she ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, “Which why?, holding her hand on the 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 is what generally happens when one eats cake; but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out- of - way things happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.