断章：谜语的答案

断章：谜语的答案

“enquirieshavesooftenbeenaddressedtome,astowhetheranyanswertothehatter’sriddlecanbeimagined,thatimayaswellputonrecordherewhatseemstometobeafairlyappropriateanswer,viz.‘becauseitcanproduceafewnotes,thoughtheyareveryflat;anditisneverputwiththewrongendinfront!’this,however,ismerelyanafterthought;theriddle,asoriginallyinvented,hadnoansweratall.”（摘自1896版《爱丽丝梦游仙境》的前言）

至于“为什么乌鸦像写字台？”这个谜题，有一个广泛流传的解是“因为我喜欢你没有原因。”很浪漫，可惜这大概率不过是讹传。真正的爱，怎么说也不能是事出无因的罢。