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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
mycket
very
tiredofsittingbyher
syster
sister
onthebank,andof
ha
having
nothingtodo:
once
eller
or
twiceshehadpeepedintothe
boken
book
hersisterwasreading,
men
but
ithadnopictures
eller
or
conversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseof
en
a
book,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
eller
or
conversations?”
Soshewasconsideringinher
eget
own
mind(aswellasshecould,for
den
the
hotdaymadeher
känna
feel
verysleepyandstupid),whether
den
the
pleasureofmakingadaisy-chainwouldbeworth
den
the
troubleofgettingup
och
and
pickingthedaisies,whensuddenly
en
a
WhiteRabbitwithpinkeyes
sprang
ran
closebyher.
Therewas
inget
nothing
soveryremarkableinthat;
nordidAlice
tyckte
think
itsoverymuchoutofthewayto
höra
hear
theRabbitsaytoitself,“Oh
kära
dear
!
Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshe
tänkte
thought
itoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughtto
ha
have
wonderedatthis,butatthe
tiden
time
itallseemedquitenatural);
men
but
whentheRabbitactuallytook
en
a
watchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,
och
and
lookedatit,andthen
skyndade
hurried
on,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrossher
sinne
mind
thatshehadneverbeforeseen
en
a
rabbitwitheitherawaistcoat-pocket,
eller
or
awatchtotake
ut
out
ofit,andburning
med
with
curiosity,sheranacrossthefield
efter
after
it,andfortunatelywas
precis
just
intimetoseeitpop
ner
down
alargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.
Inanother
ögonblick
moment
downwentAliceafterit,
aldrig
never
onceconsideringhowinthe
världen
world
shewastoget
ut
out
again.
Therabbit-holewentstraightonlikeatunnelforsome
sätt
way
,andthendippedsuddenly
ner
down
,sosuddenlythatAlice
hade
had
notamomentto
tänka
think
aboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
fann
found
herselffallingdowna
mycket
very
deepwell.
Eitherthewellwas
mycket
very
deep,orshefell
mycket
very
slowly,forshehadplentyof
tid
time
asshewentdownto
se
look
aboutherandtowonderwhatwas
gick
going
tohappennext.
First,she
försökte
tried
tolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewas
kom
coming
to,butitwas
för
too
darktoseeanything;
thenshe
tittade
looked
atthesidesofthewell,
och
and
noticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboards
och
and
book-shelves;
hereandthereshe
såg
saw
mapsandpictureshunguponpegs.
She
tog
took
downajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
men
but
tohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnot
gillade
like
todropthejarforfearof
döda
killing
somebodyunderneath,somanagedto
sätta
put
itintooneofthecupboardsasshe
föll
fell
pastit.
“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“after
ett sådant
such
afallasthis,Ishall
tänka
think
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Hur
How
bravethey’llallthinkmeat
hemma
home
!
Why,Iwouldn’tsay
något
anything
aboutit,evenifI
föll
fell
offthetopofthehouse!”
(Whichwas
mycket
very
likelytrue.)
Down,down,
ner
down
.
Wouldthefallnever
komma
come
toanend?
“Iwonder
hur
how
manymilesI’vefallenby
här
this
time?”
shesaidaloud.
“I
måste
must
begettingsomewherenearthecentreoftheearth.
Låt
Let
mesee:
thatwouldbe
fyra
four
thousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
För
(for
,yousee,Alicehad
lärt
learnt
severalthingsofthis
slag
sort
inherlessonsintheschoolroom,
och
and
thoughthiswasnota
mycket
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewas
inte
no
onetolistentoher,
fortfarande
still
itwasgoodpracticeto
säga
say
itover)“—yes,that’s
om
about
therightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitude
eller
or
LongitudeI’vegotto?”
(Alice
hade
had
noideawhatLatitudewas,
eller
or
Longitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebegan
igen
again
.
“IwonderifIshall
falla
fall
rightthroughtheearth!
Hur
How
funnyit’llseemto
komma
come
outamongthepeople
som
that
walkwiththeirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewas
inte
no
onelistening,thistime,asitdidn’tsoundatallthe
rätt
right
word)“—butIshall
måste
have
toaskthemwhatthe
namnet
name
ofthecountryis,you
vet
know
.
Please,Ma’am,isthis
Nya
New
ZealandorAustralia?”
(andshe
försökte
tried
tocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’re
faller
falling
throughtheair!
Doyou
tror
think
youcouldmanageit?)
“Andwhatanignorant
liten
little
girlshe’llthinkmefor
fråga
asking
!
No,it’llneverdoto
fråga
ask
:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Ner
Down
,down,down.
Therewas
inget
nothing
elsetodo,soAlice
snart
soon
begantalkingagain.
“Dinah’ll
sakna
miss
meverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!”
(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
hoppas
hope
they’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.
Dinahmy
kära
dear
!
Iwishyouwere
nere
down
herewithme!
Thereare
inga
no
miceintheair,I’m
rädd
afraid
,butyoumightcatch
en
a
bat,andthat’svery
som
like
amouse,youknow.
Men
But
docatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Och
And
hereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,
och
and
wentonsayingtoherself,in
ett
a
dreamysortofway,“Docatseatbats?
Docats
äter
eat
bats?”
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”
för
for
,yousee,asshecouldn’tanswereitherquestion,itdidn’tmuch
roll
matter
whichwaysheput
det
it
.
Shefeltthatshewasdozing
av
off
,andhadjustbegunto
drömma
dream
thatshewaswalking
hand
hand
inhandwithDinah,
och
and
sayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,
berätta
tell
methetruth:
didyouever
ätit
eat
abat?”
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
ner
down
shecameuponaheapofsticks
och
and
dryleaves,andthe
hösten
fall
wasover.
Alicewasnota
bit
bit
hurt,andshejumped
upp
up
ontoherfeetina
ögonblick
moment
:
shelookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
innan
before
herwasanotherlongpassage,
och
and
theWhiteRabbitwas
fortfarande
still
insight,hurryingdownit.
Det
There
wasnotamomenttobelost:
bort
away
wentAlicelikethewind,
och
and
wasjustintimeto
höra
hear
itsay,asit
vände
turned
acorner,“Ohmyears
och
and
whiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”
Shewas
nära
close
behinditwhenshe
vände
turned
thecorner,buttheRabbitwas
inte
no
longertobeseen:
shefoundherselfin
en
a
long,lowhall,whichwaslitupby
en
a
rowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoors
alla
all
roundthehall,buttheywere
alla
all
locked;
andwhenAlice
hade
had
beenalltheway
ner
down
onesideandup
den
the
other,tryingeverydoor,she
gick
walked
sadlydownthemiddle,wondering
hur
how
shewaseverto
komma
get
outagain.
Suddenlyshe
kom
came
uponalittlethree-leggedtable,
allt
all
madeofsolidglass;
therewas
ingenting
nothing
onitexceptatinygoldenkey,
och
and
Alice’sfirstthoughtwasthatit
kan
might
belongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
men
but
,alas!
eitherthelockswere
för
too
large,orthekeywas
för
too
small,butatanyrateitwouldnot
öppna
open
anyofthem.
However,onthe
andra
second
timeround,shecameupon
en
a
lowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,
och
and
behinditwasa
liten
little
dooraboutfifteeninches
hög
high
:
shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,
och
and
tohergreatdelightitfitted!
Alice
öppnade
opened
thedoorandfound
att
that
itledintoa
liten
small
passage,notmuchlarger
än
than
arat-hole:
shekneltdown
och
and
lookedalongthepassageinto
den
the
loveliestgardenyouever
sett
saw
.
Howshelongedtoget
ut
out
ofthatdarkhall,
och
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowers
och
and
thosecoolfountains,butshe
kunde
could
notevengether
huvud
head
throughthedoorway;
“and
även
even
ifmyheadwould
go
through,”thoughtpoorAlice,“itwouldbeof
mycket
very
littleusewithoutmyshoulders.
Oh,howI
önskar
wish
Icouldshutup
som
like
atelescope!
IthinkI
kunna
could
,ifIonlyknew
hur
how
tobegin.”
For,you
ser
see
,somanyout-of-the-waythings
hade
had
happenedlately,thatAlice
hade
had
beguntothinkthat
mycket
very
fewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobe
inte
no
useinwaitingbythe
lilla
little
door,soshewent
tillbaka
back
tothetable,halfhopingshe
kunna
might
findanotherkeyonit,
eller
or
atanyratea
bok
book
ofrulesforshutting
människor
people
upliketelescopes:
this
gången
time
shefoundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,”
sade
said
Alice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewas
en
a
paperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwas
allt
all
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”
men
but
thewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingto
göra
do
thatinahurry.
“No,I’ll
titta
look
first,”shesaid,“and
se
see
whetherit’smarked‘poison’
eller
or
not”;
forshehad
läst
read
severalnicelittlehistories
om
about
childrenwhohadgotburnt,
och
and
eatenupbywildbeasts
och
and
otherunpleasantthings,all
eftersom
because
theywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriends
hade
had
taughtthem:
suchas,that
en
a
red-hotpokerwillburnyou
om
if
youholdittoo
länge
long
;
andthatifyou
skär
cut
yourfingerverydeeply
med
with
aknife,itusuallybleeds;
och
and
shehadneverforgottenthat,
om
if
youdrinkmuchfrom
en
a
bottlemarked“poison,”itis
nästan
almost
certaintodisagreewithyou,sooner
eller
or
later.
However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotaste
den
it
,andfindingitvery
trevlig
nice
,(ithad,infact,
en
a
sortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,
och
and
hotbutteredtoast,)she
mycket
very
soonfinisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sa
said
Alice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
som
like
atelescope.”
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewas
nu
now
onlytenincheshigh,
och
and
herfacebrightenedupat
den
the
thoughtthatshewas
nu
now
therightsizefor
going
throughthelittledoorinto
att
that
lovelygarden.
First,however,she
väntade
waited
forafewminutesto
se
see
ifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:
she
kände
felt
alittlenervousabout
här
this
;
“foritmightend,youknow,”
sa
said
Alicetoherself,“inmy
går
going
outaltogether,likeacandle.
IwonderwhatI
ska
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
försökte
tried
tofancywhattheflameofacandleislike
efter
after
thecandleisblown
ut
out
,forshecouldnot
minnas
remember
everhavingseensuchathing.
Efter
After
awhile,findingthat
inget
nothing
morehappened,shedecidedon
going
intothegardenatonce;
men
but
,alasforpoorAlice!
när
when
shegottothe
dörren
door
,shefoundshehad
glömt
forgotten
thelittlegoldenkey,
och
and
whenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshe
kunde
could
notpossiblyreachit:
she
kunde
could
seeitquiteplainly
genom
through
theglass,andshe
försökte
tried
herbesttoclimb
upp
up
oneofthelegsofthetable,
men
but
itwastooslippery;
och
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwith
försöka
trying
,thepoorlittlethingsat
ner
down
andcried.
“Come,there’s
ingen
no
useincryinglikethat!”
sa
said
Alicetoherself,rathersharply;
“Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!”
Shegenerally
gav
gave
herselfverygoodadvice,(thoughshe
mycket
very
seldomfollowedit),and
ibland
sometimes
shescoldedherselfsoseverelyasto
gav
bring
tearsintohereyes;
och
and
oncesherememberedtryingtoboxher
egna
own
earsforhavingcheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewas
spelade
playing
againstherself,forthiscurious
barn
child
wasveryfondofpretendingtobe
två
two
people.
“Butit’snousenow,”
tänkte
thought
poorAlice,“topretendtobe
två
two
people!
Why,there’shardly
tillräckligt
enough
ofmeleftto
göra
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
föll
fell
onalittleglassbox
som
that
waslyingunderthetable:
she
öppnade
opened
it,andfoundinit
en
a
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
“Well,I’ll
äta
eat
it,”saidAlice,“and
om
if
itmakesmegrowlarger,I
kan
can
reachthekey;
and
om
if
itmakesmegrowsmaller,I
kan
can
creepunderthedoor;
soeitherwayI’ll
kommer
get
intothegarden,andIdon’tcare
som
which
happens!”
Sheatealittlebit,
och
and
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
väg
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
hand
hand
onthetopofher
huvud
head
tofeelwhichwayitwasgrowing,
och
and
shewasquitesurprisedto
finna
find
thatsheremainedthe
samma
same
size:
tobesure,
detta
this
generallyhappenswhenone
äter
eats
cake,butAlicehadgotsomuchintothe
sättet
way
ofexpectingnothingbutout-of-the-waythingsto
hända
happen
,thatitseemedquitedull
och
and
stupidforlifetogooninthecommon
sättet
way
.
CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
och
and
curiouser!”
criedAlice(shewasso
mycket
much
surprised,thatforthe
tillfället
moment
shequiteforgothowto
talar
speak
goodEnglish);
“nowI’m
öppnar
opening
outlikethelargesttelescopethateverwas!
Good-bye,feet!”
(for
när
when
shelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
nästan
almost
outofsight,theywere
komma
getting
sofaroff).
“Oh,my
stackars
poor
littlefeet,Iwonderwhowill
sätta
put
onyourshoesandstockingsforyou
nu
now
,dears?
I’msureIshan’tbe
kan
able
!
Ishallbeagreatdeal
för
too
farofftotroublemyself
om
about
you:
youmustmanagethebest
väg
way
youcan;—butImustbe
snäll
kind
tothem,”thoughtAlice,“or
kanske
perhaps
theywon’twalkthe
väg
way
Iwanttogo!
Låt
Let
mesee:
I’llgivethem
ett
a
newpairofboots
varje
every
Christmas.”
Andshewenton
planera
planning
toherselfhowshewouldmanage
det
it
.
“Theymustgobythecarrier,”she
tänkte
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’llseem,
skicka
sending
presentstoone’sownfeet!
Och
And
howoddthedirections
kommer
will
look!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenher
huvud
head
struckagainsttheroofofthehall:
in
faktum
fact
shewasnowmore
än
than
ninefeethigh,andsheatonce
tog
took
upthelittlegoldenkey
och
and
hurriedofftothegardendoor.
Stackars
Poor
Alice!
Itwasas
mycket
much
asshecoulddo,lyingdownonone
sidan
side
,tolookthroughintothegarden
med
with
oneeye;
butto
komma
get
throughwasmorehopeless
än
than
ever:
shesatdown
och
and
begantocryagain.
“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
great
girllikeyou,”(she
kunna
might
wellsaythis),“togooncryingin
här
this
way!
Stopthismoment,I
säger
tell
you!”
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
tills
until
therewasalargepoolallround
henne
her
,aboutfourinchesdeep
och
and
reachinghalfdownthehall.
Efter
After
atimesheheard
en
a
littlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,
och
and
shehastilydriedhereyesto
se
see
whatwascoming.
Itwasthe
Vita
White
Rabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,
med
with
apairofwhitekidglovesinone
handen
hand
andalargefaninthe
andra
other
:
hecametrottingalongina
stor
great
hurry,mutteringtohimselfashe
kom
came
,“Oh!
theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavage
om
if
I’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alice
kände
felt
sodesperatethatshewas
redo
ready
toaskhelpof
någon
any
one;
so,whentheRabbit
kom
came
nearher,shebegan,in
en
a
low,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”
De
The
Rabbitstartedviolently,dropped
de
the
whitekidglovesand
de
the
fan,andskurriedawayinto
de
the
darknessashardashe
kunde
could
go.
Alicetookupthefan
och
and
gloves,and,asthehallwas
mycket
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tiden
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,dear!
Hur
How
queereverythingisto-day!
Och
And
yesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
Iwonder
om
if
I’vebeenchangedinthe
natten
night
?
Letmethink:
wasIthe
densamma
same
whenIgotupthis
morse
morning
?
IalmostthinkI
kände
can
rememberfeelingalittle
annorlunda
different
.
ButifI’mnotthe
densamma
same
,thenextquestionis,
Vem
Who
intheworldam
Jag
I
?
Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Och
And
shebeganthinkingoverall
de
the
childrensheknewthatwereof
de
the
sameageasherself,to
se
see
ifshecouldhavebeenchangedforanyof
dem
them
.
“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
sa
said
,“forherhairgoesinsuchlongringlets,
och
and
minedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;
och
and
I’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forI
vet
know
allsortsofthings,
och
and
she,oh!
sheknowssuchavery
lite
little
!
Besides,she’sshe,andI’m
Jag
I
,and—ohdear,howpuzzlingitall
är
is
!
I’lltryifIknow
alla
all
thethingsIusedtoknow.
Låt
Let
mesee:
fourtimes
fem
five
istwelve,andfourtimes
sex
six
isthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohdear!
Ishall
aldrig
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
försöka
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
och
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
och
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!
ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
försöka
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
och
and
shecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweresayinglessons,
och
and
begantorepeatit,
men
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
och
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
kom
come
thesameasthey
brukade
used
todo:—.
“Howdoth
den
the
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,
Och
And
pourthewatersof
den
the
NileOneverygoldenscale!
“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Hur
How
neatlyspreadhisclaws,
Och
And
welcomelittlefishesin
Med
With
gentlysmilingjaws!”
“I’m
säker
sure
thosearenottherightwords,”
sa
said
poorAlice,andhereyesfilled
med
with
tearsagainasshe
went
on,“ImustbeMabelafter
allt
all
,andIshallhaveto
go
andliveinthatpoky
lilla
little
house,andhavenexttonotoysto
leka
play
with,andoh!
everso
många
many
lessonstolearn!
No,I’vemadeupmymindabout
det
it
;
ifI’mMabel,I’ll
stannar
stay
downhere!
It’llbe
ingen
no
usetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
och
and
saying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishall
bara
only
lookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?
Säg
Tell
methatfirst,andthen,
om
if
Ilikebeingthatperson,I’ll
kommer
come
up:
ifnot,I’ll
stannar
stay
downheretillI’m
någon
somebody
else’—but,ohdear!”
criedAlice,
med
with
asuddenburstoftears,“Ido
önskar
wish
theywouldputtheirheads
ner
down
!
Iamsoverytiredofbeingall
ensam
alone
here!”
Asshesaid
detta
this
shelookeddownatherhands,
och
and
wassurprisedtoseethatshe
hade
had
putononeoftheRabbit’s
små
little
whitekidgloveswhileshewas
pratade
talking
.
“HowcanIhave
gjort
done
that?”
shethought.
“I
måste
must
begrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
och
and
wenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,
och
and
foundthat,asnearlyasshe
kunde
could
guess,shewasnowabout
två
two
feethigh,andwas
gick
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
snart
soon
foundoutthatthecauseof
detta
this
wasthefanshewas
höll
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
precis
just
intimetoavoidshrinking
bort
away
altogether.
“Thatwasanarrowescape!”