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19600	And what reason is there why I should spend myself in this cause since I have so often borne witness of the emptiness of this life of ours? 19600 Quis negabit librum de Proportionibus dignum esse, qui cum pulcherrimis antiquorum inventis conferatur?
19600	What man was it,he asks,"who sold me that copy of Apuleius when I was in my twentieth year, and forthwith went away?
19600	''And who else knows these rules?''
19600	''How do I know,''said I to myself,''that this boy may not be about to die as prefigured by the portent above written?
19600	Are not the artificial thunderbolts of man far more destructive than those of heaven?
19600	But I said to myself,''What is this girl to me?
19600	For, as it was absolutely certain that either I or they must be in the wrong, how could I hope to win?
19600	How could it have come there on the level writing- desk?
19600	I replied,''Can you doubt this?''
19600	If the cause lay entirely in the brain, how was it that all the cerebral functions were not vitiated?
19600	It said,''What would you have?''
19600	Quid faciamus summo Viro?
19600	The King said:''But how can this be done when no_ subjectum_ is provided?
19600	Then I said,''Do you not see that the child is suffering from Opisthotonos?''
19600	Then my aunt said--''Boy, what makes you stare thus and stand silent?''
19600	What could be dearer or more delightful?
19600	What greater proof of his power could there be than the cure of this man, without the use of drugs, of an intestinal rupture on the right side?
19600	What more is there to say?
19600	What more is there to tell?
19600	What more is there to tell?
19600	What more profit and ease have we than the dead?
19600	What praise is too high for the magnet which leads men safely over perilous seas, or for the art of printing?
19600	What was I to do, broken down by the cruel fate of my son, and suffering every possible evil?
19600	What was there to wonder at?
19600	Why should I abandon a certainty for an uncertainty?
19600	Why should a man fear to meet a cow?
19600	[ 173]"Quid tua interest quod quatuor verba adjecerim?
19600	[ 180]"Quid profuit hæc tua industria, quis infelicior in filiis?
19600	[ 81]"At ego qui, ut dixi, Harpocraticus sum dicebam:--Summus Pont: decrepitus est: murus ruinosus, certa pro incertis derelinquam?"
19600	and added,''Is it that you mourn for your son''s death?''
19600	i. p. 481),"Nolite unquam mentiri, sed circumvenire[ circumvenite?]."
19600	or''What are you grieving over?''
19600	quid facerem absens absenti?"
19600	quorum alter male periit: alter nec regi potest nec regere?"
11483	And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? 11483 Boiled?"
11483	But what am I to do?
11483	Do you ever come to London?
11483	Et pourquoi l''appeliez- vous chà © lonà © e, si ce n''à © tait pas son nom?
11483	Groan and travailit undoubtedly does still( more than ever, so far as the brute creation is concerned); but to what end?
11483	In that case,I said,"I''ll go on there at once, and see the performance-- and may I take Polly with me?"
11483	Is n''t it sad,she said,"about poor Mr. Lewis Carroll?
11483	Mr. Dodgson, would you very kindly write your name on that?
11483	Please, sir, what''s the time?)
11483	RHYME? 11483 Rhyme?
11483	That was fair, was n''t it?
11483	The_ old_ proverb?
11483	Think again,he said;"are you sure it was only_ one_?"
11483	Thou, that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself?
11483	What are little girls made of?
11483	Yes, ham,I said,"but how cooked?"
11483	_ How_ old?
11483	_ Is not that a beautiful simile? 11483 _ That''s not true, is it?
11483	_ To such unreasoning creatures, the obvious reply is,When you have bottled some peculiarly fine Port, do you usually begin to drink it_ at once?
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11483	***** CHAPTER VI( 1883- 1887)"The Profits of Authorship"--"Rhyme?
11483	A portrait of Ellen Terry on the wall had attracted his attention, and one of the first questions he asked was,"Do you ever go to the theatre?"
11483	AND REASON?"
11483	All of these, except"Novelty and Romancement,"have since been republished in"Rhyme?
11483	And afterwards I said to her elder sister"What made you say Barbara could n''t read?
11483	And how he got the bicycle?
11483	And when I opened the door, who do you think they were?
11483	And why not?
11483	And, now, what is the"thick end"of the wedge?
11483	And, please, what is_ Euclid_ to be doing all that time?
11483	Are they not hungering for bones; yea, panting for sulphuretted hydrogen?"
11483	At this the boy turned to his sister with an air of great relief, saying,"Do you hear_ that_, Mary?
11483	But after all, what does it signify?
11483	But alas, what are the means?
11483	But need it be so?
11483	But the_ perfect_ human form, free from these faults, is surely equally applicable to men, and fairies, and angels?
11483	But what of that?
11483	But when safe on terra firma His brother he did spy,"What_ did_ you do that for?"
11483	But wherefore all this mustering?
11483	But why fear a"thick end"at all?
11483	But why should I trouble you with foolish reminiscences of_ mine_ that_ can not_ interest you?
11483	CHAPTER VI( 1883- 1887)"The Profits of Authorship"--"Rhyme?
11483	Could you live happy with such a name?
11483	Did you ever hear of any one being so tired as_ that?_..._ November_ 7, 1882.
11483	Did you ever see the Rhinoceros, and the Hippopotamus, at the Zoölogical Gardens, trying to dance a minuet together?
11483	Do n''t you think so?"
11483	Do they let you say"awfully"?
11483	Do they still go up and down Finborough Road, and teach the cats to be kind to mice?
11483	Do we blame the wanton schoolboy, with a pebble in his hand, all powerless to resist the alluring vastness of a barndoor?
11483	Do you know, ever since that night they first came, they have_ never left me?_ Is n''t it kind of them?
11483	Do you know, ever since that night they first came, they have_ never left me?_ Is n''t it kind of them?
11483	Do you think that arises from their having"position,"which they feel might be compromised by such conduct?
11483	Do you think that it''s in the lips?"
11483	First, what sum shall we ask for the whole?
11483	For what else is the assumption underlying this anxious urging- on of organisations for teaching?
11483	Ham with your eggs?
11483	Has Natural Science shown any such tendency, or given any reason to fear that such a concession would lead to further demands?
11483	Have you also got"The Hunting of the Snark"?
11483	Have you succeeded in drawing the three squares?"
11483	How are Arthur, and Amy, and Emily?
11483	How can I sit all alone on those wooden steps?
11483	How can I walk on the beach alone?
11483	How did you like it?
11483	How do you pronounce your surname?
11483	How far from a point is the"next"point?
11483	How long can you wait for me to get some?"
11483	How many can he force B to use?
11483	How many did he make them out to be?
11483	How many instances of this kind would you demand to prove that he did come to an untimely end?
11483	How may we see in them all that is to be seen in them by the finest senses?
11483	How would you draw King Arthur when he first met Guinevere?
11483	How would you receive him?
11483	I could not help saying to the child next me--"That was like the Whiting, was n''t it?"
11483	I do n''t believe he ever saw you, and you''re not a bad one, are you?
11483	I hope your little daughter, of whose arrival Mrs. Eschwege told me in December, 1893, has been behaving well?
11483	I mean, what''s the good of little girls, when they send such heavy letters?"
11483	I pluck in remorse My hands from my pockets and wring''em: Oh, why did not I, dear, as a matter of course, Ere I purchas''d thee purchase a gingham?
11483	I said,"Do you remember when we all met at Sandown?"
11483	I sometimes wish I was back on the shore at Sandown; do n''t you?
11483	I thought of railway travelling, and ventured to ask how he got from London to Oxford?
11483	I trust it reached you safely?
11483	I will drink your health, if only I can remember, and if you do n''t mind-- but perhaps you object?
11483	I wonder if you saw him?
11483	I wonder if you will ever get as far as Jersey?
11483	I''m to divide the kisses myself, am I?
11483	If it is less, the next question is,_ How much less?_ These are serious questions, and you must be as serious as a judge in answering them.
11483	If not, how_ are_ we to meet?
11483	If so, may I call?
11483	If you can do"Doublets,"with how many links do you turn KATH into LEEN?
11483	If you were to ask yourself,"What test should I use in distinguishing what_ has_, from what has_ not_, personality?"
11483	Invented, in(?
11483	Is it a German name?
11483	Is it not as high a form of education as any other?
11483	Is it possible that one so gentle in manner, so full of noble sentiments, can be hardhearted?
11483	Is it possible that that bank director, with his broad honest face, can be meditating a fraud?
11483	Is n''t it bewildering?
11483	Is she sorry, or disappointed?
11483	Is this latter usually possible?
11483	London(?)
11483	May I trust that you will give your immediate attention to this most important subject?
11483	May we, then, regard the practice of vivisection as a legitimate fruit, or as an abnormal development, of this higher moral character?
11483	My Dear Stuart,--(Rather a large note- sheet, is n''t it?
11483	My dear Ada,--(Isn''t that your short name?
11483	My dear Gaynor,--So you would like to know the answer to that riddle?
11483	My only excuse is, that I know no other; and how_ am_ I to guess what the full name is?
11483	On August 31st he wrote, in a letter to a friend, Miss Mary Brown:"And now what am I to tell you about myself?
11483	Or have the years( untouched by charms), With joy and sorrow laden, Rolled by, and brought unto thy arms A dainty little maiden?
11483	Perhaps that is what you mean-- that the Artist can imagine, and design, more perfect forms than we ever find in life?
11483	Replete with thee, e''en hideous night grows fair: Then what would sweet morn be, if thou wert there?
11483	Secondly, how shall we apportion that sum between the two kinds of wine?
11483	Shall I put"Rachel Manners"in the book?
11483	Shall we blame him?
11483	Some higher and more glorious state?
11483	Some might say,"Why not write_ at once?
11483	Suppose that the monkey begins to climb the rope, what will be the result?
11483	That flecks the green meadow with sunshine and shadow, Till the little lambs leap with delight?
11483	That my wine merchant, so outspoken, so confiding, can be supplying me with an adulterated article?
11483	That the chairman of that meeting of shareholders, whose every tone has the ring of truth in it, can hold in his hand a"cooked"schedule of accounts?
11483	That the schoolmaster, to whom I have entrusted my little boy, can starve or neglect him?
11483	The O''Rixes, I suppose?
11483	The next question is,_ How far is it from Winckfield to Rotherwick?_ Now do not deceive me, you wretched child!
11483	Then he looked a good deal graver, and said,"Have you been walking much on your chin lately?"
11483	Then it was time for us to go to the train, and who do you think came to the station to see us off?
11483	Thomson, who was illustrating his"Three Sunsets":-- Would you kindly do_ no_ sketches, or photos, for_ me_, on a Sunday?
11483	To which I as frankly smiled, and said,"How did you know me so soon?"
11483	Was n''t it curious?
11483	Was n''t it sad?
11483	Well, I hope you will soon see your beloved Pa come back-- for consider, should you be quite content with only Jack?
11483	Were you frightened?
11483	What do I mean by"them"?
11483	What else am I good for?
11483	What was his name?"
11483	What?
11483	When a little girl is hoping to take a plum off a dish, and finds that she ca n''t have that one, because it''s bad or unripe, what does she do?
11483	Wherefore this vast array?
11483	Which way along a line are"preceding"points to be found?
11483	Who can doubt that he was fully prepared for a change however sudden-- for the one clear call which took him away from us?
11483	Who do I mean by"them"?
11483	Who would go into trade if there were no gain in it?
11483	Why is a pig that has lost its tail like a little girl on the sea- shore?
11483	Why should our ears be shocked by such words merely because they are Shakespeare''s?
11483	With a very pitiful look she turned to him and said,"Do n''t they give them any towels?"
11483	Yes,"time is fleet,"and we have gained Years more than twice eleven; Alice, dear child, hast thou remained"Exactually"seven?
11483	Yet what can one poor voice avail Against three tongues together?
11483	You see, if I were to sit by you at breakfast, and to drink your tea, you would n''t like_ that_, would you?
11483	[ Afterwards published in"Rhyme?
11483	_ Euclid_.--At that rate there would probably be within the limit of my First Book-- how many?
11483	_ From a photograph by Lewis Carroll._] In November he gave a lecture at a meeting of the Ashmolean Society on"Where does the Day begin?"
11483	_ From a photograph by Lewis Carroll._] My dear Amy,--How are you getting on, I wonder, with guessing those puzzles from"Wonderland"?
11483	_ Minos_.--Tell me then-- is every centre of gravity a point?
11483	and Reason?
11483	and Reason?"
11483	and Reason?"
11483	and Reason?"
11483	and Reason?"
11483	and Reason?"
11483	and Reason?"]
11483	he asked in another letter;"if so, will you allow me to call upon you?"
11483	he exclaimed delightedly, catching at the word as if it were a really original idea,"Ah, coffee-- very nice-- and eggs?
11483	he propounds the question,"How should Parallels be defined?"
11483	is headed by the somewhat startling question,"Is Euclid''s Axiom true?"
11483	or do they say,"No, my dear; little girls must n''t say''awfully''; they should say''very much indeed''"?
11483	or how?
11483	she moaned;"why cram reluctant youth with your unsatisfying lore?
11483	the young man said,''D i d you hear what I told you just now?
11483	they?