CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

... An enormous puppy was looking down at her with large round eyes, and feebly stretching out one paw, trying to touch her. 'Poor little thing!' said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it; but she was terribly frightened all the time at the thought that it might be hungry, in which case it would be very likely to eat her up in spite of all her coaxing...

CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

... a crowd of little animals and birds waiting outside. The poor little Lizard, Bill, was in the middle, being held up by two guinea-pigs, who were giving it something out of a bottle. They all made a rush at Alice the moment she appeared; but she ran off as hard as she could, and soon found herself safe in a thick wood...

CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

... 'A barrowful of WHAT?' thought Alice; but she had not long to doubt, for the next moment a shower of little pebbles came rattling in at the window, and some of them hit her in the face...

CHAPTER IV The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

... Bill's got the other--Bill! fetch it here, lad!

CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

... There was no 'One, two, three, and away,' but they began running when they liked, and left off when they liked, so that it was not easy to know when the race was over. However, when they had been running half an hour or so, and were quite dry again, the Dodo suddenly called out 'The race is over!' and they all crowded round it, panting, and asking, 'But who has won?'...

CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

... First it marked out a race-course, in a sort of circle, ('the exact shape doesn't matter,' it said,) and then all the party were placed along the course, here and there...

CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

'In that case,' said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies--'

'Speak English!' said the Eaglet. 'I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and, what's more, I don't believe you do either!' And the Eaglet bent down its head to hide a smile: some of the other birds tittered audibly...

CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

'Ahem!' said the Mouse with an important air, 'are you all ready? This is the driest thing I know. Silence all round, if you please! "William the Conqueror, whose cause was favoured by the pope, was soon submitted to by the English, who wanted leaders, and had been of late much accustomed to usurpation and conquest. Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria--"'...

CHAPTER III A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank--the birds with draggled feathers, the animals with their fur clinging close to them, and all dripping wet, cross, and uncomfortable...

CHAPTER II The Pool of Tears / Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

... Alice led the way, and the whole party swam to the shore...