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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtogetverytiredof
sedere
sittingbyhersisteronthebank,
e
andofhavingnothingto
fare
do:
onceortwiceshe
aveva
hadpeepedintothebookher
sorella
sisterwasreading,butit
aveva
hadnopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”
pensò
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinherown
mente
mind(aswellasshecould,forthe
caldo
hotdaymadeherfeelverysleepy
e
andstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingup
e
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlya
Bianco
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesran
vicino
closebyher.
Therewas
nulla
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
pensava
thinkitsoverymuch
fuori
outofthewayto
sentire
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Oh
caro
dear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
pensò
thoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoher
che
thatsheoughttohavewonderedat
questo
this,butatthetimeit
tutto
allseemedquitenatural);
but
quando
whentheRabbitactuallytooka
orologio
watchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
e
andlookedatit,andthenhurried
su
on,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossher
mente
mindthatshehadneverbefore
visto
seenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,ora
orologio
watchtotakeoutofit,
e
andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefield
dopo
afterit,andfortunatelywas
proprio
justintimetoseeitpopdownalargerabbit-hole
sotto
underthehedge.
Inanother
momento
momentdownwentAliceafter
esso
it,neveronceconsideringhowinthe
mondo
worldshewastoget
uscire
outagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraighton
come
likeatunnelforsome
modo
way,andthendippedsuddenly
giù
down,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnot
un
amomenttothinkabout
fermare
stoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherself
cadere
fallingdownaverydeepwell.
Either
il
thewellwasverydeep,orshe
cadde
fellveryslowly,forshe
aveva
hadplentyoftimeasshewentdownto
guardare
lookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingto
successo
happennext.
First,shetriedto
guardare
lookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,
ma
butitwastoodarkto
vedere
seeanything;
thenshelookedat
i
thesidesofthewell,
e
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
e
andbook-shelves;
hereandthereshe
vedeva
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
She
preso
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
ma
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearof
uccidere
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitinto
uno
oneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
una
afallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Quanto
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeat
casa
home!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
niente
anythingaboutit,evenifI
cadere
felloffthetopofthehouse!”
Che
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Giù
Down,down,down.
Wouldthe
caduta
fallnevercometoanend?
“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
caduto
fallenbythistime?”
she
detto
saidaloud.
“Imustbe
arrivare
gettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
terra
earth.
Letmesee:
that
sarebbe
wouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
vedi
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthis
tipo
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
e
andthoughthiswasnotaverygoodopportunityfor
mostrare
showingoffherknowledge,astherewas
non
noonetolistento
sua
her,stillitwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’s
circa
abouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
o
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
aveva
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,
ma
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebeganagain.
“Iwonder
se
ifIshallfallright
attraverso
throughtheearth!
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthe
persone
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!
Le
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasratherglad
ci
therewasnoonelistening,
questa
thistime,asitdidn’t
suonava
soundatalltheright
parola
word)“—butIshallhavetoaskthemwhatthe
nome
nameofthecountryis,you
sai
know.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
o
orAustralia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
cadendo
fallingthroughtheair!
Doyou
pensi
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
penserà
thinkmeforasking!
No,it’llneverdoto
chiedere
ask:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Giù
Down,down,down.
Therewasnothingelseto
fare
do,soAlicesoonbegan
parlare
talkingagain.
“Dinah’llmissmeverymuch
stasera
to-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwas
il
thecat.)
“Ihopethey’ll
ricordino
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
cara
dear!
Iwishyouweredown
qui
herewithme!
Thereare
non
nomiceintheair,I’mafraid,
ma
butyoumightcatchabat,andthat’sverylike
un
amouse,youknow.
Butdocats
mangiano
eatbats,Iwonder?”
And
qui
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
e
andwentonsayingtoherself,in
una
adreamysortofway,“Docats
mangiano
eatbats?
Docatseatbats?”
e
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for,you
vedete
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatter
che
whichwaysheputit.
She
sentiva
feltthatshewasdozingoff,
e
andhadjustbeguntodream
che
thatshewaswalkinghandin
mano
handwithDinah,andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,
dicendo
tellmethetruth:
didyouever
mangiato
eatabat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
giù
downshecameuponaheapofsticks
e
anddryleaves,andthe
caduta
fallwasover.
Alicewasnot
un
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetin
un
amoment:
shelookedup,
ma
butitwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwasanother
lungo
longpassage,andtheWhiteRabbitwas
ancora
stillinsight,hurryingdown
esso
it.
Therewasnota
momento
momenttobelost:
away
andò
wentAlicelikethewind,
e
andwasjustintimetohearit
dire
say,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyears
e
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
vicino
closebehinditwhenshe
girato
turnedthecorner,buttheRabbitwas
non
nolongertobeseen:
she
trovò
foundherselfinalong,lowhall,
che
whichwaslitupby
una
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoors
tutte
allroundthehall,buttheywere
tutte
alllocked;
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthe
strada
waydownonesideanduptheother,
provando
tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadly
giù
downthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertoget
uscire
outagain.
Suddenlyshecameupon
un
alittlethree-leggedtable,all
fatto
madeofsolidglass;
therewas
nulla
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,
e
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwas
che
thatitmightbelongtooneof
il
thedoorsofthehall;
ma
but,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoolarge,orthekeywastoosmall,
ma
butatanyrateitwouldnot
aperto
openanyofthem.
However,onthe
seconda
secondtimeround,shecameupon
una
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
prima
before,andbehinditwas
una
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
she
provato
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
e
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
aprì
openedthedoorandfoundthatitledinto
un
asmallpassage,notmuchlargerthan
un
arat-hole:
shekneltdown
e
andlookedalongthepassageinto
il
theloveliestgardenyouever
visto
saw.
Howshelongedto
ottenere
getoutofthatdarkhall,
e
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
e
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnot
nemmeno
evengetherheadthrough
la
thedoorway;
“andevenifmy
testa
headwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofverylittle
uso
usewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howIwishIcouldshutuplike
un
atelescope!
IthinkIcould,
se
ifIonlyknewhowtobegin.”
For,you
vedi
see,somanyout-of-the-waythings
aveva
hadhappenedlately,thatAlice
aveva
hadbeguntothinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwere
davvero
reallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobe
non
nouseinwaitingby
le
thelittledoor,soshewentbackto
le
thetable,halfhopingshe
potesse
mightfindanotherkeyon
esso
it,oratanyrate
un
abookofrulesfor
chiudere
shuttingpeopleupliketelescopes:
questa
thistimeshefoundalittlebottleon
esso
it,(“whichcertainlywasnot
qui
herebefore,”saidAlice,)andround
le
theneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,with
le
thewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
tutto
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”
ma
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtodothatina
fretta
hurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
disse
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
o
ornot”;
forshehad
letto
readseveralnicelittlehistories
su
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,
e
andeatenupbywildbeasts
e
andotherunpleasantthings,all
perché
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
such
come
as,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyou
se
ifyouholdittoo
lungo
long;
andthatifyou
tagli
cutyourfingerverydeeply
di
withaknife,itusuallybleeds;
e
andshehadneverforgotten
che
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfrom
una
abottlemarked“poison,”itis
quasi
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
o
orlater.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
e
andfindingitverynice,(ithad,infact,
una
asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
e
andhotbutteredtoast,)shevery
presto
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
detto
saidAlice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
come
likeatelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
ora
nowonlytenincheshigh,
e
andherfacebrightenedupatthethought
che
thatshewasnowtherightsizeforgoing
attraverso
throughthelittledoorinto
che
thatlovelygarden.
First,however,she
aspettato
waitedforafewminutesto
vedere
seeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
she
sentiva
feltalittlenervousaboutthis;
“forit
potrebbe
mightend,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,
come
likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
dovrei
shouldbelikethen?”
Andshetriedtofancywhat
la
theflameofacandleis
come
likeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnot
ricordare
remembereverhavingseensuch
una
athing.
Afterawhile,finding
che
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedon
andare
goingintothegardenatonce;
ma
but,alasforpoorAlice!
quando
whenshegottothe
porta
door,shefoundshehad
dimenticato
forgottenthelittlegoldenkey,
e
andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:
shecouldseeit
abbastanza
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,
e
andshetriedherbesttoclimbup
una
oneofthelegsof
il
thetable,butitwastooslippery;
e
andwhenshehadtiredherselfout
di
withtrying,thepoorlittlethingsatdown
e
andcried.
“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
disse
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
dava
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),
e
andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;
e
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfin
una
agameofcroquetshewas
giocando
playingagainstherself,forthiscuriouschildwasveryfondofpretendingtobe
due
twopeople.
“Butit’snousenow,”
pensò
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobe
due
twopeople!
Why,there’shardly
abbastanza
enoughofmeleftto
fare
makeonerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
cadde
fellonalittleglassbox
che
thatwaslyingunderthetable:
sheopenedit,
e
andfoundinitaverysmallcake,on
cui
whichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’lleatit,”
disse
saidAlice,“andifit
fa
makesmegrowlarger,Icanreachthekey;
e
andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreep
sotto
underthedoor;
soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
e
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”
She
mangiato
atealittlebit,and
detto
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?
Whichway?”,
tenendo
holdingherhandonthe
superiore
topofherheadto
sentire
feelwhichwayitwasgrowing,andshewas
piuttosto
quitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedthesamesize:
tobesure,
questo
thisgenerallyhappenswhenone
mangia
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothe
modo
wayofexpectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,
che
thatitseemedquitedull
e
andstupidforlifeto
andare
gooninthecommon
modo
way.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
e
andcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
che
thatforthemomentshe
abbastanza
quiteforgothowtospeakgoodEnglish);
“nowI’m
aprendo
openingoutlikethelargesttelescope
che
thateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quando
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
quasi
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).
“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
chi
whowillputonyourshoes
e
andstockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
sicuro
sureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoo
lontano
farofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanagethebest
modo
wayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”
pensò
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’t
cammineranno
walkthewayIwantto
andare
go!
Letmesee:
I’ll
darò
givethemanewpairofboots
ogni
everyChristmas.”
Andshewenton
pianificare
planningtoherselfhowshewouldmanageit.
“Theymust
andare
gobythecarrier,”she
pensò
thought;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
E
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Proprio
Justthenherheadstruck
contro
againsttheroofofthehall:
in
realtà
factshewasnowmorethanninefeethigh,
e
andsheatoncetookup
la
thelittlegoldenkeyandhurriedoffto
la
thegardendoor.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
quanto
muchasshecoulddo,
sdraiato
lyingdownononeside,to
guardare
lookthroughintothegardenwith
un
oneeye;
buttogetthroughwas
più
morehopelessthanever:
she
sedette
satdownandbegantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
grande
greatgirllikeyou,”(shemightwell
dire
saythis),“togooncryingin
questo
thisway!
Stopthismoment,I
dico
tellyou!”
Butshewentonallthe
stesso
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewas
una
alargepoolallroundher,
circa
aboutfourinchesdeepandreaching
metà
halfdownthehall.
After
un
atimeshehearda
piccolo
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,
e
andshehastilydriedhereyesto
vedere
seewhatwascoming.
Itwas
il
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairof
bianco
whitekidglovesinone
mano
handandalargefanin
il
theother:
hecametrotting
lungo
alonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
venuto
came,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
se
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
sentiva
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadyto
chiedere
askhelpofanyone;
so,
quando
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,in
una
alow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
TheRabbit
iniziato
startedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
e
andthefan,andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashecould
andare
go.
Alicetookupthefan
e
andgloves,and,asthehallwasvery
caldo
hot,shekeptfanningherself
tutto
allthetimeshewenton
parlare
talking:
“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
tutto
everythingisto-day!
Andyesterdaythings
andate
wentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
se
ifI’vebeenchangedin
la
thenight?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
stesso
samewhenIgotupthismorning?
I
quasi
almostthinkIcanrememberfeeling
un
alittledifferent.
ButifI’mnot
la
thesame,thenextquestion
è
is,WhointheworldamI?
Ah,that’s
il
thegreatpuzzle!”
Andshebegan
pensare
thinkingoverallthechildrensheknew
che
thatwereofthesameageasherself,to
vedere
seeifshecouldhavebeen
cambiato
changedforanyofthem.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
disse
said,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,
e
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
e
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
so
knowallsortsofthings,
e
andshe,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
poco
little!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’mI,and—oh
cara
dear,howpuzzlingitall
è
is!
I’lltryifI
so
knowallthethingsIusedto
so
know.
Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinque
fiveistwelve,andfourtimes
sei
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—oh
cara
dear!
Ishallnevergettotwentyatthatrate!
However,
la
theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
proviamo
tryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
e
andParisisthecapitalofRome,
e
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
I
devo
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
proverò
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
e
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapas
se
ifsheweresayinglessons,
e
andbegantorepeatit,
ma
buthervoicesoundedhoarse
e
andstrange,andthewordsdidnot
venivano
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.
“Howdoththe
piccolo
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
E
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOn
ogni
everygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Come
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,
E
AndwelcomelittlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sicuro
surethosearenottherightwords,”
detto
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtears
di nuovo
againasshewenton,“I
dovrò
mustbeMabelafterall,
e
andIshallhaveto
andare
goandliveinthatpokylittle
casa
house,andhavenexttonotoysto
giocare
playwith,andoh!
eversomanylessonsto
imparare
learn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
se
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydown
qui
here!
It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
e
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
solo
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Dirò
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,
se
ifIlikebeingthatperson,I’llcomeup:
se
ifnot,I’llstaydown
qui
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,with
un
asuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywould
messo
puttheirheadsdown!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
diceva
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,
e
andwassurprisedtosee
che
thatshehadputon
uno
oneoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloves
mentre
whileshewastalking.
“HowcanI
ho
havedonethat?”
shethought.
“I
devo
mustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
e
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfby
esso
it,andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecould
indovinare
guess,shewasnowabout
due
twofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:
she
presto
soonfoundoutthatthe
causa
causeofthiswasthefanshewas
teneva
holding,andshedroppedithastily,
proprio
justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.
“Thatwas
una
anarrowescape!”