You did, said the Mock Turtle.
Hold your tongue! added the Gryphon, before Alice could speak again.
The Mock Turtle went on.
We had the best of educations in fact, we went to school every day
_I ve_ been to a day-school, too, said Alice; you needn t be so
proud as all that.
With extras? asked the Mock Turtle a little anxiously.
Yes, said Alice, we learned French and music.
And washing? said the Mock Turtle.
Certainly not! said Alice indignantly.
Ah! then yours wasn 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 couldn t have wanted it much, said Alice; living at the bottom
of the sea.
I couldn 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?
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