Nerdanel being so genuinely sorry does make Alice give an honest answer rather than dismissing it, at least.

"I don't think so." Sure, there's Wonderland, but.. could she really permanently stay there? She shakes her head as she continues. "It's why I don't mind traveling with the train like this. I.. don't necessarily like the train itself." It's much too cramped. She hates that, if not just because it makes her think of the asylum all over again. "But being away from London is rather nice."