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           ‘Why,she,ofcourse,’saidtheDodo,pointingtoAlicewithonefinger; andthewholepartyatoncecrowdedroundher,callingoutinaconfusedway, ‘Prizes!Prizes!’ 

           Alicehadnoideawhattodo, andindespairsheputherhandinherpocket,andpulledoutaboxofcomfits, (luckilythesaltwaterhadnotgotintoit), andhandedthemroundasprizes.Therewasexactlyonea-pieceallround. 

           ‘Butshemusthaveaprizeherself,youknow,’saidtheMouse. 

           ‘Ofcourse,’theDodorepliedverygravely. ‘Whatelsehaveyougotinyourpocket?’hewenton,turningtoAlice. 

           ‘Onlyathimble,’saidAlicesadly. 

           ‘Handitoverhere,’saidtheDodo. 

           Thentheyallcrowdedroundheroncemore,whiletheDodosolemnlypresentedthethimble,saying ‘Webegyouracceptanceofthiselegantthimble’;and,whenithadfinishedthisshortspeech,theyallcheered. 

           Alicethoughtthewholethingveryabsurd,buttheyalllookedsogravethatshedidnotdaretolaugh; and,asshecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay,shesimplybowed,andtookthethimble,lookingassolemnasshecould. 

           Thenextthingwastoeatthecomfits: thiscausedsomenoiseandconfusion,asthelargebirdscomplainedthattheycouldnottastetheirs,andthesmalloneschokedandhadtobepattedontheback. 

           However,itwasoveratlast,andtheysatdownagaininaring,andbeggedtheMousetotellthemsomethingmore.