And these I do not sell for gold Or coin of silvery shine But for a copper halfpenny , And that will purchase nine . `` I sometimes dig for buttered rolls , Or set limed twigs for crabs ; I sometimes search the grassy knolls For wheels of Hansom-cabs . And that 's the way '' -LRB- he gave a wink -RRB- `` By which I get my wealth -- And very gladly will I drink Your Honour 's noble health . '' I heard him then , for I had just Completed my design To keep the Menai bridge from rust By boiling it in wine . I thanked him much for telling me The way he got his wealth , But chiefly for his wish that he Might drink my noble health . And now , if e'er by chance I put My fingers into glue Or madly squeeze a right-hand foot Into a left-hand shoe , Or if I drop upon my toe A very heavy weight , I weep , for it reminds me so , Of that old man I used to know -- Whose look was mild , whose speech was slow , Whose hair was whiter than the snow , Whose face was very like a crow , With eyes , like cinders , all aglow , Who seemed distracted with his woe , Who rocked his body to and fro , And muttered mumblingly and low , As if his mouth were full of dough , Who snorted like a buffalo -- That summer evening , long ago , A-sitting on a gate . ' As the Knight sang the last words of the ballad , he gathered up the reins , and turned his horse 's head along the road by which they had come . ` You 've only a few yards to go , ' he said , ` down the hill and over that little brook , and then you 'll be a Queen -- But you 'll stay and see me off first ? ' he added as Alice turned with an eager look in the direction to which he pointed . ' I sha n't be long . You 'll wait and wave your handkerchief when I get to that turn in the road ? I think it 'll encourage me , you see . ' ` Of course I 'll wait , ' said Alice : ` and thank you very much for coming so far -- and for the song -- I liked it very much . ' ' I hope so , ' the Knight said doubtfully : ` but you did n't cry so much as I thought you would . ' So they shook hands , and then the Knight rode slowly away into the forest . ` It wo n't take long to see him OFF , I expect , ' Alice said to herself , as she stood watching him . ` There he goes ! Right on his head as usual ! However , he gets on again pretty easily -- that comes of having so many things hung round the horse -- ' So she went on talking to herself , as she watched the horse walking leisurely along the road , and the Knight tumbling off , first on one side and then on the other . After the fourth or fifth tumble he reached the turn , and then she waved her handkerchief to him , and waited till he was out of sight . '
I XXXXX it encouraged him , ' she said , as she turned to run down the hill : ` and now for the last brook , and to be a Queen !
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