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The great question certainly was , what ? Alice looked all round her at the flowers and the blades of grass , but she did not see anything that looked 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 when she had looked under it , and on both sides of it , and behind it , it occurred to her that she might as well look and see what was on the top of it . She stretched herself up on tiptoe , and peeped over the edge of the mushroom , and her eyes immediately met those of a large blue caterpillar , that was sitting on the top with its arms folded , quietly smoking a long hookah , and taking not the smallest notice of her or of anything else . CHAPTER V . Advice from a Caterpillar The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence : at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth , and addressed her in a languid , sleepy voice . “ Who are you ? ” said the Caterpillar . This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation . Alice replied , rather shyly , “ I — I hardly know , sir , just at present — at least I know who I was when I got up this morning , but I think I must have been changed several times since then . ” “ What do you mean by that ? ” said the Caterpillar sternly . “ Explain yourself ! ” “ I can’t explain myself , I’m afraid , sir , ” said Alice , “ because I’m not myself , you see . ” “ I don’t see , ” said the Caterpillar . “ I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly , ” Alice replied very politely , “ for I can’t understand it myself to begin with ; and being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing . ” “ It isn’t , ” said the Caterpillar . “ Well , perhaps you haven’t found it so yet , ” said Alice ; “ but when you have to turn into a chrysalis — you will some day , you know — and then after that into a butterfly , I should think you’ll feel it a little queer , won’t you ? ” “ Not a bit , ” said the Caterpillar . “ Well , perhaps your feelings may be different , ” said Alice ; “ all I know is , it would feel very queer to me . ” “ You ! ” said the Caterpillar contemptuously . “ Who are you ? ” Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conversation . Alice felt a little irritated at the Caterpillar’s making such very short remarks , and she drew herself up and said , very gravely , “ I think , you ought to tell me who you are , first . ” “ Why ? ” said the Caterpillar . Here was another puzzling question ; and as Alice could not think of any good reason , and as the Caterpillar seemed to be in a very unpleasant state of mind , she turned away . “ Come back ! ” the Caterpillar called after her . “ I’ve something important to say ! ” This sounded promising , certainly : Alice turned and came back again . “ Keep your temper , ” said the Caterpillar . “ Is that all ? ” said Alice , swallowing down her anger as well as she could . “ No , ” said the Caterpillar .
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