"Yes, vanquished; if you like to call it so," said Alice.
"It is not what I call it, but what you feel it," said the other. "Do you think that I don't know you well enough to be sure that you regard yourself now as an unfortunate prisoner,--as a captive taken in war, to be led away in triumph, without any hope of a ransom? I know that it is quite a misery to you that you should be made a happy woman of at last. I understand it all, my dear, and my heart bleeds for you."
"Of course; I knew that was the way you would treat me."
"In what way would you have me treat you? If I were to hug you with joy, and tell you how good he is, and how fortunate you are,--if I were to praise him, and bid you triumph in your success, as might be expected on such an occasion,--you would put on a long face at once, and tell me that though the thing is to be, it would be much better that the thing shouldn't be. Don't I know you, Alice?"
"I shouldn't have said that;--not now."

"Yes, vanquished; if you like to call it so," said Alice.
"It is not what I call it, but what you feel it," said the other. "I know you well enough to be sure that you regard yourself now as an unfortunate prisoner - a captive taken in war. I know that it is quite a misery to you that you should be made a happy woman of at last. I understand it all, my dear, and my heart bleeds for you."
"Of course; I knew that was the way you would treat me."
"In what way would you have me treat you? If I were to hug you with joy, and tell you how good he is, and how fortunate you are, you would put on a long face, and tell me that it would be much better that the thing shouldn't be. 