Аліса в Країні чудес

           ‘That’sthemostimportantpieceofevidencewe’veheardyet,’saidtheKing,rubbinghishands; ‘sonowletthejury—’ 

           ‘Ifanyoneofthemcanexplainit,’saidAlice,(shehadgrownsolargeinthelastfewminutesthatshewasn’tabitafraidofinterruptinghim,)‘I’llgivehimsixpence. Idon’tbelievethere’sanatomofmeaninginit.’ 

           Thejuryallwrotedownontheirslates, ‘Shedoesn’tbelievethere’sanatomofmeaninginit,’butnoneofthemattemptedtoexplainthepaper. 

           ‘Ifthere’snomeaninginit,’saidtheKing,‘thatsavesaworldoftrouble,youknow,asweneedn’ttrytofindany. AndyetIdon’tknow,’hewenton,spreadingouttheversesonhisknee,andlookingatthemwithoneeye; ‘Iseemtoseesomemeaninginthem,afterall. "—saidIcouldnotswim—"youcan’tswim,canyou?’headded,turningtotheKnave. 

           TheKnaveshookhisheadsadly. ‘DoIlooklikeit? ’hesaid. (Whichhecertainlydidnot,beingmadeentirelyofcardboard.) 

           ‘Allright,sofar,’saidtheKing,andhewentonmutteringovertheversestohimself: ‘"weknowittobetrue—"that’sthejury,ofcourse—"Igaveherone,theygavehimtwo—"why,thatmustbewhathedidwiththetarts,youknow—’ 

           ‘But,itgoeson"theyallreturnedfromhimtoyou,"’saidAlice. 

           ‘Why,theretheyare! ’saidtheKingtriumphantly,pointingtothetartsonthetable. ‘Nothingcanbeclearerthanthat. Thenagain—"beforeshehadthisfit—"youneverhadfits,mydear,Ithink?’hesaidtotheQueen. 

           ‘Never! ’saidtheQueenfuriously,throwinganinkstandattheLizardasshespoke.