Chapter V

Advice from a Caterpillar 1 HE Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence : at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice. "Who are you? said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversa- tion. Alice replied, rather shyly, "I — I hardly know. Sir, just at present — at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed sev- eral times since then." 53