42
A perfect number
The natural progression from forty-one
Feathers on a thrush
Time through the centre of the earth
The number of laws in cricket
Illustrations in wonderland
The sum of the first six positive even numbers
The ultimate question of life
What is the number?
[Prompt: The last line is a question and the answer is the title.]
Best answer in the universe!
Love this–different direction, same answer. I enjoyed the progression through all the possible questions here; you pack many layers of meaning into very few words. You know, I’ll have to check out my copy of Alice in Wonderland now!