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A Mad Tea-Party
Alicetriedtofancytoherselfwhatsuchanextraordinarywayoflivingwouldbelike,butitpuzzledhertoomuch: soshewenton: "Butwhydidtheyliveatthebottomofawell?"
"Takesomemoretea,"theMarchHaresaidtoAlice,veryearnestly.
"I’vehadnothingyet,"Alicerepliedinanoffendedtone:"soIcan’ttakemore."
"Youmeanyoucan’ttakeless,"saidtheHatter: "it’sveryeasytotakemorethannothing."
"Nobodyaskedyouropinion,"saidAlice.
"Who’smakingpersonalremarksnow? "theHatteraskedtriumphantly.
Alicedidnotquiteknowwhattosaytothis: soshehelpedherselftosometeaandbread-and-butter,andthenturnedtotheDormouse,andrepeatedherquestion. "Whydidtheyliveatthebottomofawell?"
TheDormouseagaintookaminuteortwotothinkaboutit,andthensaid,"Itwasatreacle-well."
"There’snosuchthing! "Alicewasbeginningveryangrily,buttheHatterandtheMarchHarewent"Sh!Sh!"andtheDormousesulkilyremarked, "Ifyoucan’tbecivil,you’dbetterfinishthestoryforyourself."
"No,pleasegoon! "Alicesaidveryhumbly. "Iwon’tinterruptyouagain. Idaresaytheremaybeone."
"One,indeed! "saidtheDormouseindignantly.