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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
erg
verytiredofsittingbyher
zus
sisteronthebank,andof
hebben
havingnothingtodo:
once
of
ortwiceshehadpeepedintothe
boek
bookhersisterwasreading,
maar
butithadnopictures
of
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseof
een
abook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
of
orconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinher
eigen
ownmind(aswellasshe
kon
could,forthehotdaymadeher
voelen
feelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmaking
een
adaisy-chainwouldbeworththe
moeite
troubleofgettingupand
plukken
pickingthedaisies,whensuddenly
een
aWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
liep
ranclosebyher.
Therewas
niets
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
dacht
thinkitsoverymuch
uit
outofthewayto
horen
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
dacht
thoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
dat
thatsheoughttohavewonderedat
dit
this,butatthetimeitallseemed
heel
quitenatural);
butwhentheRabbitactuallytook
een
awatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
en
andlookedatit,andthen
haastte
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossher
geest
mindthatshehadneverbeforeseen
een
arabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
of
orawatchtotake
uit
outofit,andburning
met
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthefield
na
afterit,andfortunatelywas
net
justintimetoseeitpopdown
een
alargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
ander
anothermomentdownwentAlice
na
afterit,neveronceconsidering
hoe
howintheworldshewastoget
uit
outagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
als
likeatunnelforsome
manier
way,andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenly
dat
thatAlicehadnota
moment
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherself
voordat
beforeshefoundherselffallingdown
een
averydeepwell.
Either
de
thewellwasverydeep,
of
orshefellveryslowly,forshe
had
hadplentyoftimeasshe
ging
wentdowntolookabouther
en
andtowonderwhatwas
ging
goingtohappennext.
First,she
probeerde
triedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
kwam
comingto,butitwastoodarkto
zien
seeanything;
thenshelookedat
de
thesidesofthewell,
en
andnoticedthattheywerefilled
met
withcupboardsandbook-shelves;
here
en
andthereshesawmaps
en
andpictureshunguponpegs.
She
nam
tookdownajarfromoneof
de
theshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
maar
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodrop
de
thejarforfearof
doden
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedto
zetten
putitintooneof
de
thecupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallas
deze
this,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Hoe
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeat
thuis
home!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
niets
anythingaboutit,evenifI
vallen
felloffthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwas
zeer
verylikelytrue.)
Down,down,down.
Zou
Wouldthefallnevercometo
een
anend?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
gevallen
fallenbythistime?”
she
zei
saidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
aarde
earth.
Letmesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,yousee,Alice
had
hadlearntseveralthingsofthis
soort
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
en
andthoughthiswasnota
zeer
verygoodopportunityforshowing
af
offherknowledge,astherewasnooneto
luisteren
listentoher,stillitwas
goede
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’saboutthe
juiste
rightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
of
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
had
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,
of
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
weer
again.
“IwonderifIshall
vallen
fallrightthroughtheearth!
How
grappig
funnyit’llseemtocome
uit
outamongthepeoplethat
lopen
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!
De
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
er
therewasnoonelistening,
deze
thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatallthe
juiste
rightword)“—butIshallhaveto
vragen
askthemwhatthenameofthe
land
countryis,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,is
dit
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”
(andshe
probeerde
triedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
valt
fallingthroughtheair!
Doyou
denk
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhat
een
anignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
denken
thinkmeforasking!
No,it’ll
nooit
neverdotoask:
perhapsIshall
zie
seeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Down,down,down.
Er
Therewasnothingelseto
doen
do,soAlicesoonbegan
praten
talkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissme
erg
verymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
de
thecat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
herinneren
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
I
wou dat
wishyouweredownherewith
me
me!
Therearenomicein
de
theair,I’mafraid,butyou
kunnen
mightcatchabat,andthat’s
heel
verylikeamouse,you
weet
know.
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
En
AndhereAlicebeganto
krijgen
getrathersleepy,andwenton
zeggen
sayingtoherself,inadreamy
soort
sortofway,“Docats
eten
eatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
en
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
zie
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’t
veel
muchmatterwhichwaysheput
het
it.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
en
andhadjustbegunto
dromen
dreamthatshewaswalking
hand
handinhandwithDinah,
en
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethe
waarheid
truth:
didyouevereat
een
abat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshe
kwam
cameuponaheapofsticks
en
anddryleaves,andthe
val
fallwasover.
Alicewasnot
een
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
een
amoment:
shelookedup,
maar
butitwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwas
andere
anotherlongpassage,andthe
Witte
WhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,
haast
hurryingdownit.
Therewasnota
moment
momenttobelost:
away
ging
wentAlicelikethewind,
en
andwasjustintimeto
horen
hearitsay,asit
draaide
turnedacorner,“Ohmyears
en
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
dicht
closebehinditwhenshe
draaide
turnedthecorner,buttheRabbitwasnolongertobe
zien
seen:
shefoundherselfin
een
along,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
een
arowoflampshangingfrom
het
theroof.
Thereweredoorsallround
de
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;
en
andwhenAlicehadbeen
al
allthewaydownone
kant
sideanduptheother,
proberen
tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wondering
hoe
howshewasevertoget
uit
outagain.
Suddenlyshecameupon
een
alittlethree-leggedtable,all
gemaakt
madeofsolidglass;
therewas
niets
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,
en
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwas
dat
thatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
maar
but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
te
toolarge,orthekeywas
te
toosmall,butatanyrateit
zou
wouldnotopenanyof
hen
them.
However,onthesecond
keer
timeround,shecameupon
een
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,
en
andbehinditwasa
kleine
littledooraboutfifteeninches
hoog
high:
shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
en
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
opende
openedthedoorandfound
dat
thatitledintoa
kleine
smallpassage,notmuchlarger
dan
thanarat-hole:
sheknelt
neer
downandlookedalongthepassageinto
de
theloveliestgardenyouever
gezien
saw.
Howshelongedtoget
uit
outofthatdarkhall,
en
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
en
andthosecoolfountains,butshe
kon
couldnotevengether
hoofd
headthroughthedoorway;
“and
zelfs
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”
dacht
thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeof
heel
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howI
wou dat
wishIcouldshutup
als
likeatelescope!
IthinkI
kunnen
could,ifIonlyknew
hoe
howtobegin.”
For,you
zie
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
gebeurd
happenedlately,thatAlicehadbegunto
denken
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwere
echt
reallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobe
geen
nouseinwaitingbythe
kleine
littledoor,soshewent
terug
backtothetable,half
hoop
hopingshemightfindanotherkeyonit,
of
oratanyratea
boek
bookofrulesforshutting
mensen
peopleupliketelescopes:
this
keer
timeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,”
zei
saidAlice,)androundtheneckof
de
thebottlewasapaperlabel,
met
withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasall
heel
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
maar
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
doen
dothatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
zei
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;
forshehad
gelezen
readseveralnicelittlehistories
over
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,
en
andeatenupbywildbeasts
en
andotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnot
herinneren
rememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
suchas,
dat
thatared-hotpokerwillburnyouifyouholdit
te
toolong;
andthatifyou
snijdt
cutyourfingerverydeeply
met
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;
en
andshehadneverforgotten
dat
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfrom
een
abottlemarked“poison,”itis
bijna
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
of
orlater.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
het
it,andfindingitvery
mooi
nice,(ithad,infact,
een
asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
en
andhotbutteredtoast,)she
heel
verysoonfinisheditoff.
“What
een
acuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
moet
mustbeshuttinguplike
een
atelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
nu
nowonlytenincheshigh,
en
andherfacebrightenedupat
de
thethoughtthatshewas
nu
nowtherightsizefor
gaan
goingthroughthelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.
Eerst
First,however,shewaitedfora
paar
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
she
voelde
feltalittlenervousabout
dit
this;
“foritmightend,youknow,”
zei
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
als
likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
moeten
shouldbelikethen?”
Andshe
probeerde
triedtofancywhattheflameof
een
acandleislikeafter
de
thecandleisblownout,forshe
kon
couldnotremembereverhaving
gezien
seensuchathing.
After
een
awhile,findingthatnothing
meer
morehappened,shedecidedon
gaan
goingintothegardenatonce;
maar
but,alasforpoorAlice!
toen
whenshegottothe
deur
door,shefoundshehad
vergeten
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,
en
andwhenshewentbackto
de
thetableforit,shefoundshe
kon
couldnotpossiblyreachit:
she
kon
couldseeitquiteplainly
door
throughtheglass,andshe
probeerde
triedherbesttoclimbup
een
oneofthelegsofthetable,
maar
butitwastooslippery;
en
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwith
proberen
trying,thepoorlittlething
zitten
satdownandcried.
“Come,there’s
geen
nouseincryinglikethat!”
zei
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
vertrekken
leaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
gaf
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshe
zeer
veryseldomfollowedit),and
soms
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
bracht
bringtearsintohereyes;
en
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
eigen
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfin
een
agameofcroquetshewas
speelde
playingagainstherself,forthiscurious
kind
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobe
twee
twopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”
dacht
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
twee
twopeople!
Why,there’shardly
genoeg
enoughofmeleftto
maken
makeonerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
viel
fellonalittleglassbox
die
thatwaslyingunderthetable:
she
opende
openedit,andfoundinit
een
averysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
zei
saidAlice,“andifit
maakt
makesmegrowlarger,I
kan
canreachthekey;
and
als
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,I
kan
cancreepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
en
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
at
atealittlebit,and
zei
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
hield
holdingherhandonthetopofher
hoofd
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
en
andshewasquitesurprisedto
vinden
findthatsheremainedthe
dezelfde
samesize:
tobesure,
dit
thisgenerallyhappenswhenone
eet
eatscake,butAlicehadgotso
veel
muchintothewayofexpecting
niets
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingsto
gebeuren
happen,thatitseemedquitedull
en
andstupidforlifeto
gaan
gooninthecommonway.
CHAPTERII.
De
ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
en
andcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
dat
thatforthemomentshe
helemaal
quiteforgothowtospeak
goed
goodEnglish);
“nowI’mopeningout
als
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
toen
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
bijna
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingso
ver
faroff).
“Oh,mypoor
kleine
littlefeet,Iwonderwho
zal
willputonyourshoes
en
andstockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
zeker
sureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyself
over
aboutyou:
youmustmanage
de
thebestwayyoucan;—butI
moet
mustbekindtothem,”
dacht
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’twalk
de
thewayIwantto
gaan
go!
Letmesee:
I’ll
geef
givethemanewpairofboots
elk
everyChristmas.”
Andshewenton
plannen
planningtoherselfhowshe
zou
wouldmanageit.
“Theymustgoby
de
thecarrier,”shethought;
“and
hoe
howfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’s
eigen
ownfeet!
Andhowodd
de
thedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Net
Justthenherheadstruck
tegen
againsttheroofofthehall:
infactshewas
nu
nowmorethanninefeet
hoog
high,andsheatonce
nam
tookupthelittlegoldenkey
en
andhurriedofftothegardendoor.
Arme
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
veel
muchasshecoulddo,
liggen
lyingdownononeside,to
kijken
lookthroughintothegarden
met
withoneeye;
buttogetthroughwasmorehopelessthanever:
she
zitten
satdownandbegantocry
weer
again.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
zei
saidAlice,“agreatgirl
als
likeyou,”(shemightwell
zei
saythis),“togooncryinginthis
manier
way!
Stopthismoment,I
zeg
tellyou!”
Butshewenton
alle
allthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
totdat
untiltherewasalargepool
alle
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
en
andreachinghalfdownthehall.
Na
Afteratimesheheard
een
alittlepatteringoffeetin
de
thedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
zien
seewhatwascoming.
Itwasthe
Witte
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
met
withapairofwhitekidglovesinone
hand
handandalargefaninthe
andere
other:
hecametrottingalongin
een
agreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kwam
came,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
als
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
voelde
feltsodesperatethatshewas
klaar
readytoaskhelpofanyone;
so,
toen
whentheRabbitcamenear
haar
her,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbit
begon
startedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
en
andthefan,andskurried
weg
awayintothedarknessas
hard
hardashecouldgo.
Alice
nam
tookupthefanandgloves,
en
and,asthehallwas
erg
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tijd
timeshewentontalking:
“Dear,dear!
Hoe
Howqueereverythingisto-day!
En
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeen
veranderd
changedinthenight?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
hetzelfde
samewhenIgotupthismorning?
I
bijna
almostthinkIcanremember
voelde
feelingalittledifferent.
But
als
ifI’mnotthesame,
de
thenextquestionis,Whoin
de
theworldamI?
Ah,that’s
de
thegreatpuzzle!”
Andshebegan
denken
thinkingoverallthechildrenshe
kende
knewthatwereofthe
dezelfde
sameageasherself,to
zien
seeifshecouldhavebeen
veranderd
changedforanyofthem.
“I’m
zeker
sureI’mnotAda,”she
zei
said,“forherhairgoesin
zulke
suchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
en
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
weet
knowallsortsofthings,
en
andshe,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
weinig
little!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’m
Ik
I,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingitall
is
is!
I’lltryifI
weet
knowallthethingsIusedto
weet
know.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
vijf
fiveistwelve,andfourtimes
zes
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
nooit
nevergettotwentyat
dat
thatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
proberen
tryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
en
andParisisthecapitalofRome,
en
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
moet
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
proberen
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
en
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,
en
andbegantorepeatit,
maar
buthervoicesoundedhoarse
en
andstrange,andthewordsdidnot
kwamen
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
kleine
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
En
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
elke
everygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Hoe
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
En
Andwelcomelittlefishesin
Met
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
zeker
surethosearenotthe
juiste
rightwords,”saidpoorAlice,
en
andhereyesfilledwithtears
weer
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,
en
andIshallhaveto
gaan
goandliveinthatpoky
kleine
littlehouse,andhavenextto
geen
notoystoplaywith,
en
andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
leren
learn!
No,I’vemadeupmymind
over
aboutit;
ifI’mMabel,I’ll
blijf
staydownhere!
It’llbe
geen
nousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
en
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
alleen
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Zeg
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,ifIlikebeingthat
persoon
person,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’ll
blijf
staydownheretillI’m
iemand
somebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
met
withasuddenburstoftears,“Ido
wou dat
wishtheywouldputtheirheadsdown!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
alleen
alonehere!”
Asshesaid
dit
thisshelookeddownatherhands,
en
andwassurprisedtosee
dat
thatshehadputon
een
oneoftheRabbit’slittle
witte
whitekidgloveswhileshewas
sprak
talking.
“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
she
dacht
thought.
“Imustbegrowing
klein
smallagain.”
Shegotup
en
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
en
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshe
kon
couldguess,shewasnow
ongeveer
abouttwofeethigh,andwas
ging
goingonshrinkingrapidly:
she
snel
soonfoundoutthatthe
oorzaak
causeofthiswasthefanshewasholding,
en
andshedroppedithastily,
net
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
een
anarrowescape!”