Already several of the guests were lying down in the dishes , and the soup ladle was walking up the table towards Alice 's chair , and beckoning to her impatiently to get out of its way . ' I ca n't stand this any longer ! ' she cried as she jumped up and seized the table-cloth with both hands : one good pull , and plates , dishes , guests , and candles came crashing down together in a heap on the floor . ` And as for YOU , ' she went on , turning fiercely upon the Red Queen , whom she considered as the cause of all the mischief -- but the Queen was no longer at her side -- she had suddenly dwindled down to the size of a little doll , and was now on the table , merrily running round and round after her own shawl , which was trailing behind her . At any other time , Alice would have felt surprised at this , but she was far too much excited to be surprised at anything NOW . ` As for YOU , ' she repeated , catching hold of the little creature in the very act of jumping over a bottle which had just lighted upon the table , ` I 'll shake you into a kitten , that I will ! ' CHAPTER X. Shaking She took her off the table as she spoke , and shook her backwards and forwards with all her might . The Red Queen made no resistance whatever ; only her face grew very small , and her eyes got large and green : and still , as Alice went on shaking her , she kept on growing shorter -- and fatter -- and softer -- and rounder -- and -- CHAPTER XI . Waking -- and it really WAS a kitten , after all . CHAPTER XII . Which Dreamed it ? ` Your majesty should n't purr so loud , ' Alice said , rubbing her eyes , and addressing the kitten , respectfully , yet with some severity . ` You woke me out of oh ! such a nice dream ! And you 've been along with me , Kitty -- all through the Looking-Glass world . Did you know it , dear ? ' It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens -LRB- Alice had once made the remark -RRB- that , whatever you say to them , they ALWAYS purr . ` If they would only purr for `` yes '' and mew for `` no , '' or any rule of that sort , ' she had said , ` so that one could keep up a conversation ! But how CAN you talk with a person if they always say the same thing ? ' On this occasion the kitten only purred : and it was impossible to guess whether it meant ` yes ' or ` no . '
So Alice hunted among the chessmen on the table till she had found the Red XXXXX : then she went down on her knees on the hearth-rug , and put the kitten and the Queen to look at each other .
Alice Kitty Looking-Glass Queen X. XI XII face rounder size