Stranica 44 [44]
23 THE POOL OF TEARS.
again!” Hor the Mouse was swimming away
from her as hard as it could go, and making
quite a commotion in the pool as it went.
So she called softly after it: “Mouse dear!
Do come back again, and we won't talk about
cats or dogs either, if you don't like them!”
When the Mouse heard this, it turned round
and swam slowly back to her: its face was
quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and
it said in a low, trembling voice, “Let us get
to the shore, and then Ill tell you my history,
and youll understand why it is I hate eats
and dogs."
It was high time to go, for the pool was
getting quite crowded with the birds and ani¬
mals that had fallen into it: there were a Duek
and a Dodo, a Lory and an Eaglet, and several
other curious creatures. Alice led the way, and
the whole party swam to the shore.