Алиса в стране чудес
A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
‘Ihadnot!’ criedtheMouse,sharplyandveryangrily.
‘Aknot!’saidAlice, alwaysreadytomakeherselfuseful,andlookinganxiouslyabouther. ‘Oh,doletmehelptoundoit!’
‘Ishalldonothingofthesort,’saidtheMouse,gettingupandwalkingaway. ‘Youinsultmebytalkingsuchnonsense!’
‘Ididn’tmeanit!’ pleadedpoorAlice. ‘Butyou’resoeasilyoffended,youknow!’
TheMouseonlygrowledinreply.
‘Pleasecomebackandfinishyourstory!’ Alicecalledafterit; andtheothersalljoinedinchorus,‘Yes,pleasedo!’ buttheMouseonlyshookitsheadimpatiently,andwalkedalittlequicker.
‘Whatapityitwouldn’tstay!’ sighedtheLory,assoonasitwasquiteoutofsight; andanoldCrabtooktheopportunityofsayingtoherdaughter ‘Ah,mydear!Letthisbealessontoyounevertoloseyourtemper!’ ‘Holdyourtongue,Ma!’saidtheyoungCrab,alittlesnappishly. ‘You’reenoughtotrythepatienceofanoyster!’
‘IwishIhadourDinahhere,IknowIdo!’ saidAlicealoud,addressingnobodyinparticular. ‘She’dsoonfetchitback!’
‘AndwhoisDinah,ifImightventuretoaskthequestion?’ saidtheLory.
Alicerepliedeagerly,forshewasalwaysreadytotalkaboutherpet:
