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CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewas
började
beginning
togetverytiredof
sitta
sitting
byhersisteronthebank,
och
and
ofhavingnothingto
göra
do
:
onceortwiceshe
hade
had
peepedintothebookher
syster
sister
wasreading,butit
hade
had
nopicturesorconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseof
en
a
book,”thoughtAlice“withoutpictures
eller
or
conversations?”
Soshewas
övervägde
considering
inherownmind
(as
wellasshecould,for
den
the
hotdaymadeher
känna
feel
verysleepyandstupid),
om
whether
thepleasureofmaking
en
a
daisy-chainwouldbeworth
den
the
troubleofgettingup
och
and
pickingthedaisies,when
plötsligt
suddenly
aWhiteRabbitwith
rosa
pink
eyesrancloseby
henne
her
.
Therewasnothingsoveryremarkableinthat;
inte heller
nor
didAlicethinkitsoverymuchoutofthewayto
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,foritflashed
över
across
hermindthatshehad
aldrig
never
beforeseenarabbit
med
with
eitherawaistcoat-pocket,or
en
a
watchtotakeoutofit,
och
and
burningwithcuriosity,she
sprang
ran
acrossthefieldafterit,
och
and
fortunatelywasjustin
tid
time
toseeitpop
ner
down
alargerabbit-holeunderthe
häcken
hedge
.
Inanothermomentdown
gick
went
Aliceafterit,neveronce
överväga
considering
howintheworldshewasto
komma
get
outagain.
Therabbit-hole
gick
went
straightonlikea
tunnel
tunnel
forsomeway,andthendipped
plötsligt
suddenly
down,sosuddenlythatAlice
hade
had
notamomentto
tänka
think
aboutstoppingherselfbeforeshe
fann
found
herselffallingdowna
mycket
very
deepwell.
Eitherthewellwas
mycket
very
deep,orshefell
mycket
very
slowly,forshehad
gott
plenty
oftimeasshe
gick
went
downtolookabouther
och
and
towonderwhatwas
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
tohergreatdisappointmentitwas
tomt
empty
:
shedidnotliketo
släppa
drop
thejarforfearof
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?
“I
undrar
wonder
howmanymilesI’ve
fallit
fallen
bythistime?”
she
sa
said
aloud.
“Imustbegettingsomewhere
nära
near
thecentreoftheearth.
Låt
Let
mesee:
thatwouldbe
fyra
four
thousandmilesdown,Ithink—”
För
(for
,yousee,Alicehad
lärt
learnt
severalthingsofthis
slag
sort
inherlessonsintheschoolroom,
och
and
thoughthiswasnota
mycket
very
goodopportunityforshowingoffher
kunskap
knowledge
,astherewasnooneto
lyssna
listen
toher,stillitwas
bra
good
practicetosayitover)“—yes,that’s
om
about
therightdistance—butthenI
undrar
wonder
whatLatitudeorLongitudeI’ve
fått
got
to?”
(Alicehadno
aning om
idea
whatLatitudewas,orLongitude
heller
either
,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Närvarande
Presently
shebeganagain.
“I
undrar
wonder
ifIshallfallright
igenom
through
theearth!
Howfunnyit’ll
verkar
seem
tocomeoutamong
det
the
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheads
nedåt
downward
!
TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewas
ganska
rather
gladtherewasnoone
lyssnade
listening
,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?)
“Andwhatan
okunnig
ignorant
littlegirlshe’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!”
(Dinahwasthe
katten
cat.)
“Ihopethey’llrememberhersaucerof
mjölk
milk
attea-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
hereAlicebegantoget
ganska
rather
sleepy,andwenton
säga
saying
toherself,inadreamysortof
sätt
way
,“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
shecameupona
hög
heap
ofsticksanddryleaves,
och
and
thefallwasover.
Alicewasnota
bit
bit
hurt,andshejumped
upp
up
ontoherfeetina
ögonblick
moment
:
shelookedup,butitwasall
mörkt
dark
overhead;
beforeherwasanother
lång
long
passage,andtheWhiteRabbitwas
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
rowoflampshangingfromthe
taket
roof
.
Thereweredoorsallroundthehall,
men
but
theywerealllocked;
och
and
whenAlicehadbeenall
den
the
waydownoneside
och
and
uptheother,tryingevery
dörr
door
,shewalkedsadlydown
den
the
middle,wonderinghowshewaseverto
komma
get
outagain.
Suddenlyshe
kom
came
uponalittlethree-legged
bord
table
,allmadeofsolid
glas
glass
;
therewasnothingonit
förutom
except
atinygoldenkey,
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
lowcurtainshehadnot
märkt
noticed
before,andbehinditwas
en
a
littledooraboutfifteeninches
hög
high
:
shetriedthelittle
gyllene
golden
keyinthelock,
och
and
tohergreatdelightit
passade
fitted
!
Aliceopenedthedoor
och
and
foundthatitledintoa
liten
small
passage,notmuchlarger
än
than
arat-hole:
shekneltdown
och
and
lookedalongthepassageinto
den
the
loveliestgardenyouever
sett
saw
.
Howshelongedtoget
ut
out
ofthatdarkhall,
och
and
wanderaboutamongthosebedsof
ljusa
bright
flowersandthosecoolfountains,
men
but
shecouldnotevengether
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
fewthingsindeedwerereally
omöjligt
impossible
.
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
shefoundalittle
flaska
bottle
onit,(“whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,”
sade
said
Alice,)androundtheneckofthe
flaska
bottle
wasapaperlabel,
med
with
thewords“DRINKME,”
vackert
beautifully
printedonitin
stora
large
letters.
Itwasall
mycket
very
welltosay“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
theywouldnotrememberthe
enkla
simple
rulestheirfriendshad
lärt
taught
them:
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,
förr
sooner
orlater.
However,this
flaska
bottle
wasnotmarked“poison,”soAlice
vågade
ventured
totasteit,andfindingit
mycket
very
nice,(ithad,in
faktiskt
fact
,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,
ananas
pine-apple
,roastturkey,toffee,and
varm
hot
butteredtoast,)shevery
snart
soon
finisheditoff.
“Whatacuriousfeeling!”
sa
said
Alice;
“Imustbeshuttingup
som
like
atelescope.”
Andsoitwas
verkligen
indeed
:
shewasnowonly
tio
ten
incheshigh,andher
ansikte
face
brightenedupatthethought
att
that
shewasnowthe
rätt
right
sizeforgoingthrough
den
the
littledoorintothatlovelygarden.
Först
First
,however,shewaitedforafewminutesto
se
see
ifshewasgoingto
krympa
shrink
anyfurther:
shefelta
lite
little
nervousaboutthis;
“forit
kan
might
end,youknow,”saidAlicetoherself,“inmy
går
going
outaltogether,likea
ljus
candle
.
IwonderwhatI
ska
should
belikethen?”
Andshe
försökte
tried
tofancywhatthe
flamma
flame
ofacandleislike
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
whenshewentbacktothe
bordet
table
forit,shefoundshe
kunde
could
notpossiblyreachit:
she
kunde
could
seeitquiteplainly
genom
through
theglass,andshe
försökte
tried
herbesttoclimb
upp
up
oneofthelegsofthe
bordet
table
,butitwastooslippery;
och
and
whenshehadtiredherselfoutwith
försöka
trying
,thepoorlittlethingsat
ner
down
andcried.
“Come,there’s
ingen
no
useincryinglikethat!”
sa
said
Alicetoherself,rather
skarpt
sharply
;
“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
wasveryfondof
låtsas
pretending
tobetwopeople.
“Butit’s
ingen
no
usenow,”thoughtpoorAlice,“to
låtsas
pretend
tobetwopeople!
Varför
Why
,there’shardlyenoughofmeleftto
göra
make
onerespectableperson!”
Soonhereye
föll
fell
onalittleglassbox
som
that
waslyingunderthe
bordet
table
:
sheopenedit,and
fann
found
initavery
liten
small
cake,onwhichthewords“EATME”were
vackert
beautifully
markedincurrants.
“Well,I’ll
äta
eat
it,”saidAlice,“and
om
if
itmakesmegrow
större
larger
,Icanreachthekey;
och
and
ifitmakesmegrow
mindre
smaller
,Icancreepunderthe
dörren
door
;
soeitherwayI’ll
kommer
get
intothegarden,andIdon’tcare
som
which
happens!”
Sheatealittlebit,
och
and
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Which
väg
way
?
Whichway?”,holdingher
hand
hand
onthetopofher
huvud
head
tofeelwhichwayitwas
växte
growing
,andshewasquitesurprisedto
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
stupidforlifetogooninthe
vanliga
common
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
shelookeddownather
fötter
feet
,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
toherselfhowshewould
hantera
manage
it.
“Theymustgobythecarrier,”she
tänkte
thought
;
“andhowfunnyit’ll
verka
seem
,sendingpresentstoone’s
egna
own
feet!
Andhowoddthedirections
kommer
will
look!
Ohdear,what
nonsens
nonsense
I’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.
“Yououghttobe
skämmas
ashamed
ofyourself,”saidAlice,“a
stor
great
girllikeyou,”(she
kunna
might
wellsaythis),“togoon
gråta
crying
inthisway!
Stopthismoment,I
säger
tell
you!”
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,
tills
until
therewasalarge
pool
pool
allroundher,about
fyra
four
inchesdeepandreaching
hälften
half
downthehall.
After
en
a
timeshehearda
liten
little
patteringoffeetinthedistance,
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,the
Hertiginnan
Duchess
!
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.
Alicetookupthe
fläkt
fan
andgloves,and,asthehallwas
mycket
very
hot,shekeptfanningherselfallthe
tiden
time
shewentontalking:
“Dear,dear!
Hur
How
queereverythingisto-day!
Och
And
yesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.
I
undrar
wonder
ifI’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,andfourtimes
sju
seven
is—ohdear!
Ishall
aldrig
never
gettotwentyatthatrate!
Emellertid
However
,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’s
försöka
try
Geography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
och
and
ParisisthecapitalofRome,
och
and
Rome—no,that’sallwrong,I’m
säker
certain
!
ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’ll
försöka
try
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”
och
and
shecrossedherhandsonher
knät
lap
asifsheweresayinglessons,
och
and
begantorepeatit,
men
but
hervoicesoundedhoarse
och
and
strange,andthewordsdidnot
kom
come
thesameasthey
brukade
used
todo:—.
“Howdoth
den
the
littlecrocodileImprovehisshining
svans
tail
,Andpourthewatersof
den
the
NileOneverygolden
skala
scale
!
“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
!
Iamsovery
trött
tired
ofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshe
sa
said
thisshelookeddownatherhands,
och
and
wassurprisedtoseethatshe
hade
had
putononeoftheRabbit’s
små
little
whitekidgloveswhileshewas
pratade
talking
.
“HowcanIhave
gjort
done
that?”
shethought.
“I
måste
must
begrowingsmallagain.”
Shegotup
och
and
wenttothetableto
mäta
measure
herselfbyit,and
fann
found
that,asnearlyasshe
kunde
could
guess,shewasnowabout
två
two
feethigh,andwas
gick
going
onshrinkingrapidly:
she
snart
soon
foundoutthatthecauseof
detta
this
wasthefanshewas
höll
holding
,andshedroppedithastily,
precis
just
intimetoavoid
krympa
shrinking
awayaltogether.
“Thatwas
en
a
narrowescape!”