` Ah ! then yours was n't a really good school , ' said the Mock Turtle in a tone of great relief . ` Now at OURS they had at the end of the bill , `` French , music , AND WASHING -- extra . '' ' ` You could n't have wanted it much , ' said Alice ; ` living at the bottom of the sea . ' ' I could n't afford to learn it . ' said the Mock Turtle with a sigh . ' I only took the regular course . ' ` What was that ? ' inquired Alice . ` Reeling and Writhing , of course , to begin with , ' the Mock Turtle replied ; ` and then the different branches of Arithmetic -- Ambition , Distraction , Uglification , and Derision . ' ' I never heard of `` Uglification , '' ' Alice ventured to say . ` What is it ? ' The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise . ` What ! Never heard of uglifying ! ' it exclaimed . ` You know what to beautify is , I suppose ? ' ` Yes , ' said Alice doubtfully : ` it means -- to -- make -- anything -- prettier . ' ` Well , then , ' the Gryphon went on , ` if you do n't know what to uglify is , you ARE a simpleton . ' Alice did not feel encouraged to ask any more questions about it , so she turned to the Mock Turtle , and said ` What else had you to learn ? '
` Well , there was Mystery , ' the Mock Turtle replied , counting off the subjects on his flappers , ' -- Mystery , ancient and modern , with Seaography : then Drawling -- the Drawling-master was an old conger-eel , that used to come once a week : HE taught us Drawling , Stretching , and Fainting XXXXX Coils . '
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