Read this passage from Through the Looking-Glass.

By this time it was getting light. "The crow must have flown away, I think,” said Alice: "I'm so glad it's gone. I thought it was the night coming on.”

"I wish I could manage to be glad!” the Queen said. "Only I never can remember the rule. You must be very happy, living in this wood, and being glad whenever you like!”

"Only it is so VERY lonely here!” Alice said in a melancholy voice; and at the thought of her loneliness two large tears came rolling down her cheeks.

"Oh, don't go on like that!” cried the poor Queen, wringing her hands in despair.

Which word best describes the tone of this passage?

upbeat
downcast
inspiring
humorous

downcast

Based on the given passage from "Through the Looking-Glass," the word that best describes the tone is "downcast." The passage conveys a sense of sadness, loneliness, and despair through Alice's melancholy voice and the Queen's desperate response.

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