiewasallfinished,theOwl,asaboon,
Waskindlypermittedtopocketthespoon:
WhilethePantherreceivedknifeandforkwithagrowl,
Andconcludedthebanquetby—
‘Whatistheuseofrepeatingallthatstuff,’theMockTurtleinterrupted,‘ifyoudon’texplainitasyougoon? It’sbyfarthemostconfusingthingIeverheard!’
‘Yes,Ithinkyou’dbetterleaveoff,’saidtheGryphon: andAlicewasonlytoogladtodoso.
‘ShallwetryanotherfigureoftheLobsterQuadrille? ’theGryphonwenton. ‘OrwouldyouliketheMockTurtletosingyouasong?’