CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredof
istumaan
sittingbyhersisteronthebank,andofhavingmitään
nothingtodo:onceor
kahdesti
twiceshehadpeepedintothebookhersisterwasreading,mutta
butithadnopicturestai
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”ajatteli
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”Soshewas
mietti
consideringinherownmindKuin
(aswellasshecould,forthekuuma
hotdaymadeherfeelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbesen arvoista
worththetroubleofgettingylös
upandpickingthedaisies,kun
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.Therewas
mitään
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;eikä
nordidAlicethinkitsoverypaljon
muchoutofthewaytokuulla
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
Kun
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherettä
thatsheoughttohavemiettiä
wonderedatthis,butatthetimeitkaikki
allseemedquitenatural);butwhenthe
Jänis
Rabbitactuallytookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadkoskaan
neverbeforeseenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,tai
orawatchtotakeoutofit,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,andonneksi
fortunatelywasjustintimetonähnyt
seeitpopdownalargerabbit-holealle
underthehedge.InanothermomentdownwentAliceafter
sen
it,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetulos
outagain.Therabbit-holewent
suoraan
straightonlikeatunnelforsomeway,ja
andthendippedsuddenlydown,soäkkiä
suddenlythatAlicehadnota
amomenttothinkaboutpysäyttää
stoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherselffallingalas
downaverydeepwell.Joko
Eitherthewellwasverysyvä
deep,orshefellveryhitaasti
slowly,forshehadplentyoftimeasshewentalas
downtolookaboutherandtomiettiä
wonderwhatwasgoingtotapahtuisi
happennext.First,shetriedto
katsoa
lookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,mutta
butitwastoodarktonähdä
seeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,andnoticed
että
thattheywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;täällä
hereandthereshesawmapsja
andpictureshunguponpegs.She
otti
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mutta
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwastyhjä
empty:shedidnotliketo
pudottaa
dropthejarforfearofkillingjonkun
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtolaittamaan
putitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellohi
pastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuchafallasthis,Ishallthink
mitään
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!Miten
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeathome!Why,Iwouldn’t
sanoisi
sayanythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwasvery
todennäköisesti
likelytrue.)Down,down,down.
Wouldthefall
koskaan
nevercometoanend?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenbythistime?”
she
sanoi
saidaloud.“Imustbegettingsomewhere
lähellä
nearthecentreofthemaapallon
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
neljä
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,yousee,Alicehadlearnt
useita
severalthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,andvaikka
thoughthiswasnotakovin
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasei
noonetolistentoher,silti
stillitwasgoodpracticetosanoa
sayitover)“—yes,that’snoin
abouttherightdistance—butthenIihmettelen
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehad
ei
noideawhatLatitudewas,tai
orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Tällä hetkellä
Presentlyshebeganagain.“I
mietin
wonderifIshallfallrightläpi
throughtheearth!Howfunnyit’ll
näyttää
seemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethatkävelevät
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
melko
rathergladtherewasnoonekuunnellut
listening,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’sverylikeahiiri
mouse,youknow.Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
And
tässä
hereAlicebegantogetmelko
rathersleepy,andwentonsanomalla
sayingtoherself,inaunelmoiva
dreamysortofway,“Docatssyövät
eatbats?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!thump!
downshecameupona
kasaan
heapofsticksanddryleaves,andthefallwasover.Alicewasnota
vähän
bithurt,andshejumpedylös
upontoherfeetinamoment:she
katsoi
lookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;beforeherwas
toinen
anotherlongpassage,andtheValkoinen
WhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
pois
awaywentAlicelikethetuuli
wind,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,ihmetteli
wonderinghowshewasevertogetulos
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupona
pieni
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;therewas
mitään
nothingonitexceptapieni
tinygoldenkey,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
andtohergreatdelightitsopi
fitted!Aliceopenedthedoor
ja
andfoundthatitledintoa
asmallpassage,notmuchsuurempi
largerthanarat-hole:she
polvistui
kneltdownandlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Kuinka
Howshelongedtogetulos
outofthatdarkhall,andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersandthosecoolfountains,mutta
butshecouldnotevensaanut
getherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
vaikka
evenifmyheadwouldmenisi
gothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofhyvin
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishI
voisin
couldshutuplikeakaukoputki
telescope!IthinkIcould,
jos
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”For,you
näette
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadtapahtunut
happenedlately,thatAlicehadbeguntoajatella
thinkthatveryfewthingstodellakin
indeedwerereallyimpossible.There
näyttänyt
seemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittleoven
door,soshewentbacktothepöydän
table,halfhopingshemightlöytäisi
findanotherkeyonit,tai
oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingpeopleupkuin
liketelescopes:thistimeshe
löysi
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnottäällä
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”kauniisti
beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
kaikki
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”mutta
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtotehdä
dothatinahurry.“No,I’ll
katson
lookfirst,”shesaid,“andkatson
seewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;forshehadread
useita
severalnicelittlehistoriesaboutchildrenjotka
whohadgotburnt,andolivat syöneet
eatenupbywildbeastsja
andotherunpleasantthings,allsillä
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadolivat opettaneet
taughtthem:suchas,thatared-hotpokerwill
polttaa
burnyouifyouholditliian
toolong;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
hyvin
verydeeplywithaknife,ityleensä
usuallybleeds;andshehad
koskaan
neverforgottenthat,ifyoujuot
drinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itismelkein
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,ennemmin
soonerorlater.However,thisbottlewasnot
merkitty
marked“poison,”soAliceventuredtomaistamaan
tasteit,andfindingithyvin
verynice,(ithad,initse asiassa
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andhotbutteredtoast,)shehyvin
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sanoi
saidAlice;“Imustbeshuttingup
kuin
likeatelescope.”Andsoitwas
todellakin
indeed:shewasnowonly
kymmenen
tenincheshigh,andherfacebrightenedupattheajatteli
thoughtthatshewasnowtherightsizeformennä
goingthroughthelittledoorintoettä
thatlovelygarden.First,however,she
odotti
waitedforafewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyentisestään
further:shefeltalittle
hermostunut
nervousaboutthis;“forit
saattaa
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutkokonaan
altogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatI
pitäisi
shouldbelikethen?”Andshe
yritti
triedtofancywhattheliekki
flameofacandleislikekun
afterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotmuistanut
remembereverhavingseensuchathing.Afterawhile,findingthat
mitään
nothingmorehappened,shedecidedonmennä
goingintothegardenatonce;mutta
but,alasforpoorAlice!kun
whenshegottotheovelle
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenavaimen
key,andwhenshewenttakaisin
backtothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecould
näki
seeitquiteplainlythroughtheglass,andsheyritti
triedherbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthepöydän
table,butitwastooliukas
slippery;andwhenshehad
väsynyt
tiredherselfoutwithtrying,thepoorpikku
littlethingsatdownanditki
cried.“Come,there’snousein
itkeä
cryinglikethat!”saidAlicetoherself,
melko
rathersharply;“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
She
yleensä
generallygaveherselfverygoodneuvoja
advice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),ja
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoankarasti
severelyastobringtearsintohereyes;andonceshe
muisti
rememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforoli
havingcheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewaspelasi
playingagainstherself,forthisutelias
curiouschildwasveryfondofteeskentelemään
pretendingtobetwopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
ajatteli
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobekaksi
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
tarpeeksi
enoughofmelefttotehdä
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellona
pieni
littleglassboxthatwaslyingunderthepöydän
table:sheopenedit,and
löysi
foundinitaverysmallkakun
cake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werekauniisti
beautifullymarkedincurrants.“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
headtofeelwhichwayitwaskasvoi
growing,andshewasquitesurprisedtofindettä
thatsheremainedthesamesize:tobe
totta kai
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenonesyö
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsopaljon
muchintothewayofodottaa
expectingnothingbutout-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,theynäyttivät
seemedtobealmostoutofsight,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’ll
näyttää
seem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!Ja
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!Ohdear,what
hölynpölyä
nonsenseI’mtalking!”Justthenher
päänsä
headstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:in
itse asiassa
factshewasnowmorethanyhdeksän
ninefeethigh,andsheatonceotti
tookupthelittlegoldenavaimen
keyandhurriedofftothegardenovelle
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
paljon
muchasshecoulddo,lyingdownononepuolella
side,tolookthroughintothegardenwithoneeye;mutta
buttogetthroughwasmoretoivoton
hopelessthanever:shesat
alas
downandbegantocrytaas
again.“Yououghttobe
hävetä
ashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“asuuri
greatgirllikeyou,”(shesaattoi
mightwellsaythis),“togoonitkemistä
cryinginthisway!Stop
tämä
thismoment,Itellyou!”Mutta
Butshewentonallthesame,vuodattaen
sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewasasuuri
largepoolallroundher,noin
aboutfourinchesdeepandreachinghalfdownthehall.Aftera
ajan
timesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthekaukaa
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Valkoinen
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairofvalkoinen
whitekidglovesinonekädessä
handandalargefanintheother:he
tuli
cametrottingalonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashetuli
came,“Oh!theDuchess,the
Herttuatar
Duchess!Oh!
won’tshebe
villi
savageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
tunsi
feltsodesperatethatshewasvalmis
readytoaskhelpoftahansa
anyone;so,whenthe
Jänis
Rabbitcamenearher,shealkoi
began,inalow,timidäänellä
voice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”The
Jänis
Rabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidglovesja
andthefan,andskurriedawayintothedarknessaskovaa
hardashecouldgo.Alice
otti
tookupthefanandgloves,ja
and,asthehallwashyvin
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfalltheajan
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
rakas
dear!Howqueereverythingisto-day!
And
eilen
yesterdaythingswentonjustastavallista
usual.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!Sitä paitsi
Besides,she’sshe,andI’mI,and—ohdear,miten
howpuzzlingitallis!I’ll
yritän
tryifIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.Anna
Letmesee:fourtimes
viisi
fiveistwelve,andfourtimeskuusi
sixisthirteen,andfourtimesseitsemän
sevenis—ohdear!Ishall
koskaan
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!Kuitenkaan
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:let’s
kokeillaan
tryGeography.Londonisthe
pääkaupunki
capitalofParis,andParisisthepääkaupunki
capitalofRome,andRome—no,that’sallväärin
wrong,I’mcertain!Imusthavebeen
vaihdettu
changedforMabel!I’lltry
ja
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”ja
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresanoa
sayinglessons,andbegantotoistaa
repeatit,buthervoicesoundedhoarseja
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesamalla
sameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
pieni
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,Andkaataa
pourthewatersoftheNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyhe
näyttää
seemstogrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,Ja
AndwelcomelittlefishesinWithlempeästi
gentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msure
ne
thosearenottherightwords,”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,witha
äkillinen
suddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldlaittaisivat
puttheirheadsdown!Iamsovery
väsynyt
tiredofbeingallalonehere!”Asshe
sanoi
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,andwassurprisedtonäin
seethatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveskun
whileshewastalking.“How
voisin
canIhavedonethat?”she
ajatteli
thought.“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegot
ylös
upandwenttothepöydän
tabletomeasureherselfbyit,ja
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldarvata
guess,shewasnowabouttwofeetkorkea
high,andwasgoingonshrinkingnopeasti
rapidly:shesoonfoundout
että
thatthecauseofthiswasthetuuletin
fanshewasholding,andshepudotti
droppedithastily,justintimetoavoidkutistuisi
shrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”