`And what enormous flowers they must be!' was
her next idea. `Something like cottages with the roofs taken off,
and stalks put to them -- and what quantities of honey they must
make! I think I'll go down and -- no, I won't JUST yet, ' she went
on, checking herself just as she was beginning to run down the hill,
and trying to find some excuse for turning shy so suddenly. `It'll
never do to go down among them without a good long branch to brush
them away -- and what fun it'll be when they ask me how I like my
walk. I shall say -- "Oh, I like it well enough -- "' (here came the
favourite little toss of the head), `"only it was so dusty and hot,
and the elephants did tease so!"'
`I think I'll go down the other way,' she said after a pause: `and
perhaps I may visit the elephants later on. 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.
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