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           "Well! Whatareyou? "saidthePigeon. "Icanseeyou’retryingtoinventsomething!" 

           "I—I’malittlegirl,"saidAlice,ratherdoubtfully,assherememberedthenumberofchangesshehadgonethrough,thatday. 

           "Alikelystoryindeed! "saidthePigeon,inatoneofthedeepestcontempt. "I’veseenagoodmanylittlegirlsinmytime,butneveronewithsuchaneckasthat! No,no! You’reaserpent; andthere’snousedenyingit. Isupposeyou’llbetellingmenextthatyounevertastedanegg!" 

           "Ihavetastedeggs,certainly,"saidAlice,whowasaverytruthfulchild; "butlittlegirlseateggsquiteasmuchasserpentsdo,youknow." 

           "Idon’tbelieveit,"saidthePigeon; "butiftheydo,whythenthey’reakindofserpent: that’sallIcansay." 

           ThiswassuchanewideatoAlice,thatshewasquitesilentforaminuteortwo, whichgavethePigeontheopportunityofadding"You’relookingforeggs,Iknowthatwellenough;andwhatdoesitmattertomewhetheryou’realittlegirloraserpent?" 

           "Itmattersagooddealtome,"saidAlicehastily; "butI’mnotlookingforeggs,asithappens; and,ifIwas,Ishouldn’twantyours: Idon’tlikethemraw." 

           "Well,beoff,then! "saidthePigeoninasulkytone,asitsettleddownagainintoitsnest. Alicecroucheddownamongthetreesaswellasshecould,forherneckkeptgettingentangledamongthebranches,andeverynowandthenshehadtostopanduntwistit.