Аліса в Країні чудес
Who Stole the Tarts?
‘Giveyourevidence,’theKingrepeatedangrily,‘orI’llhaveyouexecuted,whetheryou’renervousornot.’
‘I’mapoorman,yourMajesty,’theHatterbegan, inatremblingvoice,‘ —andIhadn’tbegunmytea—notaboveaweekorso—andwhatwiththebread-and-buttergettingsothin—andthetwinklingofthetea—’
‘Thetwinklingofthewhat? ’saidtheKing.
‘Itbeganwiththetea,’theHatterreplied.
‘OfcoursetwinklingbeginswithaT! ’saidtheKingsharply. ‘Doyoutakemeforadunce? Goon!’
‘I’mapoorman,’theHatterwenton,‘andmostthingstwinkledafterthat—onlytheMarchHaresaid—’
‘Ididn’t! ’theMarchHareinterruptedinagreathurry.
‘Youdid! ’saidtheHatter.
‘Idenyit! ’saidtheMarchHare.
‘Hedeniesit,’saidtheKing: ‘leaveoutthatpart.’
‘Well,atanyrate,theDormousesaid—’theHatterwenton,lookinganxiouslyroundtoseeifhewoulddenyittoo: buttheDormousedeniednothing,beingfastasleep.
‘Afterthat,’continuedtheHatter,‘Icutsomemorebread-and-butter—’
‘ButwhatdidtheDormousesay? ’oneofthejuryasked.
‘ThatIcan’tremember,’saidtheHatter.