She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, "Which way? Which way," holding her hand on top of her head to feel which way it was growing, and she was quite surprised to find that she remained the same size: to be sure, this generally happens when one eats cake, but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way. So she set to work, and very soon finished off the cake. *  *  *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *  *  * *  *  *  *  *  *  * "Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak