Алиса в стране чудес
Pig and Pepper
‘It’saCheshirecat,’saidtheDuchess,‘andthat’swhy. Pig!’
ShesaidthelastwordwithsuchsuddenviolencethatAlicequitejumped; butshesawinanothermomentthatitwasaddressedtothebaby,andnottoher,soshetookcourage,andwentonagain:—
‘Ididn’tknowthatCheshirecatsalwaysgrinned; infact,Ididn’tknowthatcatscouldgrin.’
‘Theyallcan,’saidtheDuchess; ‘andmostof’emdo.’
‘Idon’tknowofanythatdo,’Alicesaidverypolitely,feelingquitepleasedtohavegotintoaconversation.
‘Youdon’tknowmuch,’saidtheDuchess; ‘andthat’safact.’
Alicedidnotatalllikethetoneofthisremark,andthoughtitwouldbeaswelltointroducesomeothersubjectofconversation. Whileshewastryingtofixonone,thecooktookthecauldronofsoupoffthefire,andatoncesettoworkthrowingeverythingwithinherreachattheDuchessandthebaby—thefire-ironscamefirst; thenfollowedashowerofsaucepans,plates,anddishes. TheDuchesstooknonoticeofthemevenwhentheyhither; andthebabywashowlingsomuchalready,thatitwasquiteimpossibletosaywhethertheblowshurtitornot.
‘Oh,pleasemindwhatyou’redoing! ’criedAlice,jumpingupanddowninanagonyofterror. ‘Oh,theregoeshispreciousnose’; asanunusuallylargesaucepanflewclosebyit,andverynearlycarrieditoff.
‘Ifeverybodymindedtheirownbusiness,’theDuchesssaidinahoarsegrowl,‘theworldwouldgoroundadealfasterthanitdoes.’
