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...c, a girl named Alice follows falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm full of talking creatures. She attends a never-ending tea party and plays croquet at the court of the anthropomorphic playing cards. (Summary written by Gesine)...

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.... 59 VI. PIG AND PEPPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 VII. A MAD TEA-PARTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 VIII. THE QUEEN’S CROQUET-GROUND . . . . . . . . . . 112 IX. THE MOCK TURTLE’S STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 X. THE LOBSTER QUADRILLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 XI. WHO STOLE THE TARTS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 XII. AL...

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... The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill, 26 -- V. Advice from a Caterpillar, 35 -- VI. Pig and Pepper, 46 -- VII. A Mad Tea-Party, 57 -- VIII. The Queen?s Croquet-Ground, 66 -- IX. The Mock Turtle?s Story, 76 -- X. The Lobster Quadrille, 85 -- XI. Who Stole the Tarts?, 93 -- XII. Alice?s Evidence, 101...

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...rty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 VIII. The Queen’s Croquet Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 IX. The Mock ... ... remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was ver... ...ying, in a solemn tone, ‘For the Duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet.’ The Frog Footman repeated, in the same solemn tone, only cha... ... of the words a little, ‘From the Queen. An invitation for the Duchess to play croquet.’ Then they both bowed low, and their curls got entangled toget... ... Alice, flinging the baby at her as she spoke. ‘I must go and get ready to play croquet with the Queen,’ and she hurried out of the room. The cook thre... ...not growling,’ said Alice. ‘Call it what you like,’ said the Cat. ‘Do you play croquet with the Queen to day?’ ‘I should like it very much,’ said Alic... ...mong the bright flower beds and the cool fountains. CHAPTER VIII The Queen’s Croquet Ground A LARGE ROSE TREE stood near the entrance of the garden... ...led out ‘The Queen! The Queen!’ and the three gardeners instantly The Queen’s Croquet Ground 67 threw themselves flat upon their faces. There was a so... ...ecute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection. The Queen’s Croquet Ground 69 ‘You shan’t be beheaded!’ said Alice, and she put the...

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... brevity of orgasm, which could be gained in no other way. A m้ ้ lange of croquet and billiards, polo and wrestling, this sport and aggression perfor...

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...lenged Michael to a racket ball or tennis competition or played badminton or croquet with the whole family. Instead, like Patty Hearst taken from rel... ...him), this refurbishing of the whole of family within contrived Friday night croquet games of bonding regardless of the mood and wishes of individual...

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...em bered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very ... ..., in a solemn tone, ‘For the Duch ess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet.’ The Frog Footman repeated, in the same solemn tone, only chang... ...the words a little, ‘From the Queen. An invita tion for the Duchess to play croquet.’ Then they both bowed low, and their curls got entangled toget... ...ice, flinging the baby at her as she spoke. ‘I must go and get ready to play croquet with the Queen,’ and she hurried out of the room. The cook threw ... ...growling,’ said Alice. ‘Call it what you like,’ said the Cat. ‘Do you play croquet with the Queen to day?’ ‘I should like it very much,’ said Alic... ...ong the bright flower beds and the cool fountains. CHAPTER VIII The Queen’s Croquet Ground A large rose tree stood near the entrance of the garden:... ... diers shouted in reply. ‘That’s right!’ shouted the Queen. ‘Can you play croquet?’ The soldiers were silent, and looked at Alice, as the ques t... ...or two, and the game began. Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were... ... through next walking about at the other end of the ground—and I should have croqueted the Queen’s hedgehog just now, only it ran away when it saw min...

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...ight have played, like a fire-hose, on the Toll House roof. In front the ground drops as sharply as it rises behind. There is just room for the road a... ...ing hesitation did he go about. He lay long in bed in the morning – rarely indeed, rose before noon; he loved all games, from poker to clerical cro- q... ...lism which puts so high a value on time and money. Sanity itself is a kind of convention. Per- haps Rufe was wrong; but, looking on life plainly, he w... ...rom Silverado. THE TOLL HOUSE he Toll House, standing alone by the wayside under nodding pines, with its streamlet and water-tank; its backwoods, ... ...rs. Corwin and her busy Chinaman might be heard indeed, in the penetralia, pounding dough or rattling dishes; or perhaps Rufe had called up some of th... ...awake to a sense of admira- tion, gratitude, and almost love. A fine place, after all, for a wasted life to doze away in – the cuckoo clock hooting of...

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...ere interrupted by Mysie run- ning up to claim Miss Prescott for a game at croquet. “Uncle Redgie was so glad to see the hoops come into fashion again... ...rown to manly height; and one boy, at home for Easter, who, caring not for croquet, went with Primrose to exhibit to Thekla the tame menag- erie, wher... ...cycling which were going on among the other young people after the game of croquet had ended. Every size and variety seemed to exist among the Clipsto... ...ome over to the Goyle and give another lesson. Magdalen, after her game at croquet, had spent a very pleas- ant time with Lady Merrifield and her brot... ...den party?” “Oh, yes; she is talking of one, but it will be all swells and croquet, and deadly dull.” “I thought you seemed to be getting on well with... ...r sisters in preparations for the next day, placing tennis nets, arranging croquet hoops, mustering chairs by the verandah, and adorning tables with f... ... “Yes,” sobbed Paula, “Sister Mena saw her there. We were trying to get up croquet, and then I missed her. I tried to find her when the lightning bega... ...ups. There is something to fall back upon with public schools.” “Yes, like croquet,” laughed Aunt Jane. “We saw it rise and saw it fall; and here come... ...ter than a young Varney, who was very shy, and had never probably mastered croquet. She was an ill-used mortal; and why had she not Hubert 121 Yo n g...

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... caused quite a stir in my heart; and yet how 84 Robert Louis Stevenson we should have wearied and despised each other, these girls and I, if we had ... ... as one feels in a silent forest. All of a sudden, we came round a corner, and there, in a little green round the church, was a bevy of girls in Paris... ... all corseted and ribboned, pro- duced an answerable disturbance in our hearts. We were within sniff of Paris, it seemed. And here were females of our... ... proclamation. It was a man with marionnettes announcing a performance for that evening. He had set up his caravan and lighted his candles on an- othe...

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...s not put on side.” “Pinky Dinkys become playful at the sight of women.” “‘Croquet’s my game,’ said the Pinky Dinky, and felt a man condescended.” “Bu... ...Pig!” “If once he began to think about sex, how could he be comfortable at croquet?” 76 The New Machiavelli “It’s their Damned Modesty,” said Hatherl... ...I think I could have seen to it effectually enough that they didn’t get at croquet and tennis with the vicarage daughters and discover sex in the Peep... ...se and the clumps of people seated or stand- ing before it; and tennis and croquet were intermittently vis- ible and audible beyond a bank of rockwork... ... I don’t in the least recall now, and possibly by abrupt transitions, to a croquet four- some in which Margaret involved the curate without involv- in... ...s a 158 The New Machiavelli fairly good walker—she exhumed some defective croquet things and incited us to croquet, not understanding that detestable...

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... a friend this afternoon, and we rather want Mr. Dunkerley to make four at croquet….” “I’m sorry,” said Mr. Lewisham, still resolute, and making a men... ...am, still resolute, and making a mental note that Bonover would be playing croquet. “You don’t play croquet by any chance?” asked Bonover. “No,” said ...

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... river, flowering now To April’s tears, or shall they sit at home, Or play croquet where Thomas Rhodes may see, I ask you? If the blood of youth runs ...

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...folk may remember the years before lawn-tennis was born when we all played croquet. There were seasons before that, if you will believe me, when even ...

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...t were ladylike, nice-looking 306 The Trial girls; but when they found no croquet mallets in the garden, they seemed at a loss what life had to offer... ...d to garden once, but we have no flower-beds now, they spoilt the lawn for croquet.’ ‘And here comes Tom,’ thought Ethel; ‘poor Tom, he will certainly... ...evening.’ T om, however, joined the listless promenade; and the first time croquet was again mentioned, observed that he had seen the Andersons knocki... ...pped into the drawing-room, and told Daisy to come with them. ‘T o play at croquet with the Andersons in the tea-gardens!’ she exclaimed. ‘No, I thank... ...s, delighted that poor little Gertrude should have such a holiday treat as croquet in the public gardens, away from her governess elder sister, walked... ...-bye?’ ‘Oh no, he has taken pity on Annie and Caroline Cheviot’s famine of croquet, and gone with them to the gardens.’ ‘A spice of flirtation never c...

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...hey dined out and gave a finish to people’s dinners, they had a full-sized croquet lawn and tennis be- yond, and understood the art of bringing people... ...awing- room, which opened by French windows on the trim gar- den, with its croquet lawn, its tennis-net in the middle dis- tance, and its remote rose ...

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... In the middle distance symmetrical mounds of woolly green moss bounded by croquet hoops formed the base of shrubs shaped like orange-trees but studde... ...harton at the Beauforts’. The sport, which had hitherto known no rival but croquet, was beginning to be discarded in favour of lawn-tennis; but the la...

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...e come trailing out of an old number of Punch. They’re like people playing croquet in the ‘sixties. How long they’ve all been shut up in this ship I d... ...r tea people sometimes called; or in summer we sat in the garden or played croquet; in winter I read aloud, while they worked; after dinner I played t...

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... in the gar- den, pretending to play games that come out of boxes, such as croquet and clock golf. But most of the time we drew together and talked. T...

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...urate, or (as some say) some- thing much more manly, and ran, whirling his croquet mal- let and shouting, to head off the chase. “Stop, you wretch!” c...

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... and amply-servanted house, of all its unclassified odds and ends: Effie’s croquet- box and fishing rods, Owen’s guns and golf-sticks and racquets, hi...

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...tion and discussion reminds one more strongly than the last of the game of croquet Alice played in Wonder- land, when the mallets were flamingoes and ...

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...ugh fine, the temperature was fitter for active sports than anything else. Croquet was not yet invented, and, besides, most of the party were of the a...

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...e so en- tirely catastrophic a revulsion. He could as soon have be- come a croquet champion or the curate of Chexington church, lines of endeavour whi...

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...in a sort of little grass-carpeted parlor, walled in all around by vast precipices and overlooked by clustering summits of ice. This was the snuggest ...

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...cement had had an abnormal and incongruous sound, as if one should hear of croquet playing in a cathedral aisle, or that some much respected judge wa...

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...did without it. Only’—with an effort at antiquarianism—’I believe they had croquet.’ ‘Aunt Ursula says there weren’t garden-parties before cro- quet c...

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...men to a part at pall-mall in the T uileries gardens. Pall-mall was either croquet or its nearest relative, and was 52 Yo n g e so much the fashion t...

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... de- pends whether Bessie enters this place with a character for chanting, croquet, or crochet. Which should you like worst, Miss Curtis?” “I like eva... ...aid Bessie. “There is nothing he is so adroit at as guessing the fate of a croquet-ball by its sound.” “Now Bessie,” exclaimed Alick. “I have not tran... ... you in the carriage than he laid his commands on me not to ask after your croquet-ground all the way home, and the poor word cannot come out of my mo... ...ur mallets,” he said, somewhat energetically. “And if we had begun to talk croquet, we should soon have driven him outside.” “But suppose I could not ... ...arleton, as if any one with brains could think him good for anything but a croquet partner, that I could not help giving a little gentle titillation. ... ...nd more cheerful there, but there was no keeping the house quiet enough.” “Croquet!” said Rachel. “Everything!” returned Bessie. “Four courtships in m... ... I am very sorry he has annoyed you, but I do like him.” “Oh, does he play croquet!” cried Bessie. “I gather,” said Rachel, in her impressive tone, a ... ...ttle dis- appointed, “that by impracticable you mean one who will not play croquet.” “You have hit it!” laughed Bessie. “Who will neither play at croq... ...lick did not approve,” said Fanny, with the dimmest possible ideas of what croquet was, and believing it a wicked flirtation trap that figured in “Pun...

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...eminded her that Liza Merkalova and Bar- oness Shtoltz were coming to play croquet with her that morning with their adorers, Kaluzhsky and old Stremov... ...ch dress am I to get ready?” 72 Anna Karenina – Part Three Chapter 17 The croquet party to which the Princess Tverskaya had invited Anna was to consi... ...hey come. You might go”—she turned to Tushkevitch—”with Masha, and try the croquet ground over there where they’ve been cutting it. We shall have time... ...nter her head that Vronsky could mean anything more to Anna than a game of croquet. Anna knew that Betsy knew every- thing, but, hearing how she spoke... ...g herself close to Anna. “You won’t go either, will you? Who wants to play croquet?” “Oh, I like it,” said Anna. “There, how do you manage never to be... ...ame in, announcing that the party were awaiting the other players to begin croquet. “No, don’t go away, please don’t,” pleaded Liza Merkalova, hearing...

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...HTING,” everyday. We would rush to get our work done so that we could play croquet, badminton, kickball and softball. The last two had special rules, ...

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...ommanding a pleasant view. A piece of the garden was turfed over to form a croquet green, and Fleeming became (I need scarce say) a very ar- dent play... ...us, we may say that Fleeming had been crowned in the capitol of reviewing. Croquet, charades, Christmas magic lanterns for the vil- lage children, an ... ...pastime for the long winter evenings… . How things are misrated! I declare croquet is a noble occupation com- pared to the pursuits of business men. A...

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...mp up and down. ANNA. Listen, Misha! Please have some hay carried onto the croquet lawn. BORKIN. [Waves his hand] Leave me alone, please! ANNA. Oh, wh...

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...of a tightly drawn net with gilt poles on the carefully leveled and rolled croquet-ground. Darya Alexandrovna made an attempt to play, but it was a lo... ...s soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Vassenka Veslovsky flying about the croquet ground. During the game Darya Alexandrovna was not enjoy- ing herse...

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...sed in unpacking. Near the crate are open boxes of garden games: bowls and croquet. Nearly in the middle of the glass wall of the pavilion is a door g...

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...arden with her and make love to her. Gruzdev would come too. He would play croquet and skittles with her, and would tell her wonderful things. She had... ...A cigarette-case of birchwood of 84 Anton Chekhov the best! I’ll turn you croquet balls… .” The doctor went out of the ward with a wave of his hand. ...

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...e trees, the people who had gone to the Cheniere; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the Farival twins, who were now performing th... ...ter her room, the young man descended the steps and strolled over toward the croquet players, where, during the half hour before dinner, he amused him...

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...sy reminded her that Liza Merkalova and Baroness Shtoltz were coming to play croquet with her that morning with their adorers, Kaluzhsky and old Strem... ... “Which dress am I to get ready?” Part III — Chapter 17 281 Chapter 17 T HE croquet party to which the Princess Tverskaya had invited Anna was to con... ...they come. You might go”—she turned to Tushkevitch— “with Masha, and try the croquet ground over there where they’ve been cutting it. We shall have ti... ... enter her head that Vronsky could mean anything more to Anna than a game of croquet. Anna knew that Betsy knew everything, but, hearing how she spoke... ...r of ours. But in the world, he’s the most amiable man I know, and a devoted croquet player. You shall see. And, in spite of his absurd position as Li... ...ing herself close to Anna. “You won’t go either, will you? Who wants to play croquet?” “Oh, I like it,” said Anna. “There, how do you manage never to ... ...ame in, announcing that the party were awaiting the other play ers to begin croquet. “No, don’t go away, please don’t,” pleaded Liza Merkalova, heari... ...s of a tightly drawn net with gilt poles on the carefully leveled and rolled croquet ground. Darya Alexan drovna made an attempt to play, but it was ... ..., as soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Vassenka Veslovsky flying about the croquet ground. During the game Darya Alexandrovna was not enjoying herse...

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...e silent shining lawn, where a rabbit sat by the big white- thorn near the croquet ground. ‘Here you be.’ He strode into the old kitchen yard, and sli...

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...the part of the tenants in the fact that there is no tennis net nor set of croquet hoops, but, on our left, a little iron garden table with books on i...

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...g enough, and there was nothing else which he knew how to say with effect. Croquet is a pretty game out of doors, and chess is delight- ful in a drawi... ...ve-making, is as though your friend with the gout should insist on playing croquet. A sense of the ridiculous, if nothing else, should in either case ... ...t ladies do not come out to pick roses when the ground is frozen, and that croquet is not often in progress with the hour-frost on the grass. So he wa... ... in any house. He did play billiards, and 521 Anthony Trollope whist, and croquet—very badly . He was a good judge of wine, and would occasionally co... ... gratify her. It was her favourite game. Some people like whist, some like croquet, and some like intrigue. Madalina prob- ably would have called it r...

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...t on smelling it. The air here is delicious. Later on I heard the noise of croquet balls, and looked out again, and it was Charles Wilcox practising; ...

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...etit monstre, Jock coolly owns to having translated ‘Croquons les,’ let us croquet them; or ‘Je suis blesse,’ I am blest.” “So the infusion of brains ...