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word   and   honour   as   a   pirate�察  �that   when   all   was   lost   the   field   might   be 

quitted   without   disgrace。   I   was   going   to   be   found   'No   coward   and   not 

guilty��'   and   my   blooming   bride   was going to   be   publicly  restored   to   my 

arms   in   a   procession�察  �when   an   unlooked´for   event   disturbed   the   general 

rejoicing。     This was no other than the Emperor of France's aunt catching 

hold   of   his   hair。  The   proceedings   abruptly   terminated�察  �and   the   court 

tumultuously dissolved。 

     It was when the shades of the next evening but one were beginning to 



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fall�察  �ere   yet   the silver   beams   of   Luna touched   the   earth�察  �that   four   forms 

might have been descried slowly advancing towards the weeping willow 

on   the   borders   of   the   pond�察  �the   now   deserted   scene   of   the   day   before 

yesterday's     agonies    and    triumphs。     On    a  nearer    approach�察    �and   by  a 

practised eye�察�these might have been identified as the forms of the pirate´ 

colonel with his bride�察�and of the day before yesterday's gallant prisoner 

with his bride。 

     On the beauteous faces of the Nymphs dejection sat enthroned。                      All 

four reclined under the willow for some minutes without speaking�察�till at 

length     the  bride    of  the   colonel    poutingly    observed�察    �'It's  of  no   use 

pretending any more�察�and we had better give it up。' 

     'Hah��' exclaimed the pirate。        'Pretending��' 

     'Don't go on like that�察�you worry me��' returned his bride。 

     The   lovely   bride   of   Tinkling   echoed   the   incredible   declaration。   The 

two warriors exchanged stony glances。 

     'If��' said the bride of the pirate´colonel�察�'grown´up people WON'T do 

what     they   ought    to  do�察  �and   WILL     put   us  out�察  �what    comes    of   our 

pretending��' 

     'We only get into scrapes��' said the bride of Tinkling。 

     'You know very well��' pursued the colonel's bride�察�'that Miss Drowvey 

wouldn't     fall。   You    complained      of  it  yourself。    And     you   know     how 

disgracefully   the   court´martial   ended。        As   to   our   marriage�察  �would   my 

people acknowledge it at home��' 

     'Or would my people acknowledge ours��' said the bride of Tinkling。 

     Again the two warriors exchanged stony glances。 

     'If you knocked at the door and claimed me�察�after you were told to go 

away��' said the colonel's bride�察�'you would only have your hair pulled�察�or 

your ears�察�or your nose。' 

     'If you persisted in ringing at the bell and claiming me��' said the bride 

of   Tinkling   to   that   gentleman�察  �'you   would   have   things   dropped   on   your 

head from the window over the handle�察�or you would be played upon by 

the garden´engine。' 

     'And at your own homes��' resumed the bride of the colonel�察�'it would 

be    just  as  bad。    You     would     be   sent  to   bed�察  �or  something      equally 



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undignified。      Again�察�how would you support us��' 

     The pirate´colonel replied in a courageous voice�察�'By rapine��'                But his 

bride    retorted�察   �'Suppose    the   grown´up      people    wouldn't     be   rapined��' 

'Then��'   said   the   colonel�察  �'they   should   pay   the   penalty   in   blood。'   ´   'But 

suppose      they   should   object��'   retorted   his  bride�察 �'and   wouldn't    pay   the 

penalty in blood or anything else��' 

     A mournful silence ensued。 

     'Then do you no longer love me�察�Alice��' asked the colonel。 

     'Redforth�     �I am ever thine��' returned his bride。 

     'Then do you no longer love me�察�Nettie��' asked the present writer。 

     'Tinkling�     �I am ever thine��' returned my bride。 

     We   all   four   embraced。    Let   me   not   be   misunderstood   by   the   giddy。 

The   colonel   embraced   his   own   bride�察  �and   I   embraced   mine。        But   two 

times two make four。 

     'Nettie    and   I��'  said  Alice   mournfully�察    �'have   been    considering     our 

position。     The   grown´up   people   are   too   strong   for   us。    They   make   us 

ridiculous。     Besides�察  �they   have   changed   the   times。      William   Tinkling's 

baby brother was christened yesterday。              What took place�拭�Was any king 

present�拭    �Answer�察�William。' 

     I said No�察�unless disguised as Great´uncle Chopper。 

     'Any queen��' 

     There had been no queen that I knew of at our house。                    There might 

have been one in the kitchen�此�but I didn't think so�察�or the servants would 

have mentioned it。 

     'Any fairies��' 

     None that were visible。 

     'We   had   an   idea   among   us�察  �I   think��'   said   Alice�察  �with   a   melancholy 

smile�察 �'we   four�察  �that   Miss   Grimmer   would   prove   to   be   the   wicked   fairy�察�

and would come in at the christening with her crutch´stick�察�and give the 

child a bad gift。     Was there anything of that sort�拭�Answer�察�William。' 

     I said that ma had said afterwards ��and so she had���察�that Great´ uncle 

Chopper's gift was a shabby one�察�but she hadn't said a bad one。                   She had 

called it shabby�察�electrotyped�察�second´hand�察�and below his income。 

     'It must be the grown´up people who have changed all this��' said Alice。 



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'WE couldn't have changed it�察�if we had been so inclined�察�and we never 

should have been。         Or perhaps Miss Grimmer IS a wicked fairy after all�察�

and won't act up to it because the grown´up people have persuaded her not 

to。   Either way�察�they would make us ridiculous if we told them what we 

expected。' 

     'Tyrants��' muttered the pirate´colonel。 

     'Nay�察   �my   Redforth��'    said  Alice�察  �'say   not  so。   Call   not   names�察   �my 

Redforth�察�or they will apply to pa。' 

     'Let 'em��' said the colonel。       'I do not care。    Who's he��' 

     Tinkling   here   undertook   the   perilous   task   of   remonstrating   with   his 

lawless friend�察�who consented to withdraw the moody expressions above 

quoted。 

     'What remains for us to do��' Alice went on in her mild�察�wise way。 'We 

must educate�察�we must pretend in a new manner�察�we must wait。' 

     The   colonel   clenched   his   teeth�察   �   four   out   in   front�察  �and   a   piece   of 

another�察�and he had been twice dragged to the door of a dentist´ despot�察�

but had escaped from his guards。            'How educate�拭       �How pretend in a new 

manner�拭      �How wait��' 

     'Educate the grown´up people��' replied Alice。              'We part to´night。 Yes�察�

Redforth��' ´ for the colonel tucked up his cuffs�察 � 'part to´ night�             �Let us in 

these    next    holidays�察   �now    going    to   begin�察  �throw    our    thoughts    into 

something       educational    for  the   grown´up     people�察   �hinting   to  them    how 

things ought to be。        Let us veil our meaning under a mask of romance�察�

you�察  �I�察  �and   Nettie。  William   Tinkling   being   the   plainest   and       quickest 

writer�察�shall copy out。       Is it agreed��' 

     The   colonel   answered   sulkily�察  �'I   don't   mind。'   He   then   asked�察  �'How 

about pretending��' 

     'We   will   pretend��'   said   Alice�察  �'that   we   are   children�察  �not   that   we   are 

those   grown´up   people   who   won't   help   us   out   as   they   ought�察  �and   who 

understand us so badly。' 

     The colonel�察�still much dissatisfied�察�growled�察�'How about waiting��' 

     'We will wait��' answered little Alice�察�taking Nettie's hand in hers�察�and 

looking up to the sky�察�'we will wait ´ ever constant and true ´ till the times 

have got so changed as that everything helps us out�察�and nothing makes us 



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ridiculous�察�and the fairies have come back。                We will wait ´ ever constant 

and true ´ till we are eighty�察�ninety�察�or one hundred。                And then the fairies 

will    send   US    children�察   �and   we    will  help    them    out�察 �poor    pretty   little 

creatures�察�if they pretend ever so much。' 

     'So we will�察�dear��' said Nettie Ashford�察�taking her round the waist with 

both   arms   and   kissing   her。     'And   now   if   my   husband   will   go   and   buy 

some cherries for us�察�I have got some money。' 

     In the friendliest manner I invited the colonel to go with me�察�but he so 

far forgot himself as to acknowledge the invitation by kicking out behind�察�

and    then    lying   down    on   his   stomach     on   the  grass�察  �pulling    it  up  and 

chewing it。       When I came back�察�however�察�Alice had nearly brought him 

out   of   his   vexation�察  �and   was   soothing   him   by   telling   him   how   soon   we 

should all be ninety。 

     As   we   sat   under   the   willow´tree   and   ate   the   cherries   ��fair�察  �for Alice 

shared them out���察�we played at being ninety。                 Nettie complained that she 

had a bone in her old back�察�and it made her hobble�察�and Alice sang a song 

in an old woman's way�察�but it was very pretty�察�and we were all merry。                        At 

least�察�I don't know about merry exactly�察�but all comfortable。 

     There   was   a   most   tremendous   lot   of   cherries�察  �and Alice   always   had 

with   her   some   neat   little   bag   or   box   or   case�察  �to   hold   things。 In   it   that 

night was a tiny wine´glass。            So Alice and Nettie said they would make 

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