Oldal 56 [56]
40 A UAUCUÚS-RACE AND A LONG TALE.
suit my throat!” and a Canary called out in a
trembling voice to its children, “Come away, my
dears! It’s high time you were all in bed!” On
various pretexts they all moved off, and Alice
was soon left alone.
“YT wish [I hadnt mentioned Dinah!” she
said to herself in a melancholy tone. ‘ Nobody
seems to like her, down here, and I’m sure she’s
the best cat in the world! Oh, my dear Dinah!
I wonder if I shall ever see you any more!”
And here poor Alice began to cry again, for she
felt very lonely and low-spirited. In a_ little
while, however, she again: heard a little patter¬
ing of footsteps in the distance, and she looked
up eagerly, half hoping that the Mouse had
changed his mind, and was coming back to
finish his story.