Oldal 116 [116]
OCR
100 A MAD TEA-PARTY. | remarked. “It tells the day of the month, and doesn't tell what o'clock it is!” “Why should it?” muttered the Hatter. “Does your watch tell you what year it is?” “Of course not,” Alice replied very readily : “but that’s because it stays the same year for such a long time together.” “Which is just the case with mine,” said the Hatter. Alice felt dreadfully puzzled. The Hatter’s remark seemed to her to have no sort of meaning quite understand you,” she said, as politely as she could. “The Dormouse is asleep again, said the Hatter, and he poured a little hot tea upon its nose. The Dormouse shook its head impatiently, and said, without opening its eyes, ‘‘ Of course, of course; just what I was going to remark myself.” " Have you guessed the riddle yet?” the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. ,
