`` I shall do nothing of the sort ! '' said the mouse , getting up and walking away from the party , `` you insult me by talking such nonsense ! '' `` I did n't mean it ! '' pleaded poor Alice , `` but you 're so easily offended , you know . '' The mouse only growled in reply . `` Please come back and finish your story ! '' Alice called after it , and the others all joined in chorus `` yes , please do ! '' but the mouse only shook its ears , and walked quickly away , and was soon out of sight . `` What a pity it would n't stay ! '' sighed the Lory , and an old Crab took the opportunity of saying to its daughter `` Ah , my dear ! let this be a lesson to you never to lose your temper ! '' `` Hold your tongue , Ma ! '' said the young Crab , a little snappishly , `` 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 no one in particular , `` she 'd soon fetch it back ! '' `` And who is Dinah , if I might venture to ask the question ? '' said the Lory . -LSB- Illustration -RSB- 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 XXXXX you could see her after the birds !
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