Really , it 's most disrespectful of you ! ` And what did DINAH turn to , I wonder ? ' she prattled on , as she settled comfortably down , with one elbow in the rug , and her chin in her hand , to watch the kittens . ` Tell me , Dinah , did you turn to Humpty Dumpty ? I THINK you did -- however , you 'd better not mention it to your friends just yet , for I 'm not sure . ` By the way , Kitty , if only you 'd been really with me in my dream , there was one thing you WOULD have enjoyed -- I had such a quantity of poetry said to me , all about fishes ! To-morrow morning you shall have a real treat . All the time you 're eating your breakfast , I 'll repeat `` The Walrus and the Carpenter '' to you ; and then you can make believe it 's oysters , dear ! ` 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 had n'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 had n't heard the question . Which do YOU think it was ? -- A boat beneath a sunny sky , Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July -- Children three that nestle near , Eager eye and willing ear , Pleased a simple tale to hear -- Long has paled that sunny sky : Echoes fade and memories die . Autumn frosts have slain July . Still she haunts me , phantomwise , Alice moving under skies Never seen by waking eyes .
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