I’m not to do this, I am to do that, I’m grum - bled at all the day long; What - ev - er I don’t do, What - ev - er I do do, I’m sure to be told it is wrong, wrong, wrong, Ne - ver right, ne - ver right, al - ways wrong. ALICE (_looking off_). But who is this coming so slowly along? She certainly looks as if she wanted stirring up a bit. _Enter GOVERNESS. ALICE retires to the back and listens._ GOV. (_sitting down_). I seem to get weaker and weaker and more tired every day. I’m sure it is hard enough to have to take Flibbie out for a walk, for he goes so fast on purpose, as he knows that I am obliged to keep up with him; but when it comes to have to run after him, it is intolerable. Of course, if he gets into mischief, I get into trouble for it; and as he is always getting into mischief, on purpose, I am always getting into trouble. He’s run away and hidden himself somewhere. I’ve hunted for him high and low, and it’s almost time for his Euclid lesson. Oh, dear me! Who’d be a Governess, a miserable Governess! ALICE (_coming forward_). Oh, tell me that I have not heard rightly. Tell me that you are _not_ a Governess. GOV. (_rising_). A mortal child! Unhappy One! Why, oh, why did you venture into Hyacinth Dell. I _am_ a Governess--a Fairy Governess. ALICE. Then what my Governess told me was true! Why didn’t I believe her? GOV. What did she tell you? ALICE. She told me that this Dell was enchanted, and forbade me to enter it. GOV. History repeats itself. It was the same in my case. ALICE. She told me of a child called Alice--and my name is Alice, too--and how the other Alice lived with her parents in Ivy Hall, where we are all living now; and my Governess told me how the other Alice disobeyed her Governess and came into this Dell, and how her parents never saw her again, and how they both died broken-hearted, for she was their only child, and was very dear to them. But I only laughed at her. GOV. Poor child! There will be no more laughter for you. _I_ am that other Alice. _Enter FLIBBIE._ FLIB. Oh, there you are, Governess! I’ll report you for leaving me during school time. GOV. (_to ALICE_). This is my pupil. FLIB. (_seeing ALICE_). Who’s this? What’s this? Why, it’s a mortal child! Oh, naughty, naughty! Haven’t you put your foot into it! (_dancing round her_). What fun, what fun! ALICE. Oh, let me go! (_To GOVERNESS_) Help me to get away. _Enter HYACINTHIA with ATTENDANTS._ HYA. No, Alice, that cannot be. ALICE (_to HYACINTHIA_). Who are _you_? _FLIBBIE seats himself at the side and silently expresses his delight during the following Trio._ No. 4. THE PUNISHMENT. (TRIO.--HYACINTHIA, FAIRY GOVERNESS, AND ALICE.) [Music]