W. H. D. Rouse
speaker
684 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 1 Aug
W. H. D. Rouse’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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let's hear it urged the wooden man and in a moment alice heard herself reciting i thought i heard a parson swear because his eyes were sore i turned around and saw it was the watch-dogs on its snore alas he whispered tearfully that two times two is four i thought i saw a mastodon upon the pantry shelf i looked again and saw it was a picture of myself oh dear i said the albatross is eating all the pelf
"'What's pelf?'
demanded the wooden man critically.
"'Pelf is—I think it's something to eat,' explained Alice.
"'But I didn't have to say pelf.
Could have said elf, or delf, or skelf,' steered the wooden man.
"'Poetic license is a dangerous thing for a girl of thirteen.
I shall see that yours is revoked at once.'
Alice began to cry with shame and humiliation."
there there cried the wooden man ashamed of himself again i was only plaguing you you rhyme beautifully much better than i do now let's go and see p
pd queried alice drying her tears who is pd why the plausible donkey to be sure laughed the wooden man you said you wanted to see some more animals why don't you call him dp asked alice after a moment as they walked toward the menagerie why the wooden man seemed suspicious democratic party giggled alice and then stopped as she caught sight of the wooden man's face
which was contorted with pain.
i beg your pardon she added hastily but the wooden man wouldn't speak another word until they had arrived at the donkey's shelter when he became cheerful once more let me introduce you to the plausible donkey he said gallantly pleased to meet you mr donkey said alice timidly what beautiful eyes you have the better to see you with my child quoted the plausible donkey just to show that he was not such a donkey as he looked
what can i do for you to-day can you sing asked alice innocently
heavens groaned the wooden man in her ear now you've done it he has no more voice than a crow but the plausible donkey was pleased by the question it is not surprising that you do not know my ability in that respect he smiled since this is your first visit the fact is he blushed modestly the fact is i am descended from that notable singer max
max welton echoed alice in surprise i thought that was a song it was originally the plausible donkey said plausibly my ancestor was named after the song because his brays were bonnie
oh said alice politely but the wooden man snickered and spoiled it all you're making fun of me she cried with tears in her voice and i don't want to hear you sing now she hurried away leaving the wooden man to apologize as best he could for alice's impoliteness he was puffing mightily when he overtook her i think we've had enough of animals he said between gasps let's go over and see the books
it was evident even to alice that he was getting tired of his charge they were in the book department before they knew it before alice knew it at any rate all around them were books heaps and heaps of them on tables and shelves
and piled on long counters and hung up in booths and in the very centre of the immense room whose horizon could not be seen for the stacks of books was a great american eagle made entirely of books the work of the chief window-dresser who was a very literary man
have you the young visitors asked alice young visitors echoed the wooden man santa claus has dozens of them hundreds every day thousands i guess silly it's a book said alice it was written by a friend of mine daisy ashford when she was only nine years old the wooden man looked very suspiciously at his charge nobody could write a book at nine he said with finality
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