Besides , I do so want to get into the Third Square ! ' So with this excuse she ran down the hill and jumped over the first of the six little brooks . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ` Tickets , please ! ' said the Guard , putting his head in at the window . In a moment everybody was holding out a ticket : they were about the same size as the people , and quite seemed to fill the carriage . ` Now then ! Show your ticket , child ! ' the Guard went on , looking angrily at Alice . And a great many voices all said together -LRB- ` like the chorus of a song , ' thought Alice -RRB- , ` Do n't keep him waiting , child ! Why , his time is worth a thousand pounds a minute ! ' ` I 'm afraid I have n't got one , ' Alice said in a frightened tone : ` there was n't a ticket-office where I came from . ' And again the chorus of voices went on . ` There was n't room for one where she came from . The land there is worth a thousand pounds an inch ! ' ` Do n't make excuses , ' said the Guard : ` you should have bought one from the engine-driver . ' And once more the chorus of voices went on with ` The man that drives the engine . Why , the smoke alone is worth a thousand pounds a puff ! ' Alice thought to herself , ` Then there 's no use in speaking . ' The voices did n't join in this time , as she had n't spoken , but to her great surprise , they all THOUGHT in chorus -LRB- I hope you understand what THINKING IN CHORUS means -- for I must confess that I do n't -RRB- , ` Better say nothing at all . Language is worth a thousand pounds a word ! ' '
I shall dream about a thousand XXXXX tonight , I know I shall ! '
Alice Guard Square engine-driver excuses first minute pounds ticket-office window