` They could n't have done that , you know , ' Alice gently remarked ; ` they 'd have been ill . ' ` So they were , ' said the Dormouse ; ` VERY ill . ' Alice tried to fancy to herself what such an extraordinary ways of living would be like , but it puzzled her too much , so she went on : ` But why did they live at the bottom of a well ? ' ` Take some more tea , ' the March Hare said to Alice , very earnestly . ` I 've had nothing yet , ' Alice replied in an offended tone , ` so I ca n't take more . ' ` You mean you ca n't take LESS , ' said the Hatter : ` it 's very easy to take MORE than nothing . ' ` Nobody asked YOUR opinion , ' said Alice . ` Who 's making personal remarks now ? ' the Hatter asked triumphantly . Alice did not quite know what to say to this : so she helped herself to some tea and bread-and-butter , and then turned to the Dormouse , and repeated her question . ` Why did they live at the bottom of a well ? ' The Dormouse again took a minute or two to think about it , and then said , ` It was a treacle-well . ' ` There 's no such thing ! ' Alice was beginning very angrily , but the Hatter and the March Hare went ` Sh ! sh ! ' and the Dormouse sulkily remarked , ` If you ca n't be civil , you 'd better finish the story for yourself . ' ` No , please go on ! ' Alice said very humbly ; ' I wo n't interrupt again . I dare say there may be ONE . ' ` One , indeed ! '
said the XXXXX indignantly .
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