Алиса в зазеркалье

           Shehadhadquitealongargumentwithhersisteronlythedaybefore—allbecauseAlicehadbegunwith‘Let’spretendwe’rekingsandqueens;’andhersister,wholikedbeingveryexact,hadarguedthattheycouldn’t,becausetherewereonlytwoofthem,andAlicehadbeenreducedatlasttosay,‘Well,youcanbeoneofthemthen,andI’llbealltherest.’Andonceshehadreallyfrightenedheroldnursebyshoutingsuddenlyinherear,‘Nurse!Dolet’spretendthatI’mahungryhyaena,andyou’reabone.’

           ButthisistakingusawayfromAlice’sspeechtothekitten.‘Let’spretendthatyou’retheRedQueen,Kitty!Doyouknow,Ithinkifyousatupandfoldedyourarms,you’dlookexactlylikeher.Nowdotry,there’sadear!’AndAlicegottheRedQueenoffthetable,andsetitupbeforethekittenasamodelforittoimitate:however,thethingdidn’tsucceed,principally,Alicesaid,becausethekittenwouldn’tfolditsarmsproperly.So,topunishit,sheheldituptotheLooking-glass,thatitmightseehowsulkyitwas—‘andifyou’renotgooddirectly,’sheadded,‘I’llputyouthroughintoLooking-glassHouse.Howwouldyoulikethat?’

           ‘Now,ifyou’llonlyattend,Kitty,andnottalksomuch,I’lltellyouallmyideasaboutLooking-glassHouse.First,there’stheroomyoucanseethroughtheglass—that’sjustthesameasourdrawingroom,onlythethingsgotheotherway.IcanseeallofitwhenIgetuponachair—allbutthebitbehindthefireplace.