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44 THE RABBIT SENDS
words " DRINK ME" but nevertheless she un¬
corked it and put it to her lips. "I know
something interesting is sure to happen,’ she
said to herself, ‘‘ whenever I eat or drink any¬
thing; so I'll just see what this bottle does.
I do hope it'll make me grow large again, for
really I’m quite tired of bemg such a_ tiny
little thing!”
It did so indeed, and much sooner than she
had expected: before she had drunk half the
bottle, she found her head pressing against the
ceiling, and had to stoop to save her neck from
being broken. She hastily put down the bottle,
saying to herself ‘‘That’s quite enough—I hope
I shan’t grow any more—As it is, I cant get
out at the door—I do wish I hadn't drunk
quite so much!”
Alas! it was too late to wish that! She
went on growing, and growing, and very soon
had to kneel down on the floor: in another
minute there was not even room for this, and
she tried the effect of lying down with one