CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
begyndt
beginningtogetverytiredofsidde
sittingbyhersisteronthebanken
bank,andofhavingnothingtogøre
do:onceortwiceshe
havde
hadpeepedintothebookhersøster
sisterwasreading,butithavde
hadnopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatisthebrugen
useofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictureseller
orconversations?”Soshewas
overvejede
consideringinherownmind(asgodt
wellasshecould,forden
thehotdaymadeherføle
feelverysleepyandstupid),om
whetherthepleasureofmakingen
adaisy-chainwouldbeworthden
thetroubleofgettingupog
andpickingthedaisies,whenpludselig
suddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesløb
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,foritflashedover
acrosshermindthatshehavde
hadneverbeforeseenakanin
rabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,eller
orawatchtotakeud
outofit,andburningmed
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthemarken
fieldafterit,andfortunatelywaslige
justintimetoseeitpop
popdownalargerabbit-holeunder
underthehedge.Inanother
øjeblik
momentdownwentAliceafterit,aldrig
neveronceconsideringhowintheverden
worldshewastogetud
outagain.Therabbit-holewent
lige
straightonlikeatunnelforsomemåde
way,andthendippedsuddenlyned
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehavde
hadnotamomenttotænke
thinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshefandt
foundherselffallingdownameget
verydeepwell.Eitherthewellwas
meget
verydeep,orshefellmeget
veryslowly,forshehadmasser
plentyoftimeasshegik
wentdowntolookaboutherog
andtowonderwhatwasgik
goingtohappennext.First,she
prøvede
triedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewaskom
comingto,butitwasfor
toodarktoseeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
og
andnoticedthattheywerefyldt
filledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;her
hereandthereshesawmapsog
andpictureshunguponpegs.She
tog
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
men
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwastomt
empty:shedidnotliketo
faldt
dropthejarforfearofdræbe
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?“I
gad vide
wonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”she
sagde
saidaloud.“Imustbe
komme
gettingsomewherenearthecentreoftheearth.Lad
Letmesee:thatwouldbe
fire
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,you
ser
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,og
andthoughthiswasnotameget
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherviden
knowledge,astherewasnoonetolytte
listentoher,stillitwasgod
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’som
abouttherightdistance—butthenIundrer
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alice
havde
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,eller
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshe
begyndte
beganagain.“IwonderifIshall
falde
fallrightthroughtheearth!Hvor
Howfunnyit’llseemtokomme
comeoutamongthepeoplethatgår
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
temmelig
rathergladtherewasnoonelyttede
listening,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’llrememberhersaucerofmælk
milkattea-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
downshecameuponabunke
heapofsticksanddryleaves,og
andthefallwasover.Alicewasnota
smule
bithurt,andshejumpedop
upontoherfeetinaøjeblik
moment:shelookedup,butitwasall
mørkt
darkoverhead;beforeherwasanother
lang
longpassage,andtheWhiteKanin
Rabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingned
downit.Therewasnot
et
amomenttobelost:væk
awaywentAlicelikethewind,og
andwasjustintimetohøre
hearitsay,asitturnedet
acorner,“Ohmyearsog
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
tæt
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,men
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobese
seen:shefoundherselfin
en
along,lowhall,whichwasoplyst
litupbyarowoflampshang
hangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
alle
allroundthehall,buttheywerealle
alllocked;andwhenAlice
havde
hadbeenallthewayned
downonesideandupden
theother,tryingeverydoor,shegik
walkedsadlydownthemiddle,undrer
wonderinghowshewasevertokomme
getoutagain.Suddenlyshe
kom
cameuponalittlethree-leggedbord
table,allmadeofsolidglas
glass;therewasnothingonit
undtagen
exceptatinygoldenkey,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:shetriedthelittle
gyldne
goldenkeyinthelock,og
andtohergreatdelightitpassede
fitted!Aliceopenedthedoor
og
andfoundthatitledintoalille
smallpassage,notmuchlargerend
thanarat-hole:sheknelt
ned
downandlookedalongthepassageintoden
theloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Hvordan
Howshelongedtogetud
outofthatdarkhall,og
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsoflyse
brightflowersandthosecoolfountains,men
butshecouldnotevengetherhoved
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
timeshefoundalittleflaske
bottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnother
herebefore,”saidAlice,)andrundt
roundtheneckoftheflaske
bottlewasapaperlabel,med
withthewords“DRINKME,”smukt
beautifullyprintedonitinstore
largeletters.Itwasallvery
godt
welltosay“Drinkme,”men
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtogøre
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
sagde
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’eller
ornot”;forshehad
læst
readseveralnicelittlehistoriesom
aboutchildrenwhohadgotbrændt
burnt,andeatenupbyvilde
wildbeastsandotherunpleasantthings,alt
allbecausetheywouldnothuske
rememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshavde
hadtaughtthem:suchas,
at
thatared-hotpokerwillbrænde
burnyouifyouholditfor
toolong;andthatifyou
skærer
cutyourfingerverydeeplymed
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;og
andshehadneverforgottenthat,hvis
ifyoudrinkmuchfromen
abottlemarked“poison,”itisnæsten
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,før
soonerorlater.However,this
flaske
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAlicevovede
venturedtotasteit,andfinde
findingitverynice,(ithavde
had,infact,asortofblandet
mixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,ananas
pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andvarm
hotbutteredtoast,)sheverysnart
soonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sagde
saidAlice;“Imustbe
lukke
shuttinguplikeatelescope.”Og
Andsoitwasindeed:shewas
nu
nowonlytenincheshigh,og
andherfacebrightenedupatden
thethoughtthatshewasnu
nowtherightsizeforgå
goingthroughthelittledoorintoat
thatlovelygarden.First,however,she
ventede
waitedforafewminutestose
seeifshewasgoingtokrympe
shrinkanyfurther:shefelta
lidt
littlenervousaboutthis;“forit
kan
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygår
goingoutaltogether,likeastearinlys
candle.IwonderwhatI
skulle
shouldbelikethen?”Andshe
prøvede
triedtofancywhattheflameofastearinlys
candleislikeafterthestearinlys
candleisblownout,forshekunne
couldnotremembereverhavingset
seensuchathing.After
et
awhile,findingthatnothingmere
morehappened,shedecidedongå
goingintothegardenatonce;men
but,alasforpoorAlice!da
whenshegottothedøren
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelille
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshegik
wentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshekunne
couldnotpossiblyreachit:she
kunne
couldseeitquiteplainlygennem
throughtheglass,andsheprøvede
triedherbesttoclimbop
uponeofthelegsofthebordet
table,butitwastooglat
slippery;andwhenshehad
træt
tiredherselfoutwithtrying,den
thepoorlittlethingsatned
downandcried.“Come,there’s
ikke
nouseincryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,
temmelig
rathersharply;“Iadviseyouto
forlade
leaveoffthisminute!”She
generelt
generallygaveherselfverygoodadvice,Selv
(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),og
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsohårdt
severelyastobringtearsintohereyes;og
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxheregne
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinaspil
gameofcroquetshewasplayingmod
againstherself,forthiscuriousbarn
childwasveryfondofforegive
pretendingtobetwopeople.“Butit’s
ikke
nousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“toforegive
pretendtobetwopeople!Why,there’s
næppe
hardlyenoughofmelefttogøre
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonher
øje
eyefellonalittleglassboxder
thatwaslyingunderthebordet
table:sheopenedit,and
fandt
foundinitaverylille
smallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”weresmukt
beautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’ll
spise
eatit,”saidAlice,“andhvis
ifitmakesmegrowstørre
larger,Icanreachthenøglen
key;andifitmakesmegrow
mindre
smaller,Icancreepunderthedøren
door;soeitherwayI’ll
kommer
getintothegarden,andIdon’tcareder
whichhappens!”Sheatea
lidt
littlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichvej
way?Whichway?”,holdingher
hånd
handonthetopofherhoved
headtofeelwhichwayitwasvoksede
growing,andshewasquiteoverrasket
surprisedtofindthatsheforblev
remainedthesamesize:tobe
sikker
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenman
oneeatscake,butAlicehadgotsomeget
muchintothewayofforvente
expectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitvirkede
seemedquitedullandstupidforlifetogå
gooninthecommonway.Kapitel
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears“Curiouser
og
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewasso
meget
muchsurprised,thatfortheøjeblik
momentshequiteforgothowtotaler
speakgoodEnglish);“nowI’m
åbner
openingoutlikethelargestteleskop
telescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
da
whenshelookeddownatherfødder
feet,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’ll
virke
seem,sendingpresentstoone’segne
ownfeet!Andhowodd
de
thedirectionswilllook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Lige
Justthenherheadstruckmod
againsttheroofofthehall:in
faktisk
factshewasnowmoreend
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetog
tookupthelittlegoldenkeyog
andhurriedofftothehaven
gardendoor.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
meget
muchasshecoulddo,lyingned
downononeside,tose
lookthroughintothegardenmed
withoneeye;butto
komme
getthroughwasmorehopelessend
thanever:shesatdown
og
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
greatgirllikeyou,”(shekunne
mightwellsaythis),“togoongræde
cryinginthisway!Stop
dette
thismoment,Itellyou!”Men
Butshewentonallde
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,indtil
untiltherewasalargepoolalle
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdyb
deepandreachinghalfdownde
thehall.Afteratimeshe
hørte
heardalittlepatteringoffødder
feetinthedistance,andshehastilytørre
driedhereyestoseewhatwaskom
coming.ItwastheWhite
Kanin
Rabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapar
pairofwhitekidglovesinonehånd
handandalargefanintheanden
other:hecametrottingalongina
stor
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashekom
came,“Oh!theDuchess,the
Hertuginden
Duchess!Oh!
won’tshebe
vild
savageifI’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.I
gad vide
wonderifI’vebeenchangedinthenatten
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,andfourtimessyv
sevenis—ohdear!Ishall
aldrig
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!Dog
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
thelittlecrocodileImprovehisshininghale
tail,Andpourthewatersofden
theNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyhe
synes
seemstogrin,Howneatlyspreder
spreadhisclaws,Andwelcomesmå
littlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”“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!Iamsovery
træt
tiredofbeingallalonehere!”Asshe
sagde
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,og
andwassurprisedtoseethatshehavde
hadputononeoftheRabbit’ssmå
littlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalte
talking.“HowcanIhave
gjort
donethat?”shethought.
“I
må
mustbegrowingsmallagain.”Shegotup
og
andwenttothetabletomåle
measureherselfbyit,andfandt
foundthat,asnearlyasshekunne
couldguess,shewasnowomkring
abouttwofeethigh,andwasgik
goingonshrinkingrapidly:she
snart
soonfoundoutthatthecauseofdette
thiswasthefanshewasholdt
holding,andshedroppedithastily,lige
justintimetoavoidkrympe
shrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
en
anarrowescape!”