Алиса в зазеркалье
The Lion and the Unicorn
‘ImusthaveTwo—tofetchandcarry.Onetofetch,andonetocarry.’
AtthismomenttheMessengerarrived:hewasfartoomuchoutofbreathtosayaword,andcouldonlywavehishandsabout,andmakethemostfearfulfacesatthepoorKing.
‘ThisyoungladylovesyouwithanH,’theKingsaid,introducingAliceinthehopeofturningofftheMessenger’sattentionfromhimself—butitwasnouse—theAnglo-Saxonattitudesonlygotmoreextraordinaryeverymoment,whilethegreateyesrolledwildlyfromsidetoside.
‘Youalarmme!’saidtheKing.‘Ifeelfaint—Givemeahamsandwich!’
OnwhichtheMessenger,toAlice’sgreatamusement,openedabagthathungroundhisneck,andhandedasandwichtotheKing,whodevoureditgreedily.
‘Anothersandwich!’saidtheKing.
‘There’snothingbuthayleftnow,’theMessengersaid,peepingintothebag.
‘Hay,then,’theKingmurmuredinafaintwhisper.
Alicewasgladtoseethatitrevivedhimagooddeal.‘There’snothinglikeeatinghaywhenyou’refaint,’heremarkedtoher,ashemunchedaway.
‘Ishouldthinkthrowingcoldwateroveryouwouldbebetter,’Alicesuggested:‘orsomesal-volatile.’
‘Ididn’tsaytherewasnothingbetter,’theKingreplied.‘Isaidtherewasnothinglikeit.’WhichAlicedidnotventuretodeny.
‘Whodidyoupassontheroad?’theKingwenton,holdingouthishandtotheMessengerforsomemorehay.
‘Nobody,’saidtheMessenger.
‘Quiteright,’saidtheKing:‘thisyoungladysawhimtoo.
