Алиса в зазеркалье
The Lion and the Unicorn
‘Speak,can’tyou!’Haighacriedimpatiently.ButHattaonlymunchedaway,anddranksomemoretea.
‘Speak,won’tyou!’criedtheKing.‘Howaretheygettingonwiththefight?’
Hattamadeadesperateeffort,andswallowedalargepieceofbread-and-butter.‘They’regettingonverywell,’hesaidinachokingvoice:‘eachofthemhasbeendownabouteighty-seventimes.’
‘ThenIsupposethey’llsoonbringthewhitebreadandthebrown?’Aliceventuredtoremark.
‘It’swaitingfor’emnow,’saidHatta:‘thisisabitofitasI’meating.’
Therewasapauseinthefightjustthen,andtheLionandtheUnicornsatdown,panting,whiletheKingcalledout‘Tenminutesallowedforrefreshments!’HaighaandHattasettoworkatonce,carryingroughtraysofwhiteandbrownbread.Alicetookapiecetotaste,butitwasverydry.
‘Idon’tthinkthey’llfightanymoreto-day,’theKingsaidtoHatta:‘goandorderthedrumstobegin.’AndHattawentboundingawaylikeagrasshopper.
ForaminuteortwoAlicestoodsilent,watchinghim.Suddenlyshebrightenedup.‘Look,look!’shecried,pointingeagerly.‘There’stheWhiteQueenrunningacrossthecountry!Shecameflyingoutofthewoodoveryonder—HowfastthoseQueenscanrun!’
‘There’ssomeenemyafterher,nodoubt,’theKingsaid,withoutevenlookinground.‘Thatwood’sfullofthem.’
‘Butaren’tyougoingtorunandhelpher?’Aliceasked,verymuchsurprisedathistakingitsoquietly.
‘Nouse,nouse!’saidtheKing.
