Alice In The Glass House
Looking Glass House
One thing was certain, that the white kitten had nothing to do with it, it was the back kitten's fault entirely.For the white kitten had been having it's face washed by the old cat for the last quarter of an hour( and bearing it pretty well,considering); so you see that it couldn't have had any hand in the mischief.
the way Nina washed her children's faces was this:
first she held the poor thing down by its ear with one pawn, and then with the other paw she rubbed it's face all over,
Alice
(she was hard at work on the white kitten, which was lying quite still and trying to purr - no doubt felling that it was all meant for it's good.)
but the black kitten had been finished with earlier in the afternoon.
while Alice was sitting curled up in a corner of the great arm chair.
half talking to herself and half asleep.
Alice
(half asleep)hmmm... play with me...
Alice
(half asleep) please play with me I want you all to become my friend.( in a low voice)
the kitten had been having a grand game of romps with the ballot worsted Alice had been trying to wind up , and had been rolling it up and down till it had all come undone again.
Alice
oh you wicked wicked little thing!..😠
Alice cried catching up the kitten,
Alice give a little kitten kiss to make understand that it was in disgrace.
Alice
really, Nina ought to have taught you better manners!...
Author
note: Nina is a name of cat mother of the little kittens.
Alice
You ought, Nina, you know you ought!(she added)
PT.2
Alice
You ought, Nina, you know you ought!(she added)
looking reproachfully at the old cat.... and speaking in as cross a voice as she could manage... and then she scrambled back into the arm chair, taking the kitten and the worsted with her.
Alice
ah I'm talking to a cat and myself...
Alice
(sit in the chair and continue to remake the worsted)... nevermind I can do it again...
Alice
(and began winding up the ball again. but she didn't get on very fast, as she was talking all the time,sometimes to the kitten,and sometimes to herself.)*talking to the kitten* next time kitty don't mess up again okay...
Alice
*talking to herself* Alice work faster ah...🥱🥱🥱
kitty sat very demurely on her knee, pretending to watch the progress of the winding, and now and then putting out one paw and gently touching the ball, as if it would be glad to help her.
Alice
(talking to the kitty)Do you know what to- morrow is, kitty?'
Alice
yYou'd have guessed if you'd been up in the window with me -- only Nina was making you tidy so you couldn't.
Alice
I was watching the boys getting in sticks for the bonfire --- and it was plenty of sticks, kitty!
Alice
Only it got so cold, and it snowed so, they had to leave off.
Alice
we'll go and see the bonfire to - morrow .
Here Alice wound two or three turns of the worsted round the kitten's neck,just to see how it would look: this led to a scramble, in which the ball rolled down upon the floor, and yards and yards of it got unwound again.
Alice
Do you know, I was so angry, kitty.
Alice went on as soon as they were comfortably settled again.
PT. 3
Here Alice wound two or three turns of the worsted round the kitten's neck,just to see how it would look: this led to a scramble, in which the ball rolled down upon the floor, and yards and yards of it got unwound again.
Alice
Do you know, I was so angry, kiity.
Alice went on as soon as they were comfortably settled again.
Alice
when I was all the mischief you had been doing, I was very nearly opening the window, and putting you out into the snow!
Alice
And you'd have deserved it, you little mischievous darling! What have you got to say for youself?
Alice
Now don't interrupt me!!! 😤😤😤
she went on, holding up one finger.
Alice
I'm going to tell you all your faults.
Alice
number one: you squeaked twice while Nina was washing your face this morning.
Now you can't deny it.
Alice
*kitty*: I heard you! What's that you say?(pretending that the kitten was speaking.)
Alice
Her paw went into your eye?
Alice
Well, that's your fault, for keeping your eyes open -- if you'd shut them tight up, it wouldn't have happened.
Alice
Now don't make any more excuses, but listen!..
Alice
number two: you pulled snowdrop away by the tail just as I had put down the saucer of milk before her!
Alice
What, you were thirsty,were you? How do you know she wasn't thirsty too?
Alice
Now for number three: you unwound every bit of the worsted while I wasn't looking!
Alice
That's three faults, Kiity, and you've not been punished for any of them yet.
Alice
You know I'm saving up all your punishment for Friday week -- suppose they saved up all my punishment!
she went o, talking more to herself than the kitten.
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