Sunday 6 July 2014

Alice

At this moment the King, who had been for some time busily writing in his note-book, called out "Silence!" and read out from his book "Rule Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court."
Everybody looked at Alice.
"I'm not a mile high," said Alice.
"You are," said the King.
"Nearly two miles high," added the Queen.
"Well, I sha'n't go, at any rate," said Alice; "besides, that's not a regular rule: you invented it just now." 
"It's the oldest rule in the book," said the King.
"Then it ought to be Number One," said Alice.
The King turned pale, and shut his note-book hastily.

Alice in the Wonderland - Alice fighting the power (Page 113, Penguin Books, 1988)

"Let the jury consider their verdict," the King said, for about the twentieth time that day. 
"No, no!" said the Queen. "Sentence first -verdict afterwards."
"Stuff and nonsense!" said Alice loudly. "The idea of having the sentence first!"
"Hold your tongue!" said the Queen, turning purple.
"I wo'n't!" said Alice. 
"Off with her head!" the Queen shouted at the top of her voice. Nobody moved. 

Alice in the Wonderland - Disobedience as civil responsibility. (Page 117, Penguin Books, 1988)


Clarissa Lake

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