Алиса в зазеркалье

           ‘Youmustn’tleaveoutsomanythings.’

           ‘Fanherhead!’theRedQueenanxiouslyinterrupted.‘She’llbefeverishaftersomuchthinking.’Sotheysettoworkandfannedherwithbunchesofleaves,tillshehadtobegthemtoleaveoff,itblewherhairaboutso.

           ‘She’sallrightagainnow,’saidtheRedQueen.‘DoyouknowLanguages?What’stheFrenchforfiddle-de-dee?’

           ‘Fiddle-de-dee’snotEnglish,’Alicerepliedgravely.

           ‘Whoeversaiditwas?’saidtheRedQueen.

           Alicethoughtshesawawayoutofthedifficultythistime.‘Ifyou’lltellmewhatlanguage"fiddle-de-dee"is,I’lltellyoutheFrenchforit!’sheexclaimedtriumphantly.

           ButtheRedQueendrewherselfupratherstiffly,andsaid‘Queensnevermakebargains.’

           ‘IwishQueensneveraskedquestions,’Alicethoughttoherself.

           ‘Don’tletusquarrel,’theWhiteQueensaidinananxioustone.‘Whatisthecauseoflightning?’

           ‘Thecauseoflightning,’Alicesaidverydecidedly,forshefeltquitecertainaboutthis,‘isthethunder—no,no!’shehastilycorrectedherself.‘Imeanttheotherway.’

           ‘It’stoolatetocorrectit,’saidtheRedQueen:‘whenyou’veoncesaidathing,thatfixesit,andyoumusttaketheconsequences.’

           ‘Whichremindsme—’theWhiteQueensaid,lookingdownandnervouslyclaspingandunclaspingherhands,‘wehadsuchathunderstormlastTuesday—ImeanoneofthelastsetofTuesdays,youknow.’

           Alicewaspuzzled.