So she called softly after it, ‘Mouse dear!
Do come back again, and we won‘t talkabout cats or dogs either, if you don‘t likethem!‘ When the Mouse heard this, itturned round and swam slowly back to her:its face was quite pale (with passion, Alice.
thought), and it said in a low tremblingvoice, ‘Let us get to the shore, and then I‘lltell you my history, and you‘ll understand.
why it is I hate cats and dogs.‘