And he was very proud and stiff;
He said, "I'll try and wake them, if——"
I put his "answer" on the shelf:
I said, "I'll wake them up myself!"
He cried, "No good! The door is locked,
I've pulled, and pushed, and kicked, and knocked.
And when I found the door was shut
I tried to turn the handle, but——"
There was a long pause.
"Is that all?" Alice timidly asked.
"That's all,—for the present," said Humpty-Dumpty.
