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As she said this she looked down at her hands, and was surprised to see that she had put on one of the Rabbits little white kid gloves while she was talking. 🔊

And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking, so that her idea of the tale was something like this:-- 🔊

In a little while, however, she again heard a little pattering of footsteps in the distance, 🔊

After a while she remembered that she still held the pieces of mushroom in her hands, 🔊

While she was trying to fix on one, the cook took the cauldron of soup off the fire, and at once set to work throwing everything within her reach at the Duchess and the baby-- 🔊

The poor little thing sobbed again (or grunted, it was impossible to say which), and they went on for some while in silence. 🔊

While she was looking at the place where it had been, it suddenly appeared again. 🔊

there was a dispute going on between the executioner, the King, and the Queen, who were all talking at once, while all the rest were quite silent, and looked very uncomfortable. 🔊

so the King and the executioner ran wildly up and down looking for it, while the rest of the party went back to the game. 🔊

So Alice got up and ran off, thinking while she ran, as well she might, what a wonderful dream it had been. 🔊

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