The Horse , who had put his head out of the window , quietly drew it in and said , ` It 's only a brook we have to jump over . ' Everybody seemed satisfied with this , though Alice felt a little nervous at the idea of trains jumping at all . ` However , it 'll take us into the Fourth Square , that 's some comfort ! ' she said to herself . In another moment she felt the carriage rise straight up into the air , and in her fright she caught at the thing nearest to her hand , which happened to be the Goat 's beard . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * But the beard seemed to melt away as she touched it , and she found herself sitting quietly under a tree -- while the Gnat -LRB- for that was the insect she had been talking to -RRB- was balancing itself on a twig just over her head , and fanning her with its wings . It certainly was a VERY large Gnat : ` about the size of a chicken , ' Alice thought . Still , she could n't feel nervous with it , after they had been talking together so long . ' -- then you do n't like all insects ? ' the Gnat went on , as quietly as if nothing had happened . ' I like them when they can talk , ' Alice said . ` None of them ever talk , where I come from . ' ` What sort of insects do you rejoice in , where YOU come from ? ' the Gnat inquired . ' I do n't REJOICE in insects at all , ' Alice explained , ` because I 'm rather afraid of them -- at least the large kinds . But I can tell you the names of some of them . ' ` Of course they answer to their names ? ' the Gnat remarked carelessly . ' I never knew them to do it . ' ` What 's the use of their having names , ' the Gnat said , ` if they wo n't answer to them ? '
` No use to THEM , ' said XXXXX ; ` but it 's useful to the people who name them , I suppose .
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