New Adventures of "Alice"
John Rae
Paperback
(RareBooksClub.com, May 17, 2012)
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...line about reading the 'Oxford News' that finished 'em," he managed to say when he could control his shrill laughter. "It was very unmannerly of them at any rate," said Alice, "but shouldn't we try to get them aboard again?" She felt vaguely that something ought to be done, though as a matter of fact all three of the floating sleepers looked perfectly comfortable and happy where they were. "I make it a rule," said the Candlestick-maker seriously, "never to disturb a man when he's taking his after-dinner nap. He's apt to wake up very cross. Besides, it'll help their digestions to sleep a bit. And speaking of digestions," he rattled on, "reminds me of cheese, and cheese reminds me of cake (here he reached toward the pocket of his yellow coat). Now what would you say to a piece?" "Oh," answered Alice, in delighted anticipation, "I'd say 'thank you, very much;' there's nothing I like better, especially pound cake!" "Well, I'd hardly say all that to a piece of cake I'd never met before," said the Candlestick-maker reprovingly. "However, it doesn't really matter, for I wasn't referring to a piece of cake anyhow; only to a piece of poetry. It's my turn, you know," he added with a chuckle, apparently enjoying his little joke immensely. Alice sat back with a long sigh of resignation. These repeated disappointments in the matter of food were becoming most aggravating. "I wonder," she said to herself wistfully, "if I shall ever really get anything to eat again?" The Candlestick-maker now drew from his pocket a folded sheet of yellow paper which he smoothed out and dusted carefully on both sides with his tiny handkerchief. He then handed it to Alice, remar...