CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningto
blive
getverytiredofsittingbyhersøster
sisteronthebank,andofhave
havingnothingtodo:once
eller
ortwiceshehadpeepedintothebog
bookhersisterwasreading,men
butithadnopictureseller
orconversationsinit,“andwhatisthebrugen
useofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictureseller
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinher
eget
ownmind(aswellasshekunne
could,forthehotdaylave
madeherfeelverysleepyog
andstupid),whetherthepleasureoflave
makingadaisy-chainwouldbeworthden
thetroubleofgettingupog
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyen
aWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesløb
ranclosebyher.Therewas
noget
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlice
synes
thinkitsoverymuchud
outofthewaytohøre
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohkære
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtit
over
overafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohave
havewonderedatthis,butatthetidspunkt
timeitallseemedquitenatural);men
butwhentheRabbitactuallytookawatchud
outofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,og
andthenhurriedon,Alicebegyndte
startedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshersind
mindthatshehadneverfør
beforeseenarabbitwithenten
eitherawaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtotage
takeoutofit,andburningmed
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldefter
afterit,andfortunatelywaslige
justintimetoseeitpopned
downalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.In
et andet
anothermomentdownwentAliceefter
afterit,neveronceconsideringhvordan
howintheworldshewastokomme
getoutagain.Therabbit-hole
gik
wentstraightonlikeatunnelforsomemåde
way,andthendippedsuddenlyned
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehavde
hadnotamomenttotænke
thinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshefandt
foundherselffallingdownameget
verydeepwell.Eitherthewellwas
meget
verydeep,orshefellmeget
veryslowly,forshehadplentyoftimeasshegik
wentdowntolookaboutherog
andtowonderwhatwasgik
goingtohappennext.First,she
prøvede
triedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewaskom
comingto,butitwasfor
toodarktoseeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
og
andnoticedthattheywerefilledmed
withcupboardsandbook-shelves;here
og
andthereshesawmapsog
andpictureshunguponpegs.She
tog
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
men
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnot
lide
liketodropthejarforfearofdræbe
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtolægge
putitintooneofthecupboardsasshefaldt
fellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“after
et sådant
suchafallasthis,Ishalltænke
thinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!Hvor
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeathome!Why,Iwouldn’t
sige
sayanythingaboutit,evenifIfaldt
felloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwas
meget
verylikelytrue.)Down,down,
ned
down.Wouldthefallnever
komme
cometoanend?“Iwonder
hvor
howmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”she
sagde
saidaloud.“Imustbe
komme
gettingsomewherenearthecentreoftheearth.Lad
Letmesee:thatwouldbe
fire
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,you
ser
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,og
andthoughthiswasnotameget
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,asder
therewasnoonetolytte
listentoher,stillitwasgod
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’som
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeeller
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alice
havde
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,eller
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
igen
again.“IwonderifIshall
falde
fallrightthroughtheearth!Hvor
Howfunnyit’llseemtokomme
comeoutamongthepeoplethatgår
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
der
therewasnoonelistening,denne
thistime,asitdidn’tlød
soundatalltherightword)“—butIshallnødt
havetoaskthemwhatthenavnet
nameofthecountryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
eller
orAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
falder
fallingthroughtheair!Doyou
tror
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)“Andwhat
en
anignorantlittlegirlshe’lltænke
thinkmeforasking!No,it’ll
aldrig
neverdotoask:perhapsIshall
se
seeitwrittenupsomewhere.”Ned
Down,down,down.Therewas
intet
nothingelsetodo,soAlicesnart
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’ll
savne
missmeverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
håber
hopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmy
kære
dear!Iwishyouwere
nede
downherewithme!Thereare
ingen
nomiceintheair,I’mbange
afraid,butyoumightcatchen
abat,andthat’sveryligesom
likeamouse,youknow.Men
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”Og
AndhereAlicebegantoblive
getrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inen
adreamysortofway,“Docatseatbats?Docats
spiser
eatbats?”andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for
for,yousee,asshecouldn’tsvare
answereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputdet
it.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
og
andhadjustbeguntodrømme
dreamthatshewaswalkinghånd
handinhandwithDinah,og
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethesandheden
truth:didyouevereat
en
abat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
ned
downshecameuponaheapofsticksog
anddryleaves,andthefaldet
fallwasover.Alicewasnota
smule
bithurt,andshejumpedop
upontoherfeetinaøjeblik
moment:shelookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
før
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,og
andtheWhiteRabbitwasstadig
stillinsight,hurryingdownit.Der
Therewasnotamomenttobelost:væk
awaywentAlicelikethewind,og
andwasjustintimetohøre
hearitsay,asitturnedet
acorner,“Ohmyearsog
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
tæt
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,men
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobese
seen:shefoundherselfin
en
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyen
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Der
Thereweredoorsallroundthehall,men
buttheywerealllocked;og
andwhenAlicehadbeenallden
thewaydownonesideog
anduptheother,tryinghver
everydoor,shewalkedsadlyned
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertokomme
getoutagain.Suddenlyshe
kom
cameuponalittlethree-leggedtable,alle
allmadeofsolidglass;therewas
intet
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,og
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitkunne
mightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;men
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
for
toolarge,orthekeywasfor
toosmall,butatanyrateitville
wouldnotopenanyofdem
them.However,onthesecond
gang
timeround,shecameuponen
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticedfør
before,andbehinditwasen
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshøj
high:shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
og
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Alice
åbnede
openedthedoorandfoundat
thatitledintoalille
smallpassage,notmuchlargerend
thanarat-hole:sheknelt
ned
downandlookedalongthepassageintoden
theloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Hvordan
Howshelongedtogetud
outofthatdarkhall,og
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersog
andthosecoolfountains,butshekunne
couldnotevengetherhoved
headthroughthedoorway;“and
selv
evenifmyheadwouldgå
gothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itville
wouldbeofverylittlebrug
usewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,
hvor
howIwishIcouldshutupsom
likeatelescope!IthinkI
kunne
could,ifIonlyknewhvordan
howtobegin.”For,you
ser
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingsfå
hadhappenedlately,thatAlicefå
hadbeguntothinkthatmeget
veryfewthingsindeedwerevirkelig
reallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobe
ingen
nouseinwaitingbythelille
littledoor,soshewenttilbage
backtothetable,halfhåb
hopingshemightfindanotherkeyonit,eller
oratanyrateabog
bookofrulesforshuttingfolk
peopleupliketelescopes:this
gang
timeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnother
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasen
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwasallvery
godt
welltosay“Drinkme,”men
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtogøre
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
sagde
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’eller
ornot”;forshehad
læst
readseveralnicelittlehistoriesom
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,og
andeatenupbywildbeastsog
andotherunpleasantthings,allfordi
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshavde
hadtaughtthem:suchas,
at
thatared-hotpokerwillburnyouhvis
ifyouholdittoolænge
long;andthatifyou
skærer
cutyourfingerverydeeplymed
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;og
andshehadneverforgottenthat,hvis
ifyoudrinkmuchfromen
abottlemarked“poison,”itisnæsten
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonereller
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
det
it,andfindingitverynice,Det
(ithad,infact,aslags
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,og
andhotbutteredtoast,)shemeget
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sagde
saidAlice;“Imustbe
lukke
shuttinguplikeatelescope.”Og
Andsoitwasindeed:shewas
nu
nowonlytenincheshigh,og
andherfacebrightenedupatden
thethoughtthatshewasnu
nowtherightsizeforgå
goingthroughthelittledoorintoat
thatlovelygarden.First,however,she
ventede
waitedforafewminutestose
seeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefelta
lidt
littlenervousaboutthis;“forit
kan
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygår
goingoutaltogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatI
skulle
shouldbelikethen?”Andshe
prøvede
triedtofancywhattheflameofacandleissom
likeafterthecandleisblownud
out,forshecouldnothuske
remembereverhavingseensuchating
thing.Afterawhile,findingthatnothing
mere
morehappened,shedecidedongå
goingintothegardenatonce;men
but,alasforpoorAlice!da
whenshegottothedøren
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelille
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshegik
wentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshekunne
couldnotpossiblyreachit:she
kunne
couldseeitquiteplainlygennem
throughtheglass,andsheprøvede
triedherbesttoclimbop
uponeofthelegsofthetable,men
butitwastooslippery;og
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithforsøge
trying,thepoorlittlethingsatned
downandcried.“Come,there’s
ikke
nouseincryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
forlade
leaveoffthisminute!”Shegenerally
gav
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,Selv
(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),og
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringe
bringtearsintohereyes;og
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxheregne
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinaspil
gameofcroquetshewasplayingmod
againstherself,forthiscuriousbarn
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobeto
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
tænkte
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobeto
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
nok
enoughofmelefttogøre
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonhereye
faldt
fellonalittleglassboxder
thatwaslyingunderthetable:she
åbnede
openedit,andfoundiniten
averysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’ll
spise
eatit,”saidAlice,“andhvis
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Ikan
canreachthekey;and
hvis
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Ikan
cancreepunderthedoor;soeitherwayI’ll
kommer
getintothegarden,andIdon’tcareder
whichhappens!”Sheatea
lidt
littlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichvej
way?Whichway?”,holdingher
hånd
handonthetopofherhoved
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,og
andshewasquitesurprisedtofinde
findthatsheremainedthesamme
samesize:tobesure,
dette
thisgenerallyhappenswhenonespiser
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsomeget
muchintothewayofexpectingintet
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitseemedret
quitedullandstupidforlifetogå
gooninthecommonway.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
og
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewasso
meget
muchsurprised,thatfortheøjeblik
momentshequiteforgothowtotaler
speakgoodEnglish);“nowI’m
åbner
openingoutlikethelargesttelescopeder
thateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
da
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobenæsten
almostoutofsight,theywerekomme
gettingsofaroff).“Oh,my
stakkels
poorlittlefeet,Iwonderwhovil
willputonyourshoesog
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’m
sikker
sureIshan’tbeable!Ishallbeagreatdeal
for
toofarofftotroublemyselfom
aboutyou:youmustmanagethebest
vej
wayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”tænkte
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’twalkthevej
wayIwanttogo!Lad
Letmesee:I’llgivethem
et
anewpairofbootshver
everyChristmas.”Andshewenton
planlægge
planningtoherselfhowsheville
wouldmanageit.“Theymust
gå
gobythecarrier,”shetænkte
thought;“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
sende
sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!Og
Andhowoddthedirectionsvil
willlook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Lige
Justthenherheadstruckmod
againsttheroofofthehall:in
faktisk
factshewasnowmoreend
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetog
tookupthelittlegoldenkeyog
andhurriedofftothegardendør
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
meget
muchasshecoulddo,lyingned
downononeside,tose
lookthroughintothegardenmed
withoneeye;butto
komme
getthroughwasmorehopelessend
thanever:shesatdown
og
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
greatgirllikeyou,”(shekunne
mightwellsaythis),“togooncryingindenne
thisway!Stopthismoment,I
siger
tellyou!”Butshewenton
alle
allthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,indtil
untiltherewasalargepoolalle
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeepog
andreachinghalfdownthehall.Efter
Afteratimeshehearden
alittlepatteringoffeetindet
thedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestose
seewhatwascoming.ItwastheWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
med
withapairofwhitekid
kidglovesinonehandog
andalargefanintheanden
other:hecametrottingalongina
stor
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashekom
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
hvis
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
følte
feltsodesperatethatshewasklar
readytoaskhelpofnogen
anyone;so,whentheRabbit
kom
camenearher,shebegan,inen
alow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”De
TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedde
thewhitekidglovesandde
thefan,andskurriedawayintode
thedarknessashardashekunne
couldgo.Alicetookupthefan
og
andgloves,and,asthehallwasmeget
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallthetiden
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
kære
dear!Howqueereverythingisto-day!
Og
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.IwonderifI’vebeenchangedinthe
natten
night?Letmethink:
wasI
den
thesamewhenIgotupthismorning?I
næsten
almostthinkIcanrememberfølte
feelingalittledifferent.But
hvis
ifI’mnotthesame,thenæste
nextquestionis,WhointheworldamJeg
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Og
Andshebeganthinkingoveralle
allthechildrensheknewthatwereofde
thesameageasherself,tose
seeifshecouldhavebeenændret
changedforanyofthem.“I’m
sikker
sureI’mnotAda,”shesagde
said,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,og
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;og
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIved
knowallsortsofthings,og
andshe,oh!sheknowssucha
meget
verylittle!Besides,she’sshe,
og
andI’mI,and—ohdear,hvor
howpuzzlingitallis!I’ll
prøve
tryifIknowallde
thethingsIusedtoknow.Lad
Letmesee:fourtimes
fem
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesseks
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishall
aldrig
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
prøve
tryGeography.LondonisthecapitalofParis,
og
andParisisthecapitalofRome,og
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!I
må
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!I’ll
prøve
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”og
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,og
andbegantorepeatit,men
buthervoicesoundedhoarseog
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotkom
comethesameastheyplejede
usedtodo:—.“Howdoth
den
thelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,Og
Andpourthewatersofden
theNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Hvor
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,Og
AndwelcomelittlefishesinMed
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’m
sikker
surethosearenottherigtige
rightwords,”saidpoorAlice,og
andhereyesfilledwithtearsigen
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafteralt
all,andIshallhavetogå
goandliveinthatpokylille
littlehouse,andhavenexttonotoystolege
playwith,andoh!everso
mange
manylessonstolearn!No,I’vemadeupmymindabout
det
it;ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydownhere!
It’llbe
ikke
nousetheirputtingtheirheadsned
downandsaying‘Comeupigen
again,dear!’Ishallonlyse
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Sig
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,hvis
ifIlikebeingthatperson
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’llstay
nede
downheretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
med
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idoønske
wishtheywouldputtheirheadsned
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
alene
alonehere!”Asshesaid
dette
thisshelookeddownatherhands,og
andwassurprisedtoseethatshehavde
hadputononeoftheRabbit’ssmå
littlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalte
talking.“HowcanIhave
gjort
donethat?”shethought.
“I
må
mustbegrowingsmallagain.”Shegotup
og
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,og
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshekunne
couldguess,shewasnowomkring
abouttwofeethigh,andwasgik
goingonshrinkingrapidly:she
snart
soonfoundoutthatthecauseofdette
thiswasthefanshewasholdt
holding,andshedroppedithastily,lige
justintimetoavoidshrinkingvæk
awayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”