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-chainwouldbewarta
worththetroubleofgettingsię
upandpickingthedaisies,kiedy
whensuddenlyaWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranblisko
closebyher.Therewas
nic
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;ani
nordidAlicethinkitsobardzo
verymuchoutofthewaytousłyszeć
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdrogi
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtit
nad
overafterwards,itoccurredtoherże
thatsheoughttohavewonderedattym
this,butatthetimeitallseemedcałkiem
quitenatural);butwhenthe
Królik
Rabbitactuallytookawatchsię
outofitswaistcoat-pocket,andspojrzał
lookedatit,andthenspieszył
hurriedon,Alicestartedtohernogi
feet,foritflashedacrossherumysł
mindthatshehadneverbeforewidział
seenarabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orazegarek
watchtotakeoutofit,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthepolu
fieldafterit,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,forshehadmnóstwo
plentyoftimeassheby
wentdowntolookaboutheri
andtowonderwhatwasby
goingtohappennext.First,she
próbowała
triedtolookdownandmakesię
outwhatshewascomingdo
to,butitwastoodarktoseecokolwiek
anything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
i
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsi
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshe
widziała
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdowna
słoik
jarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
ale
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwaspusta
empty:shedidnotliketo
upuszczać
dropthejarforfearofkillingkogoś
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
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherwiedzy
knowledge,astherewasnoonetosłuchał
listentoher,stillitwasdobra
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudelub
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alice
miała
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,ale
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
ponownie
again.“IwonderifIshallfallright
przez
throughtheearth!Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeout
wśród
amongthepeoplethatwalkz
withtheirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
raczej
rathergladtherewasnoonesłuchał
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’llrememberhersaucerofmleka
milkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredown
tu
herewithme!Therearenomiceintheair,I’mafraid,
ale
butyoumightcatchanietoperza
bat,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
andshejumpedupontohernogi
feetinamoment:she
spojrzała
lookedup,butitwasalldarknad głową
overhead;beforeherwasanother
długi
longpassage,andtheWhiteKrólik
Rabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdół
downit.Therewasnota
chwili
momenttobelost:awaywentAlicelikethe
wiatr
wind,andwasjustinczas
timetohearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsi
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
blisko
closebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,ale
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:she
znalazła
foundherselfinalong,lowhall,który
whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromthedachu
roof.Thereweredoorsallroundthehall,
ale
buttheywerealllocked;i
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthedrogę
waydownonesideanduptheother,tryingeverydrzwi
door,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderingjak
howshewasevertogetoutponownie
again.Suddenlyshecameupona
mały
littlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidszkła
glass;therewasnothingonitexceptatiny
złotego
goldenkey,andAlice’sfirstmyśl
thoughtwasthatitmightbelongtojednego
oneofthedoorsofthesali
hall;but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
zbyt
toolarge,orthekeywaszbyt
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopenżadnego
anyofthem.However,onthesecondtime
rundy
round,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotzauważył
noticedbefore,andbehinditwasalittledrzwi
dooraboutfifteenincheshigh:she
próbowała
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,i
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Aliceopenedthe
drzwi
doorandfoundthatitprowadzi
ledintoasmallpassage,notwiele
muchlargerthanarat-hole:shekneltdown
i
andlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestogród
gardenyoueversaw.Howshelongedto
dostać
getoutofthatdarksali
hall,andwanderaboutamongtych
thosebedsofbrightflowersi
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotnawet
evengetherheadthroughthedrzwi
doorway;“andevenifmy
głowa
headwouldgothrough,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofbardzo
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishIcould
zamknąć
shutuplikeatelescope!I
myślę
thinkIcould,ifItylko
onlyknewhowtobegin.”For,you
widzisz
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedostatnio
lately,thatAlicehadbeguntomyśleć
thinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyniemożliwe
impossible.Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittledoor,soshewentbacktothe
stołu
table,halfhopingshemightznaleźć
findanotherkeyonit,lub
oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingludzi
peopleupliketelescopes:thistimeshe
znalazła
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnottu
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheszyi
neckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”pięknie
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
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadnauczyli
taughtthem:suchas,thatared-hotpokerwill
spali
burnyouifyouholditzbyt
toolong;andthatifyoucutyourfinger
bardzo
verydeeplywithaknife,itzazwyczaj
usuallybleeds;andshehad
nigdy nie
neverforgottenthat,ifyoupijesz
drinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisprawie
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,prędzej
soonerorlater.However,this
butelka
bottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtosmaku
tasteit,andfindingitbardzo
verynice,(ithad,inrzeczywistości
fact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,i
andhotbutteredtoast,)shebardzo
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
powiedziała
saidAlice;“Imustbeshutting
się
uplikeatelescope.”Andsoitwas
rzeczywiście
indeed:shewasnowonly
dziesięć
tenincheshigh,andherfacerozjaśniła
brightenedupatthethoughtże
thatshewasnowtherightrozmiar
sizeforgoingthroughthelittledrzwi
doorintothatlovelygarden.Najpierw
First,however,shewaitedforakilka
fewminutestoseeifshewasby
goingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefelta
trochę
littlenervousaboutthis;“foritmightend,youknow,”
powiedziała
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingsię
outaltogether,likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbe
jak
likethen?”Andshetriedtofancywhatthe
płomień
flameofacandleisjak
likeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotremembereverhavingwidział
seensuchathing.Afterawhile,finding
że
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce;ale
but,alasforpoorAlice!whenshegottothe
drzwi
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenkey,a
andwhenshewentbacktothestołu
tableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblydotrzeć
reachit:shecouldseeit
całkiem
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,i
andshetriedherbesttoclimbsię
uponeofthelegsofthestołu
table,butitwastoośliskie
slippery;andwhenshehadtiredherself
się
outwithtrying,thepoorlittlethingusiadła
satdownandcried.“Come,there’s
nie
nouseincryinglikethat!”powiedziała
saidAlicetoherself,ratherostro
sharply;“Iadviseyoutoleaveoff
tej
thisminute!”Shegenerallygaveherself
bardzo
verygoodadvice,(thoughshebardzo
veryseldomfollowedit),andczasami
sometimesshescoldedherselfsosurowo
severelyastobringtearsintohereyes;and
kiedyś
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinagrze
gameofcroquetshewasgrała
playingagainstherself,forthiscuriousdziecko
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobedwoma
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
pomyślała
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobedwie
twopeople!Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttomake
jedną
onerespectableperson!”Soonher
oko
eyefellonalittleszklane
glassboxthatwaslyingpod
underthetable:sheopened
go
it,andfoundinitabardzo
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werepięknie
beautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’ll
zjem
eatit,”saidAlice,“andjeśli
ifitmakesmegrowlarger,Icandotrzeć
reachthekey;andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreep
pod
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,thatitseemedquitenudne
dullandstupidforlifetoiść
gooninthecommonsposób
way.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouserandcuriouser!”
płakał
criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,że
thatforthemomentshequiteforgotjak
howtospeakgoodEnglish);“nowI’mopening
się
outlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
gdy
whenshelookeddownatherstopy
feet,theyseemedtobeprawie
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsodaleko
faroff).“Oh,mypoorlittle
stopy
feet,Iwonderwhowillputonyourbuty
shoesandstockingsforyouteraz
now,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’sown
stóp
feet!Andhowoddthedirections
będą
willlook!Ohdear,what
bzdury
nonsenseI’mtalking!”Justthenher
głowa
headstruckagainsttheroofofthesali
hall:infactshewas
teraz
nowmorethanninefeethigh,i
andsheatoncetooksię
upthelittlegoldenkeyi
andhurriedofftothegardendrzwi
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasasmuchasshecould
zrobić
do,lyingdownononestronie
side,tolookthroughintothegardenwithjednym
oneeye;buttogetthroughwas
bardziej
morehopelessthanever:she
usiadła
satdownandbegantopłakać
cryagain.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
powiedziała
saidAlice,“agreatgirljak
likeyou,”(shemightwellpowiedziała
saythis),“togooncryinginten
thisway!Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”
Ale
Butshewentonallthete same
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,aż
untiltherewasalargebasen
poolallroundher,aboutfourinchesdeepi
andreachinghalfdownthehall.Po
Afteratimesheheardalittlepatteringofstóp
feetinthedistance,andshehastilydriedhereyestoseewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Biały
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,withapairofbiały
whitekidglovesinonehandi
andalargefaninthedrugiej
other:hecametrottingalonginagreat
pośpiechu
hurry,mutteringtohimselfasheprzyszedł
came,“Oh!theDuchess,the
Księżna
Duchess!Oh!
won’tshebesavage
jeśli
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
czuła
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadytopoprosić
askhelpofanyone;so,
kiedy
whentheRabbitcamenearniej
her,shebegan,inalow,timidgłosem
voice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”The
Królik
Rabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitekidglovesi
andthefan,andskurrieddaleko
awayintothedarknessashardashecouldiść
go.Alicetookupthe
wentylator
fanandgloves,and,asthesala
hallwasveryhot,shetrzymała
keptfanningherselfalltheczas
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,dear!
Jak
Howqueereverythingisto-day!A
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustaszwykle
usual.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,andfourtimessiedem
sevenis—ohdear!Ishall
nigdy nie
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!Jednak
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
a
andParisisthecapitalofRome,a
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’lltryand
powiedzieć
say‘Howdoththelittle—’”andshecrossedherhandsonherkolanach
lapasifsheweresayinglessons,andbegantopowtarzać
repeatit,buthervoicesoundedhoarseandstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
mały
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningogon
tail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOneverygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyhe
wydaje
seemstogrin,Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,I
AndwelcomelittlefishesinZ
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msurethosearenottherightwords,”
powiedziała
saidpoorAlice,andhereyeswypełniły
filledwithtearsagainassheposzła
wenton,“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
andwenttothetabletozmierzyć
measureherselfbyit,andfoundże
that,asnearlyasshecouldguess,shewasteraz
nowabouttwofeethigh,i
andwasgoingonshrinkingszybko
rapidly:shesoonfoundoutthatthecauseof
tego
thiswasthefanshewastrzymała
holding,andshedroppedithastily,justintimetouniknąć
avoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”