Алиса в зазеркалье

           ‘Wrong,asusual,’saidtheRedQueen:‘thedog’stemperwouldremain.’

           ‘ButIdon’tseehow—’

           ‘Why,lookhere!’theRedQueencried.‘Thedogwouldloseitstemper,wouldn’tit?’

           ‘Perhapsitwould,’Alicerepliedcautiously.

           ‘Thenifthedogwentaway,itstemperwouldremain!’theQueenexclaimedtriumphantly.

           Alicesaid,asgravelyasshecould,‘Theymightgodifferentways.’Butshecouldn’thelpthinkingtoherself,‘Whatdreadfulnonsensewearetalking!’

           ‘Shecan’tdosumsabit!’theQueenssaidtogether,withgreatemphasis.

           ‘Canyoudosums?’Alicesaid,turningsuddenlyontheWhiteQueen,forshedidn’tlikebeingfoundfaultwithsomuch.

           TheQueengaspedandshuthereyes.‘IcandoAddition,ifyougivemetime—butIcandoSubtraction,underanycircumstances!’

           ‘OfcourseyouknowyourABC?’saidtheRedQueen.

           ‘TobesureIdo.’saidAlice.

           ‘SodoI,’theWhiteQueenwhispered:‘we’lloftensayitovertogether,dear.AndI’lltellyouasecret—Icanreadwordsofoneletter!Isn’tthatgrand!However,don’tbediscouraged.You’llcometoitintime.’

           HeretheRedQueenbeganagain.‘Canyouanswerusefulquestions?’shesaid.‘Howisbreadmade?’

           ‘Iknowthat!’Alicecriedeagerly.‘Youtakesomeflour—’

           ‘Wheredoyoupicktheflower?’theWhiteQueenasked.‘Inagarden,orinthehedges?’

           ‘Well,itisn’tpickedatall,’Aliceexplained:‘it’sground—’

           ‘Howmanyacresofground?’saidtheWhiteQueen.