Then he went up and gave the door a kick with one of his great feet . ` You let IT alone , ' he panted out , as he hobbled back to his tree , ` and it 'll let YOU alone , you know . ' At this moment the door was flung open , and a shrill voice was heard singing : ` To the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said , `` I 've a sceptre in hand , I 've a crown on my head ; Let the Looking-Glass creatures , whatever they be , Come and dine with the Red Queen , the White Queen , and me . '' ' And hundreds of voices joined in the chorus : ` Then fill up the glasses as quick as you can , And sprinkle the table with buttons and bran : Put cats in the coffee , and mice in the tea -- And welcome Queen Alice with thirty-times-three ! ' Then followed a confused noise of cheering , and Alice thought to herself , ` Thirty times three makes ninety . I wonder if any one 's counting ? ' In a minute there was silence again , and the same shrill voice sang another verse ; ' `` O Looking-Glass creatures , '' quoth Alice , `` draw near ! 'T is an honour to see me , a favour to hear : 'T is a privilege high to have dinner and tea Along with the Red Queen , the White Queen , and me ! '' ' Then came the chorus again : -- ` Then fill up the glasses with treacle and ink , Or anything else that is pleasant to drink : Mix sand with the cider , and wool with the wine -- And welcome Queen Alice with ninety-times-nine ! ' ` Ninety times nine ! ' Alice repeated in despair , ` Oh , that 'll never be done ! I 'd better go in at once -- ' and there was a dead silence the moment she appeared . Alice glanced nervously along the table , as she walked up the large hall , and noticed that there were about fifty guests , of all kinds : some were animals , some birds , and there were even a few flowers among them . ` I 'm glad they 've come without waiting to be asked , ' she thought : ' I should never have known who were the right people to invite ! ' There were three chairs at the head of the table ; the Red and White Queens had already taken two of them , but the middle one was empty . Alice sat down in it , rather uncomfortable in the silence , and longing for some one to speak . At last the Red Queen began . ` You 've missed the soup and fish , ' she said . ` Put on the joint ! ' And the waiters set a leg of mutton before Alice , who looked at it rather anxiously , as she had never had to carve a joint before .
` You look a little shy ; let me introduce you to that leg of mutton , ' XXXXX the Red Queen .
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