Thirst quenched, I hope? At the end of three yards I shall repeat them—for fear of your forgetting them. At the end of four, I shall say good-bye. And at the end of five, I shall go! That Square belongs to Humpty Dumpty and that Square to the Gryphon and Mock Turtle and that Square to the Queen of Hearts. But you make no remark?
Alice
I—I didn’t know I had to make one—just then.
Red Queen
You should have said, “It’s extremely kind of you to tell me all this,” however, we’ll suppose it said. Four! Good-bye! Five!
[Red Queen vanishes in a gust of wind behind the portieres. Rabbit music. White Rabbit comes out of the fireplace and walks about the room hurriedly. He wears a checked coat, carries white kid gloves in one hand, a fan in the other and takes out his watch to look at it anxiously.]
White Rabbit
Oh the Duchess! the Duchess! Oh! won’t she be savage if I’ve kept her waiting!
I’ve never seen a rabbit with a waistcoat and a watch! And a waistcoat pocket! If you please, sir—