Алиса в зазеркалье

           "Letitlieinadish!"

           Thatiseasy,becauseitalreadyisinit.

           "Bringithere!Letmesup!"

           Itiseasytosetsuchadishonthetable.

           "Takethedish-coverup!"

           Ah,thatissohardthatIfearI’munable!

           Foritholdsitlikeglue—

           Holdsthelidtothedish,whileitliesinthemiddle:

           Whichiseasiesttodo,

           Un-dish-coverthefish,ordishcovertheriddle?’

           ‘Takeaminutetothinkaboutit,andthenguess,’saidtheRedQueen.‘Meanwhile,we’lldrinkyourhealth—QueenAlice’shealth!’shescreamedatthetopofhervoice,andalltheguestsbegandrinkingitdirectly,andveryqueerlytheymanagedit:someofthemputtheirglassesupontheirheadslikeextinguishers,anddrankallthattrickleddowntheirfaces—othersupsetthedecanters,anddrankthewineasitranofftheedgesofthetable—andthreeofthem(wholookedlikekangaroos)scrambledintothedishofroastmutton,andbeganeagerlylappingupthegravy,‘justlikepigsinatrough!’thoughtAlice.

           ‘Yououghttoreturnthanksinaneatspeech,’theRedQueensaid,frowningatAliceasshespoke.

           ‘Wemustsupportyou,youknow,’theWhiteQueenwhispered,asAlicegotuptodoit,veryobediently,butalittlefrightened.

           ‘Thankyouverymuch,’shewhisperedinreply,‘butIcandoquitewellwithout.’

           ‘Thatwouldn’tbeatallthething,’theRedQueensaidverydecidedly:soAlicetriedtosubmittoitwithagoodgrace.

           (‘Andtheydidpushso!’shesaidafterwards,whenshewastellinghersisterthehistoryofthefeast.