Алиса в зазеркалье
Humpty Dumpty
Thensomeonecametomeandsaid,
"Thelittlefishesareinbed."
Isaidtohim,Isaiditplain,
"Thenyoumustwakethemupagain."
Isaiditveryloudandclear;
Iwentandshoutedinhisear.’
HumptyDumptyraisedhisvoicealmosttoascreamasherepeatedthisverse,andAlicethoughtwithashudder,‘Iwouldn’thavebeenthemessengerforanything!’
‘Buthewasverystiffandproud;
Hesaid"Youneedn’tshoutsoloud!"
Andhewasveryproudandstiff;
Hesaid"I’dgoandwakethem,if—"
Itookacorkscrewfromtheshelf:
Iwenttowakethemupmyself.
AndwhenIfoundthedoorwaslocked,
Ipulledandpushedandkickedandknocked.
AndwhenIfoundthedoorwasshut,
Itriedtoturnthehandle,but—’
Therewasalongpause.
‘Isthatall?’Alicetimidlyasked.
‘That’sall,’saidHumptyDumpty.‘Good-bye.’
Thiswasrathersudden,Alicethought:but,aftersuchaverystronghintthatsheoughttobegoing,shefeltthatitwouldhardlybeciviltostay.Soshegotup,andheldoutherhand.‘Good-bye,tillwemeetagain!’shesaidascheerfullyasshecould.
‘Ishouldn’tknowyouagainifwedidmeet,’HumptyDumptyrepliedinadiscontentedtone,givingheroneofhisfingerstoshake;‘you’resoexactlylikeotherpeople.’
‘Thefaceiswhatonegoesby,generally,’Aliceremarkedinathoughtfultone.
‘That’sjustwhatIcomplainof,’saidHumptyDumpty