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PIG AND PEPPER. 953
at least not so mad as it was in March.” As she
said this, she looked up, and there was the Cat
again, sitting on a branch of a tree.
“Did you say pig, or fig?” said the Cat.
“I said pig,” replied Alice; “and I wish you
wouldnt keep appearing and vanishing so sud¬
denly: you make one quite giddy.”
“All right,” said the Cat; and this time it
vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of
the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained
some time after the rest of it had gone.