1. A warm window glows in the Victorian house on a quiet snowy evening

    Snowy House, Evening

    Which Dreamed it?

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  2. Laughing, Alice kneels on the hearth-rug and kisses the stiff little black kitten

    A Kiss for the Queen

    “Sit up a little more stiffly, dear!” Alice cried with a merry laugh. “And curtsey while you’re thinking what to—what to purr. It saves time, remember!” And she caught it up and gave it one little kiss, “just in honour of having been a Red Queen.”

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  3. Alice, propped on one elbow on the hearth-rug, questions Kitty, who licks her paw

    Who Dreamed It?

    “Now, Kitty, let’s consider who it was that dreamed it all. This is a serious question, my dear, and you should not go on licking your paw like that—as if Dinah hadn’t washed you this morning! You see, Kitty, it must have been either me or the Red King. He was part of my dream, of course—but then I was part of his dream, too! Was it the Red King, Kitty? You were his wife, my dear, so you ought to know—Oh, Kitty, do help to settle it! I’m sure your paw can wait!” But the provoking kitten only began on the other paw, and pretended it hadn’t heard the question.

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  4. A winding golden stream at low July sun, with a tiny boat dissolving into the glow.

    Life, a Dream

    Ever drifting down the stream— Lingering in the golden gleam— Life, what is it but a dream?

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  5. Chapter 12

    Which Dreamed It?

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