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The Mock Turtle’s Story
‘WecalledhimTortoisebecausehetaughtus,’saidtheMockTurtleangrily: ‘reallyyouareverydull! ’‘Yououghttobeashamedofyourselfforaskingsuchasimplequestion,’addedtheGryphon; andthentheybothsatsilentandlookedatpoorAlice,whofeltreadytosinkintotheearth. AtlasttheGryphonsaidtotheMockTurtle, ‘Driveon,oldfellow!Don’tbealldayaboutit!’ andhewentoninthesewords:
‘Yes,wewenttoschoolinthesea,thoughyoumayn’tbelieveit—’
‘IneversaidIdidn’t! ’interruptedAlice.
‘Youdid,’saidtheMockTurtle.
‘Holdyourtongue! ’addedtheGryphon,beforeAlicecouldspeakagain. TheMockTurtlewenton.
‘Wehadthebestofeducations—infact,wewenttoschooleveryday—’
‘I’vebeentoaday-school,too,’saidAlice; ‘youneedn’tbesoproudasallthat.’
‘Withextras? ’askedtheMockTurtlealittleanxiously.
‘Yes,’saidAlice,‘welearnedFrenchandmusic.’
‘Andwashing? ’saidtheMockTurtle.
‘Certainlynot! ’saidAliceindignantly.
‘Ah!thenyourswasn’tareallygoodschool,’ saidtheMockTurtleinatoneofgreatrelief. ‘Nowatourstheyhadattheendofthebill,"French,music,andwashing—extra."’