It looked good-natured , she thought : still it had VERY long claws and a great many teeth , so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect . ` Cheshire Puss , ' she began , rather timidly , as she did not at all know whether it would like the name : however , it only grinned a little wider . ` Come , it 's pleased so far , ' thought Alice , and she went on . ` Would you tell me , please , which way I ought to go from here ? ' ` That depends a good deal on where you want to get to , ' said the Cat . ' I do n't much care where -- ' said Alice . ` Then it does n't matter which way you go , ' said the Cat . ' -- so long as I get SOMEWHERE , ' Alice added as an explanation . ` Oh , you 're sure to do that , ' said the Cat , ` if you only walk long enough . ' Alice felt that this could not be denied , so she tried another question . ` What sort of people live about here ? ' ` In THAT direction , ' the Cat said , waving its right paw round , ` lives a Hatter : and in THAT direction , ' waving the other paw , ` lives a March Hare . Visit either you like : they 're both mad . ' ` But I do n't want to go among mad people , ' Alice remarked . ` Oh , you ca n't help that , ' said the Cat : ` we 're all mad here . I 'm mad . You 're mad . ' ` How do you know I 'm mad ? ' said Alice . ` You must be , ' said the Cat , ` or you would n't have come here . '
XXXXX did n't think that proved it at all ; however , she went on ` And how do you know that you 're mad ? '
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