Аліса в Задзеркаллі

           Idon’tknowwhenIbeganit,butsomehowIfeltasifI’dbeensingingitalonglongtime!’

           Theothertwodancerswerefat,andverysoonoutofbreath.‘Fourtimesroundisenoughforonedance,’Tweedledumpantedout,andtheyleftoffdancingassuddenlyastheyhadbegun:themusicstoppedatthesamemoment.

           ThentheyletgoofAlice’shands,andstoodlookingatherforaminute:therewasaratherawkwardpause,asAlicedidn’tknowhowtobeginaconversationwithpeopleshehadjustbeendancingwith.‘Itwouldneverdotosay"Howd’yedo?"now,’shesaidtoherself:‘weseemtohavegotbeyondthat,somehow!’

           ‘Ihopeyou’renotmuchtired?’shesaidatlast.

           ‘Nohow.Andthankyouverymuchforasking,’saidTweedledum.

           ‘Somuchobliged!’addedTweedledee.‘Youlikepoetry?’

           ‘Ye-es,prettywell—somepoetry,’Alicesaiddoubtfully.‘Wouldyoutellmewhichroadleadsoutofthewood?’

           ‘WhatshallIrepeattoher?’saidTweedledee,lookingroundatTweedledumwithgreatsolemneyes,andnotnoticingAlice’squestion.

           ‘"TheWalrusAndTheCarpenter"isthelongest,’Tweedledumreplied,givinghisbrotheranaffectionatehug.

           Tweedledeebeganinstantly:

           ‘Thesunwasshining—’

           HereAliceventuredtointerrupthim.