Stranica 117 [117]
A MAD TEA-PARTY. 101
“No, I give it up,” Alice replied: “ what's
the answer 2?”
“T haven’t the slightest idea, said the
Hatter.
“Nor I,” said the March Hare.
Alice sighed wearly. “I thimk you might
do something better with the time,’ she said,
“than wasting it in asking riddles that have
no answers.”
“If you knew Time as well as I do,” said
the Hatter, “you wouldn’t talk about wasting
wt. Its him.”
“JT dont know what you mean,” said Alice.
“Of course you dont!” the Hatter said,
tossing his head contemptuously. “I dare say
you never even spoke to Time!”
“Perhaps not,’ Alice cautiously replied: “ but
I know I have to beat time when I learn
music.”
“Ah! that accounts for it,” said the Hatter.
“He wont stand beating. Now, if you only
kept on good terms with him, hed do almost