CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
bardzo
verytiredofsittingbyhersisteronthebank,i
andofhavingnothingtodo:raz
onceortwiceshehadpeepedintotheksiążki
bookhersisterwasreading,ale
butithadnopictureslub
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”pomyślała
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinherown
umyśle
mind(aswellasshecould,forthehotdzień
daymadeherfeelverysleepyi
andstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingsię
upandpickingthedaisies,kiedy
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranblisko
closebyher.Therewas
nic
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitso
bardzo
verymuchoutofthewaytousłyszeć
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdrogi
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtit
nad
overafterwards,itoccurredtoherże
thatsheoughttohavewonderedattym
this,butatthetimeitallseemedcałkiem
quitenatural);butwhentheRabbitactually
wziął
tookawatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,andspojrzał
lookedatit,andthenspieszył
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossherumysł
mindthatshehadneverbeforewidział
seenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orazegarek
watchtotakeoutofit,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldafterit,andfortunatelywasjustinczas
timetoseeitpopdół
downalargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.Inanother
momencie
momentdownwentAliceafterit,nigdy nie
neveronceconsideringhowintheświecie
worldshewastogetoutponownie
again.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
jak
likeatunnelforsomesposób
way,andthendippedsuddenlydół
down,sosuddenlythatAlicemiał
hadnotamomenttomyśleć
thinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforesheznalazła
foundherselffallingdownabardzo
verydeepwell.Eitherthewellwas
bardzo
verydeep,orshefellbardzo
veryslowly,forshehadplentyofczasu
timeasshewentdowntolookaboutheri
andtowonderwhatwasby
goingtohappennext.First,she
próbowała
triedtolookdownandmakesię
outwhatshewascomingdo
to,butitwastoodarktoseecokolwiek
anything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
i
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsi
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshe
widziała
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
ale
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkilling
kogoś
somebodyunderneath,somanagedtoumieścić
putitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellpastgo
it.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersucha
upadku
fallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!Jak
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeatdomu
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
nic
anythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Dół
Down,down,down.Wouldthe
upadek
fallnevercometoanend?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenby
tej
thistime?”shesaidaloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreofthe
ziemi
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
cztery
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,you
widzisz
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsoftego
thissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,i
andthoughthiswasnotabardzo
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetosłuchał
listentoher,stillitwasdobra
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudelub
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alice
miała
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,ale
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
ponownie
again.“IwonderifIshallfallright
przez
throughtheearth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthe
ludzi
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoone
słuchał
listening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatalltherightword)“—butIshallhavetozapytać
askthemwhatthenameofthekraj
countryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,isthis
Nowa
NewZealandorAustralia?”(andshe
próbowała
triedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughtheair!Doyou
myślisz
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)“Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmeforasking!
Nie
No,it’llneverdotozapytać
ask:perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Dół
Down,down,down.Therewas
nic
nothingelsetodo,soAlicewkrótce
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’llmissmeverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
nadzieję
hopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
tu
herewithme!Therearenomiceintheair,I’mafraid,
ale
butyoumightcatchabat,a
andthat’sverylikeamouse,youknow.Ale
Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”I
AndhereAlicebegantodostać
getrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inadreamysortofway,“Docatsjedzą
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
a
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,you
widzisz
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuchmatterwhichsposób
waysheputit.She
czuła
feltthatshewasdozingoff,i
andhadjustbeguntodreamże
thatshewaswalkinghandinhandz
withDinah,andsayingtoherbardzo
veryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,tellmethetruth:didyouever
jadłeś
eatabat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
dół
downshecameuponaheapofsticksanddryleaves,andtheupadek
fallwasover.Alicewasnotabithurt,
i
andshejumpedupontoherfeetinachwili
moment:shelookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
przed
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,a
andtheWhiteRabbitwasnadal
stillinsight,hurryingdownit.Nie
Therewasnotamomenttobelost:awaywentAlicelikethewind,
i
andwasjustintimetousłyszeć
hearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsi
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
blisko
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,ale
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:she
znalazła
foundherselfinalong,lowhall,który
whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
wszystkie
allroundthehall,buttheywerewszystkie
alllocked;andwhenAlicehadbeenallthe
drogę
waydownonesideanduptheother,tryingeverydrzwi
door,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderingjak
howshewasevertogetoutponownie
again.Suddenlyshecameupona
mały
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;nie
therewasnothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,i
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasże
thatitmightbelongtojednego
oneofthedoorsofthehall;ale
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
zbyt
toolarge,orthekeywaszbyt
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopenżadnego
anyofthem.However,onthesecondtimeround,she
przyszła
cameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,a
andbehinditwasalittledrzwi
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:she
próbowała
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,i
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopenedthe
drzwi
doorandfoundthatitledintoasmallpassage,notwiele
muchlargerthanarat-hole:shekneltdown
i
andlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueverwidziałeś
saw.Howshelongedto
dostać
getoutofthatdarkhall,i
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersi
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotnawet
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
nawet
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”pomyślała
thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofbardzo
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishIcould
zamknąć
shutuplikeatelescope!I
myślę
thinkIcould,ifItylko
onlyknewhowtobegin.”For,you
widzisz
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,że
thatAlicehadbeguntomyśleć
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittledoor,soshewentbacktothetable,
pół
halfhopingshemightfindinny
anotherkeyonit,oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingludzi
peopleupliketelescopes:thistimeshe
znalazła
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnottu
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwasall
bardzo
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”ale
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtorobić
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
powiedziała
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;forshehad
przeczytała
readseveralnicelittlehistorieso
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,i
andeatenupbywildbeastsi
andotherunpleasantthings,alldlatego
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:suchas,
że
thatared-hotpokerwillburnyoujeśli
ifyouholdittoodługo
long;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
bardzo
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;i
andshehadneverforgottenże
that,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisprawie
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerorpóźniej
later.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
i
andfindingitverynice,(itmiała
had,infact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,i
andhotbutteredtoast,)shebardzo
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
powiedziała
saidAlice;“Imustbeshutting
się
uplikeatelescope.”Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
teraz
nowonlytenincheshigh,a
andherfacebrightenedupatthemyśl
thoughtthatshewasnowtherightsizeforgoingprzez
throughthelittledoorintoże
thatlovelygarden.First,however,she
poczekała
waitedforafewminutestoseeifshewasby
goingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefelta
trochę
littlenervousaboutthis;“foritmightend,youknow,”
powiedziała
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingsię
outaltogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbe
jak
likethen?”Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleis
jak
likeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotremembereverhavingwidział
seensuchathing.Afterawhile,finding
że
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce;ale
but,alasforpoorAlice!whenshegottothe
drzwi
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenkey,a
andwhenshewentbacktothetableforgo
it,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachgo
it:shecouldseeit
całkiem
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,i
andshetriedherbesttoclimbsię
uponeofthelegsofthetable,ale
butitwastooslippery;and
kiedy
whenshehadtiredherselfsię
outwithtrying,thepoorlittlethingusiadła
satdownandcried.“Come,there’s
nie
nouseincryinglikethat!”powiedziała
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;“Iadviseyoutoleaveoff
tej
thisminute!”Shegenerallygaveherself
bardzo
verygoodadvice,(thoughshebardzo
veryseldomfollowedit),andczasami
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes;and
kiedyś
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinagrze
gameofcroquetshewasgrała
playingagainstherself,forthiscuriousdziecko
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobedwoma
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
pomyślała
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobedwie
twopeople!Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttomake
jedną
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereyefellonalittleglassbox
które
thatwaslyingunderthetable:sheopened
go
it,andfoundinitabardzo
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’ll
zjem
eatit,”saidAlice,“andjeśli
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Icanreachthekey;a
andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreeppod
underthedoor;soeitherwayI’llgetintothegarden,
i
andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”She
zjadła
atealittlebit,andpowiedziała
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Whichway?”,holdingher
rękę
handonthetopofhergłowy
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,i
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindże
thatsheremainedthesamesize:tobe
pewno
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenjeden
oneeatscake,butAlicehaddostał
gotsomuchintothesposób
wayofexpectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstosię wydarzyć
happen,thatitseemedquitedulli
andstupidforlifetoiść
gooninthecommonsposób
way.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
że
thatforthemomentshequiteforgotjak
howtospeakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopening
się
outlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
gdy
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobeprawie
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsodaleko
faroff).“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
kto
whowillputonyourshoesi
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’msureIshan’tbe
stanie
able!Ishallbeagreatdeal
zbyt
toofarofftotroublemyselfo
aboutyou:youmustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butImustbekindtothem,”
pomyślała
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’twalkthewayIwanttoiść
go!Letmesee:
I’ll
dam
givethemanewpairofbootskażdego
everyChristmas.”Andshewentonplanningtoherself
jak
howshewouldmanageit.“Theymustgobythecarrier,”she
pomyślała
thought;“andhowfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!
I
Andhowoddthedirectionsbędą
willlook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenher
głowa
headstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:in
rzeczywistości
factshewasnowmorethanninefeethigh,i
andsheatoncetooksię
upthelittlegoldenkeyi
andhurriedofftothegardendrzwi
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshecould
zrobić
do,lyingdownononestronie
side,tolookthroughintothegardenwithjednym
oneeye;buttogetthroughwas
bardziej
morehopelessthanever:she
usiadła
satdownandbegantocryznów
again.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
powiedziała
saidAlice,“agreatgirljak
likeyou,”(shemightwellpowiedziała
saythis),“togooncryinginten
thisway!Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
Ale
Butshewentonallthete same
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,aż
untiltherewasalargepoolwszystkie
allroundher,aboutfourinchesdeepi
andreachinghalfdownthehall.Po
Afteratimesheheardalittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,a
andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Biały
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairofbiały
whitekidglovesinonehandi
andalargefaninthedrugiej
other:hecametrottingalonginagreat
pośpiechu
hurry,mutteringtohimselfasheprzyszedł
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
jeśli
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
czuła
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadytopoprosić
askhelpofanyone;so,
kiedy
whentheRabbitcamenearniej
her,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouproszę
please,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidgloves
i
andthefan,andskurrieddaleko
awayintothedarknessashardashecouldiść
go.Alicetookupthefan
i
andgloves,and,asthehallwasbardzo
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfalltheczas
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,dear!
Jak
Howqueereverythingisto-day!A
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.IwonderifI’vebeen
zmieniłem
changedinthenight?Letme
pomyśleć
think:wasIthesame
kiedy
whenIgotupthismorning?I
prawie
almostthinkIcanrememberczułam
feelingalittledifferent.But
jeśli
ifI’mnotthesame,thenextpytanie
questionis,Whointheświecie
worldamI?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
I
Andshebeganthinkingoverallthechildrensheznała
knewthatwereofthetym samym
sameageasherself,toseeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyofnich
them.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
powiedziała
said,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,a
andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
wiem
knowallsortsofthings,andona
she,oh!sheknowssuchavery
niewiele
little!Besides,she’sshe,andI’m
Ja
I,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingitallis!I’lltry
jeśli
ifIknowallthethingsIusedtoknow.Pozwól
Letmesee:fourtimes
pięć
fiveistwelve,andfourtimessześć
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishall
nigdy nie
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
a
andParisisthecapitalofRome,a
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’lltryand
powiedzieć
say‘Howdoththelittle—’”andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,andbegantorepeatto
it,buthervoicesoundedhoarseandstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
mały
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,I
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Jak
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,I
AndwelcomelittlefishesinZ
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”
powiedziała
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtearsponownie
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,andIshallmieć
havetogoandliveinże
thatpokylittlehouse,andmieć
havenexttonotoystoplaywith,andoh!eversomanylessonstolearn!
Nie
No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;jeśli
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydowntutaj
here!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
i
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishalltylko
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Powiedz
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,jeśli
ifIlikebeingthatperson,I’llprzyjdę
comeup:ifnot,I’llstaydown
tutaj
heretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,withasuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywould
położyli
puttheirheadsdown!Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
sama
alonehere!”Asshesaidthisshe
spojrzała
lookeddownatherhands,i
andwassurprisedtoseeże
thatshehadputonjedną
oneoftheRabbit’slittlewhitekidgloveswhileshewasmówiła
talking.“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
she
pomyślała
thought.“Imustbegrowing
mały
smallagain.”Shegotup
i
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,i
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewasteraz
nowabouttwofeethigh,i
andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:she
wkrótce
soonfoundoutthatthecauseoftego
thiswasthefanshewastrzymała
holding,andshedroppedithastily,justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”