-- Why , I had n't to bring but one ; Bill 's got the other -- Bill ! fetch it here , lad ! -- Here , put 'em up at this corner -- No , tie 'em together first -- they do n't reach half high enough yet -- Oh ! they 'll do well enough ; do n't be particular -- Here , Bill ! catch hold of this rope -- Will the roof bear ? -- Mind that loose slate -- Oh , it 's coming down ! Heads below ! ' -LRB- a loud crash -RRB- -- ` Now , who did that ? -- It was Bill , I fancy -- Who 's to go down the chimney ? -- Nay , I sha n't ! YOU do it ! -- That I wo n't , then ! -- Bill 's to go down -- Here , Bill ! the master says you 're to go down the chimney ! ' ` Oh ! So Bill 's got to come down the chimney , has he ? ' said Alice to herself . ` Shy , they seem to put everything upon Bill ! I would n't be in Bill 's place for a good deal : this fireplace is narrow , to be sure ; but I THINK I can kick a little ! ' She drew her foot as far down the chimney as she could , and waited till she heard a little animal -LRB- she could n't guess of what sort it was -RRB- scratching and scrambling about in the chimney close above her : then , saying to herself ` This is Bill , ' she gave one sharp kick , and waited to see what would happen next .
The first thing she heard was a general chorus of ` There goes XXXXX ! '
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