it." First it marked out a race-course, in a sort of circle, and then
all the party were placed along the course, here and there. There was no "One,
two, three and away!" but they began running when they liked and left off
when they liked, so that it was not easy to know when the race was over. However,
when they had been running half an hour or so and were quite dry again, the
Dodo suddenly called out, "The race is over!" and they all crowded
'round it, panting and asking, "But who has won?"
This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought. At
last it said, "Everybody has won, and all must have prizes."
"But who is to give the prizes?" quite a chorus of voices asked.
"Why, she, of course," said the Dodo, pointing to Alice with one
finger; and the whole party at once crowded 'round her, calling out, in a confused
way, "Prizes! Prizes!"
Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair she put her hand into her pocket
and pulled out a bo
