Oldal 99 [99]
PIG AND PEPPER. 83
“They ail can,’ said the Duchess; “and
most of ‘em do.”
“1 dont know of any that do,” Alice said
very politely, feeling quite pleased to have got
into a conversation.
You don’t know much,’ said the Duchess;
“and that’s a fact.”
Alice did not at all lke the tone of this
remark, and thought it would be as well to
introduce some other subject of conversation.
While she was trying to fix on one, the cook
took the cauldron of soup off the fire, and at
once set to work throwing everything within her
reach at the Duchess and the baby—the fire¬
irons came first: then followed a shower of sauce¬
pans, plates, and dishes. The Duchess took no
notice of them even when they hit her; and the
baby was howling so much already, that it was.
quite impossible to say whether the blows hurt
it or not.
“Oh, please mind what you're doing!” cried
Alice, jumping up and down in an agony of