At the same time it cannot contain you, or you inhabit it!" "I do not understand you," I replied.

"Where am I ?" "In the region of the seven dimensions," he answered, with a curious noise in his throat, and a flutter of his tail.

"You had better follow me carefully now for a moment, lest you should hurt some one!" "There is nobody to hurt but yourself, Mr.Raven! I confess I should rather like to hurt you!" "That you see nobody is where the danger lies.

But you see that large tree to your left, about thirty yards away ?" "Of course I do: why should I not ?" I answered testily.
"Ten minutes ago you did not see it, and now you do not know where it stands!" "I do." "Where do you think it stands ?" "Why THERE, where you know it is!" "Where is THERE ?" "You bother me with your silly questions!" I cried.

"I am growing tired of you!" "That tree stands on the hearth of your kitchen, and grows nearly straight up its chimney," he said.
"Now I KNOW you are making game of me!" I answered, with a laugh of scorn.
"Was I making game of you when you discovered me looking out of your star-sapphire yesterday ?" "That was this morning--not an hour ago!" "I have been widening your horizon longer than that, Mr.Vane; but never mind!" "You mean you have been making a fool of me!" I said, turning from him.
"Excuse me: no one can do that but yourself!" "And I decline to do it." "You mistake." "How ?" "In declining to acknowledge yourself one already.