Stranica 68 [68]
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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
