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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
begon
beginning
togetverytiredofsittingbyhersisteronthe
oever
bank
,andofhavingnothingtodo:
onceor
twee keer
twice
shehadpeepedintothebookhersisterwasreading,butithadnopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherownmind(aswellasshecould,forthehotdaymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupid),
of
whether
thepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingupandpickingthedaisies,when
plotseling
suddenly
aWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkableinthat;
noch
nor
didAlicethinkitsoverymuchoutofthewaytoheartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohave
afvragen
wondered
atthis,butatthetimeitall
leek
seemed
quitenatural);
butwhentheRabbitactuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoher
voeten
feet
,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadneverbeforeseenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtotakeoutofit,and
brandend
burning
withcuriosity,sheranacrossthe
veld
field
afterit,andfortunatelywasjustintimetoseeitpopdowna
grote
large
rabbit-holeunderthehedge.
InanothermomentdownwentAliceafterit,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetoutagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraightonlikeatunnelforsomeway,andthendipped
plotseling
suddenly
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotamomenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherselffallingdownaverydeepwell.
Eitherthewellwasvery
diep
deep
,orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyoftimeasshewentdowntolookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingtohappennext.
First,shetriedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,butitwastoo
donker
dark
toseeanything;
thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;
hereandthereshesawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
Shetookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,buttohergreatdisappointmentitwas
leeg
empty
:
shedidnotliketodropthejarfor
angst
fear
ofkillingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeathome!
Why,Iwouldn’tsayanythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Down,down,down.
Wouldthefallnevercometoanend?
“I
vraag me af
wonder
howmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewhere
buurt
near
thecentreoftheearth.
Letmesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,yousee,Alicehad
geleerd
learnt
severalthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,andthoughthiswasnotaverygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwasgood
oefening
practice
tosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(AlicehadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenice
grote
grand
wordstosay.)
Presentlyshe
begon
began
again.
“IwonderifIshallfallrightthroughtheearth!
Howfunnyit’ll
lijken
seem
tocomeoutamongthepeoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
nogal
rather
gladtherewasnoonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhavetoaskthemwhatthenameofthecountryis,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealandorAustralia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughtheair!
Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmeforasking!
No,it’llneverdotoask:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Down,down,down.
Therewasnothingelsetodo,soAlicesoon
begon
began
talkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissmeverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwasthe
kat
cat.)
“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerof
melk
milk
attea-time.
Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredownherewithme!
Therearenomiceintheair,I’mafraid,butyoumightcatchabat,andthat’sverylikeamouse,youknow.
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
AndhereAlice
begon
began
togetrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inadreamysortofway,“Docatseatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,yousee,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputit.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,andhadjust
begonnen
begun
todreamthatshewaswalkinghandinhandwithDinah,andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethetruth:
didyouevereatabat?”
when
plotseling
suddenly
,thump!
thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticksanddryleaves,andthefallwasover.
Alicewasnotabithurt,andshe
sprong
jumped
upontoher
voeten
feet
inamoment:
shelookedup,butitwasall
donker
dark
overhead;
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.
Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelikethe
wind
wind
,andwasjustintimetohearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsandwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewasclosebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:
shefoundherselfinalong,
lage
low
hall,whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoorsall
rond
round
thehall,buttheywerealllocked;
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthewaydownonesideanduptheother,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthe
midden
middle
,wonderinghowshewasevertogetoutagain.
Plotseling
Suddenly
shecameuponalittlethree-legged
tafel
table
,allmadeofsolid
glas
glass
;
therewasnothingonit
behalve
except
atinygoldenkey,andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
but,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoo
groot
large
,orthekeywastoosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofthem.
Echter
However
,onthesecondtime
rond
round
,shecameupona
laag
low
curtainshehadnot
opgemerkt
noticed
before,andbehinditwasalittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
shetriedthelittlegolden
sleutel
key
inthelock,andtohergreatdelightit
paste
fitted
!
Aliceopenedthedoorandfoundthatit
leidde
led
intoasmallpassage,notmuchlargerthanarat-hole:
shekneltdownandlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.
Howshelongedtogetoutofthat
donkere
dark
hall,andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersandthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotevengetherheadthroughthedoorway;
“andevenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofverylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howIwishIcouldshutuplikeatelescope!
IthinkIcould,ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”
For,yousee,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,thatAlicehad
begonnen
begun
tothinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereally
onmogelijk
impossible
.
Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittledoor,soshewentbacktothe
tafel
table
,halfhopingshemightfindanother
sleutel
key
onit,oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingpeopleupliketelescopes:
thistimeshefoundalittle
fles
bottle
onit,(“whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,”saidAlice,)and
rond
round
theneckofthe
fles
bottle
wasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitin
grote
large
letters.
Itwasallverywelltosay“Drinkme,”butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtodothatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”shesaid,“andseewhetherit’s
gemarkeerd
marked
‘poison’ornot”;
forshehadread
verschillende
several
nicelittlehistoriesaboutchildrenwhohadgot
verbrand
burnt
,andeatenupby
wilde
wild
beastsandotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnotrememberthe
eenvoudige
simple
rulestheirfriendshad
geleerd
taught
them:
suchas,thatared-hotpokerwill
verbranden
burn
youifyouholdittoolong;
andthatifyoucutyourfingerverydeeplywitha
mes
knife
,itusuallybleeds;
andshehadneverforgottenthat,ifyoudrinkmuchfroma
fles
bottle
marked“poison,”itisalmost
zeker
certain
todisagreewithyou,soonerorlater.
Echter
However
,thisbottlewasnot
gemarkeerd
marked
“poison,”soAliceventuredto
proeven
taste
it,andfindingitverynice,(ithad,infact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andhotbutteredtoast,)sheverysoonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttinguplikeatelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewasnowonlytenincheshigh,andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewasnowtheright
grootte
size
forgoingthroughthelittledoorintothat
mooie
lovely
garden.
First,however,shewaitedforafewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
shefeltalittle
nerveus
nervous
aboutthis;
“foritmightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,likeacandle.
I
vraag me af
wonder
whatIshouldbelikethen?”
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislikeafterthecandleis
geblazen
blown
out,forshecouldnotremembereverhavingseensuchathing.
Afterawhile,findingthatnothingmorehappened,she
besloot
decided
ongoingintothegardenatonce;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegolden
sleutel
key
,andwhenshewentbacktothe
tafel
table
forit,shefoundshecouldnotpossibly
bereiken
reach
it:
shecouldseeitquiteplainlythroughthe
glas
glass
,andshetriedherbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthe
tafel
table
,butitwastooslippery;
andwhenshehad
moe
tired
herselfoutwithtrying,thepoorlittlethingsatdownand
huilde
cried
.
“Come,there’snousein
huilen
crying
likethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,
nogal
rather
sharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerallygaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewasplayingagainstherself,forthiscuriouschildwasveryfondofpretendingtobetwopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobetwopeople!
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttomakeonerespectableperson!”
Soonher
oog
eye
fellonalittle
glazen
glass
boxthatwaslyingunderthe
tafel
table
:
sheopenedit,andfoundinitaverysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifully
gemarkeerd
marked
incurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”saidAlice,“andifitmakesmegrowlarger,Ican
bereiken
reach
thekey;
andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
Sheatealittlebit,andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,holdingherhandonthetopofherheadtofeelwhichwayitwas
groeide
growing
,andshewasquite
verbaasd
surprised
tofindthatsheremainedthesame
grootte
size
:
tobesure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenoneeatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothewayof
verwachten
expecting
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatit
leek
seemed
quitedullandstupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuch
verbaasd
surprised
,thatforthemomentshequiteforgothowtospeakgoodEnglish);
“nowI’mopeningoutlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(forwhenshelookeddownather
voeten
feet
,theyseemedtobealmostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittle
voeten
feet
,Iwonderwhowillputonyour
schoenen
shoes
andstockingsforyounow,dears?
I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’twalkthewayIwanttogo!
Letmesee:
I’llgivethemanewpairofbootseveryChristmas.”
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfhowshewouldmanageit.
“Theymustgobythecarrier,”shethought;
“andhowfunnyit’ll
lijken
seem
,sendingpresentstoone’sown
voeten
feet
!
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenherheadstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:
infactshewasnowmorethan
negen
nine
feethigh,andsheatoncetookupthelittlegolden
sleutel
key
andhurriedofftothegardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshecoulddo,lyingdownononeside,tolookthroughintothegardenwithone
oog
eye
;
buttogetthroughwasmorehopelessthanever:
shesatdownand
begon
began
tocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwellsaythis),“togoon
huilen
crying
inthisway!
Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewasa
groot
large
poolallroundher,aboutfourinches
diep
deep
andreachinghalfdownthehall.
Afteratimesheheardalittlepatteringof
voeten
feet
inthedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.
ItwastheWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidly
gekleed
dressed
,withapairofwhitekidglovesinonehandanda
grote
large
fanintheother:
hecametrottingalonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alicefeltsodesperatethatshewasreadytoaskhelpofanyone;
so,whentheRabbitcamenearher,she
begon
began
,inalow,timid
stem
voice
,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbitstartedviolently,
vallen
dropped
thewhitekidglovesandthefan,andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashecouldgo.
Alicetookupthefanandgloves,and,asthehallwasveryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallthetimeshewentontalking:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueereverythingisto-day!
And
gisteren
yesterday
thingswentonjustasusual.
I
vraag me af
wonder
ifI’vebeenchangedinthenight?
Letmethink:
wasIthesamewhenIgotupthismorning?
IalmostthinkIcanrememberfeelingalittledifferent.
ButifI’mnotthesame,thenextquestionis,WhointheworldamI?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Andshe
begon
began
thinkingoverallthechildrensheknewthatwereofthesame
leeftijd
age
asherself,toseeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”shesaid,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIknowallsortsofthings,andshe,oh!
sheknowssuchaverylittle!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’mI,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingitallis!
I’lltryifIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.
Letmesee:
fourtimesfiveistwelve,andfourtimessixisthirteen,andfourtimes
zeven
seven
is—ohdear!
Ishallnevergettotwentyatthatrate!
Echter
However
,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,andParisisthecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’m
zeker
certain
!
ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’lltryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”andshe
kruiste
crossed
herhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,and
begon
began
torepeatit,buther
stem
voice
soundedhoarseandstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“HowdoththelittlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
lijkt
seems
togrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,Andwelcomelittle
vissen
fishes
inWithgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtearsagainasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,andIshallhavetogoandliveinthatpokylittlehouse,andhavenexttonotoystoplaywith,andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
leren
learn
!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydownhere!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdownandsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallonlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,ifIlikebeingthatperson,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’llstaydownheretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldputtheirheadsdown!
Iamsovery
moe
tired
ofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshesaidthisshelookeddownatherhands,andwas
verbaasd
surprised
toseethatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.
“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
shethought.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotupandwenttothe
tafel
table
tomeasureherselfbyit,andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewasnowabouttwo
voet
feet
high,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
shesoonfoundoutthatthecauseofthiswasthefanshewasholding,andshe
vallen
dropped
ithastily,justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwasanarrowescape!”