← Alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one; 🔊
← ‘Ahem!’ said the Mouse with an important air, ‘are you all ready? 🔊
← ‘A knot!’ said Alice, always ready to make herself useful, and looking anxiously about her. 🔊
← Alice replied eagerly, for she was always ready to talk about her pet: ‘Dinah’s our cat. 🔊
← And she began fancying the sort of thing that would happen: ‘“Miss Alice! Come here directly, and get ready for your walk!” 🔊
← ‘I must go and get ready to play croquet with the Queen,’ and she hurried out of the room. 🔊
← ‘Of course it is,’ said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; ‘there’s a large mustard-mine near here. 🔊
← and then they both sat silent and looked at poor Alice, who felt ready to sink into the earth. 🔊