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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll / Lewis Carroll. Translation: N. M. Demurova

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CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle’s Story

Chapter IX. A Quasi Turtle’s Tale

`You can’t think how glad I am to see you again, you dear old thing !’ said the Duchess, as she tucked her arm affectionately into Alice’s, and they walked off together.

Alice was very glad to find her in such a pleasant temper, and thought to herself that perhaps it was only the pepper that had made her so savage when they met in the kitchen.

“Ah, my dear, you cannot imagine how glad I am to see you,” the Duchess said tenderly, taking Alice by the arm and leading her aside. Alice was pleasantly surprised to see the Duchess in such a good mood, and thought that it must have been the pepper that made her so quick-tempered. nine0003

`When I’M a Duchess,’ she said to herself, (not in a very hopeful tone though), `I won’t have any pepper in my kitchen AT ALL. Soup does very well without – Maybe it’s always pepper that makes people hot-tempered ,’ she went on, very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule, `and vinegar that makes them sour – and camomile that makes them bitter – and – and barley-sugar and such things that make children sweet-tempered . I only wish people knew that: then they wouldn’t be so stingy about it, you know – ‘

“When I am a Duchess,” she said to herself (without much hope, really), “I won’t have any pepper in my kitchen. The soup is delicious without it! From pepper, right, and they begin to contradict everyone … Alice was very happy that she had discovered a new rule.

“Vinegar makes them sour,” she continued thoughtfully, “mustard makes them upset, onions make them disingenuous, wine makes them guilty, and baking makes them feel better. What a pity that no one knows about it … Everything would be so simple. Eat a muffin – and dobrel! nine0003

She had quite forgotten the Duchess by this time, and was a little startled when she heard her voice close to her ear. `You’re thinking about something, my dear, and that makes you forget to talk. I can’t tell you just now what the moral of that is, but I shall remember it in a bit.’

`Perhaps it hasn’t one,’ Alice ventured to remark.

`Tut, tut, child!’ said the Duchess. `Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.’ And she squeezed herself up closer to Alice’s side as she spoke.

She completely forgot about the Duchess and shuddered when she said directly into her ear:

“You’re thinking about something, my dear, and you don’t say a word. And the moral from here is… No, I can’t think of something! Nothing, I’ll remember later…

“Maybe there is no moral here,” Alice remarked.

– How is it not! said the Duchess. – Everything has its own morality, you just need to be able to find it! And with these words she clung to Alice. nine0003

Alice did not much like keeping so close to her: first, because the Duchess was VERY ugly; and secondly, because she was exactly the right height to rest her chin upon Alice’s shoulder, and it was an uncomfortably sharp chin. However, she did not like to be rude, so she bore it as well as she could.

Alice did not like this at all: firstly, the Duchess was so ugly, and, secondly, her chin was exactly at the level of Alice’s shoulder, and this chin was very sharp. But there was nothing to do – Alice could not ask the Duchess to move back! nine0003

`The game’s going on rather better now,’ she said, by way of keeping up the conversation a little.

`’Tis so,’ said the Duchess: `and the moral of that is – “Oh, ’tis love, ’tis love, that makes the world go round!”‘

`Somebody said,’ Alice whispered, `that it’s done by everybody minding their own business !’

“The game seems to be getting more fun,” she remarked to somehow keep the conversation going.

“I totally agree with you,” said the Duchess. – And the moral from here is: “Love, love, you move the world…”

“I thought someone said that the most important thing was not to meddle in other people’s business,” Alice whispered.

Ah, well! It means much the same thing,’ said the Duchess, digging her sharp little chin into Alice’s shoulder as she added, `and the moral of THAT is – “Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves.”‘

`How fond she is of finding morals in things!’ Alice thought to herself.

`I dare say you’re wondering why I don’t put my arm round your waist,’ the Duchess said after a pause: `the reason is, that I’m doubtful about the temper of your flamingo. Shall I try the experiment?’ nine0003

“So it’s the same thing,” said the Duchess, sinking her chin into Alice’s shoulder. – And the moral from here is this: think about the meaning, and the words will come by themselves!

“How she loves to find morals everywhere,” thought Alice.

“Of course you wonder,” said the Duchess, “why I don’t put my arm around your waist. To tell you the truth, I’m not entirely sure about your flamingo. Or still take the risk?

`HE might bite,’ Alice cautiously replied, not feeling at all anxious to have the experiment tried. nine0003

`Very true,’ said the Duchess: `flamingoes and mustard both bite . And the moral of that is – ” Birds of a feather flock together .”‘

`Only mustard isn’t a bird,’ Alice remarked.

`Right, as usual,’ said the Duchess: `what a clear way you have of putting things !’

“He might bite,” said the sensible Alice, who did not at all want the Duchess to hug her.

“Quite right,” agreed the Duchess. “Flamingos bite like mustard. And the moral from here is this: they are birds of the same flight! nine0003

“Only mustard is not a bird at all,” Alice remarked.

“You are absolutely right, as always,” said the Duchess. What clarity of thought!

`It’s a mineral, I THINK,’ said Alice.

`Of course it is,’ said the Duchess, who seemed ready to agree to everything that Alice said; `there’s a large mustard- mine near here. And the moral of that is – “The more there is of mine, the less there is of yours.”‘

`Oh, I know!’ exclaimed Alice, who had not attended to this last remark, `it’s a vegetable. It doesn’t look like one, but it is.’ nine0003

“It seems that mustard is a mineral,” Alice continued thoughtfully.

“Of course, a mineral,” the Duchess confirmed. She was ready to agree with everything that Alice would say. “A mineral of great explosive power. Mines are made from it and laid during digging … And the moral from here is this: a good mine with a bad game is the most important thing!

“I remembered,” Alice suddenly said, having missed the last words of the Duchess. – Mustard is a vegetable. True, it does not look like a vegetable – and yet it is a vegetable! nine0003

`I quite agree with you,’ said the Duchess; `and the moral of that is – “Be what you would seem to be” – or if you’d like it put more simply – “Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise. “‘

`I think I should understand that better,’ Alice said very politely, `if I had it written down: but I can’ t quite follow it as you say it.’ nine0003

“I totally agree with you,” the Duchess said. – And the moral from here is this: every vegetable has its time. Or, if you like, I will put it more simply: never think that you are different from what you could be other than being different in cases where it is impossible not to be otherwise.

“I think I would understand better,” said Alice politely, “if I could write it down. And so I didn’t really get it.

`That’s nothing to what I could say if I chose,’ the Duchess replied, in a pleased tone. nine0003

` Pray don’t trouble yourself to say it any longer than that,’ said Alice.

`Oh, don’t talk about trouble!’ said the Duchess. `I make you a present of everything I’ve said as yet .’

`A cheap sort of present!’ thought Alice. `I’m glad they don’t give birthday presents like that!’ But she did not venture to say it out loud.

`Thinking again?’ the Duchess asked, with another dig of her sharp little chin.

`I’ve a right to think’ said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried. nine0003

“That’s all nonsense compared to what I could say if I wanted to,” the Duchess said, flattered.

“Please don’t worry,” Alice said.

“What are you talking about, is that worrying?” the Duchess objected. – I give you everything that I managed to say.

“A trifling present,” Alice thought to herself. – It’s good that they don’t give these for birthdays!

However, she did not dare to say this out loud.

– Are you thinking about something again? the Duchess asked, and plunged her chin into Alice’s shoulder again. nine0003

– Why shouldn’t I think? Alice answered. She was somehow uncomfortable.

`Just about as much right,’ said the Duchess, `as pigs have to fly; and the m – ‘

But here, to Alice’s great surprise, the Duchess’s voice died away, even in the middle of her favorite word `moral,’ and the arm that was linked into hers began to tremble . Alice looked up, and there stood the Queen in front of them, with her arms folded, frowning like a thunderstorm. nine0003

– Why shouldn’t a pig fly? said the Duchess. “And morality…” Here, to Alice’s great surprise, the Duchess fell silent and trembled. Alice looked up and saw that before them, with her arms crossed over her chest and a menacing frown, stood the Queen.

`A fine day, your Majesty!’ the Duchess began in a low voice.

`Now, I give you fair warning ,’ shouted the Queen, stamping on the ground as she spoke; either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time ! Take your choice!’

The Duchess took her choice, and was gone in a moment.

“Beautiful weather, Your Majesty,” the Duchess whispered weakly.

“I’m giving you fair warning,” the Queen shouted and stamped her foot. “Either we lose your company, or you lose your head. Decide now – no, twice as fast! The duchess made up her mind and disappeared at once.

`Let’s go on with the game,’ the Queen said to Alice; and Alice was too much frightened to say a word , but slowly followed her back to the croquet-ground.

The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen’s absence, and were resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment’s delay would cost them their lives .

“Let’s get back to our game,” the Queen said to Alice. Alice was so frightened that, without saying a word, she followed her to the landing. The guests meanwhile took advantage of the Queen’s absence and rested in the shade; however, seeing that the Queen was returning, they hurried to their seats. And the Queen, coming up, simply announced that a minute of delay would cost them all their lives. nine0003

All the time they were playing the Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players, and shouting `Off with his head!’ or `Off with her head!’ Those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers, who of course had to leave off being arches to do this, so that by the end of half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.

While the game was going on, the Queen constantly quarreled with the players and shouted:

– Cut off his head! Head off her shoulders! The soldiers got up from the ground and took the unfortunate into custody. Vorottsev as a result became less and less. In less than half an hour, they were gone at all, and all the players were tremblingly waiting for the execution.

Then the Queen left off, quite out of breath , and said to Alice, `Have you seen the Mock Turtle yet?’

`No,’ said Alice. `I don’t even know what a Mock Turtle is.’

`It’s the thing Mock Turtle Soup is made from,’ said the Queen. nine0003

`I never saw one, or heard of one,’ said Alice.

`Come on, then,’ said the Queen, `and he shall tell you his history,’

As they walked off together, Alice heard the King say in a low voice, to the company generally, `You are all pardoned.’ `Come, THAT’S a good thing!’ she said to herself, for she had felt quite unhappy at the number of executions the Queen had ordered.

Finally, the Queen quit the game and, catching her breath, asked Alice:

– Have you seen the Quasi Turtle? nine0003

“No,” said Alice. “I don’t even know who that is.

“Yes,” said the Queen. – This is what quasi-turtle soup is made of,

– Never seen or heard of, – said Alice.

“Then let’s go,” said the Queen. “He will tell you everything himself.

And they went. As Alice left, she heard the King say softly to the guests:

– We forgive you all!

– That’s good! Alice rejoiced. – (She was very sad, thinking about the appointed executions). nine0003

They very soon came upon a Gryphon, lying fast asleep in the sun. (IF you don’t know what a Gryphon is, look at the picture.) `Up, lazy thing !’ said the Queen, `and take this young lady to see the Mock Turtle, and to hear his history. I must go back and see after some executions I have ordered’; and she walked off, leaving Alice alone with the Gryphon. Alice did not quite like the look of the creature, but on the whole she thought it would be quite as safe to stay with it as to go after that savage Queen: so she waited. nine0003

Soon they saw a Griffin fast asleep in the sun. (If you don’t know what a Griffin looks like, look at the picture).

“Get up, slacker,” said the Queen, “take this young lady to Quasi Turtle.” Let her tell her your story. And I have to go back: I ordered someone to be executed there, I need to see that everything is as it should be. And she went away, leaving Alice with the Gryphon. He did not inspire much confidence in Alice, but, thinking that it was probably calmer with him than with the Queen, she remained. nine0003

The Gryphon sat up and rubbed its eyes: then it watched the Queen till she was out of sight: then it chuckled. `What fun!’ said the Gryphon, half to itself, half to Alice.

`What is the fun?’ said Alice.

`Why, SHE,’ said the Gryphon. `It’s all her fancy, that: they never execute nobody, you know. Come on!’

`Everybody says “come on!” here,’ thought Alice, as she went slowly after it: `I never was so ordered about in all my life, never!’ nine0003

– Laughter – and nothing more! he muttered half to himself, half to Alice.

– Laughter? Alice asked in confusion.

“Well, yes,” replied the Gryphon. – These are all inventions. Execute! He will say too! They didn’t have that sort of thing. Okay, let’s go!

– Everyone here just says “let’s go!” thought Alice, obediently following the Gryphon. “Never in my life have I been pushed around like that!”

They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock, and, as they came nearer, Alice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break. She pitied him deeply. `What is his sorrow ?’ she asked the Gryphon, and the Gryphon answered, very nearly in the same words as before, `It’s all his fancy , that: he hasn’t got no sorrow, you know. Come on!’

After walking quite a bit, they saw the Kwazi Turtle in the distance; he lay on a rocky ledge and sighed with such anguish, as if his heart were breaking. Alice felt sorry for him from the bottom of her heart. nine0003

– Why is he so sad? she asked the Gryphon. And he answered her in almost the same words:

– All this is fiction. Sad! Say it too! There is nothing for him to be sad about. Okay, let’s go!

`Once,’ said the Mock Turtle at last, with a deep sigh, `I was a real Turtle.’ These words were followed by a very long silence, broken only by an occasional exclamation of `Hjckrrh!’ from the Gryphon, and the constant heavy sobbing of the Mock Turtle.

Alice was very nearly getting up and saying, `Thank you, sir, for your interesting story,’ but she could not help thinking there MUST be more to come, so she sat still and said nothing.

“Once,” the Quasi Turtle finally said with a deep sigh, “I was a real Turtle. And again there was silence. Only the Gryphon coughed from time to time, and Quasi sobbed incessantly.

Alice was about to get up and say, “Thank you, sir, for a very entertaining story. ” But then I decided to wait.

`When we were little,’ the Mock Turtle went on at last, more calmly, though still sobbing a little now and then , `we went to school in the sea. The master was an old Turtle – we used to call him Tortoise – ‘

`Why did you call him Tortoise, if he wasn’t one?’ Alice asked. `We called him Tortoise because he taught us,’ said the Mock Turtle angrily: `really you are very dull!’

Finally, the Quasi Turtle calmed down a bit and, sighing heavily, spoke. When we were little, we went to school at the bottom of the sea. Our teacher was an old turtle. We called him Sprutik. nine0003

– Why did you call him Sprutik, – Alice asked, – if in fact he was a Turtle. “We called him the Sprutik, because he always walked with a twig,” answered the Quasi Turtle angrily. “You’re not very smart!”

`You ought to be ashamed of yourself for asking such a simple question,’ added the Gryphon; and then they both sat silent and looked at poor Alice, who felt ready to sink into the earth.

At last the Gryphon said to the Mock Turtle, `Drive on , old fellow! Don’t be all day about it!’ and he went on in these words:

They both fell silent and stared at poor Alice. She was ready to fall through the ground. Finally, the Griffin turned to the Quasi Turtle and said:

– Come on, old man, hurry up! You can’t sit here all day… And Quasi continued:

`Yes, we went to school in the sea, though you mayn’t believe it – ‘ `I never said I didn’t!’ interrupted Alice. `You did,’ said the Mock Turtle. nine0003

`Hold your tongue!’ added the Gryphon, before Alice could speak again. The Mock Turtle went on. `We had the best of educations – in fact, we went to school every day – ‘

– Yes, we went to school, and our school was at the bottom of the sea, although you might not believe this … – Why? Alice objected. “I didn’t say a word. “No, she did,” Quasi insisted.

– Don’t mind! shouted the Gryphon. But Alice did not think to object. “We have received the best education,” continued Turtle Quasi. – And no wonder – after all, we went to school every day …

`I’ve been to a day-school , too,’ said Alice; `you needn’t be so proud as all that.’ `With extras?’ asked the Mock Turtle a little anxiously. `Yes,’ said Alice, `we learned French and music.’ `And washing?’ said the Mock Turtle.

`Certainly not!’ said Alice insignantly. `Ah! then yours wasn’t a really good school,’ said the Mock Turtle in a tone of great relief. `Now at OURS they had at the end of the bill, “French, music, AND WASHING – extra.”‘

– I also went to school every day, Alice said. – There is nothing special about it. – Did they teach you anything else? Quasi asked anxiously. “Yes,” Alice replied. – Music and French. – What about laundry? said Quasi Turtle quickly. nine0003

“Of course not,” Alice replied indignantly. “Well, that means you didn’t have a good school,” Quasi said with relief. “And in our school they always added to the bill: “French, music and laundry extra”.

`You couldn’t have wanted it much,’ said Alice; `living at the bottom of the sea.’ `I couldn’t afford to learn it.’ said the Mock Turtle with a sigh. ʻI only took the regular course.’

`What was that?’ asked Alice. ` Reeling and Writing , of course, to begin with,’ the Mock Turtle replied; `and then the different branches of Arithmetic – Ambition , Distraction , Uglification , and Derision.’

– Why do you need laundry? Alice asked. – After all, you lived at the bottom of the sea. “I couldn’t do the laundry anyway,” sighed the Quasi Turtle. – I couldn’t afford it. I studied only compulsory subjects,

– Which ones? Alice asked. “At first we sneezed and squeaked, as it should be,” replied the Turtle Quasi. – And then they set about the four actions of Arithmetic: Gliding, Lamenting, Tenderness and Exhaustion. nine0003

`I never heard of “Uglification,” Alice ventured to say. `What is it?’ The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in surprise. `What! Never heard of uglifying!’ it exclaimed. `You know what to beautify is, I suppose?’

`Yes,’ said Alice doubtfully: `it means – to – make – anything – prettier.’ `Well, then,’ the Gryphon went on, `if you don’t know what to uglify is, you ARE a simpleton .’

“I’ve never heard of “Lamentation”,” Alice ventured. “Never heard of “Wailing”! exclaimed the Gryphon, raising his paws to the sky. – What is “read”, I hope you know? nine0003

“Yes,” Alice answered uncertainly, “to look at what is written in the book and… read. “Well, yes,” said the Gryphon, “and if you don’t know what “wailing” means, then you are a complete fool.

Alice did not feel encouraged to ask any more questions about it, so she turned to the Mock Turtle, and said `What else had you to learn?’

`Well, there was Mystery ,’ the Mock Turtle replied, counting off the subjects on his flappers , ` – Mystery, ancient and modern, with Seaography : then Drawling – the Drawling-master was an old conger-eel , that used to come once a week: HE taught us Drawing, Stretching , and Fainting in Coils . ‘

Alice lost all desire to find out what ‘Lamentation’ was, she turned to the Quasi Turtle and asked:
– What else did you learn? “and stepmother. And also Mimic experiments; we had an old eel as a mimic, he came once a week. He also taught us Triconometry, Physiognomy …

`What was THAT like?’ said Alice. `Well, I can’t show it you myself,’ the Mock Turtle said: `I’m too stiff . And the Gryphon never learned it.’ `Hadn’t time,’ said the Gryphon: ʻI went to the Classics master, though. He was an old crab, HE was.’

`I never went to him,’ the Mock Turtle said with a sigh: `he taught Laughing and Grief , they used to say.’

– Faces? Alice asked. “I can’t show you that,” replied the Turtle Quasi. I’m too old for this. And the Gryphon did not deal with it. “I didn’t have time,” the Gryphon confirmed. – But I received a classical education. – Like this? Alice asked. nine0003

“That’s how it is,” answered the Gryphon. – My teacher, an old crab, and I went outside and played hopscotch all day. What a teacher! – A true classic! Quasi said with a sigh. – But I didn’t get to him… They say he taught Brass, Drama and Mexico…

`So he did, so he did,’ said the Gryphon, sighing in his turn; and both creatures hide their faces in their paws. `And how many hours a day did you do lessons?’ said Alice, in a hurry to change the subject. `Ten hours the first day,’ said the Mock Turtle: `nine the next, and so on.’ nine0003

`What a curious plan!’ exclaimed Alice. `That’s the reason they’re called lessons,’ the Gryphon remarked: `because they lessen from day to day.’

“That’s for sure,” the Gryphon agreed. And both hung their heads and sighed. – How long did your classes last? Alice asked, hurrying to translate the conversation. “It was up to us,” replied the Turtle Quasi. – As soon as we take everything, we will finish.

– Will you borrow? Alice was surprised. Why are classes called that? Griffin explained. – Because in the classroom we occupy our teacher’s mind … And as soon as we occupy everything and leave him nothing, we will immediately finish. In such cases, they say: “He has no mind”. Understood? nine0003

This was quite a new idea to Alice, and she thought it over a little before she made her next remark. `Then the eleventh day must have been a holiday?’ `Of course it was,’ said the Mock Turtle.

`And how did you manage on the twelfth?’ Alice went on eagerly. `That’s enough about lessons,’ the Gryphon interrupted in a very decided tone: `tell her something about the games now.’

This was so new to Alice that she couldn’t help thinking. What happens to the teacher then? she asked after a while. nine0003

“Maybe enough about the lessons,” the Gryphon intervened decisively. – Tell her about our games…

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