The Other Side of the Mirror Page #2

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Sit down, all of you.

I'll have you dry soon enough.

You all are ready now?.

This is the driest thing I know.

Silent all all around now, 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

I beg your pardon?

Did you speak? Not me.

I thought you did,

I proceed.

Edwin and Morcar, the earls of

Mercia and Northumbria,

declared for him;

and even Stigand,

the patriotic archbishop of

Canterbury, found it advisable

"Found it?" Found it. Of course.

You know what that means?

I know what it means, well enough.

When I find a thing, it's generally a

pretty girl or a fine bottle of liquor.

The question is, what

did the archbishop found?

William's conduct was at first.

Moderate.

But the insolence of his Normans.

How are you getting on now, my dear?

I am as wet as ever.

I don't think this is drying me at all.

In that case, I vote that

we adjourn the meeting

for the immediate adoption

of more energetic remedies.

Ohh, speak English!

I don't understand half

of those long words,

whats more, I don't

think you do either.

What I was going to say,

is that the best way to dry us off

would be a Caucus-race.

What is a Caucus-race?

It is a sort of exercise, but the

best way to explain it, is to do it.

Lost?

Ohh, you startled me,

sitting up in the tree that way.

That's not an answer

to my question.

Lost?

Are you lost?

Well, I don't quite know sir.

You have to be going

somewhere to be lost,

and seeing I have no place to go.

You're a silly one, aren't you?

My brothers seem to

think you are lost.

Brothers?, you mean the

one with white shoes and

that dreadful man

with the wool duster?

One and the same, they and I.

You come to realize that down here,

we are all one and the same.

What do you mean?

Wait!, please come back,

tell me where I have to go from here.

I'd try the opium den.

Light.

Who.. are you?

Well, I don't quite know, sir.

I know who I was when

I woke up this morning.

But, I think I have changed

several times since then.

What do you mean by that?

Explain yourself.

I can't explain myself,

because I'm not myself.

I don't see.

I'm afraid I can't put it anymore clearly.

I don't understand it myself.

And being so many different

sizes in a day.. is very confusing.

It isn't.

Well, perhaps you

haven't thought it so..

Well, perhaps you haven't

thought it so yet

But, when you have to die,

and you will someday you know.

You will be dressed up and

crammed to a tiny little box

and buried into the ground

and disappeared into the earth.

That will feel a little bit weird,

won't it?.

Not a bit.

Perhaps you feel a little different

but it will feel very weird to me.

You.

Who... are... you?

Don't you think you ought

to tell who you are first?

Why?

Wait.

Come back.

I have something important to say.

Keep.. your.. temper..

Is that all?

No.

So...

You think you've changed, do you?.

I'm afraid I have, sir.

I can't remember what I used to.

Can't remember what things?

Well, when I try to look back,

I can't remember where I came from,

or how exactly how I got here.

It's not quite right.

What size do you want to be?.

Well, a little older would nice.

I don't care to be quite so young.

One side will make you grow taller.

The other side will make you.. smaller.

The mushrooms...

Mommy loves you.

We invite all the people.

What kind of tea are we having?

French tea. French tea.

Let's grab the teacups.

Tea time. Tea time.

What's her name?

Alice.

Just like you?

She's in wonderland.

Your hair is so long.

To my shoulders.

Please sit still.

Then we wrap it around through here.

It's cute there.

Now we're gonna do,

is put it right through here.

About right there, ok?

Hello again!

You!

Lost yet?

I'm afraid so.

Oh, so you found

yourself someplace to go?

Yes. I'd like to go to the garden.

You know the one

behind the little door?

No garden.

Never heard of it.

You're lying!

No!

I just haven't the slightest idea

what are you talking about.

Do you know someone who

can put me in the right direction?

Well, any garden would be downtown,

so you could ask the doctor or the painter

Ask either one you like,

they're both mad.

Well, I don't wanna go

among mad people.

No, you don't have a choice, do you?

We're all mad here.

Wait! Stop! Would you please tell me

where this doctor and painter are?

That way. I rather like

the look of that away.

Why you don't know anything at all!

Neither do you,

silly little girl.

That away...

So looked at the prostitute,

and she said to me: "I am man!"

No room.

No room!

No, man!

Absolutely not, no room!

What are you talking about?

Of course there's room.

And I do miss a good tea.

This isn't it a tea party.

Then what are you drinking?

Cough medicine.

Do you have a cough?

Yes.

It is medicine.

Indeed.

Have some wine.

I don't see any wine.

That is because there isn't any.

Well, it wasn't very

nice for you to offer it.

Well, it wasn't very nice for you

to sit down without being.. invited.

Are those your paintings?

No, they're mine, you see..

I am a painter

and he is my doctor.

You know, your hair wants cutting.

You should learn not to

make such personal remarks.

Its very rude.

Tea, Doctor.

I guess, I.. haven't learned

what is rude and what isn't.

There's a fly in my cup.

Change places!

Change places.

Change places.

What was your name again?

Alice!

"Alice!"

"Alesh"

"Alez!"

I like that,

tell me, Alice.

Why is a raven

like a writing desk?

Oh, I like riddles,

let's see...

You can't see it.

It's a riddle.

Well, I mean..

I'll see if I can guess it.

Do you mean that you think

you can find the answer?

Exactly so.

Then you should say what you mean.

I do.

At least.

At least I mean what I say

it's the same thing we know.

And not the same thing one bit.

You might as well say

that "I eat what I see"

is the same thing

as "I see what I eat".

Or, "I get what I want" is just the

same as "I want what I get".

Well, it is the same

with you, doctor.

Can I have some?

No.

This is not for the likes of you.

I will not have it!

But it is medicine.

Indeed.

Is that why they call you mad?

Because of the medicine?

They're calling me mad?

Change places.

Chaaaaaaange places!

I've heard it said before.

So...

She's just as mad as we are.

Indeed.

Yes, terribly sorry, but it is true.

Tell me.. about your mother.

She's dead.

Mouse?.

And a.. what day of the month is it?

The fourth.

Wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa.

They're two days wrong!

again!

Oh yes, I told you that the

butter will not suit the watch.

It was the best of the butter..

Yes!, but some of the

crumbs must've gotten in.

Then how can I.. could have put it in

with the bread knife, did I have, Doctor?

What an interesting watch.

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