Аліса в Країні чудес
The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
AliceknewitwastheRabbitcomingtolookforher,andshetrembledtillsheshookthehouse,quiteforgettingthatshewasnowaboutathousandtimesaslargeastheRabbit,andhadnoreasontobeafraidofit.
PresentlytheRabbitcameuptothedoor,andtriedtoopenit; but,asthedooropenedinwards,andAlice’selbowwaspressedhardagainstit,thatattemptprovedafailure. Alicehearditsaytoitself"ThenI’llgoroundandgetinatthewindow."
"Thatyouwon’t! "thoughtAlice,and,afterwaitingtillshefanciedsheheardtheRabbitjustunderthewindow,shesuddenlyspreadoutherhand,andmadeasnatchintheair. Shedidnotgetholdofanything,butsheheardalittleshriekandafall,andacrashofbrokenglass, fromwhichsheconcludedthatitwasjustpossibleithadfallenintoacucumber-frame,orsomethingofthesort.
Nextcameanangryvoice—theRabbit’s —"Pat!Pat!Whereareyou?" Andthenavoiceshehadneverheardbefore, "SurethenI’mhere! Diggingforapples,yerhonour!"
"Diggingforapples,indeed! "saidtheRabbitangrily. "Here! Comeandhelpmeoutofthis! "(Soundsofmorebrokenglass.)
"Nowtellme,Pat,what’sthatinthewindow?"
"Sure,it’sanarm,yerhonour! "(Hepronouncedit"arrum.")
"Anarm,yougoose! Whoeversawonethatsize? Why,itfillsthewholewindow!"
