At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon
her: 🔊 she gave a little scream, half of fright and half of anger, and
tried to beat them off, and found herself lying on the bank, with her
head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing away some dead
leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face. 🔊
‘Wake up, Alice dear!’ said her sister; ‘Why, what a long sleep you’ve
had!’ 🔊
‘Oh, I’ve had such a curious dream!’ said Alice, and she told her
sister, as well as she could remember them, all these strange Adventures
of hers that you have just been reading about; 🔊 and when she had
finished, her sister kissed her, and said, ‘It was a curious dream,
dear, certainly: but now run in to your tea; it’s getting late.’ 🔊 So
Alice got up and ran off, thinking while she ran, as well she might,