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“ I won’t indeed ! ” said Alice , in a great hurry to change the subject of conversation . “ Are you — are you fond — of — of dogs ? ” The Mouse did not answer , so Alice went on eagerly : “ There is such a nice little dog near our house I should like to show you ! A little bright - eyed terrier , you know , with oh , such long curly brown hair ! And it’ll fetch things when you throw them , and it’ll sit up and beg for its dinner , and all sorts of things — I can’t remember half of them — and it belongs to a farmer , you know , and he says it’s so useful , it’s worth a hundred pounds ! He says it kills all the rats and — oh dear ! ” cried Alice in a sorrowful tone , “ I’m afraid I’ve offended it again ! ” For the Mouse was swimming away from her as hard as it could go , and making quite a commotion in the pool as it went . So she called softly after it , “ Mouse dear ! Do come back again , and we won’t talk about cats or dogs either , if you don’t like them ! ” When the Mouse heard this , it turned round and swam slowly back to her : its face was quite pale ( with passion , Alice thought ) , and it said in a low trembling voice , “ Let us get to the shore , and then I’ll tell you my history , and you’ll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs . ” It was high time to go , for the pool was getting quite crowded with the birds and animals that had fallen into it : there were a Duck and a Dodo , a Lory and an Eaglet , and several other curious creatures . Alice led the way , and the whole party swam to the shore . CHAPTER III . A Caucus - Race and a Long Tale They were indeed a queer - looking party that assembled on the bank — the birds with draggled feathers , the animals with their fur clinging close to them , and all dripping wet , cross , and uncomfortable . The first question of course was , how to get dry again : they had a consultation about this , and after a few minutes it seemed quite natural to Alice to find herself talking familiarly with them , as if she had known them all her life . Indeed , she had quite a long argument with the Lory , who at last turned sulky , and would only say , “ I am older than you , and must know better ; ” and this Alice would not allow without knowing how old it was , and , as the Lory positively refused to tell its age , there was no more to be said . At last the Mouse , who seemed to be a person of authority among them , called out , “ Sit down , all of you , and listen to me ! I’ll soon make you dry enough ! ” They all sat down at once , in a large ring , with the Mouse in the middle . Alice kept her eyes anxiously fixed on it , for she felt sure she would catch a bad cold if she did not get dry very soon .
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