這裡 就 有 許多 難字 。 『 劈烈 』 9 是 下午 四點鐘 ， 劈 柴 生 “ That ’ ll do very well, ” said Alice : “ and ‘ slithy ’ ?
 
” “ Well, ‘ slithy ’ 10 means ‘ lithe and slimy. ’ ‘ Lithe ’ is the same as ‘ active. ’ You see it ’ s like a portmanteau11 — there are two meanings packed up into one word. ” “ I see it now, ” Alice remarked thoughtfully : “ and what are ‘ toves ’ ?
 
” “ Well, ‘ toves ’ 12 are something like badgers — they ’ re something like lizards — and they ’ re something like corkscrews. ” “ They must be very curious looking creatures. ” “ They are that, ” said Humpty Dumpty : “ also they make their nests under sun-dials — also they live on cheese. ” “ And what ’ s the ‘ gyre ’ and to ‘ gimble ’ ?
 
” “ To ‘ gyre ’ 13 is to go round and round like a gyroscope. To ‘ gimble ’ 14 is to make holes like a gimlet. ” “ And ‘