A new difficulty came into Alice 's head . ` Supposing it could n't find any ? ' she suggested . ` Then it would die , of course . ' ` But that must happen very often , ' Alice remarked thoughtfully . ` It always happens , ' said the Gnat . After this , Alice was silent for a minute or two , pondering . The Gnat amused itself meanwhile by humming round and round her head : at last it settled again and remarked , ' I suppose you do n't want to lose your name ? ' ` No , indeed , ' Alice said , a little anxiously . ` And yet I do n't know , ' the Gnat went on in a careless tone : ` only think how convenient it would be if you could manage to go home without it ! For instance , if the governess wanted to call you to your lessons , she would call out `` come here -- , '' and there she would have to leave off , because there would n't be any name for her to call , and of course you would n't have to go , you know . ' ` That would never do , I 'm sure , ' said Alice : ` the governess would never think of excusing me lessons for that . If she could n't remember my name , she 'd call me `` Miss ! '' as the servants do . ' ` Well , if she said `` Miss , '' and did n't say anything more , ' the Gnat remarked , ` of course you 'd miss your lessons . That 's a joke . I wish YOU had made it . ' ` Why do you wish I had made it ? ' Alice asked . ` It 's a very bad one . '
But the XXXXX only sighed deeply , while two large tears came rolling down its cheeks .
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