Аліса в Задзеркаллі
Queen Alice
‘Youmustn’tleaveoutsomanythings.’
‘Fanherhead!’theRedQueenanxiouslyinterrupted.‘She’llbefeverishaftersomuchthinking.’Sotheysettoworkandfannedherwithbunchesofleaves,tillshehadtobegthemtoleaveoff,itblewherhairaboutso.
‘She’sallrightagainnow,’saidtheRedQueen.‘DoyouknowLanguages?What’stheFrenchforfiddle-de-dee?’
‘Fiddle-de-dee’snotEnglish,’Alicerepliedgravely.
‘Whoeversaiditwas?’saidtheRedQueen.
Alicethoughtshesawawayoutofthedifficultythistime.‘Ifyou’lltellmewhatlanguage"fiddle-de-dee"is,I’lltellyoutheFrenchforit!’sheexclaimedtriumphantly.
ButtheRedQueendrewherselfupratherstiffly,andsaid‘Queensnevermakebargains.’
‘IwishQueensneveraskedquestions,’Alicethoughttoherself.
‘Don’tletusquarrel,’theWhiteQueensaidinananxioustone.‘Whatisthecauseoflightning?’
‘Thecauseoflightning,’Alicesaidverydecidedly,forshefeltquitecertainaboutthis,‘isthethunder—no,no!’shehastilycorrectedherself.‘Imeanttheotherway.’
‘It’stoolatetocorrectit,’saidtheRedQueen:‘whenyou’veoncesaidathing,thatfixesit,andyoumusttaketheconsequences.’
‘Whichremindsme—’theWhiteQueensaid,lookingdownandnervouslyclaspingandunclaspingherhands,‘wehadsuchathunderstormlastTuesday—ImeanoneofthelastsetofTuesdays,youknow.’
Alicewaspuzzled.