` You 're enough to try the patience of an oyster ! ' ' I wish I had our Dinah here , I know I do ! ' said Alice aloud , addressing nobody in particular . ` She 'd soon fetch it back ! ' ` And who is Dinah , if I might venture to ask the question ? ' said the Lory . Alice replied eagerly , for she was always ready to talk about her pet : ` Dinah 's our cat . And she 's such a capital one for catching mice you ca n't think ! And oh , I wish you could see her after the birds ! Why , she 'll eat a little bird as soon as look at it ! ' This speech caused a remarkable sensation among the party . Some of the birds hurried off at once : one old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully , remarking , ' I really must be getting home ; the night-air does n't suit my throat ! ' and a Canary called out in a trembling voice to its children , ` Come away , my dears ! It 's high time you were all in bed ! ' On various pretexts they all moved off , and Alice was soon left alone . ' I wish I had n't mentioned Dinah ! ' she said to herself in a melancholy tone . ` Nobody seems to like her , down here , and I 'm sure she 's the best cat in the world ! Oh , my dear Dinah ! I wonder if I shall ever see you any more ! '
And here poor XXXXX began to cry again , for she felt very lonely and low-spirited .
Alice Canary Dinah Lory Magpie Nobody dears left patience tone