That was true, thought Alice, but not very helpful, so she tried another question. ‘What kind of people live near there?’
‘To the left,’ the Cat said, ‘lives a Hatter. And to the right, lives a March Hare. You can visit either of them. They’re both mad.’
‘How do you know that I’m mad?’ said Alice.
‘Of course you’re mad,’ said the Cat, ‘Only mad people come here.’
Alice was thinking about this, but the Cat went on, ‘Are you playing croquet with the Queen today?’
‘I would like to very much,’ said Alice, ‘but nobody has invited me yet.’
‘You’ll see me there,’ said the Cat, and vanished.
Alice was not really surprised at this, because so many strange things were happening today. She was still looking at the tree when, suddenly, the Cat appeared again.
