Алиса в стране чудес
Down the Rabbit-hole
First,however,shewaitedforafewminutestoseeifshewasgoingtoshrinkanyfurther:shefeltalittlenervousaboutthis; ‘foritmightend,youknow,’saidAlicetoherself,‘inmygoingoutaltogether,likeacandle. IwonderwhatIshouldbelikethen?’ Andshetriedtofancywhattheflameofacandleislikeafterthecandleisblownout,forshecouldnotremembereverhavingseensuchathing.
Afterawhile,findingthatnothingmorehappened,shedecidedongoingintothegardenatonce; but,alasforpoorAlice! whenshegottothedoor,shefoundshehadforgottenthelittlegoldenkey, andwhenshewentbacktothetableforit,shefoundshecouldnotpossiblyreachit:shecouldseeitquiteplainlythroughtheglass,andshetriedherbesttoclimbuponeofthelegsofthetable,butitwastooslippery; andwhenshehadtiredherselfoutwithtrying,thepoorlittlethingsatdownandcried.
‘Come,there’snouseincryinglikethat!’ saidAlicetoherself,rathersharply; ‘Iadviseyoutoleaveoffthisminute!’ Shegenerallygaveherselfverygoodadvice,(thoughsheveryseldomfollowedit),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsoseverelyastobringtearsintohereyes; andoncesherememberedtryingtoboxherownearsforhavingcheatedherselfinagameofcroquetshewasplayingagainstherself, forthiscuriouschildwasveryfondofpretendingtobetwopeople. ‘Butit’snousenow,’thoughtpoorAlice,‘topretendtobetwopeople! Why,there’shardlyenoughofmelefttomakeonerespectableperson!’
Soonhereyefellonalittleglassboxthatwaslyingunderthetable:sheopenedit, andfoundinitaverysmallcake,onwhichthewords‘EATME’ werebeautifullymarkedincurrants.
