Well! thought Alice to herself, after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs!
Saki – The Westminster Alice
Alice Scolds Herself
You ought to be ashamed of yourself, said Alice, a great girl like you to go on crying in this way! Stop this moment, I tell you!
Saki – The Westminster Alice
Down the Rabbit Hole
The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself.
Saki – The Westminster Alice
Wise Alice Hesitates
It was all very well to say ‘Drink me,’ but the wise little Alice was not going to do that in a hurry.
Saki – The Westminster Alice
Alice’s Identity Crisis
Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle!
Saki – The Westminster Alice
Shrinking Alice’s Dilemma
But it’s no use now, thought poor Alice, to pretend to be two people! Why, there’s hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!
Saki – The Westminster Alice
Absurd Justice
Sentence first—verdict afterwards.
Saki – The Westminster Alice
The Lure of Curiosity
I almost wish I hadn’t gone down that rabbit-hole—and yet—and yet—it’s rather curious, you know, this sort of life!
Saki – The Westminster Alice
The King’s Advice
Begin at the beginning, the King said gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
Saki – The Westminster Alice
Frantic White Rabbit
Oh, my dear paws! Oh, my fur and whiskers! I’ll get him executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets!
Saki – The Westminster Alice