And it’ll fetch things when

you throw them, and it’ll sit up and beg for its dinner, and all sorts

of things--I can’t remember half of them-- 🔊and it belongs to a farmer,

you know, and he says it’s so useful, it’s worth a hundred pounds! 🔊 He

says it kills all the rats 🔊 and--oh dear!’ cried Alice in a sorrowful

tone, ‘I’m afraid I’ve offended it again!’ 🔊 For the Mouse was swimming

away from her as hard as it could go, and making quite a commotion in

the pool as it went. 🔊

So she called softly after it, ‘Mouse dear! 🔊 Do come back again, and we

won’t talk about cats or dogs either, if you don’t like them!’ 🔊 When the

Mouse heard this, it turned round and swam slowly back to her: 🔊 its

face was quite pale (with passion, Alice thought), and it said in a low

trembling voice, ‘Let us get to the shore, and then I’ll tell you my

history, and you’ll understand why it is I hate cats and dogs.’ 🔊

It was high time to go, for the pool was getting quite crowded with the

birds and animals that had fallen into it: 🔊 there were a Duck and a Dodo,

a Lory and an Eaglet, and several other curious creatures. 🔊 Alice led the

way, and the whole party swam to the shore. 🔊