CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
velmi
verytiredofsittingbyhersisteronthebank,a
andofhavingnothingtodělat
do:onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookher
sestra
sisterwasreading,butithadžádné
nopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesnebo
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinherown
mysli
mind(aswellasshecould,forthehorký
hotdaymadeherfeelvelmi
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththepotíže
troubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,když
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbits
withpinkeyesranclosebyher.Therewas
nic
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitso
velmi
verymuchoutofthecestu
waytoheartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
že
thatsheoughttohavewonderedatthis,ale
butatthetimeitallseemeddocela
quitenatural);butwhentheRabbit
ve skutečnosti
actuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,a
andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindže
thatshehadneverbeforeseenarabbits
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orahodinky
watchtotakeoutofto
it,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterto
it,andfortunatelywasjustintimetovidět
seeitpopdownalargerabbit-holepod
underthehedge.Inanother
okamžiku
momentdownwentAliceafterit,nikdy
neveronceconsideringhowinthesvětě
worldshewastogetven
outagain.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
jako
likeatunnelforsomecestu
way,andthendippedsuddenlydolů
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotamomenttopřemýšlet
thinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherselffallingdolů
downaverydeepwell.Buď
Eitherthewellwasverydeep,nebo
orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyofčasu
timeasshewentdowntolookabouthera
andtowonderwhatwasgoingtostane
happennext.First,shetriedtolook
dolů
downandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,ale
butitwastoodarktoseeněco
anything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
a
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsa
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshesawmaps
a
andpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfrom
jedné
oneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
ale
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkilling
někdo
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtodát
putitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
pádu
fallasthis,Ishallmyslet
thinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!Jak
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeatdoma
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
nic
anythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwas
velmi
verylikelytrue.)Down,down,
dolů
down.Wouldthefallnevercometoanend?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
země
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
čtyři
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”Pro
(for,yousee,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsoftohoto
thissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,a
andthoughthiswasnotavelmi
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astam
therewasnoonetolistentoji
her,stillitwasgoodpracticetoříct
sayitover)“—yes,that’so
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudenebo
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(AlicehadnoideawhatLatitudewas,
nebo
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerepěkné
nicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
znovu
again.“IwonderifIshallfallrightthroughthe
zem
earth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethatwalk
s
withtheirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhaveto
zeptat
askthemwhatthenameofthezemě
countryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,isthis
Nový
NewZealandorAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughtheair!
Doyouthinkyoucouldmanage
to
it?)“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
myslet
thinkmeforasking!No,it’ll
nikdy
neverdotoask:perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Dolů
Down,down,down.Therewasnothingelseto
dělat
do,soAlicesoonbegantalkingznovu
again.“Dinah’llmissmeverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
doufám
hopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmy
drahá
dear!Iwishyouwere
dole
downherewithme!Thereare
žádné
nomiceintheair,I’mafraid,ale
butyoumightcatchabat,a
andthat’sverylikeamouse,youknow.Ale
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”A
AndhereAlicebegantodostat
getrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inadreamysortofway,“Docatsjíst
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
a
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,yousee,asshecouldn’t
odpovědět
answereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputto
it.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
a
andhadjustbeguntosnít
dreamthatshewaswalkinghandinhands
withDinah,andsayingtohervelmi
veryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethepravdu
truth:didyouevereatabat?”
když
whensuddenly,thump!thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticks
a
anddryleaves,andthepád
fallwasover.Alicewasnotabit
zraněn
hurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinaokamžiku
moment:shelookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
před
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,a
andtheWhiteRabbitwasstále
stillinsight,hurryingdownto
it.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
pryč
awaywentAlicelikethewind,a
andwasjustintimetoslyšet
hearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsa
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
blízko
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,ale
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:shefoundherselfina
dlouhé
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
všechny
allroundthehall,buttheywerevšechny
alllocked;andwhenAlicehadbeen
všechny
allthewaydownonesidea
anduptheother,tryingeverydveře
door,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderingjak
howshewasevertodostat
getoutagain.Suddenlyshecameuponalittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewas
nic
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,a
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasže
thatitmightbelongtojedné
oneofthedoorsofthehall;ale
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
příliš
toolarge,orthekeywaspříliš
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofnich
them.However,onthesecondtimeround,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
předtím
before,andbehinditwasamalá
littledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:shetriedthe
malý
littlegoldenkeyinthelock,a
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopenedthe
dveře
doorandfoundthatitledintoamalé
smallpassage,notmuchlargernež
thanarat-hole:shekneltdown
a
andlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Jak
Howshelongedtogetoutofthatdarkhall,a
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersa
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotani
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
i
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofverylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishIcouldshutup
jako
likeatelescope!IthinkIcould,ifI
jen
onlyknewhowtobegin.”For,yousee,so
mnoho
manyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,že
thatAlicehadbeguntomyslet
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittle
dveří
door,soshewentbacktothetable,napůl
halfhopingshemightfinddalší
anotherkeyonit,oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingpeopleupjako
liketelescopes:thistimeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
tu
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwasall
velmi
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”ale
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtoudělat
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
nebo
ornot”;forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistories
o
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,a
andeatenupbywildbeastsa
andotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnotrememberna
thesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtjim
them:suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyouifyouholdit
příliš
toolong;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
velmi
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;a
andshehadneverforgottenže
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itistéměř
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonernebo
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
to
it,andfindingitverypěkné
nice,(ithad,infact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,a
andhotbutteredtoast,)shevelmi
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
jako
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
nyní
nowonlytenincheshigh,a
andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtže
thatshewasnowtherightsizeforgoingthroughthelittledveřmi
doorintothatlovelygarden.First,however,shewaitedfora
pár
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefeltalittlenervousaboutthis;
“foritmightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
jako
likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
A
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleisjako
likeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotvzpomenout
remembereverhavingseensuchavěc
thing.Afterawhile,finding
že
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce;ale
but,alasforpoorAlice!když
whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehadforgottenthemalý
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeit
docela
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,a
andshetriedherbesttoclimbupjednu
oneofthelegsofthetable,ale
butitwastooslippery;a
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,thepoormalá
littlethingsatdownandcried.“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
odejít
leaveoffthisminute!”Shegenerallygaveherself
velmi
verygoodadvice,(thoughshevelmi
veryseldomfollowedit),andněkdy
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;a
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxhervlastní
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinahře
gameofcroquetshewasplayingproti
againstherself,forthiscuriousdítě
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobedvěma
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
dva
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
dost
enoughofmelefttomakejednoho
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellonalittleglassbox
která
thatwaslyingunderthetable:sheopenedit,
a
andfoundinitavelmi
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“and
pokud
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Icanreachthekey;a
andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreeppod
underthedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
a
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”Sheatealittlebit,
a
andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Whichway?”,holdingher
ruku
handonthetopofherhlavy
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,a
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindže
thatsheremainedthesamesize:tobesure,thisgenerallyhappens
když
whenoneeatscake,butAlicehadgotsohodně
muchintothewayofexpectingnic
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstostát
happen,thatitseemedquitedulla
andstupidforlifetojít
gooninthecommoncestě
way.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
a
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
že
thatforthemomentshedocela
quiteforgothowtospeakdobrou
goodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
jako
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
když
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobetéměř
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsodaleko
faroff).“Oh,mypoor
malé
littlefeet,Iwonderwhowillputonyourshoesa
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
příliš
toofarofftotroublemyselfo
aboutyou:youmustmanagethe
nejlepší
bestwayyoucan;—butImustbelaskavý
kindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“ormožná
perhapstheywon’twalkthezpůsob
wayIwanttogo!Letmesee:
I’llgivethema
nový
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.”A
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfjak
howshewouldmanageit.“Theymust
jít
gobythecarrier,”shethought;“and
jak
howfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!A
Andhowoddthedirectionsbudou
willlook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Právě
Justthenherheadstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:infactshewas
nyní
nowmorethanninefeethigh,a
andsheatoncetookupthemalý
littlegoldenkeyandhurriedofftothegardendveří
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshecould
udělat
do,lyingdownononestraně
side,tolookthroughintothegardens
withoneeye;butto
dostat
getthroughwasmorehopelessnež
thanever:shesatdown
a
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreatgirl
jako
likeyou,”(shemightwellsaythis),“togooncryinginthisway!Stop
tuto
thismoment,Itellyou!”Ale
Butshewentonallthestejné
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,dokud
untiltherewasalargepoolvšechny
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeepa
andreachinghalfdownthehall.Po
Afteratimesheheardamalý
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,a
andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.ItwastheWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
s
withapairofwhitekidglovesinjedné
onehandandalargefanintheother:hecametrottingalonginagreat
spěchu
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alicefeltsodesperate
že
thatshewasreadytopožádat
askhelpofanyone;so,
když
whentheRabbitcamenearní
her,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthe
bílé
whitekidglovesandthefan,a
andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashecouldjít
go.Alicetookupthefan
a
andgloves,and,asthehallwasvelmi
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallthedobu
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
drahý
dear!Howqueereverythingis
dnes
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeenchangedinthe
noci
night?Letmethink:
wasIthesame
když
whenIgotupthismorning?I
skoro
almostthinkIcanrememberfeelingalittledifferent.Ale
ButifI’mnotthesame,na
thenextquestionis,Whoinna
theworldamI?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
A
Andshebeganthinkingoverallthedětmi
childrensheknewthatwereofthesameageasherself,toseeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofnich
them.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forher
vlasy
hairgoesinsuchlongringlets,a
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;a
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIvím
knowallsortsofthings,a
andshe,oh!sheknowssucha
velmi
verylittle!Besides,she’sshe,
a
andI’mI,and—ohdear,jak
howpuzzlingitallis!I’lltryifI
vědět
knowallthethingsIusedtovědět
know.Letmesee:
fourtimes
pět
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesšest
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishall
nikdy
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
a
andParisisthecapitalofRome,a
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’lltry
a
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”a
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,a
andbegantorepeatit,ale
buthervoicesoundedhoarsea
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
malý
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,A
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOnkaždou
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Jak
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,A
AndwelcomelittlefishesinS
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”saidpoorAlice,
a
andhereyesfilledwithtearsznovu
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelpo
afterall,andIshallmít
havetogoandliveinže
thatpokylittlehouse,andmít
havenexttonotoystohrát
playwith,andoh!eversomanylessonsto
naučit
learn!No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
ifI’mMabel,I’llstay
dole
downhere!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
a
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishalljen
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Řekni
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,ifIlikebeingthatosobou
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’llstaydown
tady
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
s
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldputtheirheadsdolů
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
sama
alonehere!”Asshesaidthisshelooked
dolů
downatherhands,andwassurprisedtoseeže
thatshehadputonjednu
oneoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
shethought.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
a
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,a
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewasnyní
nowabouttwofeethigh,a
andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:she
brzy
soonfoundoutthatthepříčinou
causeofthiswasthefanshewasholding,a
andshedroppedithastily,právě
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”