Stranica 43 [43]
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offended. ‘We won't talk about her any more
_* if you’d rather not.”
“We, indeed!” cred the Mouse, who was
trembling down to the end of his tail. “As if J
— — would talk on such a subject! Our family always
hated, cats: nasty, low, vulgar things! Dont
let me hear the name again!”
«I won't indeed!” said Alice, in a great
; hurry to change the subject of conversation.
_ “Are you—are you fond—of—of dogs?” The
Mouse did not answer, so Alice went on eagerly :
‘ “There is such a nice little dog near our house
3 i should lke to show you! A little bright¬
_ eyed terrier, you know, with oh! such long
curly brown hair! And it'll fetch things when
8 you throw them, and it ll sit up and beg for
its dinner, and all sorts of things—I can’t re¬
member half of them
farmer, you know, and he says it’s so useful,
and it belongs to a
its worth a hundred pounds! He says it kills
all the rats and—oh dear!” cried Alice in a
sorrowful tone. “I’m afraid I’ve offended it