Alice in Wonderland (47)

Alice in Wonderland (47)

The Gryphon sat up and rubbed its eyes and then watched the Queen till she was out of sight.

" What a 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 executes nobody, you know, Come on ! "

" Everybody says 'Coem on !' here " thought Alice and she went slowly after it.

They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the disitance, sitting  sad and lonely on a little ledge of lock.

As they came nearer, Aiice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break.

She pittied him deeply.
" What is his sorrow ? " she asked the Gryphon.

Gryphon answered, very nealy in the same words as before, " It's all fancy. that: he hasn't got no sorrow, you know, Come on ! "

So they went up to the Mock Turtle, who looked at them with large eyes full of tears, but said nothing.



" This here young lady, " said the Gryphon, " she wants to know your history, she do. "

" I'll tell it to her , " said the Mock Turtle in a deep, hollow tone.

" Sit down both of you, and don't speak a word until I have finished. "

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(注)
Mock turtle soup
モックタートル スープ 《海ガメのスープに似せて作る子牛の肉のスープ》
イギリスで中世の頃から作られていた。

「Mock Turtle soup の歌」は、少し先になりますが、このあと、次章「The Lobster Quadrille」において、Mock Turtle の語りの中で登場し、彼が泣きながら歌います。

Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen(深皿) !
Who for such dainties(ご馳走) would not stoop ?
（そのようなご馳走を前にしてだれがかがまずにいられようか）
Soup of the evning, beautiful Soup !
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup !
    Beauーootiful Sooーoop !
    Beauーootiful Sooーoop !
Sooーoop of the eーeーevning,
Beautiful, beautiful soup !
(一番)

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