Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland · French + English
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French edition · 2 sentences
En passant elle prit sur un rayon un pot de confiture portant cette étiquette, “MARMELADE D’ORANGES.”
Literal English
In passing, she took from a shelf a pot of jam bearing this label, “ORANGE MARMALADE.”
Mais, à son grand regret, le pot était vide: elle n’osait le laisser tomber dans la crainte de tuer quelqu’un; aussi s’arrangea-t-elle de manière à le déposer en passant dans une des armoires.
Literal English
But, to her great regret, the pot was empty: she did not dare let it fall for fear of killing someone; so she managed to put it in one of the cupboards as she passed.
English edition · 1 sentence
She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled “ORANGE MARMALADE”, but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, chapter 1 · Source editions: French and English
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