the Unicorn said , looking slyly up at the crown , which the poor King was nearly shaking off his head , he trembled so much . ' I should win easy , ' said the Lion . ` I 'm not so sure of that , ' said the Unicorn . ` Why , I beat you all round the town , you chicken ! ' the Lion replied angrily , half getting up as he spoke . Here the King interrupted , to prevent the quarrel going on : he was very nervous , and his voice quite quivered . ` All round the town ? ' he said . ` That 's a good long way . Did you go by the old bridge , or the market-place ? You get the best view by the old bridge . ' ` I 'm sure I do n't know , ' the Lion growled out as he lay down again . ` There was too much dust to see anything . What a time the Monster is , cutting up that cake ! ' Alice had seated herself on the bank of a little brook , with the great dish on her knees , and was sawing away diligently with the knife . ` It 's very provoking ! ' she said , in reply to the Lion -LRB- she was getting quite used to being called ` the Monster ' -RRB- . ` I 've cut several slices already , but they always join on again ! ' ` You do n't know how to manage Looking-glass cakes , ' the Unicorn remarked . ` Hand it round first , and cut it afterwards . '
This sounded nonsense , but XXXXX very obediently got up , and carried the dish round , and the cake divided itself into three pieces as she did so .
Alice King Looking-glass Monster Unicorn brook crown first knees slices