Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world I am?
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I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.
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I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, because I'm not myself, you see.
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- Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
- That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
- I don't much care where...
- Then it doesn't matter which way you go.
- ...so long as I get somewhere.
- Oh, you're sure to do that, if you only walk long enough.
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out-of-the-way - странный
fender-bender - дтп
lest - во избежание; как бы не...
yer honour! - ваша честь!
head over heels - кубарем
keep one's temper - держать себя в руках
puff away - курить одну за другой
give oneself airs - задирать нос, зазнаваться
kick smb downstairs - спустить с лестницы
not to have a wink of sleep - глаз не смыкать
be off - уходи
out of one's wits - вне себя, обезумевший
on and off - время от времени
chop off one's head - отрубить голову
venture - рисковать, отважиться
lullaby - колыбельная
by the by - между прочим
you must be raving mad - ты совсем спятил