human
Why, who can this be for? said she, in a tone of delighted surprise.
gpt
Is it for me, mamma?
human
Yes, said her mother,
gpt
Dear me, how delightful! exclaimed Alice.
human
I like getting a letter, it's so very _oldy_, you know--just like grown people; did you pay the postman? and in her impatience and excitement, she tore the envelope all to pieces.
gpt
Now read it, mamma, please,
human
If that is the way you are going to behave, when you go to see the President, I think he will be slightly astonished; but let us see, first, if he wrote it,
gpt
My doll is to be married on next Friday, at two o'clock; and I should be very happy to see you, and as many dolls as you can bring.
human
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20th, 1858.
gpt
Isn't it too nice! cried Alice, with a joyful little scream.
human
A wedding! and she bounced into a rocking-chair, and nearly tipped over backwards.
gpt
Dear me! what a _leany_-back chair! I very nearly upset. I'll take Anna with me; but she must have a new dress immediately--and a hoop petticoat; and, oh, mamma! her hands are all to pieces; the cotton is sticking out in every direction; can't you buy her a new pair? these old brown ones will never do to go to a wedding. Oh, dear! I am so glad, she continued, clapping her hands,
human
I won't have any trouble with her hair, because it is made of china, and I need not put it up in curl-papers, as I did that poor old thing's in the corner, staring at me so crossly, just because I cut her nose off: she can't go to the wedding; she would frighten the bride into fits.