st missed her.
</p>
<p>
  Alice caught the baby with some difficulty, as it was a queer-
shaped little creature, and held out its arms and legs in all
directions, &O;just like a star-fish,&C; thought Alice.  The poor
little thing was snorting like a steam-engine when she caught it,
and kept doubling itself up and straightening itself out again,
so that altogether, for the first minute or two, it was as much
as she could do to hold it.
</p>
<p>
  As soon as she had made out the proper way of nurs