macghillie — just a void

Cheshire-Cat

“Please would you tell me,” said Alice, a little timidly, for she was not quite sure whether it was good manners for her to speak first, “why your cat grins like that?”

“It’s a Cheshire-Cat,” said the Duchess, “and that’s why. ”
J. Tenniel: Illustrations for Alice in Wonderland. 1865