Stranica 55 [55]
AND A LONG TALE. 39
and an old Crab took the opportunity of saying
to her daughter "Ah, my dear! Let this be
a lesson to you never to lose your temper!"
“Hold your tongue, Ma!” said the young Crab,
a little snappishly. “You're enough to try the
c] wish I had our Dinah here, I know I
do!” said Alice aloud, addressing nobody in
“And who is Dinab, if I might venture to
ask the question?” said the Lory.
Alice replied eagerly, for she was always
ready to talk about. her pet: “Dinah’s our
eat. And shes such a capital one for catching
mice, you cant think! And oh, I wish you
could see her after the birds! Why, she'll eat
a little bird as soon as look at it!”
This speech caused a remarkable sensation
among the party. Some of the birds hurried
of at once: one old Magpie began wrapping
itself up very carefully, remarking, “I really
must be getting home; the night-air doesn’t