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Well! thought Alice to herself, after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs!

Saki – The Westminster Alice

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

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

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

Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle!

Saki – The Westminster Alice

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

Sentence first—verdict afterwards.

Saki – The Westminster Alice

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

Begin at the beginning, the King said gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

Saki – The Westminster Alice

Oh, my dear paws! Oh, my fur and whiskers! I’ll get him executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets!

Saki – The Westminster Alice