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Title: Clara In Blunderland
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Caroline Lewis, pseud.
Subjects: Satire Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Satire Political science Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898, Parodies, imitations, etc
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said, to Clara, if I dontsomebody else will, and then the muddle wouldbe awful. The Duchess was there, lookingcrosser than ever, and trembling all over when-ever her eye caught the Queens. The WelshRabbit was sniffing suspiciously at a leek whichtheyd offered to him, but as hed eaten a largeone at Birmingham, he said he never took themnow unless they were forced upon him. Thenthere was the White Rabbit in a new wig, theMarch Hare and the Hatter, and the Cat. Andthere, right in the background, propped upsomehow on his wall again, was poor oldCrumpty-Bumpty. He looked very dismal,and seemed quite out of shape, and when Claracame closer to him, she found that he was quitecracked about the Hyphen, and only heldtogether by extracts from the Star and theDaily News. How dare you go near that creature ? said the Red Queen, angrily, to Clara. Comeaway at once. I only looked super—super—ciliously ather, when she talked tome like that, explainedClara, to Geraldine afterwards, FLAMJINGOS. 107
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After a painful pause the Red Queen said toClara, Child, come and be a muddied oaf.Clara only curtsied, and joined the Procession,though as a matter of fact, she really didnt knowthe difference between that and a flannelled fool. Its only her fun, you know/ Clara foundthe Duchess whispering in her ear, werenot really going to play with all these people, Digitized by Google 108 FLAMJINGOS. my nerves wouldnt stand it. Were going towatch the Flamjingos play/ Who are the Flamjingos? asked Clara. I dont think I ever heard of them before. *4 Well, replied the Duchess, nobody seemsquite to know, but theyre very useful creatures,when they dont get too excited, and its verypretty to watch them at play. She pointingwith her chin at the Red Queen, as she spoke,would like to join in the game herself, but werestrain her. I wonder how you do it, said Clara. Hush, my dear, the Duchess whispered,some subjects are too sacred to be talkedabout, and thats one of them. As she spoke the Procession entered

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