What is the mood in this excerpt from alice gerstenberg’s alice in wonderland? carroll: yes, here are the kings and queens they are fighting for. that’s the red queen and here’s the white queen. alice: how funny they look! carroll: see the crowns on their heads, and look at their big feet. alice: it’s a foot apiece, that’s what it is! do they hump along like this? carroll: here! you’re spoiling the game. i must keep them all in their right squares. alice: i want to be a queen! carroll: here you are (he points to a small white pawn) here you are in your little stiff skirt! alice: how do you do, alice! formal mysterious solemn playful