闀滀腑缂_Through The Looking Glass_143

. `Where's theservant whose business it is to answer the door?' she began angrily. 　　`Which door?' said the Frog. 　　Alice almost stamped with irritation at the slow drawl in which hespoke. `THIS door, of course!' 　　The Frog looked at the door with his large dull eyes for a minute: 　　then he went nearer and rubbed it with his thumb, as if he were tryingwhether the paint would come off; then he looked at Alice. 　　`To answer the door?' he said. `What's it been asking of?' He wasso hoarse that Alice could scarcely hear him. 　　`I don't know what you mean,' she said. 　　`I talks English, doesn't I?' the Frog went on. `Or are you deaf? 　　What did it ask you?' 　　`Nothing!' Alice said impatiently. `I've been knocking at it!' 　　`Shouldn't do that--shouldn't do that--' the Frog muttered. `Vexes it,you know.' Then he went up and gave the door a kick with one of hisgreat feet. `You let IT alone,' he panted out, as he hobbled back to histree, `and it'll let YOU alone, you know.' 　　At this moment the door was flung open, and a