I shall be late!”
When she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this.
But at the time it all seemed quite natural.
The Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, looked at it, and then hurried on.
Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket or a watch to take out of it.
Burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it.
Fortunately she was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.