Алиса в зазеркалье
Looking-Glass house
‘Doyouknow,Iwassoangry,Kitty,’Alicewentonassoonastheywerecomfortablysettledagain,‘whenIsawallthemischiefyouhadbeendoing,Iwasverynearlyopeningthewindow,andputtingyououtintothesnow!Andyou’dhavedeservedit,youlittlemischievousdarling!Whathaveyougottosayforyourself?Nowdon’tinterruptme!’shewenton,holdinguponefinger.‘I’mgoingtotellyouallyourfaults.Numberone:yousqueakedtwicewhileDinahwaswashingyourfacethismorning.Nowyoucan’tdenyit,Kitty:Iheardyou!What’sthatyousay?’(pretendingthatthekittenwasspeaking.)‘Herpawwentintoyoureye?Well,that’syourfault,forkeepingyoureyesopen—ifyou’dshutthemtightup,itwouldn’thavehappened.Nowdon’tmakeanymoreexcuses,butlisten!Numbertwo:youpulledSnowdropawaybythetailjustasIhadputdownthesaucerofmilkbeforeher!What,youwerethirsty,wereyou?
Howdoyouknowshewasn’tthirstytoo?Nowfornumberthree:youunwoundeverybitoftheworstedwhileIwasn’tlooking!
‘That’sthreefaults,Kitty,andyou’venotbeenpunishedforanyofthemyet.YouknowI’msavingupallyourpunishmentsforWednesdayweek—Supposetheyhadsavedupallmypunishments!’shewenton,talkingmoretoherselfthanthekitten.‘Whatwouldtheydoattheendofayear?Ishouldbesenttoprison,Isuppose,whenthedaycame.
