The Cat only grinned when it saw Alice.
It looked goodnatured, she thought : still it
had very long claws and a great many teeth,
so she felt it ought to be treated with respect.
“ Cheshire Puss,” she began, rather timidly,
as she did not at all know whether it would
like the name : however, it only grinned a little
wider. “ Come, it ’s pleased so far,” thought
Alice, and she went on, “ Would you tell me,
please, which way I ought to walk from here ?”
“ That depends a good deal on where you
want to get to,” said the Cat.

“ I don ’t much care where——” said Alice.
“ Then it doesn’t matter which way you
walk,” said the Cat.