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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
très
very
tiredofsittingbyher
sœur
sister
onthebank,andofhaving
rien
nothing
todo:
onceortwiceshehadpeepedinto
le
the
bookhersisterwas
lisait
reading
,butithadnopictures
ou
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatis
le
the
useofabook,”
pensa
thought
Alice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
esprit
mind
(aswellasshe
pouvait
could
,forthehotdaymadeher
sentir
feel
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththe
peine
trouble
ofgettingupand
cueillir
picking
thedaisies,whensuddenlya
Blanc
White
Rabbitwithpinkeyes
courut
ran
closebyher.
Therewas
rien
nothing
soveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
pensait
think
itsoverymuchoutofthe
façon
way
toheartheRabbit
dire
say
toitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
réfléchit
thought
itoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
have
wonderedatthis,butatthetimeit
tout
all
seemedquitenatural);
but
quand
when
theRabbitactuallytooka
montre
watch
outofitswaistcoat-pocket,
et
and
lookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehad
jamais
never
beforeseenarabbit
avec
with
eitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora
montre
watch
totakeoutofit,
et
and
burningwithcuriosity,she
courut
ran
acrossthefieldafterit,
et
and
fortunatelywasjustin
temps
time
toseeitpopdownalargerabbit-hole
sous
under
thehedge.
Inanothermoment
bas
down
wentAliceafterit,
jamais
never
onceconsideringhowin
le
the
worldshewastoget
sortir
out
again.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
comme
like
atunnelforsome
façon
way
,andthendippedsuddenly
bas
down
,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnot
un
a
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherself
avant
before
shefoundherselffalling
bas
down
averydeepwell.
Soit
Either
thewellwasverydeep,
ou
or
shefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyof
temps
time
asshewentdownto
regarder
look
aboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingto
arriver
happen
next.
First,shetriedto
regarder
look
downandmakeoutwhatshewas
venait
coming
to,butitwas
trop
too
darktoseeanything;
thenshe
regarda
looked
atthesidesof
les
the
well,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
et
and
book-shelves;
hereandthereshe
voyait
saw
mapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
She
pris
took
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mais
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodrop
le
the
jarforfearof
tuer
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedto
mettre
put
itintooneof
le
the
cupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
une
a
fallasthis,Ishallthink
rien
nothing
oftumblingdownstairs!
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeat
maison
home
!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
rien
anything
aboutit,evenifI
tombe
fell
offthetopof
la
the
house!”
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Bas
Down
,down,down.
Wouldthe
chute
fall
nevercometoanend?
“Iwonder
combien
how
manymilesI’vefallenby
ce
this
time?”
shesaidaloud.
“I
dois
must
begettingsomewherenear
la
the
centreoftheearth.
Laissez
Let
mesee:
thatwouldbe
quatre
four
thousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
voyez
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
et
and
thoughthiswasnota
très
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewas
pas
no
onetolistento
ses
her
,stillitwasgoodpracticeto
dire
say
itover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
ou
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehad
non
no
ideawhatLatitudewas,
ou
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebeganagain.
“Iwonder
si
if
Ishallfallright
travers
through
theearth!
Howfunnyit’llseemtocome
sortir
out
amongthepeoplethat
marchent
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
Les
The
Antipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
pas
no
onelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundat
tout
all
therightword)“—butIshall
devoir
have
toaskthemwhat
le
the
nameofthecountry
est
is
,youknow.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
ou
or
Australia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
tombez
falling
throughtheair!
Doyou
crois
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittle
fille
girl
she’llthinkmefor
demander
asking
!
No,it’llneverdoto
demander
ask
:
perhapsIshallseeit
écrit
written
upsomewhere.”
Down,down,
bas
down
.
Therewasnothingelseto
faire
do
,soAlicesoonbegan
parler
talking
again.
“Dinah’llmissmevery
beaucoup
much
to-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
le
the
cat.)
“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
ici
here
withme!
Thereare
pas
no
miceintheair,I’m
peur
afraid
,butyoumightcatch
une
a
bat,andthat’svery
comme
like
amouse,youknow.
Mais
But
docatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Et
And
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
et
and
wentonsayingtoherself,in
une
a
dreamysortofway,“Docats
mangent
eat
bats?
Docatseatbats?”
et
and
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
voyez
see
,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’t
beaucoup
much
matterwhichwayshe
mis
put
it.
Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
et
and
hadjustbegunto
rêver
dream
thatshewaswalking
main
hand
inhandwithDinah,
et
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellme
la
the
truth:
didyouever
mangé
eat
abat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
bas
down
shecameuponaheapofsticks
et
and
dryleaves,andthe
chute
fall
wasover.
Alicewasnot
un
a
bithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
un
a
moment:
shelookedup,
mais
but
itwasalldarkoverhead;
avant
before
herwasanotherlongpassage,
et
and
theWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurrying
bas
down
it.
Therewasnot
un
a
momenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelike
le
the
wind,andwasjustin
temps
time
tohearitsay,asit
tournait
turned
acorner,“Ohmyears
et
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
proche
close
behinditwhenshe
tourné
turned
thecorner,buttheRabbitwasnolongertobe
voir
seen
:
shefoundherselfin
une
a
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
une
a
rowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoorsallround
la
the
hall,buttheywerealllocked;
et
and
whenAlicehadbeen
tout
all
thewaydownone
côté
side
anduptheother,
essayant
trying
everydoor,shewalkedsadly
bas
down
themiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertoget
sortir
out
again.
Suddenlyshecameupon
une
a
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewas
rien
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,
et
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
pourrait
might
belongtooneof
la
the
doorsofthehall;
mais
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
trop
too
large,orthekeywas
trop
too
small,butatanyrateitwouldnotopen
tout
any
ofthem.
However,on
la
the
secondtimeround,she
venue
came
uponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
avant
before
,andbehinditwasalittle
porte
door
aboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
essayé
tried
thelittlegoldenkeyin
la
the
lock,andtoher
grand
great
delightitfitted!
Alice
ouvrit
opened
thedoorandfoundthatitledinto
un
a
smallpassage,notmuchlarger
de
than
arat-hole:
shekneltdown
et
and
lookedalongthepassageinto
le
the
loveliestgardenyouever
vu
saw
.
Howshelongedto
obtenir
get
outofthatdarkhall,
et
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
et
and
thosecoolfountains,butshe
pouvait
could
notevengether
tête
head
throughthedoorway;
“and
même
even
ifmyheadwould
allait
go
through,”thoughtpoorAlice,“it
allait
would
beofverylittleuse
sans
without
myshoulders.
Oh,howIwishI
pouvoir
could
shutuplikeatelescope!
I
pense
think
Icould,ifIonly
savais
knew
howtobegin.”
For,yousee,so
beaucoup
many
out-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,
que
that
Alicehadbegunto
penser
think
thatveryfewthingsindeedwere
vraiment
really
impossible.
Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittle
porte
door
,soshewentbacktothetable,
moitié
half
hopingshemightfind
autre
another
keyonit,orat
tout
any
rateabookofrulesfor
fermer
shutting
peopleupliketelescopes:
cette
this
timeshefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
ici
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewas
une
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasall
très
very
welltosay“Drinkme,”
mais
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
faire
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dit
said
,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
ou
or
not”;
forshehad
lu
read
severalnicelittlehistories
sur
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
et
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
et
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
car
because
theywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
such
comme
as
,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
si
if
youholdittoo
longtemps
long
;
andthatifyou
coupez
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
avec
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
et
and
shehadneverforgotten
que
that
,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itis
presque
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
ou
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
et
and
findingitverynice,(ithad,in
fait
fact
,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
et
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
très
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
dois
must
beshuttinguplike
un
a
telescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
maintenant
now
onlytenincheshigh,
et
and
herfacebrightenedupat
la
the
thoughtthatshewas
maintenant
now
therightsizefor
passer
going
throughthelittledoorinto
que
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
attendu
waited
forafewminutesto
voir
see
ifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
shefelt
un
a
littlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
pourrait
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
aller
going
outaltogether,likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
devrais
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
essayé
tried
tofancywhattheflameof
une
a
candleislikeafter
la
the
candleisblownout,forshe
pouvait
could
notremembereverhaving
vu
seen
suchathing.
After
un
a
while,findingthatnothing
plus
more
happened,shedecidedon
passé
going
intothegardenat
fois
once
;
but,alasforpoorAlice!
quand
when
shegottothe
porte
door
,shefoundshehad
oublié
forgotten
thelittlegoldenkey,
et
and
whenshewentbackto
la
the
tableforit,she
trouvé
found
shecouldnotpossiblyreachit:
she
pouvait
could
seeitquiteplainly
travers
through
theglass,andshe
essayé
tried
herbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthetable,
mais
but
itwastooslippery;
et
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
la
the
poorlittlethingsatdown
et
and
cried.
“Come,there’snouseincrying
comme
like
that!”
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
partir
leave
offthisminute!”
Shegenerally
donnait
gave
herselfverygoodadvice,
Si
(though
sheveryseldomfollowedit),
et
and
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
et
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
jeu
game
ofcroquetshewas
jouait
playing
againstherself,forthiscurious
enfant
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
deux
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
pensa
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
deux
two
people!
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
faire
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
tombé
fell
onalittleglassbox
qui
that
waslyingunderthetable:
sheopenedit,
et
and
foundinita
très
very
smallcake,onwhich
les
the
words“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
dit
said
Alice,“andifit
fait
makes
megrowlarger,I
peux
can
reachthekey;
and
si
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
peux
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeither
façon
way
I’llgetintothegarden,
et
and
Idon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
mangé
ate
alittlebit,and
dit
said
anxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
tenant
holding
herhandonthe
haut
top
ofherheadto
sentir
feel
whichwayitwasgrowing,
et
and
shewasquitesurprisedto
trouver
find
thatsheremainedthe
même
same
size:
tobesure,
cela
this
generallyhappenswhenone
mange
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotsomuchinto
la
the
wayofexpectingnothing
mais
but
out-of-the-waythingstohappen,
que
that
itseemedquitedull
et
and
stupidforlifetogoonin
la
the
commonway.
CHAPTERII.
La
The
PoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
criedAlice
Elle
(she
wassomuchsurprised,
que
that
forthemomentshe
tout à fait
quite
forgothowtospeak
bon
good
English);
“nowI’mopeningout
comme
like
thelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quand
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
presque
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,my
pauvres
poor
littlefeet,Iwonder
qui
who
willputonyourshoes
et
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
sûr
sure
Ishan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
trop
too
farofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanage
la
the
bestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”
pensa
thought
Alice,“orperhapstheywon’t
marcheront
walk
thewayIwantto
aller
go
!
Letmesee:
I’ll
donnerai
give
themanewpairofboots
chaque
every
Christmas.”
Andshewenton
planifier
planning
toherselfhowshe
allait
would
manageit.
“Theymust
aller
go
bythecarrier,”she
pensait
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
Et
And
howoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Juste
Just
thenherheadstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:
in
fait
fact
shewasnowmorethanninefeet
haut
high
,andsheatonce
pris
took
upthelittlegoldenkey
et
and
hurriedofftothegarden
porte
door
.
PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshe
pouvait
could
do,lyingdownon
un
one
side,tolookthroughinto
le
the
gardenwithoneeye;
mais
but
togetthroughwas
plus
more
hopelessthanever:
shesatdown
et
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
fille
girl
likeyou,”(shemight
bien
well
saythis),“togooncryingin
cette
this
way!
Stopthismoment,I
dis
tell
you!”
Butshewenton
tout
all
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
jusqu'à
until
therewasalargepool
tout
all
roundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
et
and
reachinghalfdownthehall.
Après
After
atimesheheard
un
a
littlepatteringoffeetin
les
the
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
voir
see
whatwascoming.
Itwas
le
the
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
avec
with
apairofwhite
enfant
kid
glovesinonehand
et
and
alargefanin
le
the
other:
hecametrottingalongin
une
a
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
venu
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
si
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sentait
felt
sodesperatethatshewasreadyto
demander
ask
helpofanyone;
so,
quand
when
theRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbit
commencé
started
violently,droppedthewhite
enfant
kid
glovesandthefan,
et
and
skurriedawayintothedarknessashardashe
pouvait
could
go.
Alicetookupthefan
et
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
très
very
hot,shekeptfanningherself
tout
all
thetimeshewenton
parler
talking
:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
tout
everything
isto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
si
if
I’vebeenchangedin
la
the
night?
Letmethink:
wasI
la
the
samewhenIgotup
ce
this
morning?
IalmostthinkIcanremember
sentie
feeling
alittledifferent.
But
si
if
I’mnotthesame,thenext
question
question
is,Whointheworldam
Je
I
?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Et
And
shebeganthinkingover
tous
all
thechildrensheknew
qui
that
wereofthesameageasherself,to
voir
see
ifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
dit
said
,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,
et
and
minedoesn’tgoinringletsat
tout
all
;
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
sais
know
allsortsofthings,
et
and
she,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
peu
little
!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’m
Je
I
,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingit
tout
all
is!
I’lltryifI
sais
know
allthethingsIusedto
sais
know
.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinq
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
six
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
jamais
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
However,
la
the
MultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
essayons
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
et
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
et
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
dois
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
essayer
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
et
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapas
si
if
sheweresayinglessons,
et
and
begantorepeatit,
mais
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
et
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
venaient
come
thesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
petit
little
crocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Et
And
pourthewatersoftheNileOn
chaque
every
goldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Comment
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
Et
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Avec
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sûr
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
dit
said
poorAlice,andhereyesfilled
avec
with
tearsagainasshe
aller
went
on,“ImustbeMabel
après
after
all,andIshall
avoir
have
togoandliveinthatpokylittle
maison
house
,andhavenexttonotoysto
jouer
play
with,andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
apprendre
learn
!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
si
if
I’mMabel,I’llstaydown
ici
here
!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
et
and
saying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallonly
regarderai
look
upandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Dites
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
si
if
Ilikebeingthat
personne
person
,I’llcomeup:
ifnot,I’ll
resterai
stay
downheretillI’m
quelqu'un
somebody
else’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
avec
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Ido
souhaite
wish
theywouldputtheirheads
bas
down
!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
disait
said
thisshelookeddownatherhands,
et
and
wassurprisedtoseethatshehad
mis
put
ononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveswhileshewas
parlait
talking
.
“HowcanIhave
faire
done
that?”
shethought.
“I
dois
must
begrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
et
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
et
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
pouvait
could
guess,shewasnowabout
deux
two
feethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
shesoonfoundout
que
that
thecauseofthiswasthefanshewas
tenait
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
juste
just
intimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
une
a
narrowescape!”