Аліса в Країні чудес
Who Stole the Tarts?
‘Consideryourverdict,’theKingsaidtothejury.
‘Notyet,notyet! ’theRabbithastilyinterrupted. ‘There’sagreatdealtocomebeforethat!’
‘Callthefirstwitness,’saidtheKing; andtheWhiteRabbitblewthreeblastsonthetrumpet,andcalledout,‘Firstwitness! ’ThefirstwitnesswastheHatter. Hecameinwithateacupinonehandandapieceofbread-and-butterintheother. ‘Ibegpardon,yourMajesty,’hebegan,‘forbringingthesein: butIhadn’tquitefinishedmyteawhenIwassentfor.’
‘Yououghttohavefinished,’saidtheKing. ‘Whendidyoubegin?’
TheHatterlookedattheMarchHare,whohadfollowedhimintothecourt,arm-in-armwiththeDormouse. ‘FourteenthofMarch,Ithinkitwas,’hesaid.
‘Fifteenth,’saidtheMarchHare.
‘Sixteenth,’addedtheDormouse.
‘Writethatdown,’theKingsaidtothejury,andthejuryeagerlywrotedownallthreedatesontheirslates,andthenaddedthemup,andreducedtheanswertoshillingsandpence.
‘Takeoffyourhat,’theKingsaidtotheHatter.
‘Itisn’tmine,’saidtheHatter.
‘Stolen! ’theKingexclaimed,turningtothejury,whoinstantlymadeamemorandumofthefact.
‘Ikeepthemtosell,’theHatteraddedasanexplanation; ‘I’venoneofmyown. I’mahatter.’
