Аліса в Задзеркаллі
Queen Alice
‘I’vebeenknockingatit!’
‘Shouldn’tdothat—shouldn’tdothat—’theFrogmuttered.‘Vexesit,youknow.’Thenhewentupandgavethedoorakickwithoneofhisgreatfeet.‘Youletitalone,’hepantedout,ashehobbledbacktohistree,‘andit’llletyoualone,youknow.’
Atthismomentthedoorwasflungopen,andashrillvoicewasheardsinging:
‘TotheLooking-GlassworlditwasAlicethatsaid,
"I’veasceptreinhand,I’veacrownonmyhead;
LettheLooking-Glasscreatures,whatevertheybe,
ComeanddinewiththeRedQueen,theWhiteQueen,andme."’
Andhundredsofvoicesjoinedinthechorus:
‘Thenfilluptheglassesasquickasyoucan,
Andsprinklethetablewithbuttonsandbran:
Putcatsinthecoffee,andmiceinthetea—
AndwelcomeQueenAlicewiththirty-times-three!’
Thenfollowedaconfusednoiseofcheering,andAlicethoughttoherself,‘Thirtytimesthreemakesninety.