I feel somehow as if I were invisible -- '
Here something began squeaking on the table behind Alice, and made
her turn her head just in time to see one of the White Pawns roll
over and begin kicking: she watched it with great curiosity to see
what would happen next.
`It is the voice of my child!' the White Queen cried out as she
rushed past the King, so violently that she knocked him over among
the cinders. `My precious Lily! My imperial kitten!' and she began
scrambling wildly up the side of the fender.
`Imperial fiddlestick!' said the King, rubbing his nose, which had
been hurt by the fall. He had a right to be a LITTLE annoyed with
the Queen, for he was covered with ashes from head to foot.
Alice was very anxious to be of use, and, as the poor little Lily
was nearly screaming herself into a fit, she hastily picked up the
Queen and set her on the table by the side of her noisy little
daughter.
The Queen gasped, and sat down: the rapid journey through the air
had quite taken away her breath and for a minute or two she could do
nothing but hug the little Lily in silence. As soon as she had
recovered her breath a little, she called out to the White King, who
was sitting sulkily among the ashes, `Mind the volcano!'
`What volcano?' said the King, looking up anxiously into the fire,
as if he thought that was the most likely place to find one.
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