It 'll puzzle it to go through the ceiling , I expect ! ' But even this plan failed : the ` thing ' went through the ceiling as quietly as possible , as if it were quite used to it . ` Are you a child or a teetotum ? ' the Sheep said , as she took up another pair of needles . ` You 'll make me giddy soon , if you go on turning round like that . ' She was now working with fourteen pairs at once , and Alice could n't help looking at her in great astonishment . ` How CAN she knit with so many ? ' the puzzled child thought to herself . ` She gets more and more like a porcupine every minute ! ' ` Can you row ? ' the Sheep asked , handing her a pair of knitting-needles as she spoke . ` Yes , a little -- but not on land -- and not with needles -- ' Alice was beginning to say , when suddenly the needles turned into oars in her hands , and she found they were in a little boat , gliding along between banks : so there was nothing for it but to do her best . ` Feather ! ' cried the Sheep , as she took up another pair of needles . This did n't sound like a remark that needed any answer , so Alice said nothing , but pulled away . There was something very queer about the water , she thought , as every now and then the oars got fast in it , and would hardly come out again . ` Feather ! Feather ! ' the Sheep cried again , taking more needles . ` You 'll be catching a crab directly . ' '
A dear little XXXXX ! '
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