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           ‘Dinah’sourcat. Andshe’ssuchacapitaloneforcatchingmiceyoucan’tthink! Andoh,Iwishyoucouldseeherafterthebirds! Why,she’lleatalittlebirdassoonaslookatit!’ 

           Thisspeechcausedaremarkablesensationamongtheparty. Someofthebirdshurriedoffatonce: oneoldMagpiebeganwrappingitselfupverycarefully,remarking, ‘Ireallymustbegettinghome;thenight-airdoesn’tsuitmythroat!’ andaCanarycalledoutinatremblingvoicetoitschildren,‘Comeaway,mydears! It’shightimeyouwereallinbed!’ Onvariouspretextstheyallmovedoff,andAlicewassoonleftalone. 

           ‘IwishIhadn’tmentionedDinah!’ shesaidtoherselfinamelancholytone. ‘Nobodyseemstolikeher,downhere,andI’msureshe’sthebestcatintheworld! Oh,mydearDinah! IwonderifIshalleverseeyouanymore!’ AndherepoorAlicebegantocryagain,forshefeltverylonelyandlow-spirited. Inalittlewhile,however,sheagainheardalittlepatteringoffootstepsinthedistance, andshelookedupeagerly,halfhopingthattheMousehadchangedhismind,andwascomingbacktofinishhisstory.