' Here Alice wound two
or three turns of the worsted round the kitten's neck, just to see
how it would look: this led to a scramble, in which the ball rolled
down upon the floor, and yards and yards of it got unwound again.
`Do you know, I was so angry, Kitty,' Alice went on as soon as they
were comfortably settled again, `when I saw all the mischief you had
been doing, I was very nearly opening the window, and putting you out
into the snow! And you'd have deserved it, you little mischievous
darling! What have you got to say for yourself? Now don't interrupt
me!' she went on, holding up one finger. `I'm going to tell you all
your faults. Number one: you squeaked twice while Dinah was washing
your face this morning. Now you can't deny it, Kitty: I heard you!
What that you say?' (pretending that the kitten was speaking.) `Her
paw went into your eye? Well, that's YOUR fault, for keeping your
eyes open -- if you'd shut them tight up, it wouldn't have happened.
Now don't make any more excuses, but listen! Number two: you pulled
Snowdrop away by the tail just as I had put down the saucer of milk
before her! What, you were thirsty, were you?
How do you know she wasn't thirsty too? Now for number three: you
unwound every bit of the worsted while I wasn't looking!
`That's three faults, Kitty, and you've not been punished for any
of them yet.
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