ь неприветливо говорила с ней Гусеница. Она выпрямилась и произнесла, ста- раясь, чтобы её голос звучал по-
внушительнее:
По-моему, это вы мне долж- ны сказать сначала, кто вы такая?
Почему? -- спросила Гусе- ница.
Вопрос поставил Алису в тупик. Она ничего не могла придумать, а Гусеница, видно, просто была весьма не в духе, так что Алиса повернулась и пошла прочь.
Вернись, -- закричала Гусе- ница ей вслед. -- Мне нужно ска- зать тебе что-то очень важное.
Это звучало заманчиво -- Али- са вернулась.
Держи себя в руках! -- ска- зала Гусеница.
litely, "for I cant understand it myself to begin with; and be- ing so many different sizes in a day is very confusing. "
"It isnt," said the Caterpil- lar. "Well, perhaps you havent found it so yet," said Alice; "but when you have to turn into a chrysalis -- you will some day, you know -- and then after that into a butterfly, I should think youll feel it a little queer, wont you?" "Not a bit," said the Caterpillar. "Well, perhaps your feelings may be different," said Alice; "all I know is, it would feel very
queer to me. "
"You!" said she Caterpillar on- temptuously. "Who are you?"
Which brought them back again to the beginning of the conver- sation. Alice felt a little irritat- ed at the Caterpillars making such very short remarks, and she drew herself up and said, very gravely, "I think you ought to tell me who you are, first. "
"Why?" said the Caterpillar. Here was another puzzling ques-
tion; and, as Alice could not think of any good reason, and as the Caterpillar seemed to be in a very unpleasant state of mind, she turned away.
"Come ba
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