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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?”
Soshewas
vurderte
considering
inherownmind(as
godt
well
asshecould,for
den
the
hotdaymadeherfeel
veldig
very
sleepyandstupid),whether
den
the
pleasureofmakingadaisy-chain
ville
would
beworththetroubleof
fikk
getting
upandpickingthedaisies,
da
when
suddenlyaWhiteRabbit
med
with
pinkeyesrancloseby
henne
her
.
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,foritflashed
over
across
hermindthatshe
hadde
had
neverbeforeseena
kanin
rabbit
witheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
eller
or
awatchtotake
ut
out
ofit,andburning
med
with
curiosity,sheranacrossthe
feltet
field
afterit,andfortunatelywas
bare
just
intimetoseeit
pop
pop
downalargerabbit-hole
under
under
thehedge.
Inanother
øyeblikk
moment
downwentAliceafter
det
it
,neveronceconsideringhowinthe
verden
world
shewastoget
ut
out
again.
Therabbit-holewent
rett
straight
onlikeatunnelfor
noen
some
way,andthendipped
plutselig
suddenly
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
tohergreatdisappointmentitwas
tom
empty
:
shedidnotliketo
slippe
drop
thejarforfearof
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?
“I
lurer
wonder
howmanymilesI’vefallenby
denne
this
time?”
shesaidaloud.
“I
must
begettingsomewherenearthe
sentrum
centre
oftheearth.
Letme
se
see
:
thatwouldbefour
tusen
thousand
milesdown,Ithink—”
(for,you
ser
see
,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,
og
and
thoughthiswasnota
veldig
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffher
kunnskap
knowledge
,astherewasnooneto
lytte
listen
toher,stillitwas
god
good
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenI
lurer
wonder
whatLatitudeorLongitudeI’ve
fått
got
to?”
(AlicehadnoideawhatLatitudewas,
eller
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywere
fine
nice
grandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshe
begynte
began
again.
“IwonderifIshall
falle
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
Hvor
How
funnyit’llseemto
komme
come
outamongthepeoplethat
går
walk
withtheirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
ganske
rather
gladtherewasnoone
lyttet
listening
,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’llrememberhersaucerof
melk
milk
attea-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,ina
drømmende
dreamy
sortofway,“Docats
spise
eat
bats?
Docatseatbats?”
og
and
sometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
for
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
shecameupona
haug
heap
ofsticksanddryleaves,
og
and
thefallwasover.
Alicewasnota
bit
bit
hurt,andshejumped
opp
up
ontoherfeetina
øyeblikk
moment
:
shelookedup,butitwasall
mørkt
dark
overhead;
beforeherwasanother
lang
long
passage,andtheWhiteRabbitwas
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,whichwas
opplyst
lit
upbyarowoflamps
henger
hanging
fromtheroof.
Thereweredoors
alle
all
roundthehall,buttheywere
alle
all
locked;
andwhenAlice
hadde
had
beenalltheway
ned
down
onesideandup
den
the
other,tryingeverydoor,she
gikk
walked
sadlydownthemiddle,
lurer
wondering
howshewaseverto
komme
get
outagain.
Suddenlyshe
kom
came
uponalittlethree-legged
bord
table
,allmadeofsolid
glass
glass
;
therewasnothingonit
bortsett fra
except
atinygoldenkey,
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
lowcurtainshehadnot
merke
noticed
before,andbehinditwas
en
a
littledooraboutfifteeninches
høy
high
:
shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthe
låsen
lock
,andtohergreat
glede
delight
itfitted!
Aliceopenedthe
døren
door
andfoundthatit
førte
led
intoasmallpassage,not
mye
much
largerthanarat-hole:
she
knelte
knelt
downandlookedalong
den
the
passageintotheloveliest
hagen
garden
youeversaw.
Howshelongedtoget
ut
out
ofthatdarkhall,
og
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsof
lyse
bright
flowersandthosecoolfountains,
men
but
shecouldnotevengether
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
fewthingsindeedwerereally
umulig
impossible
.
Thereseemedtobe
ingen
no
useinwaitingbythe
lille
little
door,soshewent
tilbake
back
tothetable,half
håp
hoping
shemightfindanother
nøkkel
key
onit,orat
alle
any
rateabookofrulesfor
lukke
shutting
peopleupliketelescopes:
denne
this
timeshefounda
liten
little
bottleonit,(“which
absolutt
certainly
wasnotherebefore,”
sa
said
Alice,)androundthe
halsen
neck
ofthebottlewas
en
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”
vakkert
beautifully
printedonitin
store
large
letters.
Itwasall
veldig
very
welltosay“Drinkme,”
men
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
gjøre
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
sa
said
,“andseewhetherit’s
merket
marked
‘poison’ornot”;
forshe
hadde
had
readseveralnicelittlehistories
om
about
childrenwhohadgot
brent
burnt
,andeatenupbywildbeasts
og
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
fordi
because
theywouldnotrememberthe
enkle
simple
rulestheirfriendshadtaught
dem
them
:
suchas,thatared-hotpoker
vil
will
burnyouifyou
holder
hold
ittoolong;
andthat
hvis
if
youcutyourfinger
veldig
very
deeplywithaknife,it
vanligvis
usually
bleeds;
andshehad
aldri
never
forgottenthat,ifyou
drikker
drink
muchfromabottle
merket
marked
“poison,”itisalmostcertainto
uenig
disagree
withyou,sooneror
senere
later
.
However,thisbottlewasnot
merket
marked
“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
det
it
,andfindingitvery
fint
nice
,(ithad,infact,
en
a
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,
ananas
pine-apple
,roastturkey,toffee,and
varm
hot
butteredtoast,)shevery
snart
soon
finisheditoff.
“Whata
nysgjerrig
curious
feeling!”
saidAlice;
“I
must
beshuttinguplike
et
a
telescope.”
Andsoitwas
faktisk
indeed
:
shewasnowonly
ti
ten
incheshigh,andher
ansiktet
face
brightenedupatthethought
at
that
shewasnowtherightsizefor
going
throughthelittledoorinto
at
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
ventet
waited
forafewminutesto
se
see
ifshewasgoingto
krympe
shrink
anyfurther:
shefeltalittle
nervøs
nervous
aboutthis;
“forit
kan
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
går
going
outaltogether,likea
stearinlys
candle
.
IwonderwhatI
skal
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
prøvde
tried
tofancywhattheflameofa
stearinlys
candle
islikeafterthe
stearinlys
candle
isblownout,forshe
kunne
could
notremembereverhaving
sett
seen
suchathing.
After
en
a
while,findingthatnothing
mer
more
happened,shedecidedon
going
intothegardenatonce;
men
but
,alasforpoorAlice!
da
when
shegottothe
døren
door
,shefoundshehadforgottenthe
lille
little
goldenkey,andwhenshe
gikk
went
backtothetableforit,she
fant
found
shecouldnotpossibly
reach
it:
shecouldseeit
ganske
quite
plainlythroughtheglass,
og
and
shetriedherbestto
klatre
climb
uponeofthelegsofthe
bordet
table
,butitwastoo
glatt
slippery
;
andwhenshehad
trøtt
tired
herselfoutwithtrying,
den
the
poorlittlethingsat
ned
down
andcried.
“Come,there’s
ingen
no
useincryinglikethat!”
sa
said
Alicetoherself,rather
skarpt
sharply
;
“Iadviseyouto
forlate
leave
offthisminute!”
She
generelt
generally
gaveherselfverygood
råd
advice
,(thoughsheveryseldom
fulgte
followed
it),andsometimesshescoldedherselfso
hardt
severely
astobringtearsintohereyes;
og
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
egne
own
earsforhavingcheatedherselfina
spill
game
ofcroquetshewasplaying
mot
against
herself,forthiscurious
barnet
child
wasveryfondof
late
pretending
tobetwopeople.
“Butit’s
ingen
no
usenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“to
late
pretend
tobetwopeople!
Hvorfor
Why
,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
gjøre
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonher
øye
eye
fellonalittleglassbox
som
that
waslyingunderthe
bordet
table
:
sheopenedit,and
fant
found
initavery
liten
small
cake,onwhichthewords“EATME”were
vakkert
beautifully
markedincurrants.
“Well,I’ll
spise
eat
it,”saidAlice,“and
hvis
if
itmakesmegrow
større
larger
,Icanreachthekey;
og
and
ifitmakesme
vokse
grow
smaller,Icancreep
under
under
thedoor;
soeitherwayI’ll
komme
get
intothegarden,andIdon’tcare
som
which
happens!”
Sheatealittlebit,
og
and
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
vei
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
hånden
hand
onthetopofher
hodet
head
tofeelwhichwayitwas
vokste
growing
,andshewasquitesurprisedto
finne
find
thatsheremainedthe
samme
same
size:
tobesure,
dette
this
generallyhappenswhenone
spiser
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotso
mye
much
intothewayof
forvente
expecting
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatit
virket
seemed
quitedullandstupidfor
livet
life
togooninthe
vanlige
common
way.
CHAPTERII.The
Basseng
Pool
ofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
gråt
cried
Alice(shewasso
mye
much
surprised,thatforthe
øyeblikket
moment
shequiteforgothowto
snakke
speak
goodEnglish);
“nowI’m
åpner
opening
outlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
da
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,they
virket
seemed
tobealmostoutof
syne
sight
,theyweregettingso
langt
far
off).
“Oh,mypoor
små
little
feet,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’ll
virke
seem
,sendingpresentstoone’s
egne
own
feet!
Andhowoddthedirections
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
hurriedofftothe
hagen
garden
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.
“Yououghttobe
skamme
ashamed
ofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
great
girllikeyou,”(she
kunne
might
wellsaythis),“togoon
gråte
crying
inthisway!
Stop
dette
this
moment,Itellyou!”
Men
But
shewentonall
de
the
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,
til
until
therewasalarge
basseng
pool
allroundher,about
fire
four
inchesdeepandreachinghalf
ned
down
thehall.
Aftera
tid
time
sheheardalittlepatteringof
føtter
feet
inthedistance,andshehastily
tørke
dried
hereyestoseewhatwas
kom
coming
.
ItwastheWhiteRabbit
returnerer
returning
,splendidlydressed,witha
par
pair
ofwhitekidglovesinone
hånden
hand
andalargefaninthe
andre
other
:
hecametrottingalongina
stor
great
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kom
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
hvis
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alicefeltso
desperat
desperate
thatshewasreadyto
be
ask
helpofanyone;
so,
da
when
theRabbitcamenear
henne
her
,shebegan,ina
lav
low
,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,andfourtimes
syv
seven
is—ohdear!
Ishall
aldri
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
Men
However
,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
prøve
try
Geography.
Londonisthe
hovedstaden
capital
ofParis,andParisisthe
hovedstaden
capital
ofRome,andRome—no,that’sall
feil
wrong
,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
littlecrocodileImprovehisshining
hale
tail
,Andpourthewatersof
den
the
NileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Hvor
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
Og
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Med
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
sikker
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
sa
said
poorAlice,andhereyes
fylt
filled
withtearsagainasshewent
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
wenttothetableto
måle
measure
herselfbyit,and
fant
found
that,asnearlyasshe
kunne
could
guess,shewasnowabout
to
two
feethigh,andwas
gikk
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
snart
soon
foundoutthatthe
årsaken
cause
ofthiswasthefanshewas
holdt
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
akkurat
just
intimetoavoid
krympe
shrinking
awayaltogether.
“Thatwas
en
a
narrowescape!”