Алиса в зазеркалье

           ‘Iwasthinking,’Alicesaidverypolitely,‘whichisthebestwayoutofthiswood:it’sgettingsodark.Wouldyoutellme,please?’

           Butthelittlemenonlylookedateachotherandgrinned.

           Theylookedsoexactlylikeacoupleofgreatschoolboys,thatAlicecouldn’thelppointingherfingeratTweedledum,andsaying‘FirstBoy!’

           ‘Nohow!’Tweedledumcriedoutbriskly,andshuthismouthupagainwithasnap.

           ‘NextBoy!’saidAlice,passingontoTweedledee,thoughshefeltquitecertainhewouldonlyshoutout‘Contrariwise!’andsohedid.

           ‘You’vebeenwrong!’criedTweedledum.‘Thefirstthinginavisitistosay"Howd’yedo?"andshakehands!’Andherethetwobrothersgaveeachotherahug,andthentheyheldoutthetwohandsthatwerefree,toshakehandswithher.

           Alicedidnotlikeshakinghandswitheitherofthemfirst,forfearofhurtingtheotherone’sfeelings;so,asthebestwayoutofthedifficulty,shetookholdofbothhandsatonce:thenextmomenttheyweredancingroundinaring.Thisseemedquitenatural(sherememberedafterwards),andshewasnotevensurprisedtohearmusicplaying:itseemedtocomefromthetreeunderwhichtheyweredancing,anditwasdone(aswellasshecouldmakeitout)bythebranchesrubbingoneacrosstheother,likefiddlesandfiddle-sticks.

           ‘Butitcertainlywasfunny,’(Alicesaidafterwards,whenshewastellinghersisterthehistoryofallthis,)‘tofindmyselfsinging"HereWeGoRoundTheMulberryBush."