They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock, and, as they came nearer, Alice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break. She pitied him deeply.
Non s'erano allontanati di molto che scorsero in distanza la Falsa-testuggine, seduta malinconicamente sull'orlo d'una rupe. Avvicinatasi un po' più, Alice la sentì sospirare come se le si rompesse il cuore.