CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
começando
beginningtogetverytiredofsittingbyherirmã
sisteronthebank,andofter
havingnothingtodo:once
ou
ortwiceshehadpeepedintothelivro
bookhersisterwasreading,mas
butithadnopicturesou
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofabook,”pensou
thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesorconversations?”Soshewas
considerando
consideringinherownmindComo
(aswellasshecould,forthequente
hotdaymadeherfeelmuito
verysleepyandstupid),whethertheprazer
pleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbepena
worththetroubleofgettingupe
andpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlyaBranco
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyescorreu
ranclosebyher.Therewas
nada
nothingsoveryremarkableinthat;nem
nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuchfora
outofthewaytoouvir
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohdear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
pensou
thoughtitoverafterwards,itocorreu
occurredtoherthatsheoughttoter
havewonderedatthis,butatthetimeittudo
allseemedquitenatural);but
quando
whentheRabbitactuallytookum
awatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,e
andlookedatit,andthenapressou
hurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedatravés
acrosshermindthatshetinha
hadneverbeforeseenacoelho
rabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-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
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassava
passed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
mas
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasvazio
empty:shedidnotliketodrop
o
thejarforfearofmatar
killingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintoum
oneofthecupboardsasshecair
fellpastit.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
uma
afallasthis,Ishallpensar
thinknothingoftumblingdownescadas
stairs!Howbravethey’llall
pensar
thinkmeathome!Why,Iwouldn’t
diria
sayanythingaboutit,evense
ifIfelloffthetopo
topofthehouse!”(Whichwasvery
provavelmente
likelytrue.)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
goodopportunityforshowingoffherconhecimento
knowledge,astherewasnoonetoouvi
listentoher,stillitwasboa
goodpracticetosayitover)“—yes,that’sabouttherightdistance—butthenIme pergunto
wonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alice
tinha
hadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,mas
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentemente
Presentlyshebeganagain.“Iwonder
se
ifIshallfallrightthrougho
theearth!Howfunnyit’ll
parecerá
seemtocomeoutamongthepessoas
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheadspara baixo
downward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
bastante
rathergladtherewasnooneouvindo
listening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoava
soundatalltherightpalavra
word)“—butIshallhavetoperguntar
askthemwhatthenameofthepaís
countryis,youknow.Please,Ma’am,is
isto
thisNewZealandorAustralia?”(andshe
tentou
triedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’recaindo
fallingthroughtheair!Doyou
achas
thinkyoucouldmanageit?)“Andwhatan
ignorante
ignorantlittlegirlshe’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
hereAlicebegantogetbastante
rathersleepy,andwentondizer
sayingtoherself,inadreamyespécie
sortofway,“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!
batida
thump!downshecameupon
um
aheapofsticksandsecas
dryleaves,andthefallwasover.Alicewasnot
um
abithurt,andshepulou
jumpedupontoherpés
feetinamoment:she
olhou
lookedup,butitwastudo
alldarkoverhead;beforeherwas
outra
anotherlongpassage,andtheBranco
WhiteRabbitwasstillinvista
sight,hurryingdownit.Therewasnot
um
amomenttobelost:longe
awaywentAlicelikethevento
wind,andwasjustintempo
timetohearitsay,asitvirou
turnedacorner,“Ohmyearse
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewas
perto
closebehinditwhenshevirou
turnedthecorner,buttheCoelho
Rabbitwasnolongertobevisto
seen:shefoundherselfin
uma
along,lowhall,whichwasiluminado
litupbyarowoflampshangingfromthetelhado
roof.Thereweredoorsallroundthe
corredor
hall,buttheywerealllocked;e
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthecaminho
waydownonesideandcima
uptheother,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemeio
middle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetoutnovo
again.Suddenlyshecameupon
uma
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsólido
solidglass;therewasnothingonit
exceto
exceptatinygoldenkey,e
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitpoderia
mightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthecorredor
hall;but,alas!
eitherthelockswere
demais
toolarge,orthekeywasdemais
toosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotabria
openanyofthem.However,onthesecondtimeround,she
veio
cameuponalowcurtainshetinha
hadnotnoticedbefore,andbehinditwasuma
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:she
experimentou
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,e
andtohergreatdelightitencaixou
fitted!Aliceopenedthedoor
e
andfoundthatitledintoasmallpassagem
passage,notmuchlargerthanarat-hole:she
ajoelhou
kneltdownandlookedalongo
thepassageintotheloveliestjardim
gardenyoueversaw.Howshelongedto
conseguia
getoutofthatdarkcorredor
hall,andwanderaboutamongaqueles
thosebedsofbrightflowerse
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotnem
evengetherheadthroughtheporta
doorway;“andevenifmy
cabeça
headwouldgothrough,”thoughtpobre
poorAlice,“itwouldbeofverypouca
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howI
gostaria
wishIcouldshutuplikeum
atelescope!IthinkI
poderia
could,ifIonlyknewcomo
howtobegin.”For,you
vê
see,somanyout-of-the-waythingstinha
hadhappenedlately,thatAlicetinha
hadbeguntothinkthatverypoucas
fewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.There
parecia
seemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittleporta
door,soshewentbacktothemesa
table,halfhopingshemightencontrar
findanotherkeyonit,ou
oratanyratealivro
bookofrulesforshuttingpessoas
peopleupliketelescopes:this
vez
timeshefoundalittlegarrafa
bottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotaqui
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundas
theneckofthebottlewasapapel
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”lindamente
beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwas
tudo
allverywelltosay“Drinkme,”mas
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotia
goingtodothatinapressa
hurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
disse
said,“andseewhetherit’smarcado
marked‘poison’ornot”;forshehad
lido
readseveralnicelittlehistoriessobre
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,e
andeatenupbywildbeastse
andotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheywouldnotlembravam
rememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtlhes
them:suchas,thatared-hotpoker
vai
willburnyouifyousegurar
holdittoolong;andthat
se
ifyoucutyourfingermuito
verydeeplywithaknife,itgeralmente
usuallybleeds;andshehad
nunca
neverforgottenthat,ifyoubeber
drinkmuchfromabottlemarked“poison,”itisquase
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerou
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAlice
aventurou
venturedtotasteit,andachando
findingitverynice,(ittinha
had,infact,asortofmisto
mixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,abacaxi
pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andquente
hotbutteredtoast,)sheverylogo
soonfinisheditoff.“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
triedtofancywhatthechama
flameofacandleiscomo
likeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotlembrar
remembereverhavingseensuchuma
athing.Afterawhile,finding
que
thatnothingmorehappened,shedecidiu
decidedongoingintothejardim
gardenatonce;but,alasfor
pobre
poorAlice!whenshegottothe
porta
door,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittleouro
goldenkey,andwhenshewentbacktothemesa
tableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblychegou
reachit:shecouldseeitquite
claramente
plainlythroughtheglass,andshetentou
triedherbesttoclimbupuma
oneofthelegsofthemesa
table,butitwastooslippery;e
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtentar
trying,thepoorlittlethingsentou
satdownandcried.“Come,there’s
não
nouseincryinglikethat!”disse
saidAlicetoherself,ratherbruscamente
sharply;“Iadviseyouto
deixar
leaveoffthisminute!”She
geralmente
generallygaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshemuito
veryseldomfollowedit),andàs vezes
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseveramente
severelyastobringtearsintohereyes;e
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforter
havingcheatedherselfinajogo
gameofcroquetshewasplayingcontra
againstherself,forthiscuriouscriança
childwasveryfondoffingir
pretendingtobetwopeople.“Butit’s
não
nousenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“topretendtobeduas
twopeople!Why,there’shardly
suficiente
enoughofmelefttofazer
makeonerespectableperson!”Soonher
olho
eyefellonalittlevidro
glassboxthatwaslyingsob
underthetable:sheopenedit,
e
andfoundinitamuito
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werelindamente
beautifullymarkedincurrants.“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
headtofeelwhichwayitwascrescendo
growing,andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatshepermaneceu
remainedthesamesize:tobe
certeza
sure,thisgenerallyhappenswhenonecome
eatscake,butAlicehadgotsotanto
muchintothewayofesperar
expectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingstoacontecer
happen,thatitseemedquitedulle
andstupidforlifetogooninthecomum
commonway.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
e
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewassomuchsurprised,
que
thatforthemomentshecompletamente
quiteforgothowtospeakbom
goodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
como
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(for
quando
whenshelookeddownatherpés
feet,theyseemedtobequase
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsofaroff).“Oh,mypoorlittle
pés
feet,Iwonderwhowillputonyoursapatos
shoesandstockingsforyouagora
now,dears?I’msureIshan’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’ll
parecer
seem,sendingpresentstoone’sownpés
feet!Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Só
Justthenherheadstruckcontra
againsttheroofofthesalão
hall:infactshewas
agora
nowmorethanninefeethigh,e
andsheatoncetookupthelittleouro
goldenkeyandhurriedofftothejardim
gardendoor.PoorAlice!
Itwasas
tanto
muchasshecoulddo,lyingdownonum
oneside,tolookthroughintothejardim
gardenwithoneeye;buttogetthroughwas
mais
morehopelessthanever:she
sentou
satdownandbegantochorar
cryagain.“Yououghttobe
vergonha
ashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“agrande
greatgirllikeyou,”(shepoderia
mightwellsaythis),“togoonchorar
cryinginthisway!Stopthis
momento
moment,Itellyou!”Butshewentonallthe
mesmo
same,sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewasuma
alargepoolallroundher,aboutquatro
fourinchesdeepandreachingmetade
halfdownthehall.After
um
atimesheheardapouco
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistância
distance,andshehastilydriedhereyestover
seewhatwascoming.Itwas
o
theWhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlyvestido
dressed,withapairofbranco
whitekidglovesinonemão
handandalargefanino
theother:hecametrottingalongina
grande
greathurry,mutteringtohimselfashecame,“Oh!a
theDuchess,theDuchess!Oh!
won’tshebe
selvagem
savageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”Alice
sentiu
feltsodesperatethatshewasreadytopedir
askhelpofanyone;so,
quando
whentheRabbitcamenearher,shecomeçou
began,inalow,timidvoz
voice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”The
Coelho
Rabbitstartedviolently,droppedthewhitegaroto
kidglovesandthefan,e
andskurriedawayintotheescuridão
darknessashardashepôde
couldgo.Alicetookupthe
ventilador
fanandgloves,and,asthesalão
hallwasveryhot,shemanteve
keptfanningherselfallthetempo
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,
querida
dear!Howqueereverythingis
hoje
to-day!Andyesterdaythingswentonjustas
costume
usual.IwonderifI’vebeen
mudei
changedinthenight?Letme
pensar
think:wasIthesame
quando
whenIgotupthismanhã
morning?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,andfourtimessete
sevenis—ohdear!Ishall
nunca
nevergettotwentyatthatritmo
rate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
tentar
tryGeography.Londonisthe
capital
capitalofParis,andParisisa
thecapitalofRome,andRome—no,that’studo
allwrong,I’mcertain!I
devo
musthavebeenchangedforMabel!I’ll
tentar
tryandsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”e
andshecrossedherhandsonhercolo
lapasifsheweredizer
sayinglessons,andbegantorepeti
repeatit,buthervoicesoava
soundedhoarseandstrange,andthewordsdidnotvinham
comethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
pequeno
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningcauda
tail,AndpourthewatersoftheNileOncada
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyhe
parece
seemstogrin,Howneatlyespalha
spreadhisclaws,AndwelcomelittlefishesinCom
Withgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’m
certeza
surethosearenottherightwords,”disse
saidpoorAlice,andhereyesencheram
filledwithtearsagainasshewenton,“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
andwenttothetabletomedir
measureherselfbyit,andfoundthat,asnearlyasshepodia
couldguess,shewasnowaboutdois
twofeethigh,andwasgoingonshrinkingrapidamente
rapidly:shesoonfoundoutthatthe
causa
causeofthiswastheventilador
fanshewasholding,andshedroppedithastily,justintempo
timetoavoidshrinkingawaycompletamente
altogether.“Thatwasanarrowescape!”