Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

28 Alices Adventures in Wonderland " I ca'n't explain myself I'm afraid, Sir," said Alice, "because Tm not myself, you see." " I don't see," said the Caterpillar. "Fm afraid I ca'n't put it more clearly," Alice replied, very politely, "for I ca'n't understand it myself, to begin with; and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing." "It isn't," said the Caterpillar. "Well, perhaps you haven't found it so yet," said Alice; "but when you have to turn into a chrysalis—you will some day, you know—and then after that into a butterfly, I should think you'll feel it a little queer, wo'n't you?" "Not a bit," said the Caterpillar. "Well, perhaps your feelings may be different," said Alice: "all I know is, it would feel very queer to me." "You!" said the Caterpillar contemptuously. "Who are you?" Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation. Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar's making such very short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, " I think you ought to tell me who you are, first." "Why?" said the Caterpillar. Here was another puzzling question; and, as Alice could not think of any good reason, and the Caterpillar seemed to be in a very unpleasant state of mind, she turned away. "Come back!" the Caterpillar called after her. "I've something impor-tant to say!" This sounded promising, certainly. Alice turned and came back again. "Keep your temper," said the Caterpillar. "Is that all?" said Alice, swallowing down her anger as well as she could. "No," said the Caterpillar. Alice thought she might as well wait, as she had nothing else to do, and perhaps after all it might tell her something worth hearing. For some minutes it puffed away without speaking; but at last it unfolded its arms, took the hookah out of its mouth again, and said "So you think you're changed, do you?" "I'm afraid I am, Sir," said Alice. " I ca'n't remember things as I used—and I don't keep the same size for ten minutes together...