Аліса в Країні чудес

           However,shegotup,andbegantorepeatit, butherheadwassofulloftheLobsterQuadrille,thatshehardlyknewwhatshewassaying,andthewordscameveryqueerindeed:- 

           TisthevoiceoftheLobster;Iheardhimdeclare, 

           "Youhavebakedmetoobrown,Imustsugarmyhair." 

           Asaduckwithitseyelids,sohewithhisnose 

           Trimshisbeltandhisbuttons,andturnsouthistoes.’ 

           Whenthesandsarealldry,heisgayasalark, 

           AndwilltalkincontemptuoustonesoftheShark, 

           But,whenthetiderisesandsharksarearound, 

           Hisvoicehasatimidandtremuloussound. 

           ‘That’sdifferentfromwhatIusedtosaywhenIwasachild,’saidtheGryphon. 

           ‘Well,Ineverhearditbefore,’saidtheMockTurtle; ‘butitsoundsuncommonnonsense.’ 

           Alicesaidnothing; shehadsatdownwithherfaceinherhands,wonderingifanythingwouldeverhappeninanaturalwayagain. 

           ‘Ishouldliketohaveitexplained,’saidtheMockTurtle. 

           ‘Shecan’texplainit,’saidtheGryphonhastily. ‘Goonwiththenextverse.’ 

           ‘Butabouthistoes? ’theMockTurtlepersisted. ‘Howcouldheturnthemoutwithhisnose,youknow?’ 

           ‘It’sthefirstpositionindancing. ’Alicesaid; butwasdreadfullypuzzledbythewholething,andlongedtochangethesubject.