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The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
LuckilyforAlice,thelittlemagicbottlehadnowhaditsfulleffect,andshegrewnolarger: stillitwasveryuncomfortable,and,asthereseemedtobenosortofchanceofherevergettingoutoftheroomagain,nowondershefeltunhappy.
"Itwasmuchpleasanterathome,"thoughtpoorAlice,"whenonewasn’talwaysgrowinglargerandsmaller,andbeingorderedaboutbymiceandrabbits. IalmostwishIhadn’tgonedownthatrabbit-hole—andyet—andyet—it’srathercurious,youknow,thissortoflife! Idowonderwhatcanhavehappenedtome! WhenIusedtoreadfairy-tales,Ifanciedthatkindofthingneverhappened,andnowhereIaminthemiddleofone! Thereoughttobeabookwrittenaboutme,thatthereought! AndwhenIgrowup,I’llwriteone—butI’mgrownupnow,"sheaddedinasorrowfultone: "atleastthere’snoroomtogrowupanymorehere."
"Butthen,"thoughtAlice,"shallInevergetanyolderthanIamnow? That’llbeacomfort,oneway—nevertobeanoldwoman—butthen—alwaystohavelessonstolearn! Oh,Ishouldn’tlikethat!"
"Oh,youfoolishAlice! "sheansweredherself. "Howcanyoulearnlessonsinhere? Why,there’shardlyroomforyou,andnoroomatallforanylesson-books!"
Andsoshewenton,takingfirstonesideandthentheother,andmakingquiteaconversationofitaltogether; butafterafewminutessheheardavoiceoutside,andstoppedtolisten.
"MaryAnn!MaryAnn! "saidthevoice. "Fetchmemyglovesthismoment!" Thencamealittlepatteringoffeetonthestairs.
