Аліса в Задзеркаллі
Looking-Glass Insects
‘Thenitreallyhashappened,afterall!Andnow,whoamI?Iwillremember,ifIcan!I’mdeterminedtodoit!’Butbeingdetermineddidn’thelpmuch,andallshecouldsay,afteragreatdealofpuzzling,was,‘L,IknowitbeginswithL!’
JustthenaFawncamewanderingby:itlookedatAlicewithitslargegentleeyes,butdidn’tseematallfrightened.‘Herethen!Herethen!’Alicesaid,assheheldoutherhandandtriedtostrokeit;butitonlystartedbackalittle,andthenstoodlookingatheragain.
‘Whatdoyoucallyourself?’theFawnsaidatlast.Suchasoftsweetvoiceithad!
‘IwishIknew!’thoughtpoorAlice.Sheanswered,rathersadly,‘Nothing,justnow.’
‘Thinkagain,’itsaid:‘thatwon’tdo.’
Alicethought,butnothingcameofit.‘Please,wouldyoutellmewhatyoucallyourself?’shesaidtimidly.‘Ithinkthatmighthelpalittle.’
‘I’lltellyou,ifyou’llmovealittlefurtheron,’theFawnsaid.‘Ican’trememberhere.’
Sotheywalkedontogetherthoughthewood,AlicewithherarmsclaspedlovinglyroundthesoftneckoftheFawn,tilltheycameoutintoanotheropenfield,andheretheFawngaveasuddenboundintotheair,andshookitselffreefromAlice’sarms.‘I’maFawn!’itcriedoutinavoiceofdelight,‘and,dearme!you’reahumanchild!’Asuddenlookofalarmcameintoitsbeautifulbrowneyes,andinanothermomentithaddartedawayatfullspeed
