喜んでお前を召し抱え…

IMAGE: "I'm sure I'll take you with pleasure!" the Queen said. "Two pence a week, and jam every other day." Alice couldn't help laughing, as she said, "I don't want you to hire me - and I don't care for jam." "It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday - but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to 'jam to-day'," Alice objected. "No, it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day: to-day isn't any other day, you know."

「喜んでお前を召し抱えようぞ！」女王は言った。「週に二ペンス、それに一日おきにジャムじゃ」。アリスは思わず笑いながら、「私を雇ってほしいわけではありません――それにジャムは好きじゃないし」と言った。「とても良いジャムじゃぞ」女王は言った。「とにかく、何にしても今日は欲しくありません」。「欲しかったとしても、手に入らなかったじゃろう」女王は言った。「規則では、明日のジャムと昨日のジャムはある――じゃが今日のジャムは絶対にない」。「『今日のジャム』になることもあるはず」アリスは異議を唱えた。「いや、あり得ぬ」女王は言った。「一日おきにジャムじゃ：　今日は今すぐの日、一日おいた日ではないじゃろが」。 - ルイス・キャロル (1832 - 98): 『鏡の国のアリス』（ウールとウォーター）

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"I'm sure I'll take you with pleasure!" the Queen said. "Two pence a week, and jam every other day." Alice couldn't help laughing, as she said, "I don't want you to hire me - and I don't care for jam." "It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday - but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to 'jam to-day'," Alice objected. "No, it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day: to-day isn't any other day, you know." - Lewis Carroll (1832 - 98): Through the Looking-glass (Wool and Water)

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