Алиса в зазеркалье
Which Dreamed it?
‘Snowdrop,mypet!’shewenton,lookingoverhershoulderattheWhiteKitten,whichwasstillpatientlyundergoingitstoilet,‘whenwillDinahhavefinishedwithyourWhiteMajesty,Iwonder?Thatmustbethereasonyouweresountidyinmydream—Dinah!doyouknowthatyou’rescrubbingaWhiteQueen?Really,it’smostdisrespectfulofyou!
‘AndwhatdidDinahturnto,Iwonder?’sheprattledon,asshesettledcomfortablydown,withoneelbowintherug,andherchininherhand,towatchthekittens.‘Tellme,Dinah,didyouturntoHumptyDumpty?Ithinkyoudid—however,you’dbetternotmentionittoyourfriendsjustyet,forI’mnotsure.
‘Bytheway,Kitty,ifonlyyou’dbeenreallywithmeinmydream,therewasonethingyouwouldhaveenjoyed—Ihadsuchaquantityofpoetrysaidtome,allaboutfishes!To-morrowmorningyoushallhavearealtreat.Allthetimeyou’reeatingyourbreakfast,I’llrepeat"TheWalrusandtheCarpenter"toyou;andthenyoucanmakebelieveit’soysters,dear!
‘Now,Kitty,let’sconsiderwhoitwasthatdreameditall.Thisisaseriousquestion,mydear,andyoushouldnotgoonlickingyourpawlikethat—asifDinahhadn’twashedyouthismorning!Yousee,Kitty,itmusthavebeeneithermeortheRedKing