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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
erg
very
tiredofsittingbyher
zus
sister
onthebank,andof
hebben
having
nothingtodo:
once
of
or
twiceshehadpeepedintothe
boek
book
hersisterwasreading,
maar
but
ithadnopictures
of
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseof
een
a
book,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
of
or
conversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinher
eigen
own
mind(aswellasshe
kon
could
,forthehotdaymadeher
voelen
feel
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmaking
een
a
daisy-chainwouldbeworththe
moeite
trouble
ofgettingupand
plukken
picking
thedaisies,whensuddenly
een
a
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
liep
ran
closebyher.
Therewas
niets
nothing
soveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
dacht
think
itsoverymuch
uit
out
ofthewayto
horen
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
dacht
thought
itoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
dat
that
sheoughttohavewonderedat
dit
this
,butatthetimeitallseemed
heel
quite
natural);
butwhentheRabbitactuallytook
een
a
watchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
en
and
lookedatit,andthen
haastte
hurried
on,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossher
geest
mind
thatshehadneverbeforeseen
een
a
rabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
of
or
awatchtotake
uit
out
ofit,andburning
met
with
curiosity,sheranacrossthefield
na
after
it,andfortunatelywas
net
just
intimetoseeitpopdown
een
a
largerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
ander
another
momentdownwentAlice
na
after
it,neveronceconsidering
hoe
how
intheworldshewastoget
uit
out
again.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
als
like
atunnelforsome
manier
way
,andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenly
dat
that
Alicehadnota
moment
moment
tothinkaboutstoppingherself
voordat
before
shefoundherselffallingdown
een
a
verydeepwell.
Either
de
the
wellwasverydeep,
of
or
shefellveryslowly,forshe
had
had
plentyoftimeasshe
ging
went
downtolookabouther
en
and
towonderwhatwas
ging
going
tohappennext.
First,she
probeerde
tried
tolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
kwam
coming
to,butitwastoodarkto
zien
see
anything;
thenshelookedat
de
the
sidesofthewell,
en
and
noticedthattheywerefilled
met
with
cupboardsandbook-shelves;
here
en
and
thereshesawmaps
en
and
pictureshunguponpegs.
She
nam
took
downajarfromoneof
de
the
shelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
maar
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodrop
de
the
jarforfearof
doden
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedto
zetten
put
itintooneof
de
the
cupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallas
deze
this
,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Hoe
How
bravethey’llallthinkmeat
thuis
home
!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
niets
anything
aboutit,evenifI
vallen
fell
offthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwas
zeer
very
likelytrue.)
Down,down,down.
Zou
Would
thefallnevercometo
een
an
end?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
gevallen
fallen
bythistime?”
she
zei
said
aloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
aarde
earth
.
Letmesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,yousee,Alice
had
had
learntseveralthingsofthis
soort
sort
inherlessonsintheschoolroom,
en
and
thoughthiswasnota
zeer
very
goodopportunityforshowing
af
off
herknowledge,astherewasnooneto
luisteren
listen
toher,stillitwas
goede
good
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’saboutthe
juiste
right
distance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
of
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
had
had
noideawhatLatitudewas,
of
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
weer
again
.
“IwonderifIshall
vallen
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
How
grappig
funny
it’llseemtocome
uit
out
amongthepeoplethat
lopen
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
De
The
Antipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
er
there
wasnoonelistening,
deze
this
time,asitdidn’tsoundatallthe
juiste
right
word)“—butIshallhaveto
vragen
ask
themwhatthenameofthe
land
country
is,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,is
dit
this
NewZealandorAustralia?”
(andshe
probeerde
tried
tocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
valt
falling
throughtheair!
Doyou
denk
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhat
een
an
ignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
denken
think
meforasking!
No,it’ll
nooit
never
dotoask:
perhapsIshall
zie
see
itwrittenupsomewhere.”
Down,down,down.
Er
There
wasnothingelseto
doen
do
,soAlicesoonbegan
praten
talking
again.
“Dinah’llmissme
erg
very
muchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
de
the
cat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
herinneren
remember
hersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
I
wou dat
wish
youweredownherewith
me
me
!
Therearenomicein
de
the
air,I’mafraid,butyou
kunnen
might
catchabat,andthat’s
heel
very
likeamouse,you
weet
know
.
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
En
And
hereAlicebeganto
krijgen
get
rathersleepy,andwenton
zeggen
saying
toherself,inadreamy
soort
sort
ofway,“Docats
eten
eat
bats?
Docatseatbats?”
en
and
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
zie
see
,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’t
veel
much
matterwhichwaysheput
het
it
.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
en
and
hadjustbegunto
dromen
dream
thatshewaswalking
hand
hand
inhandwithDinah,
en
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethe
waarheid
truth
:
didyouevereat
een
a
bat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshe
kwam
came
uponaheapofsticks
en
and
dryleaves,andthe
val
fall
wasover.
Alicewasnot
een
a
bithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
een
a
moment:
shelookedup,
maar
but
itwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwas
andere
another
longpassage,andthe
Witte
White
Rabbitwasstillinsight,
haast
hurrying
downit.
Therewasnota
moment
moment
tobelost:
away
ging
went
Alicelikethewind,
en
and
wasjustintimeto
horen
hear
itsay,asit
draaide
turned
acorner,“Ohmyears
en
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
dicht
close
behinditwhenshe
draaide
turned
thecorner,buttheRabbitwasnolongertobe
zien
seen
:
shefoundherselfin
een
a
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
een
a
rowoflampshangingfrom
het
the
roof.
Thereweredoorsallround
de
the
hall,buttheywerealllocked;
en
and
whenAlicehadbeen
al
all
thewaydownone
kant
side
anduptheother,
proberen
trying
everydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wondering
hoe
how
shewasevertoget
uit
out
again.
Suddenlyshecameupon
een
a
littlethree-leggedtable,all
gemaakt
made
ofsolidglass;
therewas
niets
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,
en
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwas
dat
that
itmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
maar
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
te
too
large,orthekeywas
te
too
small,butatanyrateit
zou
would
notopenanyof
hen
them
.
However,onthesecond
keer
time
round,shecameupon
een
a
lowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,
en
and
behinditwasa
kleine
little
dooraboutfifteeninches
hoog
high
:
shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
en
and
tohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
opende
opened
thedoorandfound
dat
that
itledintoa
kleine
small
passage,notmuchlarger
dan
than
arat-hole:
sheknelt
neer
down
andlookedalongthepassageinto
de
the
loveliestgardenyouever
gezien
saw
.
Howshelongedtoget
uit
out
ofthatdarkhall,
en
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
en
and
thosecoolfountains,butshe
kon
could
notevengether
hoofd
head
throughthedoorway;
“and
zelfs
even
ifmyheadwouldgothrough,”
dacht
thought
poorAlice,“itwouldbeof
heel
very
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howI
wou dat
wish
Icouldshutup
als
like
atelescope!
IthinkI
kunnen
could
,ifIonlyknew
hoe
how
tobegin.”
For,you
zie
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
gebeurd
happened
lately,thatAlicehadbegunto
denken
think
thatveryfewthingsindeedwere
echt
really
impossible.
Thereseemedtobe
geen
no
useinwaitingbythe
kleine
little
door,soshewent
terug
back
tothetable,half
hoop
hoping
shemightfindanotherkeyonit,
of
or
atanyratea
boek
book
ofrulesforshutting
mensen
people
upliketelescopes:
this
keer
time
shefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,”
zei
said
Alice,)androundtheneckof
de
the
bottlewasapaperlabel,
met
with
thewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasall
heel
very
welltosay“Drinkme,”
maar
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
doen
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
zei
said
,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehad
gelezen
read
severalnicelittlehistories
over
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
en
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
en
and
otherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnot
herinneren
remember
thesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
suchas,
dat
that
ared-hotpokerwillburnyouifyouholdit
te
too
long;
andthatifyou
snijdt
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
met
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
en
and
shehadneverforgotten
dat
that
,ifyoudrinkmuchfrom
een
a
bottlemarked“poison,”itis
bijna
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
of
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
het
it
,andfindingitvery
mooi
nice
,(ithad,infact,
een
a
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
en
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
heel
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“What
een
a
curiousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
moet
must
beshuttinguplike
een
a
telescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
nu
now
onlytenincheshigh,
en
and
herfacebrightenedupat
de
the
thoughtthatshewas
nu
now
therightsizefor
gaan
going
throughthelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.
Eerst
First
,however,shewaitedfora
paar
few
minutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
she
voelde
felt
alittlenervousabout
dit
this
;
“foritmightend,youknow,”
zei
said
Alicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
als
like
acandle.
IwonderwhatI
moeten
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
probeerde
tried
tofancywhattheflameof
een
a
candleislikeafter
de
the
candleisblownout,forshe
kon
could
notremembereverhaving
gezien
seen
suchathing.
After
een
a
while,findingthatnothing
meer
more
happened,shedecidedon
gaan
going
intothegardenatonce;
maar
but
,alasforpoorAlice!
toen
when
shegottothe
deur
door
,shefoundshehad
vergeten
forgotten
thelittlegoldenkey,
en
and
whenshewentbackto
de
the
tableforit,shefoundshe
kon
could
notpossiblyreachit:
she
kon
could
seeitquiteplainly
door
through
theglass,andshe
probeerde
tried
herbesttoclimbup
een
one
ofthelegsofthetable,
maar
but
itwastooslippery;
en
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwith
proberen
trying
,thepoorlittlething
zitten
sat
downandcried.
“Come,there’s
geen
no
useincryinglikethat!”
zei
said
Alicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
vertrekken
leave
offthisminute!”
Shegenerally
gaf
gave
herselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshe
zeer
very
seldomfollowedit),and
soms
sometimes
shescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
bracht
bring
tearsintohereyes;
en
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
eigen
own
earsforhavingcheatedherselfin
een
a
gameofcroquetshewas
speelde
playing
againstherself,forthiscurious
kind
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
twee
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
dacht
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
twee
two
people!
Why,there’shardly
genoeg
enough
ofmeleftto
maken
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
viel
fell
onalittleglassbox
die
that
waslyingunderthetable:
she
opende
opened
it,andfoundinit
een
a
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
zei
said
Alice,“andifit
maakt
makes
megrowlarger,I
kan
can
reachthekey;
and
als
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
kan
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
en
and
Idon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
at
ate
alittlebit,and
zei
said
anxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
hield
holding
herhandonthetopofher
hoofd
head
tofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
en
and
shewasquitesurprisedto
vinden
find
thatsheremainedthe
dezelfde
same
size:
tobesure,
dit
this
generallyhappenswhenone
eet
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotso
veel
much
intothewayofexpecting
niets
nothing
butout-of-the-waythingsto
gebeuren
happen
,thatitseemedquitedull
en
and
stupidforlifeto
gaan
go
oninthecommonway.
CHAPTERII.
De
The
PoolofTears
“Curiouser
en
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
dat
that
forthemomentshe
helemaal
quite
forgothowtospeak
goed
good
English);
“nowI’mopeningout
als
like
thelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
toen
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
bijna
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingso
ver
far
off).
“Oh,mypoor
kleine
little
feet,Iwonderwho
zal
will
putonyourshoes
en
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
zeker
sure
Ishan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyself
over
about
you:
youmustmanage
de
the
bestwayyoucan;—butI
moet
must
bekindtothem,”
dacht
thought
Alice,“orperhapstheywon’twalk
de
the
wayIwantto
gaan
go
!
Letmesee:
I’ll
geef
give
themanewpairofboots
elk
every
Christmas.”
Andshewenton
plannen
planning
toherselfhowshe
zou
would
manageit.
“Theymustgoby
de
the
carrier,”shethought;
“and
hoe
how
funnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’s
eigen
own
feet!
Andhowodd
de
the
directionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Net
Just
thenherheadstruck
tegen
against
theroofofthehall:
infactshewas
nu
now
morethanninefeet
hoog
high
,andsheatonce
nam
took
upthelittlegoldenkey
en
and
hurriedofftothegardendoor.
Arme
Poor
Alice!
Itwasas
veel
much
asshecoulddo,
liggen
lying
downononeside,to
kijken
look
throughintothegarden
met
with
oneeye;
buttogetthroughwasmorehopelessthanever:
she
zitten
sat
downandbegantocry
weer
again
.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
zei
said
Alice,“agreatgirl
als
like
you,”(shemightwell
zei
say
this),“togooncryinginthis
manier
way
!
Stopthismoment,I
zeg
tell
you!”
Butshewenton
alle
all
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
totdat
until
therewasalargepool
alle
all
roundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
en
and
reachinghalfdownthehall.
Na
After
atimesheheard
een
a
littlepatteringoffeetin
de
the
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
zien
see
whatwascoming.
Itwasthe
Witte
White
Rabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
met
with
apairofwhitekidglovesinone
hand
hand
andalargefaninthe
andere
other
:
hecametrottingalongin
een
a
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kwam
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
als
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
voelde
felt
sodesperatethatshewas
klaar
ready
toaskhelpofanyone;
so,
toen
when
theRabbitcamenear
haar
her
,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbit
begon
started
violently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
en
and
thefan,andskurried
weg
away
intothedarknessas
hard
hard
ashecouldgo.
Alice
nam
took
upthefanandgloves,
en
and
,asthehallwas
erg
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tijd
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,dear!
Hoe
How
queereverythingisto-day!
En
And
yesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeen
veranderd
changed
inthenight?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
hetzelfde
same
whenIgotupthismorning?
I
bijna
almost
thinkIcanremember
voelde
feeling
alittledifferent.
But
als
if
I’mnotthesame,
de
the
nextquestionis,Whoin
de
the
worldamI?
Ah,that’s
de
the
greatpuzzle!”
Andshebegan
denken
thinking
overallthechildrenshe
kende
knew
thatwereofthe
dezelfde
same
ageasherself,to
zien
see
ifshecouldhavebeen
veranderd
changed
foranyofthem.
“I’m
zeker
sure
I’mnotAda,”she
zei
said
,“forherhairgoesin
zulke
such
longringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
en
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
weet
know
allsortsofthings,
en
and
she,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
weinig
little
!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’m
Ik
I
,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingitall
is
is
!
I’lltryifI
weet
know
allthethingsIusedto
weet
know
.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
vijf
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
zes
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
nooit
never
gettotwentyat
dat
that
rate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
proberen
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
en
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
en
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
moet
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
proberen
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
en
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,
en
and
begantorepeatit,
maar
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
en
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
kwamen
come
thesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
kleine
little
crocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
En
And
pourthewatersoftheNileOn
elke
every
goldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Hoe
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
En
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Met
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
zeker
sure
thosearenotthe
juiste
right
words,”saidpoorAlice,
en
and
hereyesfilledwithtears
weer
again
asshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,
en
and
Ishallhaveto
gaan
go
andliveinthatpoky
kleine
little
house,andhavenextto
geen
no
toystoplaywith,
en
and
oh!
eversomanylessonsto
leren
learn
!
No,I’vemadeupmymind
over
about
it;
ifI’mMabel,I’ll
blijf
stay
downhere!
It’llbe
geen
no
usetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
en
and
saying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
alleen
only
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Zeg
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,ifIlikebeingthat
persoon
person
,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’ll
blijf
stay
downheretillI’m
iemand
somebody
else’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
met
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Ido
wou dat
wish
theywouldputtheirheadsdown!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
alleen
alone
here!”
Asshesaid
dit
this
shelookeddownatherhands,
en
and
wassurprisedtosee
dat
that
shehadputon
een
one
oftheRabbit’slittle
witte
white
kidgloveswhileshewas
sprak
talking
.
“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
she
dacht
thought
.
“Imustbegrowing
klein
small
again.”
Shegotup
en
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
en
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
kon
could
guess,shewasnow
ongeveer
about
twofeethigh,andwas
ging
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
snel
soon
foundoutthatthe
oorzaak
cause
ofthiswasthefanshewasholding,
en
and
shedroppedithastily,
net
just
intimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
een
a
narrowescape!”