CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredof
istumaan
sittingbyhersisteronthebank,andofhavingmitään
nothingtodo:onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookhersisterwasreading,
mutta
butithadnopicturestai
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”ajatteli
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinherownmind
Kuin
(aswellasshecould,forthekuuma
hotdaymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofsai
gettingupandpickingthedaisies,kun
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.Therewas
mitään
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlice
ajatellut
thinkitsoverymuchpois
outofthewaytokuulla
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
Kun
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherettä
thatsheoughttohavewonderedattätä
this,butatthetimeitkaikki
allseemedquitenatural);butwhentheRabbit
itse asiassa
actuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadkoskaan
neverbeforeseenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,tai
orawatchtotakeoutofit,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,andfortunatelywasjuuri
justintimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-holealle
underthehedge.InanothermomentdownwentAliceafter
sen
it,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetulos
outagain.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
kuin
likeatunnelforsomeway,ja
andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlyettä
thatAlicehadnotamomenttoajatella
thinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshelöysi
foundherselffallingdownaverydeepwell.Joko
Eitherthewellwasverydeep,tai
orshefellveryslowly,forsheoli
hadplentyoftimeasshewentalas
downtolookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingtotapahtuisi
happennext.First,shetriedto
katsoa
lookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,mutta
butitwastoodarktonähdä
seeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,andnoticed
että
thattheywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;täällä
hereandthereshesawmapsja
andpictureshunguponpegs.She
otti
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mutta
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkilling
jonkun
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtolaittamaan
putitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellohi
pastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallasthis,Ishallthink
mitään
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!Miten
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeathome!Why,Iwouldn’t
sanoisi
sayanythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Alas
Down,down,down.Wouldthefall
koskaan
nevercometoanend?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
she
sanoi
saidaloud.“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
maapallon
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
neljä
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,yousee,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsof
tämä
thissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,andvaikka
thoughthiswasnotakovin
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasei
noonetolistentoher,silti
stillitwasgoodpracticetosanoa
sayitover)“—yes,that’snoin
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudetai
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
ei
noideawhatLatitudewas,tai
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
uudelleen
again.“IwonderifIshallfallright
läpi
throughtheearth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethat
kävelevät
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
ei
noonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhavetokysyä
askthemwhatthenameofthemaan
countryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,is
tämä
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”(andshe
yritti
triedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughtheair!Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmeforasking!
Ei
No,it’llneverdotokysyä
ask:perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Alas
Down,down,down.Therewas
mitään
nothingelsetodo,soAlicepian
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’ll
kaipaamaan
missmeverymuchto-night,Itulee
shouldthink!”(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
toivon
hopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
täällä
herewithme!Therearenomiceintheair,I’mafraid,
mutta
butyoumightcatchabat,ja
andthat’sverylikeamouse,youknow.Mutta
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”And
tässä
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,andwentonsanomalla
sayingtoherself,inadreamysortoftavalla
way,“Docatseatbats?Docatseatbats?”
ja
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,yousee,asshecouldn’t
vastata
answereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchväliä
matterwhichwaysheputsen
it.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
ja
andhadjustbeguntodreamettä
thatshewaswalkinghandinhandwithDinah,ja
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,kerro
tellmethetruth:didyouever
syönyt
eatabat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticksanddryleaves,andthefallwasover.
Alicewasnota
vähän
bithurt,andshejumpedylös
upontoherfeetinamoment:she
katsoi
lookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;beforeherwas
toinen
anotherlongpassage,andtheValkoinen
WhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
pois
awaywentAlicelikethewind,ja
andwasjustintimetokuulla
hearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsja
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
lähellä
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,mutta
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:shefoundherselfina
pitkään
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyarowoflampsripustettu
hangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
kaikki
allroundthehall,buttheywerekaikki
alllocked;andwhenAlice
oli
hadbeenallthewayalas
downonesideanduptheother,tryingeverydoor,shekäveli
walkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderingmiten
howshewasevertogetulos
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupona
pieni
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;therewas
mitään
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,andAlice’sensimmäinen
firstthoughtwasthatitsaattaisi
mightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;mutta
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
liian
toolarge,orthekeywasliian
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotavannut
openanyofthem.However,onthesecondtimeround,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
ennen
before,andbehinditwasalittleovi
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:she
kokeili
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,ja
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Alice
avasi
openedthedoorandfoundettä
thatitledintoasmallpassage,notpaljon
muchlargerthanarat-hole:shekneltdown
ja
andlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Kuinka
Howshelongedtogetulos
outofthatdarkhall,andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersandthosecoolfountains,mutta
butshecouldnotevensaanut
getherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
vaikka
evenifmyheadwouldmenisi
gothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofhyvin
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishI
voisin
couldshutuplikeatelescope!IthinkI
voisin
could,ifIonlyknewmiten
howtobegin.”For,you
näette
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadtapahtunut
happenedlately,thatAlicehadbeguntoajatella
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobe
ei
nouseinwaitingbythelittleoven
door,soshewentbacktothetable,halftoivoen
hopingshemightfindanotherkeyonit,tai
oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingpeopleupkuin
liketelescopes:thistimeshe
löysi
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnottäällä
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
kaikki
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”mutta
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtotehdä
dothatinahurry.“No,I’ll
katson
lookfirst,”shesaid,“andkatson
seewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistoriesaboutchildren
jotka
whohadgotburnt,andolivat syöneet
eatenupbywildbeastsja
andotherunpleasantthings,allsillä
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtheille
them:suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
jos
ifyouholdittookauan
long;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
hyvin
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;ja
andshehadneverforgottenettä
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itismelkein
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonertai
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,andfindingit
hyvin
verynice,(ithad,initse asiassa
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andhotbutteredtoast,)shehyvin
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sanoi
saidAlice;“Imustbeshuttingup
kuin
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
nyt
nowonlytenincheshigh,ja
andherfacebrightenedupattheajatteli
thoughtthatshewasnowtherightsizeformennä
goingthroughthelittledoorintoettä
thatlovelygarden.First,however,she
odotti
waitedforafewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefeltalittlenervousabout
tästä
this;“foritmightend,youknow,”
sanoi
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,kuin
likeacandle.IwonderwhatI
pitäisi
shouldbelikethen?”Andshe
yritti
triedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislikekun
afterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotmuistanut
remembereverhavingseensuchathing.Afterawhile,findingthat
mitään
nothingmorehappened,shedecidedonmennä
goingintothegardenatonce;mutta
but,alasforpoorAlice!kun
whenshegottotheovelle
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenkey,ja
andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecould
näki
seeitquiteplainlythroughtheglass,andsheyritti
triedherbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthetable,mutta
butitwastooslippery;ja
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,thepoorpikku
littlethingsatdownandcried.“Come,there’s
ei
nouseincryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
antoi
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),ja
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;andonceshe
muisti
rememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforoli
havingcheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewaspelasi
playingagainstherself,forthiscuriouslapsi
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobekaksi
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
ajatteli
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobekaksi
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
tarpeeksi
enoughofmelefttotehdä
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellona
pieni
littleglassboxthatwaslyingunderthetable:she
avasi
openedit,andfoundinitahyvin
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’ll
syön
eatit,”saidAlice,“andjos
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Ivoin
canreachthekey;and
jos
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Ivoin
cancreepunderthedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
ja
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”She
söi
atealittlebit,andsanoi
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Whichway?”,holdingherhandonthetopofher
päänsä
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,andshewasaivan
quitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedthesaman
samesize:tobesure,
tämä
thisgenerallyhappenswhenonesyö
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsopaljon
muchintothewayofexpectingmitään
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstotapahtuu
happen,thatitseemedquitedullandstupidforlifetogooninthecommontavalla
way.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
ja
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
että
thatforthemomentshemelko
quiteforgothowtospeakhyvää
goodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
kuin
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
kun
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobemelkein
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsokaukana
faroff).“Oh,mypoor
pikku
littlefeet,Iwonderwhowilllaittaa
putonyourshoesandstockingsforyounyt
now,dears?I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
liian
toofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:you
täytyy
mustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butItäytyy
mustbekindtothem,”ajatteli
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’tkävele
walkthewayIwanttogo!Anna
Letmesee:I’llgivethema
uudet
newpairofbootseveryChristmas.”Ja
Andshewentonplanningtoherselfmiten
howshewouldmanageit.“They
on
mustgobythecarrier,”sheajatteli
thought;“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
lähettää
sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!Ja
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Juuri
Justthenherheadstruckvastaan
againsttheroofofthehall:in
itse asiassa
factshewasnowmorethanninefeetkorkea
high,andsheatonceotti
tookupthelittlegoldenkeyja
andhurriedofftothegardenovelle
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
paljon
muchasshecoulddo,lyingdownononepuolella
side,tolookthroughintothegardenwithoneeye;mutta
buttogetthroughwasmorehopelesskuin
thanever:shesatdown
ja
andbegantocryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
suuri
greatgirllikeyou,”(shesaattoi
mightwellsaythis),“togooncryingintällä
thisway!Stopthismoment,I
sanon
tellyou!”Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
kunnes
untiltherewasalargepoolallroundhänen
her,aboutfourinchesdeepandreachinghalfdownthehall.Aftera
ajan
timesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Valkoinen
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairofvalkoinen
whitekidglovesinonekädessä
handandalargefanintheother:he
tuli
cametrottingalonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashetuli
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
jos
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
tunsi
feltsodesperatethatshewasvalmis
readytoaskhelpoftahansa
anyone;so,whentheRabbit
tuli
camenearher,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
ja
andthefan,andskurriedawayintothedarknessaskovaa
hardashecouldgo.Alice
otti
tookupthefanandgloves,ja
and,asthehallwashyvin
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfalltheajan
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
rakas
dear!Howqueereverythingisto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
IwonderifI’vebeen
muutettu
changedinthenight?Letmethink:
wasIthe
sama
samewhenIgotupthisaamuna
morning?IalmostthinkIcanremember
tunsin
feelingalittledifferent.But
jos
ifI’mnotthesame,theseuraava
nextquestionis,WhointheworldamI?Ah,that’sthe
suuri
greatpuzzle!”Andshebeganthinkingoverallthechildrenshe
tunsi
knewthatwereofthesameageasherself,tokatsomaan
seeifshecouldhavebeenvaihtaa
changedforanyofthem.“I’m
varma
sureI’mnotAda,”shesanoi
said,“forherhairgoesinniin
suchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;andI’m
varma
sureIcan’tbeMabel,forItiedän
knowallsortsofthings,andshe,oh!she
tietää
knowssuchaverylittle!Besides,she’s
hän
she,andI’mI,and—ohdear,miten
howpuzzlingitallis!I’ll
yritän
tryifIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.Anna
Letmesee:fourtimes
viisi
fiveistwelve,andfourtimeskuusi
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishall
koskaan
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
kokeillaan
tryGeography.LondonisthecapitalofParis,andParisisthecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’sall
väärin
wrong,I’mcertain!Imusthavebeen
vaihdettu
changedforMabel!I’lltry
ja
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”ja
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresanoa
sayinglessons,andbegantorepeatit,mutta
buthervoicesoundedhoarseja
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesamalla
sameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
pieni
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Kuinka
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,Ja
AndwelcomelittlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’m
varma
surethosearenottherightwords,”sanoi
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtearstaas
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelkun
afterall,andIshallhavetomennä
goandliveinthatpokylittlehouse,ja
andhavenexttonotoystoleikkiä
playwith,andoh!eversomanylessonstolearn!
Ei
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutsen
it;ifI’mMabel,I’ll
jään
staydownhere!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheads
alas
downandsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallvain
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Kerro
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,jos
ifIlikebeingthatperson,I’lltulen
comeup:ifnot,I’ll
jään
staydownheretillI’mjoku
somebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywould
laittaisivat
puttheirheadsdown!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
yksin
alonehere!”Asshesaidthisshelookeddownatherhands,andwassurprisedto
näin
seethatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveskun
whileshewastalking.“How
voisin
canIhavedonethat?”she
ajatteli
thought.“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegot
ylös
upandwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,ja
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldarvata
guess,shewasnowabouttwofeetkorkea
high,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:she
pian
soonfoundoutthatthecauseofthiswasthefanshewaspiti
holding,andshedroppedithastily,juuri
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”