I went and shouted in his ear

Sir John Tenniel

Wood-engraving by Dalziel

Illustration for the sixth chapter of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass (1871). Click on the image to enlarge it.

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"My heart went hop, my heart
      went thump;
I filled the kettle at the pump . . .
...I said it very loud and clear:
I went and shouted in his ear."


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