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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
commençait
beginning
togetverytiredofsittingbyher
sœur
sister
onthebank,andofhaving
rien
nothing
todo:
onceor
deux fois
twice
shehadpeepedinto
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),
si
whether
thepleasureofmakingadaisy-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,foritflashed
travers
across
hermindthatshehad
jamais
never
beforeseenarabbit
avec
with
eitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora
montre
watch
totakeoutofit,
et
and
burningwithcuriosity,she
courut
ran
acrossthefieldafterit,
et
and
fortunatelywasjustin
temps
time
toseeitpopdowna
grand
large
rabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
autre
another
momentdownwentAlice
après
after
it,neveronceconsidering
comment
how
intheworldshewastoget
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
thewellwasvery
profond
deep
,orshefellvery
lentement
slowly
,forshehadplentyof
temps
time
asshewentdownto
regarder
look
aboutherandto
se demander
wonder
whatwasgoingto
arriver
happen
next.
First,shetriedto
regarder
look
downandmakeoutwhatshewas
venait
coming
to,butitwas
trop
too
darktoseeanything;
thenshe
regarda
looked
atthesidesof
les
the
well,andnoticedthattheywere
remplis
filled
withcupboardsandbook-shelves;
ici
here
andthereshesawmaps
et
and
pictureshunguponpegs.
She
pris
took
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshe
passant
passed
;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mais
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwas
vide
empty
:
shedidnotliketodrop
le
the
jarforfearof
tuer
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedto
mettre
put
itintooneof
le
the
cupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
une
a
fallasthis,Ishallthink
rien
nothing
oftumblingdownstairs!
How
brave
brave
they’llallthinkmeat
maison
home
!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
rien
anything
aboutit,evenifI
tombe
fell
offthetopof
la
the
house!”
(Whichwasvery
probablement
likely
true.)
Down,down,down.
Would
la
the
fallnevercometoanend?
“I
demande
wonder
howmanymilesI’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
goodopportunityforshowingoffher
connaissances
knowledge
,astherewasnoonetolistento
ses
her
,stillitwasgood
pratique
practice
tosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenI
demande
wonder
whatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alicehad
non
no
ideawhatLatitudewas,
ou
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Actuellement
Presently
shebeganagain.
“I
demande
wonder
ifIshallfallright
travers
through
theearth!
Howfunnyit’ll
sembler
seem
tocomeoutamongthe
gens
people
thatwalkwiththeirheads
vers le bas
downward
!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
plutôt
rather
gladtherewasnoonelistening,this
fois
time
,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’llrememberher
soucoupe
saucer
ofmilkattea-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
hereAlicebegantoget
plutôt
rather
sleepy,andwenton
dire
saying
toherself,inadreamy
sorte
sort
ofway,“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,andshe
sauté
jumped
upontoher
pieds
feet
inamoment:
shelookedup,
mais
but
itwasalldarkoverhead;
avant
before
herwasanotherlong
passage
passage
,andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillin
vue
sight
,hurryingdownit.
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,butthe
Lapin
Rabbit
wasnolongertobe
voir
seen
:
shefoundherselfin
une
a
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
une
a
rowoflampshangingfromthe
toit
roof
.
Thereweredoorsallround
la
the
hall,buttheywerealllocked;
et
and
whenAlicehadbeen
tout
all
thewaydownone
côté
side
anduptheother,
essayant
trying
everydoor,shewalked
tristement
sadly
downthemiddle,wondering
comment
how
shewasevertoget
sortir
out
again.
Suddenlyshecameupon
une
a
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeof
massif
solid
glass;
therewasnothingonitexceptatiny
or
golden
key,andAlice’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
uponalowcurtainshehadnot
remarqué
noticed
before,andbehinditwasalittle
porte
door
aboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
essayé
tried
thelittlegoldenkeyin
la
the
lock,andtoher
grand
great
delightitfitted!
Alice
ouvrit
opened
thedoorandfoundthatit
menait
led
intoasmallpassage,not
beaucoup
much
largerthanarat-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
shutuplikea
télescope
telescope
!
IthinkIcould,
si
if
Ionlyknewhowtobegin.”
For,yousee,so
beaucoup
many
out-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,
que
that
Alicehadbegunto
penser
think
thatveryfewthings
en effet
indeed
werereallyimpossible.
There
semblait
seemed
tobenouseinwaitingbythelittle
porte
door
,soshewentbacktothe
table
table
,halfhopingshemight
trouver
find
anotherkeyonit,
ou
or
atanyratea
livre
book
ofrulesforshutting
gens
people
upliketelescopes:
this
fois
time
shefoundalittle
bouteille
bottle
onit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
ici
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundthe
cou
neck
ofthebottlewas
une
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”
magnifiquement
beautifully
printedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasall
très
very
welltosay“Drinkme,”
mais
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
faire
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dit
said
,“andseewhetherit’s
marqué
marked
‘poison’ornot”;
forshehad
lu
read
severalnicelittlehistories
sur
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
et
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
et
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
car
because
theywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
such
comme
as
,thatared-hotpokerwill
brûlera
burn
youifyouholdit
trop
too
long;
andthatifyou
coupez
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
avec
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
et
and
shehadneverforgotten
que
that
,ifyoudrinkmuchfroma
bouteille
bottle
marked“poison,”itis
presque
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
ou
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAlice
aventurée
ventured
totasteit,and
trouvant
finding
itverynice,(ithad,in
fait
fact
,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,
crème
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
ifshewasgoingto
rétrécir
shrink
anyfurther:
shefelt
un
a
littlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
pourrait
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
aller
going
outaltogether,likea
bougie
candle
.
IwonderwhatI
devrais
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
essayé
tried
tofancywhatthe
flamme
flame
ofacandleis
comme
like
afterthecandleisblownout,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
shecouldnotpossibly
atteindre
reach
it:
shecouldseeitquite
clairement
plainly
throughtheglass,andshe
essayé
tried
herbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthe
table
table
,butitwastoo
glissant
slippery
;
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,
la
the
poorlittlethingsatdown
et
and
cried.
“Come,there’snousein
pleurer
crying
likethat!”
saidAlicetoherself,
plutôt
rather
sharply;
“Iadviseyouto
partir
leave
offthisminute!”
She
généralement
generally
gaveherselfverygood
conseils
advice
,(thoughsheveryseldom
suivait
followed
it),andsometimesshe
réprimandait
scolded
herselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
et
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfina
jeu
game
ofcroquetshewas
jouait
playing
againstherself,forthiscurious
enfant
child
wasveryfondof
semblant
pretending
tobetwopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”
pensa
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
deux
two
people!
Why,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
faire
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonher
œil
eye
fellonalittle
verre
glass
boxthatwaslying
sous
under
thetable:
sheopenedit,
et
and
foundinita
très
very
smallcake,onwhich
les
the
words“EATME”were
magnifiquement
beautifully
markedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
dit
said
Alice,“andifit
fait
makes
megrowlarger,I
peux
can
reachthekey;
and
si
if
itmakesmegrow
petit
smaller
,Icancreepunder
la
the
door;
soeitherwayI’llgetinto
le
the
garden,andIdon’tcare
qui
which
happens!”
Sheatealittlebit,
et
and
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
tenant
holding
herhandonthe
haut
top
ofherheadto
sentir
feel
whichwayitwas
grandissait
growing
,andshewasquite
surpris
surprised
tofindthatshe
restée
remained
thesamesize:
tobe
sûr
sure
,thisgenerallyhappenswhenone
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!”
pleura
cried
Alice(shewassomuch
surpris
surprised
,thatforthemomentshe
tout à fait
quite
forgothowtospeak
bon
good
English);
“nowI’mopeningout
comme
like
thelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quand
when
shelookeddownather
pieds
feet
,theyseemedtobe
presque
almost
outofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,my
pauvres
poor
littlefeet,Iwonder
qui
who
willputonyour
chaussures
shoes
andstockingsforyou
maintenant
now
,dears?
I’msureIshan’tbe
capable
able
!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
trop
too
farofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmust
gérer
manage
thebestwayyoucan;—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’ll
paraître
seem
,sendingpresentstoone’sown
pieds
feet
!
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,what
bêtises
nonsense
I’mtalking!”
Justthenher
tête
head
struckagainsttheroofofthehall:
in
fait
fact
shewasnowmorethannine
pieds
feet
high,andsheatonce
pris
took
upthelittlegolden
clé
key
andhurriedoffto
la
the
gardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshe
pouvait
could
do,lyingdownon
un
one
side,tolookthroughinto
le
the
gardenwithoneeye;
mais
but
togetthroughwas
plus
more
hopelessthanever:
shesatdown
et
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobe
honte
ashamed
ofyourself,”saidAlice,“agreat
fille
girl
likeyou,”(shemight
bien
well
saythis),“togoon
pleurer
crying
inthisway!
Stop
ce
this
moment,Itellyou!”
Mais
But
shewentonall
la
the
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,
jusqu'à
until
therewasalarge
piscine
pool
allroundher,about
quatre
four
inchesdeepandreaching
moitié
half
downthehall.
After
un
a
timeshehearda
petit
little
patteringoffeetin
les
the
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyesto
voir
see
whatwascoming.
Itwas
le
the
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidly
habillé
dressed
,withapairof
blanc
white
kidglovesinone
main
hand
andalargefanin
le
the
other:
hecametrottingalongin
une
a
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
venu
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,the
Duchesse
Duchess
!
Oh!
won’tshebe
sauvage
savage
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sentait
felt
sodesperatethatshewasreadyto
demander
ask
helpofanyone;
so,
quand
when
theRabbitcamenearher,she
commencé
began
,inalow,timid
voix
voice
,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
The
Lapin
Rabbit
startedviolently,droppedthewhite
enfant
kid
glovesandthefan,
et
and
skurriedawayintothedarknessashardashe
pouvait
could
go.
Alicetookupthe
ventilateur
fan
andgloves,and,asthehallwas
très
very
hot,shekeptfanningherself
tout
all
thetimeshewenton
parler
talking
:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
tout
everything
isto-day!
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
I
demande
wonder
ifI’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
wereofthesame
âge
age
asherself,tosee
si
if
shecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofthem.
“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,andfourtimes
sept
seven
is—ohdear!
Ishall
jamais
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
Cependant
However
,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
essayons
try
Geography.
Londonisthe
capitale
capital
ofParis,andParisis
la
the
capitalofRome,andRome—no,that’s
tout
all
wrong,I’mcertain!
I
dois
must
havebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
essayer
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
et
and
shecrossedherhandsonher
genoux
lap
asifsheweresayinglessons,
et
and
begantorepeatit,
mais
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
et
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
venaient
come
thesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
petit
little
crocodileImprovehisshining
queue
tail
,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
chaque
every
goldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyhe
semble
seems
togrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
Et
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Avec
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sûr
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
dit
said
poorAlice,andhereyes
remplis
filled
withtearsagainasshe
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
wenttothetableto
mesurer
measure
herselfbyit,and
trouvé
found
that,asnearlyasshe
pouvait
could
guess,shewasnowabout
deux
two
feethigh,andwasgoingon
rétrécir
shrinking
rapidly:
shesoonfoundout
que
that
thecauseofthiswasthe
ventilateur
fan
shewasholding,andshe
tomber
dropped
ithastily,justin
temps
time
toavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
une
a
narrowescape!”