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52 THE RABBIT SENDS
silence, and then another confusion of voices—
“Hold up his head—Brandy now—Don't choke
him—How was it, old fellow? What happened
to you? ‘Tell us all about it!” :
Last came a little feeble, squeaking voice,
(“That’s Bill,’ thought Alice,) ‘ Well, I hardly
know—No more, thank ye; I’m better now—but
I’m a deal too flustered to tell you—all Il know
is, something comes at me like a Jack-in-the-box,
and up I goes like a sky-rocket !”
“So you did, old fellow!” said the others.
‘We must burn the house down!” said the
Rabbit's voice; and Alice called out as loud as
she could, “If you do, I'll set Dinah at you!”
There was a dead silence instantly, and Alice
thought to herself “I wonder what they will do
next! If they had any sense, they’d take the
roof off” After a minute or two, they began
moving about again, and Alice heard the Rabbit
say, “A barrowful will do, to begin with.”
“A barrowful of what?” thought Alice; “ but
she had not long to doubt, for the next moment