Bill the Lizard is kicked up the chimney by Alice, an illustration by John Vernon Lord in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
Artists' Choice Editions, 2008.
The text:
Who's to go down the chimney? -- Nay, I
shan't! YOU do
it! -- That I won't, then! -- Bill's to go down -- Here,
Bill! the
master says you're to go down the chimney!'
'Oh! So Bill's
got to come down the chimney, has he?' said Alice to
herself. 'Shy,
they seem to put everything upon Bill! I wouldn't be
in Bill's place
for a good deal: this fireplace is narrow, to be sure;
but I THINK I
can kick a little!'
She[Alice] drew her
foot as far down the chimney as she could, and waited
till she heard
a little animal (she couldn't guess of what sort it was)
scratching and
scrambling about in the chimney close above her:
then, saying to
herself 'This is Bill,' she gave one sharp kick, and
waited to see
what would happen next.
The first thing
she heard was a general chorus of 'There goes Bill!'
then the
Rabbit's voice along -- 'Catch him, you by the hedge!' then
silence, and then another confusion of voices --
'Hold up his head --
Brandy now --
Don't choke him -- How was it, old fellow? What
happened to
you? Tell us all about it!'
Last came a
little feeble, squeaking voice, ('That's Bill,' thought
Alice,) 'Well,
I hardly know -- No more, thank ye; I'm better now --
but I'm a deal
too flustered to tell you -- all I know is, something
comes at me
like a Jack-in-the-box, and up I goes like a sky-rocket!'
heeheehee this cracks me up
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