The Dodo presents the thimble to Alice, an illustration by JVL in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
Artists' Choice Editions, 2009.
The text:
At last the
Dodo said, `EVERYBODY has won, and all must have
prizes.'
`But who is to give the prizes?' quite a
chorus of voices
asked.
`Why, SHE, of course,' said the Dodo,
pointing to Alice with
one
finger; and the whole party at once crowded round her,
calling
out in a confused way, `Prizes! Prizes!'
Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair
she put her hand
in her
pocket, and pulled out a box of comfits, (luckily the salt
water had
not got into it), and handed them round as prizes.
There was
exactly one a-piece all round.
`But she must have a prize herself, you
know,' said the Mouse.
`Of course,' the Dodo replied very
gravely. `What else have
you got
in your pocket?' he went on, turning to Alice.
`Only a thimble,' said Alice sadly.
`Hand it over here,' said the Dodo.
Then they all crowded round her once more,
while the Dodo
solemnly
presented the thimble, saying `We beg your acceptance of
this elegant
thimble'; and, when it had finished this short
speech,
they all cheered.
Alice thought the whole thing very absurd,
but they all looked
so grave
that she did not dare to laugh; and, as she could not
think of
anything to say, she simply bowed, and took the thimble,
looking
as solemn as she could.
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