Алиса в зазеркалье

           Afterapause,Alicebegan,‘Well!Theywerebothveryunpleasantcharacters—’Hereshecheckedherselfinsomealarm,athearingsomethingthatsoundedtoherlikethepuffingofalargesteam-engineinthewoodnearthem,thoughshefeareditwasmorelikelytobeawildbeast.‘Arethereanylionsortigersabouthere?’sheaskedtimidly.

           ‘It’sonlytheRedKingsnoring,’saidTweedledee.

           ‘Comeandlookathim!’thebrotherscried,andtheyeachtookoneofAlice’shands,andledheruptowheretheKingwassleeping.

           ‘Isn’thealovelysight?’saidTweedledum.

           Alicecouldn’tsayhonestlythathewas.Hehadatallrednight-capon,withatassel,andhewaslyingcrumpledupintoasortofuntidyheap,andsnoringloud—‘fittosnorehisheadoff!’asTweedledumremarked.

           ‘I’mafraidhe’llcatchcoldwithlyingonthedampgrass,’saidAlice,whowasaverythoughtfullittlegirl.

           ‘He’sdreamingnow,’saidTweedledee:‘andwhatdoyouthinkhe’sdreamingabout?’

           Alicesaid‘Nobodycanguessthat.’

           ‘Why,aboutyou!’Tweedledeeexclaimed,clappinghishandstriumphantly.‘Andifheleftoffdreamingaboutyou,wheredoyousupposeyou’dbe?’

           ‘WhereIamnow,ofcourse,’saidAlice.

           ‘Notyou!’Tweedledeeretortedcontemptuously.‘You’dbenowhere.Why,you’reonlyasortofthinginhisdream!’

           ‘IfthatthereKingwastowake,’addedTweedledum,‘you’dgoout—bang!—justlikeacandle!’

           ‘Ishouldn’t!’Aliceexclaimedindignantly.