CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
muito
verytiredofsittingbyherirmã
sisteronthebank,andofter
havingnothingtodo:once
ou
ortwiceshehadpeepedintothelivro
bookhersisterwasreading,mas
butithadnopicturesou
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”pensou
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinherown
mente
mind(aswellasshepodia
could,forthehotdaymadehersentir
feelverysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingupe
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyaBranco
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyescorreu
ranclosebyher.Therewas
nada
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nordidAlice
pensou
thinkitsoverymuchfora
outofthewaytoouvir
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
pensou
thoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttoter
havewonderedatthis,butatthetimeittudo
allseemedquitenatural);but
quando
whentheRabbitactuallytookum
awatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,e
andlookedatit,andthenapressou
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermente
mindthatshehadneverbeforeseenum
arabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,orum
awatchtotakeoutofit,e
andburningwithcuriosity,shecorreu
ranacrossthefieldafterit,e
andfortunatelywasjustintempo
timetoseeitpopdownum
alargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.In
outro
anothermomentdownwentAliceafterit,nunca
neveronceconsideringhowinthemundo
worldshewastogetoutnovamente
again.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
como
likeatunnelforsomecaminho
way,andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlyque
thatAlicehadnotamomento
momenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfantes
beforeshefoundherselffallingdownum
averydeepwell.Eitherthe
poço
wellwasverydeep,orshecaiu
fellveryslowly,forsheteve
hadplentyoftimeassheia
wentdowntolookabouthere
andtowonderwhatwasia
goingtohappennext.First,she
tentou
triedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewasvindo
comingto,butitwasmuito
toodarktoseeanything;thenshe
olhou
lookedatthesidesofos
thewell,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardse
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshe
via
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.She
tirou
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mas
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnot
gostava
liketodropthejarforfearofmatar
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintoum
oneofthecupboardsasshecair
fellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
uma
afallasthis,Ishallpensar
thinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!Quão
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeatcasa
home!Why,Iwouldn’tsay
nada
anythingaboutit,evenifIcaísse
felloffthetopofthehouse!”Que
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)Down,down,down.
Wouldthe
queda
fallnevercometoanfim
end?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’ve
caí
fallenbythistime?”she
disse
saidaloud.“Imustbegettingsomewherenear
a
thecentreoftheearth.Deixe
Letmesee:thatwouldbe
quatro
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,you
vê
see,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthistipo
sortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,e
andthoughthiswasnotaveryboa
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnão
noonetolistentoher,ainda
stillitwasgoodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeou
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alice
tinha
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,mas
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
novo
again.“IwonderifIshall
cair
fallrightthroughtheearth!Quão
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongthepessoas
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!As
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”(shewasrathergladtherewas
não
noonelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoava
soundatalltherightpalavra
word)“—butIshallhavetoperguntar
askthemwhatthenameofthepaís
countryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,is
isto
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”(andshe
tentou
triedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’recaindo
fallingthroughtheair!Doyou
achas
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)“Andwhatanignorantlittle
menina
girlshe’llthinkmeforperguntar
asking!No,it’llneverdoto
perguntar
ask:perhapsIshallseeit
escrito
writtenupsomewhere.”Down,down,down.
Therewas
nada
nothingelsetodo,soAlicelogo
soonbegantalkingagain.“Dinah’llmissmevery
muita
muchto-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwas
o
thecat.)“Ihopethey’ll
lembrem
rememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmy
querida
dear!Iwishyouweredown
aqui
herewithme!Thereare
não
nomiceintheair,I’mreceio
afraid,butyoumightcatchum
abat,andthat’sverylikeum
amouse,youknow.Butdocats
comem
eatbats,Iwonder?”And
aqui
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,e
andwentonsayingtoherself,inuma
adreamysortofway,“Docatscomem
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
e
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”for,you
vêem
see,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuito
muchmatterwhichwaysheputit.She
sentiu
feltthatshewasdozingoff,e
andhadjustbeguntosonhar
dreamthatshewaswalkingmão
handinhandwithDinah,e
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,diga
tellmethetruth:didyouever
comeste
eatabat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameupon
um
aheapofsticksanddryleaves,e
andthefallwasover.Alicewasnot
um
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinum
amoment:shelookedup,
mas
butitwasalldarkoverhead;antes
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,e
andtheWhiteRabbitwasainda
stillinsight,hurryingdownit.Therewasnot
um
amomenttobelost:longe
awaywentAlicelikethewind,e
andwasjustintimetoouvi
hearitsay,asitvirou
turnedacorner,“Ohmyearse
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
perto
closebehinditwhenshevirou
turnedthecorner,buttheRabbitwasnão
nolongertobeseen:she
encontrou
foundherselfinalong,lowhall,que
whichwaslitupbyuma
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoors
todas
allroundthehall,buttheyweretodas
alllocked;andwhenAlice
tinha
hadbeenallthewaydownum
onesideanduptheoutro
other,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderingcomo
howshewasevertogetoutnovo
again.Suddenlyshecameupon
uma
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;therewas
nada
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,e
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitpoderia
mightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;mas
but,alas!eitherthelockswere
demais
toolarge,orthekeywasdemais
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotabria
openanyofthem.However,onthesecondtimeround,she
veio
cameuponalowcurtainshetinha
hadnotnoticedbefore,andbehinditwasuma
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:she
experimentou
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,e
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Alice
abriu
openedthedoorandfoundthatitledintoasmallpassage,notmuito
muchlargerthanarat-hole:shekneltdown
e
andlookedalongthepassageintoo
theloveliestgardenyoueverviu
saw.Howshelongedto
conseguia
getoutofthatdarkhall,e
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowerse
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotnem
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“and
mesmo
evenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”pensou
thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeofverypouca
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howI
gostaria
wishIcouldshutuplikeum
atelescope!IthinkI
poderia
could,ifIonlyknewcomo
howtobegin.”For,you
vê
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingstinha
hadhappenedlately,thatAlicetinha
hadbeguntothinkthatverypoucas
fewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobe
não
nouseinwaitingbythelittleporta
door,soshewentbacktothetable,meio
halfhopingshemightfindoutra
anotherkeyonit,oratqualquer
anyrateabookofrulesforfechar
shuttingpeopleupliketelescopes:this
vez
timeshefoundalittlebottleonele
it,(“whichcertainlywasnotaqui
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundas
theneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,com
withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
tudo
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”mas
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotia
goingtodothatinapressa
hurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
disse
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ou
ornot”;forshehad
lido
readseveralnicelittlehistoriessobre
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,e
andeatenupbywildbeastse
andotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnotlembravam
rememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtlhes
them:suchas,thatared-hotpoker
vai
willburnyouifyousegurar
holdittoolong;andthat
se
ifyoucutyourfingermuito
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;e
andshehadneverforgottenthat,se
ifyoudrinkmuchfromuma
abottlemarked“poison,”itisquase
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerou
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
e
andfindingitverynice,(ittinha
had,infact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,e
andhotbutteredtoast,)shemuito
verysoonfinisheditoff.“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
disse
saidAlice;“Imustbe
calar
shuttinguplikeatelescope.”E
Andsoitwasindeed:shewas
agora
nowonlytenincheshigh,e
andherfacebrightenedupatthepensar
thoughtthatshewasnowthecerto
rightsizeforgoingthroughthelittleporta
doorintothatlovelygarden.Primeiro
First,however,shewaitedforaalguns
fewminutestoseeifshewasia
goingtoshrinkanyfurther:she
sentiu
feltalittlenervousaboutisto
this;“foritmightend,youknow,”
disse
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,como
likeacandle.IwonderwhatI
devo
shouldbelikethen?”Andshe
tentou
triedtofancywhattheflameofuma
acandleislikeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotlembrar
remembereverhavingseensuchuma
athing.Afterawhile,finding
que
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedonir
goingintothegardenatonce;mas
but,alasforpoorAlice!quando
whenshegottotheporta
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenkey,e
andwhenshewentbacktothetableforque
it,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachque
it:shecouldseeitquiteplainly
através
throughtheglass,andshetentou
triedherbesttoclimbupuma
oneofthelegsofthetable,mas
butitwastooslippery;e
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtentar
trying,thepoorlittlethingsentou
satdownandcried.“Come,there’s
não
nouseincryinglikethat!”disse
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;“Iadviseyouto
deixar
leaveoffthisminute!”Shegenerally
deu
gaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshemuito
veryseldomfollowedit),andàs vezes
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastotrazer
bringtearsintohereyes;e
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforter
havingcheatedherselfinajogo
gameofcroquetshewasplayingcontra
againstherself,forthiscuriouscriança
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobeduas
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”
pensou
thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobeduas
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
suficiente
enoughofmelefttofazer
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonhereye
caiu
fellonalittleglassboxque
thatwaslyingunderthetable:she
abriu
openedit,andfoundinitum
averysmallcake,onqual
whichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”
disse
saidAlice,“andifitfaz
makesmegrowlarger,Iposso
canreachthekey;and
se
ifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Iposso
cancreepunderthedoor;so
qualquer
eitherwayI’llgetintoo
thegarden,andIdon’tcareque
whichhappens!”Sheatealittlebit,
e
andsaidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichmaneira
way?Whichway?”,holdingher
mão
handonthetopofhercabeça
headtofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,e
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedthemesmo
samesize:tobesure,thisgenerallyhappens
quando
whenoneeatscake,butAlicetinha
hadgotsomuchintothewayofexpectingnada
nothingbutout-of-the-waythingstoacontecer
happen,thatitseemedquitedulle
andstupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.CHAPTERII.
A
ThePoolofTears“Curiouser
e
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
que
thatforthemomentshecompletamente
quiteforgothowtospeakbom
goodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
como
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quando
whenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobequase
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).“Oh,mypoorlittlefeet,Iwonder
quem
whowillputonyourshoese
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’m
certeza
sureIshan’tbeable!Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
you
devo
mustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butIdevo
mustbekindtothem,”pensou
thoughtAlice,“orperhapstheywon’tcaminhem
walkthewayIwanttogo!Deixe
Letmesee:I’llgivethem
um
anewpairofbootscada
everyChristmas.”Andshewenton
planear
planningtoherselfhowsheiria
wouldmanageit.“Theymust
ir
gobythecarrier,”shepensou
thought;“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
enviar
sendingpresentstoone’sownfeet!E
Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Só
Justthenherheadstruckcontra
againsttheroofofthehall:in
verdade
factshewasnowmorede
thanninefeethigh,andsheatoncetookupthelittlegoldenkeye
andhurriedofftothegardenporta
door.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
tanto
muchasshecoulddo,lyingdownonum
oneside,tolookthroughintothegardencom
withoneeye;buttogetthroughwas
mais
morehopelessthanever:she
sentou
satdownandbegantocrynovamente
again.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
grande
greatgirllikeyou,”(shepoderia
mightwellsaythis),“togooncryinginthismaneira
way!Stopthismoment,I
digo
tellyou!”Butshewentonallthe
mesmo
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewasuma
alargepoolallroundher,aboutquatro
fourinchesdeepandreachingmetade
halfdownthehall.After
um
atimesheheardapouco
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,e
andshehastilydriedhereyestover
seewhatwascoming.Itwas
o
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,com
withapairofwhitecriança
kidglovesinonehande
andalargefanino
theother:hecametrottingalongina
grande
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!a
theDuchess,theDuchess!Oh!
won’tshebesavage
se
ifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
sentiu
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadytopedir
askhelpofanyone;so,
quando
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shebegan,inuma
alow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”TheRabbit
começou
startedviolently,droppedthewhitegaroto
kidglovesandthefan,e
andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashepôde
couldgo.Alicetookupthefan
e
andgloves,and,asthehallwasmuito
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselftodo
allthetimeshewentonfalar
talking:“Dear,dear!
Howqueer
tudo
everythingisto-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
se
ifI’vebeenchangedinthenoite
night?Letmethink:
wasI
o
thesamewhenIgotupesta
thismorning?IalmostthinkIcan
me lembro
rememberfeelingalittledifferent.Mas
ButifI’mnotthemesmo
same,thenextquestionis,Quem
WhointheworldamEu
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
E
Andshebeganthinkingoverallthecrianças
childrensheknewthatwereofthemesma
sameageasherself,tover
seeifshecouldhavebeenmudado
changedforanyofthem.“I’m
certeza
sureI’mnotAda,”shedisse
said,“forherhairgoesintão
suchlongringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;e
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIsei
knowallsortsofthings,e
andshe,oh!sheknows
tão
suchaverylittle!Besides,she’s
ela
she,andI’mI,and—ohdear,como
howpuzzlingitallis!I’ll
tentar
tryifIknowallas
thethingsIusedtosaber
know.Letmesee:
fourtimes
cinco
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesseis
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!Ishall
nunca
nevergettotwentyatthatrate!However,
a
theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:let’s
tentar
tryGeography.LondonisthecapitalofParis,
e
andParisisthecapitalofRome,e
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!I
devo
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!I’ll
tentar
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”e
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasse
ifsheweresayinglessons,e
andbegantorepeatit,mas
buthervoicesoundedhoarsee
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotvinham
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
pequeno
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,E
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOncada
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Como
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,E
AndwelcomelittlefishesinCom
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’m
certeza
surethosearenottherightwords,”disse
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesfilledwithtearsnovamente
againasshewenton,“Idevo
mustbeMabelafterall,e
andIshallhavetoir
goandliveinthatpokylittlecasa
house,andhavenexttonotoystobrincar
playwith,andoh!eversomanylessonsto
aprender
learn!No,I’vemadeupmymindaboutit;
se
ifI’mMabel,I’llstaybaixo
downhere!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
e
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallsó
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Dizer
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,se
ifIlikebeingthatpessoa
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’ll
ficar
staydownheretillI’mpessoa
somebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,
com
withasuddenburstoftears,“Idoquero
wishtheywouldputtheirheadsdown!Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
dizia
saidthisshelookeddownatherhands,e
andwassurprisedtoseethatshetinha
hadputononeoftheRabbit’slittlewhitecriança
kidgloveswhileshewasfalando
talking.“HowcanIhave
fiz
donethat?”shethought.
“I
devo
mustbegrowingsmallagain.”Shegotup
e
andwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,e
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshepodia
couldguess,shewasnowaboutdois
twofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidly:she
logo
soonfoundoutthatthecausa
causeofthiswasthefanshewassegurando
holding,andshedroppedithastily,justintempo
timetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
uma
anarrowescape!”