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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningto
bli
get
verytiredofsittingbyher
søster
sister
onthebank,andof
ha
having
nothingtodo:
once
eller
or
twiceshehadpeepedintothebookher
søster
sister
wasreading,butit
hadde
had
nopicturesorconversationsin
det
it
,“andwhatisthe
bruken
use
ofabook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
eller
or
conversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinher
eget
own
mind(aswellasshe
kunne
could
,forthehotday
lage
made
herfeelverysleepy
og
and
stupid),whetherthepleasureof
lage
making
adaisy-chainwouldbeworth
den
the
troubleofgettingup
og
and
pickingthedaisies,whensuddenly
en
a
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
løp
ran
closebyher.
Therewasnothingso
veldig
very
remarkableinthat;
nordidAlicethinkitso
veldig
very
muchoutofthe
veien
way
toheartheRabbit
si
say
toitself,“Ohdear!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
tenkte
thought
itoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
ha
have
wonderedatthis,butatthe
tiden
time
itallseemedquitenatural);
men
but
whentheRabbitactuallytook
en
a
watchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
og
and
lookedatit,andthen
skyndte
hurried
on,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossher
sinn
mind
thatshehadnever
før
before
seenarabbitwith
enten
either
awaistcoat-pocket,orawatchto
ta
take
outofit,andburning
med
with
curiosity,sheranacrossthefield
etter
after
it,andfortunatelywas
bare
just
intimetoseeitpop
ned
down
alargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
In
en
another
momentdownwentAlice
etter
after
it,neveronceconsidering
hvordan
how
intheworldshewasto
komme
get
outagain.
Therabbit-hole
gikk
went
straightonlikeatunnelfor
noen
some
way,andthendippedsuddenly
ned
down
,sosuddenlythatAlice
hadde
had
notamomentto
tenke
think
aboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
fant
found
herselffallingdowna
veldig
very
deepwell.
Eitherthe
brønnen
well
wasverydeep,orshe
falt
fell
veryslowly,forshe
hadde
had
plentyoftimeasshe
gikk
went
downtolookabouther
og
and
towonderwhatwas
gikk
going
tohappennext.
First,she
prøvde
tried
tolookdownandmake
ut
out
whatshewascomingto,
men
but
itwastoodarktosee
noe
anything
;
thenshelookedatthesidesofthe
brønnen
well
,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
og
and
book-shelves;
hereandthereshe
saw
mapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
She
tok
took
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
men
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnot
likte
like
todropthejarforfearof
drepe
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedto
sette
put
itintooneofthecupboardsasshe
falt
fell
pastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
et
a
fallasthis,Ishall
tenke
think
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Hvor
How
bravethey’llallthinkmeat
hjemme
home
!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
noe
anything
aboutit,evenifI
falt
fell
offthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwas
svært
very
likelytrue.)
Down,down,
ned
down
.
Wouldthefallnever
komme
come
toanend?
“Iwonder
hvor
how
manymilesI’vefallenby
denne
this
time?”
shesaidaloud.
“I
must
begettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
jorden
earth
.
Letmesee:
that
ville
would
befourthousandmiles
ned
down
,Ithink—”
(for,you
ser
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
og
and
thoughthiswasnota
veldig
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewas
ingen
no
onetolistento
henne
her
,stillitwasgoodpracticeto
si
say
itover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
eller
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
hadde
had
noideawhatLatitudewas,
eller
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywere
fine
nice
grandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
igjen
again
.
“IwonderifIshall
falle
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
Hvor
How
funnyit’llseemto
komme
come
outamongthepeoplethat
går
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
ingen
no
onelistening,thistime,asitdidn’t
hørtes
sound
atalltherightword)“—butIshall
have
toaskthemwhatthe
navnet
name
ofthecountryis,you
vet
know
.
Please,Ma’am,isthisNewZealand
eller
or
Australia?”
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
faller
falling
throughtheair!
Doyou
tror
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhat
en
an
ignorantlittlegirlshe’ll
tenke
think
meforasking!
No,it’ll
aldri
never
dotoask:
perhapsIshall
se
see
itwrittenupsomewhere.”
Ned
Down
,down,down.
Therewasnothingelseto
gjøre
do
,soAlicesoonbegan
snakke
talking
again.
“Dinah’llmissme
veldig
very
muchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
håper
hope
they’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
kjære
dear
!
Iwishyouwere
nede
down
herewithme!
Thereare
ingen
no
miceintheair,I’m
redd
afraid
,butyoumightcatch
en
a
bat,andthat’svery
som
like
amouse,youknow.
Men
But
docatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Og
And
hereAlicebeganto
get
rathersleepy,andwenton
si
saying
toherself,inadreamysortof
måte
way
,“Docatseatbats?
Docats
spiser
eat
bats?”
andsometimes,“Dobats
spiser
eat
cats?”
for,yousee,asshecouldn’t
svare
answer
eitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichwaysheput
det
it
.
Shefeltthatshewasdozing
av
off
,andhadjustbegunto
drømme
dream
thatshewaswalking
hånd
hand
inhandwithDinah,
og
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethe
sannheten
truth
:
didyouevereat
en
a
bat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
ned
down
shecameuponaheapofsticks
og
and
dryleaves,andthe
høsten
fall
wasover.
Alicewasnota
bit
bit
hurt,andshejumped
opp
up
ontoherfeetina
øyeblikk
moment
:
shelookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
før
before
herwasanotherlongpassage,
og
and
theWhiteRabbitwas
fortsatt
still
insight,hurryingdownit.
Det
There
wasnotamomenttobe
tapt
lost
:
awaywentAlicelikethewind,
og
and
wasjustintimeto
høre
hear
itsay,asit
snudde
turned
acorner,“Ohmyears
og
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
nær
close
behinditwhenshe
snudde
turned
thecorner,buttheRabbitwasnolongertobe
se
seen
:
shefoundherselfin
en
a
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
en
a
rowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Det
There
weredoorsallroundthehall,
men
but
theywerealllocked;
og
and
whenAlicehadbeenall
den
the
waydownoneside
og
and
uptheother,trying
hver
every
door,shewalkedsadly
ned
down
themiddle,wonderinghowshewaseverto
komme
get
outagain.
Suddenlyshe
kom
came
uponalittlethree-leggedtable,
alle
all
madeofsolidglass;
therewas
ingenting
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,
og
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
kan
might
belongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
men
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
for
too
large,orthekeywas
for
too
small,butatanyrateit
ville
would
notopenanyof
dem
them
.
However,onthesecond
gangen
time
round,shecameupon
en
a
lowcurtainshehadnotnoticed
før
before
,andbehinditwas
en
a
littledooraboutfifteeninches
høy
high
:
shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
og
and
tohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
åpnet
opened
thedoorandfoundthatitledinto
en
a
smallpassage,notmuchlarger
enn
than
arat-hole:
sheknelt
ned
down
andlookedalongthepassageinto
den
the
loveliestgardenyoueversaw.
Hvordan
How
shelongedtoget
ut
out
ofthatdarkhall,
og
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
og
and
thosecoolfountains,butshe
kunne
could
notevengether
hodet
head
throughthedoorway;
“and
selv
even
ifmyheadwould
go
through,”thoughtpoorAlice,“it
ville
would
beofverylittle
bruk
use
withoutmyshoulders.
Oh,
hvor
how
IwishIcouldshutup
som
like
atelescope!
IthinkI
kunne
could
,ifIonlyknew
hvordan
how
tobegin.”
For,you
ser
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythings
hadde
had
happenedlately,thatAlice
hadde
had
beguntothinkthat
svært
very
fewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobe
ingen
no
useinwaitingbythe
lille
little
door,soshewent
tilbake
back
tothetable,half
håp
hoping
shemightfindanotherkeyonit,
eller
or
atanyratea
bok
book
ofrulesforshutting
folk
people
upliketelescopes:
this
gangen
time
shefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnot
her
here
before,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewas
en
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
alt
all
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
men
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
gjøre
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
sa
said
,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’
eller
or
not”;
forshehad
lest
read
severalnicelittlehistories
om
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
og
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
og
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
fordi
because
theywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriends
hadde
had
taughtthem:
suchas,
at
that
ared-hotpokerwillburnyou
hvis
if
youholdittoo
lenge
long
;
andthatifyou
skjærer
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
med
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
og
and
shehadneverforgottenthat,
hvis
if
youdrinkmuchfrom
en
a
bottlemarked“poison,”itis
nesten
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
eller
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
det
it
,andfindingitvery
fint
nice
,(ithad,infact,
en
a
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
og
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
veldig
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sa
said
Alice;
“Imustbe
lukke
shutting
uplikeatelescope.”
Og
And
soitwasindeed:
shewas
now
onlytenincheshigh,
og
and
herfacebrightenedupat
den
the
thoughtthatshewas
now
therightsizefor
going
throughthelittledoorinto
at
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
ventet
waited
forafewminutesto
se
see
ifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
shefeltalittlenervous
om
about
this;
“foritmight
ende
end
,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
går
going
outaltogether,likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
skal
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
prøvde
tried
tofancywhattheflameofacandleis
som
like
afterthecandleisblown
ut
out
,forshecouldnot
huske
remember
everhavingseensucha
ting
thing
.
Afterawhile,finding
at
that
nothingmorehappened,shedecidedon
going
intothegardenatonce;
men
but
,alasforpoorAlice!
da
when
shegottothe
døren
door
,shefoundshehadforgottenthe
lille
little
goldenkey,andwhenshe
gikk
went
backtothetableforit,she
fant
found
shecouldnotpossiblyreachit:
she
kunne
could
seeitquiteplainly
gjennom
through
theglass,andshe
prøvde
tried
herbesttoclimb
opp
up
oneofthelegsofthetable,
men
but
itwastooslippery;
og
and
whenshehadtiredherself
ut
out
withtrying,thepoor
lille
little
thingsatdownandcried.
“Come,there’s
ingen
no
useincryinglikethat!”
sa
said
Alicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyouto
forlate
leave
offthisminute!”
Shegenerallygaveherselfvery
gode
good
advice,(thoughsheveryseldom
fulgte
followed
it),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
bringe
bring
tearsintohereyes;
og
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
egne
own
earsforhavingcheatedherselfina
spill
game
ofcroquetshewasplaying
mot
against
herself,forthiscurious
barnet
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
to
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
tenkte
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
to
two
people!
Why,there’shardly
nok
enough
ofmeleftto
gjøre
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
falt
fell
onalittleglassbox
som
that
waslyingunderthetable:
she
åpnet
opened
it,andfoundinit
en
a
verysmallcake,on
som
which
thewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’ll
spise
eat
it,”saidAlice,“and
hvis
if
itmakesmegrowlarger,I
kan
can
reachthekey;
and
hvis
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
kan
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’ll
komme
get
intothegarden,andIdon’tcare
som
which
happens!”
Sheatealittlebit,
og
and
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
vei
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
hånden
hand
onthetopofher
hodet
head
tofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
og
and
shewasquitesurprisedto
finne
find
thatsheremainedthe
samme
same
size:
tobesure,
dette
this
generallyhappenswhenone
spiser
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotso
mye
much
intothewayofexpecting
ingenting
nothing
butout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitseemed
ganske
quite
dullandstupidfor
livet
life
togooninthecommonway.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
og
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewasso
mye
much
surprised,thatforthe
øyeblikket
moment
shequiteforgothowto
snakke
speak
goodEnglish);
“nowI’m
åpner
opening
outlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
da
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
nesten
almost
outofsight,theywere
kom
getting
sofaroff).
“Oh,my
stakkars
poor
littlefeet,Iwonderwho
vil
will
putonyourshoes
og
and
stockingsforyounow,dears?
I’m
sikker
sure
Ishan’tbeable!
Ishallbe
en
a
greatdealtoofarofftotroublemyself
om
about
you:
youmustmanagethe
beste
best
wayyoucan;—butI
must
bekindtothem,”
tenkte
thought
Alice,“orperhapstheywon’twalkthewayI
vil
want
togo!
Letme
se
see
:
I’llgivethema
nytt
new
pairofbootseveryChristmas.”
Og
And
shewentonplanningtoherself
hvordan
how
shewouldmanageit.
“They
must
gobythecarrier,”she
tenkte
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
sende
sending
presentstoone’sownfeet!
Og
And
howoddthedirections
vil
will
look!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Akkurat
Just
thenherheadstruck
mot
against
theroofofthehall:
in
faktisk
fact
shewasnowmore
enn
than
ninefeethigh,andsheatonce
tok
took
upthelittlegoldenkey
og
and
hurriedofftothegarden
dør
door
.
PoorAlice!
Itwasas
mye
much
asshecoulddo,lying
ned
down
ononeside,to
se
look
throughintothegarden
med
with
oneeye;
butto
komme
get
throughwasmorehopeless
enn
than
ever:
shesatdown
og
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
great
girllikeyou,”(she
kunne
might
wellsaythis),“togooncryingin
denne
this
way!
Stopthismoment,I
sier
tell
you!”
Butshewenton
alle
all
thesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
til
until
therewasalargepool
alle
all
roundher,aboutfourinchesdeep
og
and
reachinghalfdownthehall.
Etter
After
atimesheheard
en
a
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,
og
and
shehastilydriedhereyesto
se
see
whatwascoming.
ItwastheWhiteRabbit
returnerer
returning
,splendidlydressed,withapairofwhitekidglovesinone
hånden
hand
andalargefaninthe
andre
other
:
hecametrottingalongina
stor
great
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kom
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
hvis
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alicefeltsodesperate
at
that
shewasreadyto
be
ask
helpofanyone;
so,
da
when
theRabbitcamenear
henne
her
,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
De
The
Rabbitstartedviolently,dropped
de
the
whitekidglovesand
de
the
fan,andskurriedawayinto
de
the
darknessashardashe
kunne
could
go.
Alicetookupthefan
og
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
veldig
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tiden
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,
kjære
dear
!
Howqueereverythingisto-day!
Og
And
yesterdaythingswenton
akkurat
just
asusual.
Iwonder
om
if
I’vebeenchangedinthe
natten
night
?
Letmethink:
wasI
den
the
samewhenIgot
opp
up
thismorning?
Ialmost
tror
think
Icanrememberfeelingalittle
annerledes
different
.
ButifI’mnot
den
the
same,thenextquestion
er
is
,Whointheworldam
Jeg
I
?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Og
And
shebeganthinkingoverallthe
barna
children
sheknewthatwereofthe
samme
same
ageasherself,to
se
see
ifshecouldhavebeen
endret
changed
foranyofthem.
“I’m
sikker
sure
I’mnotAda,”she
sa
said
,“forherhairgoesin
such
longringlets,andminedoesn’t
går
go
inringletsatall;
og
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
vet
know
allsortsofthings,
og
and
she,oh!
sheknows
such
averylittle!
Besides,she’s
hun
she
,andI’mI,and—oh
kjære
dear
,howpuzzlingitall
er
is
!
I’lltryifIknow
alle
all
thethingsIusedtoknow.
La
Let
mesee:
fourtimes
fem
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
seks
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
aldri
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
prøve
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
og
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
og
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
Imusthavebeen
forandret
changed
forMabel!
I’lltry
og
and
say‘Howdoththelittle—’”
og
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapas
om
if
sheweresayinglessons,
og
and
begantorepeatit,
men
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
og
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
kom
come
thesameasthey
pleide
used
todo:—.
“Howdoth
den
the
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Og
And
pourthewatersof
den
the
NileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Hvor
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
Og
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Med
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sikker
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
sa
said
poorAlice,andhereyesfilled
med
with
tearsagainasshewent
on
,“ImustbeMabelafter
alt
all
,andIshallhaveto
go
andliveinthatpoky
lille
little
house,andhavenextto
ingen
no
toystoplaywith,
og
and
oh!
eversomanylessonsto
lære
learn
!
No,I’vemadeupmymindabout
det
it
;
ifI’mMabel,I’llstay
nede
down
here!
It’llbenousetheir
legger
putting
theirheadsdownandsaying‘Come
opp
up
again,dear!’Ishall
bare
only
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Fortell
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
hvis
if
Ilikebeingthatperson,I’ll
komme
come
up:
ifnot,I’llstay
nede
down
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
med
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Idowishthey
ville
would
puttheirheadsdown!
Iamso
veldig
very
tiredofbeingall
alene
alone
here!”
Asshesaid
dette
this
shelookeddownatherhands,
og
and
wassurprisedtoseethatshe
hadde
had
putononeoftheRabbit’s
små
little
whitekidgloveswhileshewas
snakket
talking
.
“HowcanIhave
gjort
done
that?”
shethought.
“I
must
begrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
og
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
og
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
kunne
could
guess,shewasnowabout
to
two
feethigh,andwas
gikk
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
snart
soon
foundoutthatthe
årsaken
cause
ofthiswasthefanshewas
holdt
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
akkurat
just
intimetoavoidshrinking
bort
away
altogether.
“Thatwasanarrowescape!”