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iskers! She'll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets! Where can I have dropped them, I wonder?' Alice guessed in a moment that it was looking for the fan and the pair of white kid gloves, and she very good-nat

at are you doing out here? Run home this moment, and fetch me a pair of gloves and a fan! Quick, now!' And Alice was so m

f I can find them.' As she said this, she came upon a neat little house, on the door of which was a bright brass plate with the name 'W. RABBIT' engraved upon it. She wen

ng the sort of thing that would happen: '"Miss Alice! Come here directly, and get ready for your walk!" "Coming in a minute, nurse! But I've got to see t

oing to leave the room, when her eye fell upon a little bottle that stood near the looking- glass. There was no label this time with the words 'DRINK ME,' but nevertheless she uncorked it and put it to her lips. 'I know something i

inst the ceiling, and had to stoop to save her neck from being broken. She hastily put down the bottle, saying to herself 'Tha

r this, and she tried the effect of lying down with one elbow against the door, and the other arm curled round her head. Still she went on growing, and, as a la

rew no larger: still it was very uncomfortable, and, as there seemed to be no sor

and yet--it's rather curious, you know, this sort of life! I do wonder what can have happened to me! When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle

now? That'll be a comfort, one way--never to be an old woman-- but

can you learn lessons in here? Why, there's hardly r

and making quite a conversation of it altogether; but after

the stairs. Alice knew it was the Rabbit coming to look for her, and she trembled till she shook the house, quit

ened inwards, and Alice's elbow was pressed hard against it, that attempt proved a

out her hand, and made a snatch in the air. She did not get hold of anything, but she heard a little shriek and a fall, and a cras

e are you?' And then a voice she had never heard before

bbit angrily. 'Here! Come and help me out

at, what's that

yer honour!' (He pro

er saw one that size? Why,

honour: but it's a

ness there, at any rate

and at last she spread out her hand again, and made another snatch in the air. This time there were two little shrieks, and more sounds of broken glass. 'What a number of cucumber-

other--Bill! fetch it here, lad!--Here, put 'em up at this corner--No, tie 'em together first--they don't reach half high enough yet--Oh! they'll do well enough; don't be particular-- Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope--Will the roof bear?--Mind that loose

y, they seem to put everything upon Bill! I wouldn't be in Bill's place for a go

couldn't guess of what sort it was) scratching and scrambling about in the chimney close above her: the

-'Catch him, you by the hedge!' then silence, and then another confusion of voices--'Hold up his he

ly know--No more, thank ye; I'm better now--but I'm a deal too flustered to tell you--all

ld fellow!' sa

it's voice; and Alice called out as loud as

do next! If they had any sense, they'd take the roof off.' After a minute or two, they bega

pebbles came rattling in at the window, and some of them hit her in the face. 'I'll put a stop to this,' s

floor, and a bright idea came into her head. 'If I eat one of these cakes,' she thought, 'it's sure to m

house, and found quite a crowd of little animals and birds waiting outside. The poor little Lizard, Bill, was in the middle, being held up by two guinea-pigs, who were gi

ut in the wood, 'is to grow to my right size again; and the second thing is

was, that she had not the smallest idea how to set about it; and while she was peering about an

r little thing!' said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it; but she was terribly frightened all the

ing run over; and the moment she appeared on the other side, the puppy made another rush at the stick, and tumbled head over heels in its hurry to get hold of it; then Alice, thinking it was very like having a game of play with a cart-horse, and expecting every moment to be trampled under its feet, ran ro

he set off at once, and ran till she was quite tired and out of bre

ves: 'I should have liked teaching it tricks very much, if--if I'd only been the right size to do it! Oh dear! I'd nearly forgotten that I've g

like the right thing to eat or drink under the circumstances. There was a large mushroom growing near her, about the same height as herself; and whe

mediately met those of a large caterpillar, that was sitting on the top with its arms folded,