Through the Looking-Glass
鏡の国のアリス

Preface

As the chess problem, given on the next page, has puzzled some of my readers, it may be well to explain that it is correctly worked out, so far as the moves are concerned.  The alternation of Red and White is perhaps not to strictly observed as it might be, and the “castling” of the three Queens is merely a way of saying that they entered the palace; but the “check” of the White King at move 6, the capture of the Red Knight at move 7, and the final “checkmate” of the Red King will be found, by anyone who will take the trouble to set the pieces and play the moves as directed, to be strictly in accordance with the laws of the game.

The new words in the poem “Jabberwocky”, have given rise to some differences of opinion as to their pronounciation, so it may be well to give instructions on that point also.  Pronounce “slithy” as if it were the two words “sly, the”; make the “g” hard in “gyre” and “gimble”; and pronounce “rath” to rhyme with “bath”?

Christmas, 1896