CHAPTERI.DowntheRabbit-Hole
Alicewasbeginningtoget
çok
verytiredofsittingbyhersisteronthebank,ve
andofhavingnothingtoyapacak
do:onceortwiceshehadpeepedintothebookhersisterwasreading,
ama
butithadnopicturesya da
orconversationsinit,“andwhatistheuseofbir
abook,”thoughtAlice“withoutpicturesya da
orconversations?”Soshewasconsideringinher
kendi
ownmind(aswellasshecould,forthesıcak
hotdaymadeherfeelçok
verysleepyandstupid),whetherthepleasureofmakingbir
adaisy-chainwouldbeworththetroubleofgettingkadar
upandpickingthedaisies,whensuddenlybir
aWhiteRabbitwithpinkeyesranclosebyher.Therewasnothingso
çok
veryremarkableinthat;nordidAlicethinkitsoverymuchoutofthewayto
duymak
heartheRabbitsaytoitself,“Ohcanım
dear!Ohdear!
Ishallbelate!”
(whenshethoughtitoverafterwards,itoccurredtoherthatsheoughttohavewonderedatthis,
ama
butatthetimeitallseemedoldukça
quitenatural);butwhentheRabbitactuallytook
bir
awatchoutofitswaistcoat-pocket,ve
andlookedatit,andthenhurriedon,Alicestartedtoherfeet,foritflashedacrosshermindthatshehadhiç
neverbeforeseenarabbitwitheitherbir
awaistcoat-pocket,orawatchtotakedışarı
outofit,andburningwithcuriosity,sheranacrossthefieldsonra
afterit,andfortunatelywasjustinsaat
timetoseeitpopdownbir
alargerabbit-holeunderthehedge.In
başka
anothermomentdownwentAliceafterit,neveronceconsideringnasıl
howintheworldshewastogetouttekrar
again.Therabbit-holewentstraighton
gibi
likeatunnelforsomeway,ve
andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotbir
amomenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfönce
beforeshefoundherselffallingaşağı
downaverydeepwell.Eitherthewellwas
çok
verydeep,orshefellçok
veryslowly,forshehadplentyoftimeasshewentaşağı
downtolookaboutherve
andtowonderwhatwasgoingtohappennext.Önce
First,shetriedtolookdownve
andmakeoutwhatshewascomingiçin
to,butitwastoodarktogörmek
seeanything;thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,
ve
andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsve
andbook-shelves;hereandthereshe
gördü
sawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.She
aldı
tookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;itwaslabelled“ORANGEMARMALADE”,
ama
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkillingsomebodyunderneath,somanagedtoputitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellpast
bu
it.“Well!”
thoughtAlicetoherself,“aftersuch
bir
afallasthis,Ishallthinkhiçbir şey
nothingoftumblingdownstairs!Ne kadar
Howbravethey’llallthinkmeathome!Neden
Why,Iwouldn’tsayanythingkonuda
aboutit,evenifIdüşsem
felloffthetopofthehouse!”(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Aşağı
Down,down,down.Wouldthe
düşüş
fallnevercometoanend?“IwonderhowmanymilesI’vefallenby
bu
thistime?”shesaidaloud.
“Imustbe
olmalıyım
gettingsomewherenearthecentreofthedünya
earth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbe
dört
fourthousandmilesdown,Ithink—”(for,yousee,Alicehad
öğrenmişti
learntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,ve
andthoughthiswasnotaçok
verygoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoonu
her,stillitwasgoodpracticetode
sayitover)“—yes,that’saboutthedoğru
rightdistance—butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeveya
orLongitudeI’vegotto?”(Alicehadno
fikri
ideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,ama
butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)Presentlyshebegan
tekrar
again.“IwonderifIshallfallrightthroughtheearth!
Ne kadar
Howfunnyit’llseemtocomeoutamongtheinsanlar
peoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!TheAntipathies,Ithink—”
(shewasrathergladtherewasnoonelistening,this
sefer
time,asitdidn’tsoundatallthedoğru
rightword)“—butIshallhavetosormam
askthemwhatthenameofthecountryis,youbiliyorsun
know.Please,Ma’am,isthis
Yeni
NewZealandorAustralia?”(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke—fancycurtseyingasyou’refallingthroughthe
havada
air!Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?)
“Andwhat
bir
anignorantlittlegirlshe’llthinkmeforasking!Hayır
No,it’llneverdotosormak
ask:perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere.”
Aşağı
Down,down,down.Therewasnothingelseto
yapacak
do,soAlicesoonbegantalkingtekrar
again.“Dinah’llmissmeverymuch
gece
to-night,Ishouldthink!”(Dinahwasthecat.)
“I
umarım
hopethey’llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmy
canım
dear!Iwishyouweredown
burada
herewithme!Thereare
yok
nomiceintheair,I’mafraid,ama
butyoumightcatchabat,ve
andthat’sverylikeamouse,youbiliyorsun
know.Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?”
Ve
AndhereAlicebegantoolmaya
getrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inbir
adreamysortofway,“Docatsyer
eatbats?Docatseatbats?”
ve
andsometimes,“Dobatseatcats?”için
for,yousee,asshecouldn’tcevap
answereitherquestion,itdidn’tçok
muchmatterwhichwaysheputit.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,
ve
andhadjustbeguntohayal
dreamthatshewaswalkingel
handinhandwithDinah,ve
andsayingtoherveryearnestly,“Now,Dinah,söyle
tellmethetruth:didyouever
yedin
eatabat?”whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
aşağı
downshecameuponaheapofsticksve
anddryleaves,andthedüşüş
fallwasover.Alicewasnot
bir
abithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinbir
amoment:shelookedup,
ama
butitwasalldarkoverhead;beforeherwas
başka
anotherlongpassage,andtheBeyaz
WhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingaşağı
downit.Therewasnot
bir
amomenttobelost:awaywentAlicelikethewind,
ve
andwasjustintimetoduymak
hearitsay,asitturnedacorner,“Ohmyearsve
andwhiskers,howlateit’sgetting!”Shewasclose
arkasında
behinditwhensheturnedthecorner,ama
buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:she
buldu
foundherselfinalong,lowhall,whichwaslitupbybir
arowoflampshangingfromtheroof.Thereweredoorsallroundthehall,
ama
buttheywerealllocked;ve
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthetaraftan
waydownonesideandyukarı
uptheother,tryingeverykapıyı
door,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderingnasıl
howshewasevertogetdışarı
outagain.Suddenlyshecameupon
bir
alittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;therewas
hiçbir şey
nothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,ve
andAlice’sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;ama
but,alas!eitherthelocksweretoolarge,orthekeywastoosmall,
ama
butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofthem.However,onthe
ikinci
secondtimeround,shecameuponbir
alowcurtainshehadnotnoticedönce
before,andbehinditwasbir
alittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:she
denedi
triedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,ve
andtohergreatdelightitfitted!Alice
açtı
openedthedoorandfoundthatitledintobir
asmallpassage,notmuchlargerthanbir
arat-hole:shekneltdown
ve
andlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Ne kadar
Howshelongedtogetoutofthatdarkhall,ve
andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersve
andthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotbile
evengetherheadthroughthedoorway;“andevenifmyheadwouldgothrough,”thought
zavallı
poorAlice,“itwouldbeofçok
verylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishIcouldshutup
gibi
likeatelescope!IthinkIcould,ifIonly
bilseydim
knewhowtobegin.”For,yousee,somanyout-of-the-waythingshad
olmuştu
happenedlately,thatAlicehadbeguntothinko
thatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythe
küçük
littledoor,soshewentgeri
backtothetable,halfhopingshemightfindbaşka
anotherkeyonit,oratanyratebir
abookofrulesforshuttingpeopleupgibi
liketelescopes:thistimeshe
buldu
foundalittlebottleonit,(“whichcertainlywasnotburada
herebefore,”saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasbir
apaperlabel,withthewords“DRINKME,”beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.Itwasall
çok
verywelltosay“Drinkme,”ama
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtoyapmayacaktı
dothatinahurry.“No,I’lllookfirst,”she
dedi
said,“andseewhetherit’smarked‘poison’ornot”;forshehad
okumuştu
readseveralnicelittlehistoriesilgili
aboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,ve
andeatenupbywildbeastsve
andotherunpleasantthings,allçünkü
becausetheywouldnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:suchas,that
bir
ared-hotpokerwillburnyouifyoututarsan
holdittoolong;andthat
eğer
ifyoucutyourfingerçok
verydeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;ve
andshehadneverforgottenthat,eğer
ifyoudrinkmuchfrombir
abottlemarked“poison,”itisneredeyse
almostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerya da
orlater.However,thisbottlewasnotmarked“poison,”soAliceventuredtotasteit,
ve
andfindingitverynice,(ithad,infact,bir
asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,ve
andhotbutteredtoast,)sheçok
verysoonfinisheditoff.“What
bir
acuriousfeeling!”saidAlice;
“Imustbe
kapatıyor
shuttinguplikeatelescope.”Ve
Andsoitwasindeed:shewas
şimdi
nowonlytenincheshigh,ve
andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewasşimdi
nowtherightsizeforgoingthroughtheküçük
littledoorintothatlovelygarden.Önce
First,however,shewaitedforabirkaç
fewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefeltalittlenervous
konuda
aboutthis;“foritmightend,youknow,”
dedi
saidAlicetoherself,“inmygoingoutaltogether,gibi
likeacandle.IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?”
Ve
Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofbir
acandleislikeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotremembereverhavingseenböyle
suchathing.Aftera
süre
while,findingthatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedongitmeye
goingintothegardenatonce;ama
but,alasforpoorAlice!whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehadforgottenthe
küçük
littlegoldenkey,andwhenshewentgeri
backtothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeit
oldukça
quiteplainlythroughtheglass,ve
andshetriedherbesttoclimbupbir
oneofthelegsofthetable,ama
butitwastooslippery;ve
andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,thezavallı
poorlittlethingsatdownve
andcried.“Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!”
dedi
saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply;“Iadviseyoutoleaveoff
bu
thisminute!”Shegenerallygaveherself
çok
verygoodadvice,(thoughsheçok
veryseldomfollowedit),andbazen
sometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastogetirmek
bringtearsintohereyes;ve
andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherkendi
ownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinbir
agameofcroquetshewasplayingkarşı
againstherself,forthiscuriousçocuk
childwasveryfondofpretendingtobeiki
twopeople.“Butit’snousenow,”thought
zavallı
poorAlice,“topretendtobetwokişi
people!Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttomake
bir
onerespectableperson!”Soonhereye
düştü
fellonalittleglassboxthatwaslyingaltında
underthetable:sheopenedit,
ve
andfoundinitaçok
verysmallcake,onwhichthewords“EATME”werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.“Well,I’lleatit,”
dedi
saidAlice,“andifitmakesmegrowlarger,Icanreachthekey;ve
andifitmakesmegrowsmaller,Icancreepunderthedoor;soeitherwayI’ll
olsun
getintothegarden,andIdon’tcarewhichhappens!”She
yedi
atealittlebit,anddedi
saidanxiouslytoherself,“Whichway?Hangi
Whichway?”,holdingherhandonthetopofherheadtofeelhangi
whichwayitwasgrowing,ve
andshewasquitesurprisedtofindthatsheremainedtheaynı
samesize:tobesure,thisgenerally
olur
happenswhenoneeatscake,ama
butAlicehadgotsokadar
muchintothewayofexpectingnothingama
butout-of-the-waythingstohappen,thatitseemedoldukça
quitedullandstupidforlifetogooninthecommonway.CHAPTERII.ThePoolofTears
“Curiouser
ve
andcuriouser!”criedAlice(shewasso
kadar
muchsurprised,thatforthean
momentshequiteforgothowtospeakiyi
goodEnglish);“nowI’mopeningout
gibi
likethelargesttelescopethateverwas!Good-bye,feet!”
(forwhenshelookeddownatherfeet,theyseemedtobe
neredeyse
almostoutofsight,theyweregettingsoçok
faroff).“Oh,mypoor
küçük
littlefeet,Iwonderwhoediyorum
willputonyourshoesve
andstockingsforyounow,dears?I’msureIshan’tbeable!
Ishallbeagreatdealtoofarofftotroublemyselfaboutyou:
youmustmanagethebestwayyoucan;—butImustbe
nazik
kindtothem,”thoughtAlice,“orbelki
perhapstheywon’twalkthewayIwanttogitmek
go!Letmesee:
I’ll
vereceğim
givethemanewpairofbootsher
everyChristmas.”Andshewentonplanningtoherself
nasıl
howshewouldmanageit.“Theymustgobythecarrier,”shethought;
“and
ne kadar
howfunnyit’llseem,sendingpresentstoone’skendi
ownfeet!Andhowoddthedirectionswilllook!
Ohdear,whatnonsenseI’mtalking!”
Justthenher
kafası
headstruckagainsttheroofofthehall:in
aslında
factshewasnowmorethanninefeetyüksek
high,andsheatoncealdı
tookupthelittlegoldenkeyve
andhurriedofftothegardendoor.Zavallı
PoorAlice!Itwasasmuchasshecoulddo,lyingdownononeside,to
bakmak
lookthroughintothegardenwithoneeye;ama
buttogetthroughwasmorehopelessthanever:she
oturdu
satdownandbegantocrytekrar
again.“Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,”
dedi
saidAlice,“agreatgirlgibi
likeyou,”(shemightwelldedi
saythis),“togooncryinginthisway!Durdur
Stopthismoment,Itellyou!”Ama
Butshewentonallthesame,sheddinggallonsoftears,untiltherewasbir
alargepoolallroundher,yaklaşık
aboutfourinchesdeepandreachinghalfdownthehall.Sonra
Afteratimesheheardbir
alittlepatteringoffeetinthedistance,ve
andshehastilydriedhereyestogörmek
seewhatwascoming.Itwasthe
Beyaz
WhiteRabbitreturning,splendidlydressed,ile
withapairofwhiteçocuk
kidglovesinonehandve
andalargefanintheother:he
geldi
cametrottingalonginagreathurry,mutteringtohimselfashegeldi
came,“Oh!theDuchess,theDuchess!
Oh!
won’tshebesavageifI’vekeptherwaiting!”
Alicefeltsodesperatethatshewasreadytoask
yardım
helpofanyone;so,whentheRabbitcamenear
ona
her,shebegan,inalow,timidvoice,“Ifyouplease,sir—”TheRabbitstartedviolently,droppedthe
beyaz
whitekidglovesandthefan,ve
andskurriedawayintothedarknessashardashecouldgo.Alice
aldı
tookupthefanandgloves,ve
and,asthehallwasçok
veryhot,shekeptfanningherselfallthezaman
timeshewentontalking:“Dear,dear!
Ne kadar
Howqueereverythingisto-day!Ve
Andyesterdaythingswentonjustasusual.IwonderifI’vebeenchangedinthenight?
Bırak
Letmethink:wasIthe
aynı
samewhenIgotupbu
thismorning?IalmostthinkIcanrememberfeelingalittle
farklı
different.ButifI’mnotthe
aynı
same,thenextquestionis,WhointheworldamBen
I?Ah,that’sthegreatpuzzle!”
Ve
Andshebeganthinkingovertüm
allthechildrensheknewthatwereoftheaynı
sameageasherself,togörmek
seeifshecouldhavebeenchangedforherhangi
anyofthem.“I’msureI’mnotAda,”she
dedi
said,“forherhairgoesinsuchuzun
longringlets,andminedoesn’tgoinringletsatall;ve
andI’msureIcan’tbeMabel,forIbiliyorum
knowallsortsofthings,ve
andshe,oh!sheknowssucha
çok
verylittle!Besides,she’sshe,
ve
andI’mI,and—ohdear,ne kadar
howpuzzlingitallis!I’lltryifI
biliyorsam
knowallthethingsIusedtobiliyorsam
know.Letmesee:
fourtimes
beş
fiveistwelve,andfourtimesaltı
sixisthirteen,andfourtimessevenis—ohcanım
dear!Ishallnevergettotwentyat
bu
thatrate!However,theMultiplicationTabledoesn’tsignify:
let’stryGeography.
LondonisthecapitalofParis,
ve
andParisisthecapitalofRome,ve
andRome—no,that’sallwrong,I’mcertain!ImusthavebeenchangedforMabel!
I’lltry
ve
andsay‘Howdoththelittle—’”ve
andshecrossedherhandsonherlapasifsheweredemeye
sayinglessons,andbegantorepeatit,ama
buthervoicesoundedhoarseve
andstrange,andthewordsdidnotcomethesameastheyusedtodo:—.“Howdoththe
küçük
littlecrocodileImprovehisshiningtail,Ve
AndpourthewatersoftheNileOnher
everygoldenscale!“Howcheerfullyheseemstogrin,
Ne kadar
Howneatlyspreadhisclaws,Ve
AndwelcomelittlefishesinWithgentlysmilingjaws!”“I’msurethosearenotthe
doğru
rightwords,”saidpoorAlice,ve
andhereyesfilledwithtearstekrar
againasshewenton,“ImustbeMabelafterall,ve
andIshallhavetogove
andliveinthatpokyküçük
littlehouse,andhavenexttonotoystooynamak
playwith,andoh!everso
çok
manylessonstolearn!No,I’vemadeupmymind
konuda
aboutit;ifI’mMabel,I’llstaydown
burada
here!It’llbenousetheirputtingtheirheadsdown
ve
andsaying‘Comeupagain,dear!’Ishallsadece
onlylookupandsay‘WhoamIthen?Söyle
Tellmethatfirst,andthen,eğer
ifIlikebeingthatkişi
person,I’llcomeup:ifnot,I’ll
kalacağım
staydownheretillI’msomebodyelse’—but,ohdear!”criedAlice,with
bir
asuddenburstoftears,“Idowishtheywouldputtheirheadsaşağı
down!Iamsoverytiredofbeingallalonehere!”
Asshesaidthisshe
baktı
lookeddownatherhands,ve
andwassurprisedtoseethatshehadputononeoftheRabbit’sküçük
littlewhitekidgloveswhileshewastalking.“HowcanIhavedonethat?”
shethought.
“Imustbegrowingsmallagain.”
Shegot
kadar
upandwenttothetabletomeasureherselfbyit,ve
andfoundthat,asnearlyasshecouldtahmin
guess,shewasnowaboutiki
twofeethigh,andwasgitti
goingonshrinkingrapidly:shesoonfoundoutthatthecauseofthiswasthefanshewasholding,
ve
andshedroppedithastily,justintimetoavoidshrinkingawayaltogether.“Thatwas
bir
anarrowescape!”