Alice did not wish to offend the Dormouse again, so she began very

cautiously: ‘But I don’t understand. Where did they draw the treacle

from?’ 🔊

‘You can draw water out of a water-well,’ said the Hatter; ‘so I should

think you could draw treacle out of a treacle-well--eh, stupid?’ 🔊

‘But they were in the well,’ Alice said to the Dormouse, not choosing to

notice this last remark. 🔊

‘Of course they were’, said the Dormouse; ‘--well in.’ 🔊

This answer so confused poor Alice, that she let the Dormouse go on for

some time without interrupting it. 🔊

‘They were learning to draw,’ the Dormouse went on, yawning and rubbing

its eyes, for it was getting very sleepy; 🔊 ‘and they drew all manner of

things--everything that begins with an M--’ 🔊

‘Why with an M?’ said Alice.

‘Why not?’ said the March Hare. 🔊

Alice was silent. 🔊