Аліса в Країні чудес
The Queen’s Croquet Ground
"Idon’tlikethelookofitatall,"saidtheKing: "however,itmaykissmyhand,ifitlikes."
"I’drathernot,"theCatremarked.
"Don’tbeimpertinent,"saidtheKing,"anddon’tlookatmelikethat! "HegotbehindAliceashespoke.
"Acatmaylookataking,"saidAlice. "I’vereadthatinsomebook,butIdon’trememberwhere."
"Well,itmustberemoved,"saidtheKingverydecidedly; andhecalledtheQueen,whowaspassingatthemoment, "Mydear!Iwishyouwouldhavethiscatremoved!"
TheQueenhadonlyonewayofsettlingalldifficulties,greatorsmall. "Offwithhishead! "shesaidwithoutevenlookinground.
"I’llfetchtheexecutionermyself,"saidtheKingeagerly,andhehurriedoff.
Alicethoughtshemightaswellgobackandseehowthegamewasgoingon,assheheardtheQueen’svoiceinthedistance,screamingwithpassion. Shehadalreadyheardhersentencethreeoftheplayerstobeexecutedforhavingmissedtheirturns,andshedidnotlikethelookofthingsatall,asthegamewasinsuchconfusionthatsheneverknewwhetheritwasherturnornot. Soshewentoffinsearchofherhedgehog.
Thehedgehogwasengagedinafightwithanotherhedgehog,whichseemedtoAliceanexcellentopportunityforcroquetingoneofthemwiththeother: theonlydifficultywasthatherflamingowasgoneacrosstheothersideofthegarden,whereAlicecouldseeittryinginahelplesssortofwaytoflyupintoatree.
