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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
begyndt
beginning
togetverytiredof
sidde
sitting
byhersisteronthe
banken
bank
,andofhavingnothingto
gøre
do
:
onceortwiceshe
havde
had
peepedintothebookher
søster
sister
wasreading,butit
havde
had
nopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatisthe
brugen
use
ofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
eller
or
conversations?”
Soshewas
overvejede
considering
inherownmind(as
godt
well
asshecould,for
den
the
hotdaymadeher
føle
feel
verysleepyandstupid),
om
whether
thepleasureofmaking
en
a
daisy-chainwouldbeworth
den
the
troubleofgettingup
og
and
pickingthedaisies,when
pludselig
suddenly
aWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
løb
ran
closebyher.
Therewas
noget
nothing
soveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
synes
think
itsoverymuch
ud
out
ofthewayto
høre
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Oh
kære
dear
!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtit
over
over
afterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
have
have
wonderedatthis,butatthe
tidspunkt
time
itallseemedquitenatural);
men
but
whentheRabbitactuallytookawatch
ud
out
ofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,
og
and
thenhurriedon,Alice
begyndte
started
toherfeet,foritflashed
over
across
hermindthatshe
havde
had
neverbeforeseena
kanin
rabbit
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
eller
or
awatchtotake
ud
out
ofit,andburning
med
with
curiosity,sheranacrossthe
marken
field
afterit,andfortunatelywas
lige
just
intimetoseeit
pop
pop
downalargerabbit-hole
under
under
thehedge.
Inanother
øjeblik
moment
downwentAliceafterit,
aldrig
never
onceconsideringhowinthe
verden
world
shewastoget
ud
out
again.
Therabbit-holewent
lige
straight
onlikeatunnelforsome
måde
way
,andthendippedsuddenly
ned
down
,sosuddenlythatAlice
havde
had
notamomentto
tænke
think
aboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
fandt
found
herselffallingdowna
meget
very
deepwell.
Eitherthewellwas
meget
very
deep,orshefell
meget
very
slowly,forshehad
masser
plenty
oftimeasshe
gik
went
downtolookabouther
og
and
towonderwhatwas
gik
going
tohappennext.
First,she
prøvede
tried
tolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
kom
coming
to,butitwas
for
too
darktoseeanything;
thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
og
and
noticedthattheywere
fyldt
filled
withcupboardsandbook-shelves;
her
here
andthereshesawmaps
og
and
pictureshunguponpegs.
She
tog
took
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
men
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwas
tomt
empty
:
shedidnotliketo
faldt
drop
thejarforfearof
dræbe
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedto
lægge
put
itintooneofthecupboardsasshe
faldt
fell
pastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“after
et sådant
such
afallasthis,Ishall
tænke
think
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Hvor
How
bravethey’llallthinkmeathome!
Why,Iwouldn’t
sige
say
anythingaboutit,evenifI
faldt
fell
offthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwas
meget
very
likelytrue.)
Down,down,
ned
down
.
Wouldthefallnever
komme
come
toanend?
“I
gad vide
wonder
howmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
she
sagde
said
aloud.
“Imustbe
komme
getting
somewherenearthecentreoftheearth.
Lad
Let
mesee:
thatwouldbe
fire
four
thousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
ser
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
og
and
thoughthiswasnota
meget
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffher
viden
knowledge
,astherewasnooneto
lytte
listen
toher,stillitwas
god
good
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’s
om
about
therightdistance—butthenI
undrer
wonder
whatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
havde
had
noideawhatLatitudewas,
eller
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshe
begyndte
began
again.
“IwonderifIshall
falde
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
Hvor
How
funnyit’llseemto
komme
come
outamongthepeoplethat
går
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
temmelig
rather
gladtherewasnoone
lyttede
listening
,thistime,asitdidn’t
lød
sound
atalltherightword)“—butIshall
nødt
have
toaskthemwhatthe
navnet
name
ofthecountryis,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
eller
or
Australia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
falder
falling
throughtheair!
Doyou
tror
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhat
en
an
ignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
tænke
think
meforasking!
No,it’ll
aldrig
never
dotoask:
perhapsIshall
se
see
itwrittenupsomewhere.”
Ned
Down
,down,down.
Therewas
intet
nothing
elsetodo,soAlice
snart
soon
begantalkingagain.
“Dinah’ll
savne
miss
meverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
håber
hope
they’llrememberhersaucerof
mælk
milk
attea-time.
Dinahmy
kære
dear
!
Iwishyouwere
nede
down
herewithme!
Thereare
ingen
no
miceintheair,I’m
bange
afraid
,butyoumightcatch
en
a
bat,andthat’svery
ligesom
like
amouse,youknow.
Men
But
docatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Og
And
hereAlicebeganto
blive
get
rathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,in
en
a
dreamysortofway,“Docatseatbats?
Docats
spiser
eat
bats?”
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for
for
,yousee,asshecouldn’t
svare
answer
eitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheput
det
it
.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
og
and
hadjustbegunto
drømme
dream
thatshewaswalking
hånd
hand
inhandwithDinah,
og
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethe
sandheden
truth
:
didyouevereat
en
a
bat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
ned
down
shecameupona
bunke
heap
ofsticksanddryleaves,
og
and
thefallwasover.
Alicewasnota
smule
bit
hurt,andshejumped
op
up
ontoherfeetina
øjeblik
moment
:
shelookedup,butitwasall
mørkt
dark
overhead;
beforeherwasanother
lang
long
passage,andtheWhite
Kanin
Rabbit
wasstillinsight,hurrying
ned
down
it.
Therewasnot
et
a
momenttobelost:
væk
away
wentAlicelikethewind,
og
and
wasjustintimeto
høre
hear
itsay,asitturned
et
a
corner,“Ohmyears
og
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
tæt
close
behinditwhensheturnedthecorner,
men
but
theRabbitwasnolongertobe
se
seen
:
shefoundherselfin
en
a
long,lowhall,whichwas
oplyst
lit
upbyarowoflamps
hang
hanging
fromtheroof.
Thereweredoors
alle
all
roundthehall,buttheywere
alle
all
locked;
andwhenAlice
havde
had
beenalltheway
ned
down
onesideandup
den
the
other,tryingeverydoor,she
gik
walked
sadlydownthemiddle,
undrer
wondering
howshewaseverto
komme
get
outagain.
Suddenlyshe
kom
came
uponalittlethree-legged
bord
table
,allmadeofsolid
glas
glass
;
therewasnothingonit
undtagen
except
atinygoldenkey,
og
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
kunne
might
belongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
men
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
for
too
large,orthekeywas
for
too
small,butatanyrateit
ville
would
notopenanyof
dem
them
.
However,onthesecond
gang
time
round,shecameupon
en
a
lowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
før
before
,andbehinditwas
en
a
littledooraboutfifteeninches
høj
high
:
shetriedthelittle
gyldne
golden
keyinthelock,
og
and
tohergreatdelightit
passede
fitted
!
Aliceopenedthedoor
og
and
foundthatitledintoa
lille
small
passage,notmuchlarger
end
than
arat-hole:
sheknelt
ned
down
andlookedalongthepassageinto
den
the
loveliestgardenyoueversaw.
Hvordan
How
shelongedtoget
ud
out
ofthatdarkhall,
og
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsof
lyse
bright
flowersandthosecoolfountains,
men
but
shecouldnotevengether
hoved
head
throughthedoorway;
“and
selv
even
ifmyheadwould
go
through,”thoughtpoorAlice,“it
ville
would
beofverylittle
brug
use
withoutmyshoulders.
Oh,
hvor
how
IwishIcouldshutup
som
like
atelescope!
IthinkI
kunne
could
,ifIonlyknew
hvordan
how
tobegin.”
For,you
ser
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythings
had
happenedlately,thatAlice
had
beguntothinkthat
meget
very
fewthingsindeedwere
virkelig
really
impossible.
Thereseemedtobe
ingen
no
useinwaitingbythe
lille
little
door,soshewent
tilbage
back
tothetable,half
håb
hoping
shemightfindanotherkeyonit,
eller
or
atanyratea
bog
book
ofrulesforshutting
folk
people
upliketelescopes:
this
gang
time
shefoundalittle
flaske
bottle
onit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
her
here
before,”saidAlice,)and
rundt
round
theneckofthe
flaske
bottle
wasapaperlabel,
med
with
thewords“DRINKME,”
smukt
beautifully
printedonitin
store
large
letters.
Itwasallvery
godt
well
tosay“Drinkme,”
men
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
gøre
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
sagde
said
,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
eller
or
not”;
forshehad
læst
read
severalnicelittlehistories
om
about
childrenwhohadgot
brændt
burnt
,andeatenupby
vilde
wild
beastsandotherunpleasantthings,
alt
all
becausetheywouldnot
huske
remember
thesimplerulestheirfriends
havde
had
taughtthem:
suchas,
at
that
ared-hotpokerwill
brænde
burn
youifyouholdit
for
too
long;
andthatifyou
skærer
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
med
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
og
and
shehadneverforgottenthat,
hvis
if
youdrinkmuchfrom
en
a
bottlemarked“poison,”itis
næsten
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,
før
sooner
orlater.
However,this
flaske
bottle
wasnotmarked“poison,”soAlice
vovede
ventured
totasteit,and
finde
finding
itverynice,(it
havde
had
,infact,asortof
blandet
mixed
flavourofcherry-tart,custard,
ananas
pine-apple
,roastturkey,toffee,and
varm
hot
butteredtoast,)shevery
snart
soon
finisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sagde
said
Alice;
“Imustbe
lukke
shutting
uplikeatelescope.”
Og
And
soitwasindeed:
shewas
nu
now
onlytenincheshigh,
og
and
herfacebrightenedupat
den
the
thoughtthatshewas
nu
now
therightsizefor
going
throughthelittledoorinto
at
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
ventede
waited
forafewminutesto
se
see
ifshewasgoingto
krympe
shrink
anyfurther:
shefelta
lidt
little
nervousaboutthis;
“forit
kan
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
går
going
outaltogether,likea
stearinlys
candle
.
IwonderwhatI
skulle
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
prøvede
tried
tofancywhattheflameofa
stearinlys
candle
islikeafterthe
stearinlys
candle
isblownout,forshe
kunne
could
notremembereverhaving
set
seen
suchathing.
After
et
a
while,findingthatnothing
mere
more
happened,shedecidedon
going
intothegardenatonce;
men
but
,alasforpoorAlice!
da
when
shegottothe
døren
door
,shefoundshehadforgottenthe
lille
little
goldenkey,andwhenshe
gik
went
backtothetableforit,shefoundshe
kunne
could
notpossiblyreachit:
she
kunne
could
seeitquiteplainly
gennem
through
theglass,andshe
prøvede
tried
herbesttoclimb
op
up
oneofthelegsofthe
bordet
table
,butitwastoo
glat
slippery
;
andwhenshehad
træt
tired
herselfoutwithtrying,
den
the
poorlittlethingsat
ned
down
andcried.
“Come,there’s
ikke
no
useincryinglikethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,
temmelig
rather
sharply;
“Iadviseyouto
forlade
leave
offthisminute!”
She
generelt
generally
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,
Selv
(though
sheveryseldomfollowedit),
og
and
sometimesshescoldedherselfso
hårdt
severely
astobringtearsintohereyes;
og
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
egne
own
earsforhavingcheatedherselfina
spil
game
ofcroquetshewasplaying
mod
against
herself,forthiscurious
barn
child
wasveryfondof
foregive
pretending
tobetwopeople.
“Butit’s
ikke
no
usenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“to
foregive
pretend
tobetwopeople!
Why,there’s
næppe
hardly
enoughofmeleftto
gøre
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonher
øje
eye
fellonalittleglassbox
der
that
waslyingunderthe
bordet
table
:
sheopenedit,and
fandt
found
initavery
lille
small
cake,onwhichthewords“EATME”were
smukt
beautifully
markedincurrants.
“Well,I’ll
spise
eat
it,”saidAlice,“and
hvis
if
itmakesmegrow
større
larger
,Icanreachthe
nøglen
key
;
andifitmakesmegrow
mindre
smaller
,Icancreepunderthe
døren
door
;
soeitherwayI’ll
kommer
get
intothegarden,andIdon’tcare
der
which
happens!”
Sheatea
lidt
little
bit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
vej
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
hånd
hand
onthetopofher
hoved
head
tofeelwhichwayitwas
voksede
growing
,andshewasquite
overrasket
surprised
tofindthatshe
forblev
remained
thesamesize:
tobe
sikker
sure
,thisgenerallyhappenswhen
man
one
eatscake,butAlicehadgotso
meget
much
intothewayof
forvente
expecting
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatit
virkede
seemed
quitedullandstupidforlifeto
go
oninthecommonway.
Kapitel
CHAPTER
II.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
og
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewasso
meget
much
surprised,thatforthe
øjeblik
moment
shequiteforgothowto
taler
speak
goodEnglish);
“nowI’m
åbner
opening
outlikethelargest
teleskop
telescope
thateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
da
when
shelookeddownather
fødder
feet
,theyseemedtobe
næsten
almost
outofsight,theywere
komme
getting
sofaroff).
“Oh,my
stakkels
poor
littlefeet,Iwonderwho
vil
will
putonyourshoes
og
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
sikker
sure
Ishan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
for
too
farofftotroublemyself
om
about
you:
youmustmanagethebest
vej
way
youcan;—butImustbekindtothem,”
tænkte
thought
Alice,“orperhapstheywon’twalkthe
vej
way
Iwanttogo!
Lad
Let
mesee:
I’llgivethem
et
a
newpairofboots
hver
every
Christmas.”
Andshewenton
planlægge
planning
toherselfhowshe
ville
would
manageit.
“Theymust
go
bythecarrier,”she
tænkte
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’ll
virke
seem
,sendingpresentstoone’s
egne
own
feet!
Andhowodd
de
the
directionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Lige
Just
thenherheadstruck
mod
against
theroofofthehall:
in
faktisk
fact
shewasnowmore
end
than
ninefeethigh,andsheatonce
tog
took
upthelittlegoldenkey
og
and
hurriedofftothe
haven
garden
door.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
meget
much
asshecoulddo,lying
ned
down
ononeside,to
se
look
throughintothegarden
med
with
oneeye;
butto
komme
get
throughwasmorehopeless
end
than
ever:
shesatdown
og
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
great
girllikeyou,”(she
kunne
might
wellsaythis),“togoon
græde
crying
inthisway!
Stop
dette
this
moment,Itellyou!”
Men
But
shewentonall
de
the
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,
indtil
until
therewasalargepool
alle
all
roundher,aboutfourinches
dyb
deep
andreachinghalfdown
de
the
hall.
Afteratimeshe
hørte
heard
alittlepatteringof
fødder
feet
inthedistance,andshehastily
tørre
dried
hereyestoseewhatwas
kom
coming
.
ItwastheWhite
Kanin
Rabbit
returning,splendidlydressed,witha
par
pair
ofwhitekidglovesinone
hånd
hand
andalargefaninthe
anden
other
:
hecametrottingalongina
stor
great
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kom
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,the
Hertuginden
Duchess
!
Oh!
won’tshebe
vild
savage
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
følte
felt
sodesperatethatshewas
klar
ready
toaskhelpof
nogen
any
one;
so,whentheRabbit
kom
came
nearher,shebegan,in
en
a
low,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
De
The
Rabbitstartedviolently,dropped
de
the
whitekidglovesand
de
the
fan,andskurriedawayinto
de
the
darknessashardashe
kunne
could
go.
Alicetookupthefan
og
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
meget
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tiden
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,
kære
dear
!
Howqueereverythingisto-day!
Og
And
yesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
I
gad vide
wonder
ifI’vebeenchangedinthe
natten
night
?
Letmethink:
wasI
den
the
samewhenIgotupthismorning?
I
næsten
almost
thinkIcanremember
følte
feeling
alittledifferent.
But
hvis
if
I’mnotthesame,the
næste
next
questionis,Whointheworldam
Jeg
I
?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Og
And
shebeganthinkingover
alle
all
thechildrensheknewthatwereof
de
the
sameageasherself,to
se
see
ifshecouldhavebeen
ændret
changed
foranyofthem.
“I’m
sikker
sure
I’mnotAda,”she
sagde
said
,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,
og
and
minedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
og
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
ved
know
allsortsofthings,
og
and
she,oh!
sheknowssucha
meget
very
little!
Besides,she’sshe,
og
and
I’mI,and—ohdear,
hvor
how
puzzlingitallis!
I’ll
prøve
try
ifIknowall
de
the
thingsIusedtoknow.
Lad
Let
mesee:
fourtimes
fem
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
seks
six
isthirteen,andfourtimes
syv
seven
is—ohdear!
Ishall
aldrig
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
Dog
However
,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
prøve
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
og
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
og
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
prøve
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
og
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,
og
and
begantorepeatit,
men
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
og
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
kom
come
thesameasthey
plejede
used
todo:—.
“Howdoth
den
the
littlecrocodileImprovehisshining
hale
tail
,Andpourthewatersof
den
the
NileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
synes
seems
togrin,Howneatly
spreder
spread
hisclaws,Andwelcome
små
little
fishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sikker
sure
thosearenotthe
rigtige
right
words,”saidpoorAlice,
og
and
hereyesfilledwithtears
igen
again
asshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafter
alt
all
,andIshallhaveto
go
andliveinthatpoky
lille
little
house,andhavenexttonotoysto
lege
play
with,andoh!
everso
mange
many
lessonstolearn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindabout
det
it
;
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydownhere!
It’llbe
ikke
no
usetheirputtingtheirheads
ned
down
andsaying‘Comeup
igen
again
,dear!’Ishallonly
se
look
upandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Sig
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
hvis
if
Ilikebeingthat
person
person
,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’llstay
nede
down
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
med
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Ido
ønske
wish
theywouldputtheirheads
ned
down
!
Iamsovery
træt
tired
ofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
sagde
said
thisshelookeddownatherhands,
og
and
wassurprisedtoseethatshe
havde
had
putononeoftheRabbit’s
små
little
whitekidgloveswhileshewas
talte
talking
.
“HowcanIhave
gjort
done
that?”
shethought.
“I
must
begrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
og
and
wenttothetableto
måle
measure
herselfbyit,and
fandt
found
that,asnearlyasshe
kunne
could
guess,shewasnow
omkring
about
twofeethigh,andwas
gik
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
snart
soon
foundoutthatthecauseof
dette
this
wasthefanshewas
holdt
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
lige
just
intimetoavoid
krympe
shrinking
awayaltogether.
“Thatwas
en
a
narrowescape!”