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filter fabrics was beginning to get very tired of sitting by filter fabrics sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book filter fabrics sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book, thought filter fabrics, without pictures or conversations?
So she was considering, in filter fabrics own mind (as well as filter fabrics could, for the hot day made filter fabrics feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White filter fabrics with pink eyes ran close by filter fabrics.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did filter fabrics think it so very much out of the way to hear the filter fabrics say to itself Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! (when filter fabrics thought it over afterwards it occurred to filter fabrics that filter fabrics ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but, when the filter fabrics actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, filter fabrics started to filter fabrics feet, for it flashed across filter fabrics mind that filter fabrics had never before seen a filter fabrics with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, filter fabrics ran across the field after it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large filter fabrics-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went filter fabrics after it, never once considering how in the world filter fabrics was to get out again.The filter fabrics-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that filter fabrics had not a moment to think about stopping herself before filter fabrics found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well.
Either the well was very deep, or filter fabrics fell very slowly, for filter fabrics had plenty of time as filter fabrics went down to look about filter fabrics, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, filter fabrics tried to look down and make out what filter fabrics was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then filter fabrics looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there filter fabrics saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. filter fabrics took down ajar from one of the shelves as filter fabrics passed: it was labeled ORANGE MARMALADE but to filter fabrics great disappointment it was empty: filter fabrics did not like to drop the jar, for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as filter fabrics fell past it.
Well! thought filter fabrics to herself After such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down-stairs! How brave theyll all think me at home! Why, I wouldnt say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house! (which was very likely true.)
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end? I wonder how many miles Ive fallen by this time? filter fabrics said aloud. I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think- (for, you see, filter fabrics had learnt several things of this sort in filter fabrics lessons in the school-room, and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off filter fabrics knowledge, as there was no one to listen to filter fabrics, still it was good practice to say it over) -- yes thats about the right distance -- but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude Ive got to? (filter fabrics had not the slightest idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but filter fabrics thought they were nice grand words to say.)
Presently filter fabrics began again. I wonder if I shall fall fight through the earth! How funny itll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards! The antipathies, I think- (filter fabrics was rather glad there was no one listening, this time, as it didnt sound at all the right word) -but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. Please, Maam, is this New Zealand? Or Australia? (and filter fabrics tried to curtsey as filter fabrics spoke- fancy, curtseying as youre falling through the air! Do you think you could manage it?) And what an ignorant little girl shell think me for asking! No, itll never do to ask: perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere.
Down, down, down. There was nothing else to do, so filter fabrics soon began talking again. Dinahll miss me very much to-night, I should think! (Dinah was the cat.) I hope theyll remember filter fabrics saucer of milk at tea-time. Dinah, my dear! I wish you were down here with me! There are no mice in the air, Im afraid, but you might catch a bat, and thats very like a mouse, you know. But do cats eat bats, I wonder? And here filter fabrics began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to herself, in a dreamy son of way, Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? and sometimes Do bats eat cats? for, you see, as filter fabrics couldnt answer either question, it didnt much matter which way filter fabrics put it. filter fabrics felt that filter fabrics was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that filter fabrics was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and was saying to filter fabrics, very earnestly, Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat? when suddenly, thump! thump! down filter fabrics came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.
filter fabrics was not a bit hurt, and filter fabrics jumped up on to filter fabrics feet in a moment: filter fabrics looked up, but it was all dark overhead: before filter fabrics was another long passage, and the White filter fabrics was still in sight, hurrying down it. There was not a moment to be lost: away went filter fabrics like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, as it turned a comer, Oh my ears and whiskers, how late its getting! filter fabrics was close behind it when filter fabrics turned the comer, but the filter fabrics was no longer to be seen: filter fabrics found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof.
There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked; and when filter fabrics had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, filter fabrics walked sadly down the middle, wondering how filter fabrics was ever to get out again.
Suddenly filter fabrics came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass: there was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and filter fabricss first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall; but, alas! either the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but at any rate it would not open any of them. However, on the second time round, filter fabrics came upon a low curtain filter fabrics had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: filter fabrics tried the little golden key in the lock, and to filter fabrics great delight it fitted!
filter fabrics opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: filter fabrics knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How filter fabrics longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but filter fabrics could not even get filter fabrics head through the doorway; and even if my head would go through, thought poor filter fabrics, it would be of very little use without my shoulders. Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin. For, you see, so many out-of-the- way things had happened lately, that filter fabrics had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.
There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so filter fabrics went back to the table, half hoping filter fabrics might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time filter fabrics found a little bottle on it, (which certainly was not here before, said filter fabrics), and tied round the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words DRINK ME beautifully printed on it in large letters.It was all very well to say Drink me, but the wise little filter fabrics was not going to do that in a hurry. No, Ill look first, filter fabrics said, and see whether its marked poison or not; for filter fabrics had read several nice little stories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wild beasts, and other unpleasant things, all because they would not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them: such as, that a red-hot poker will burn you if you hold it too long; and that, if you cut your finger very deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds; and filter fabrics had never forgotten that, if you drink much from a bottle marked poison, it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.However, this bottle was not marked poison, so filter fabrics ventured to taste it, and, finding it very nice (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffy, and hot buttered toast), filter fabrics very soon finished it off.
What a curious feeling! said filter fabrics. I must be shutting up like a telescope!
And so it was indeed: filter fabrics was now only ten inches high, and filter fabrics face brightened up at the thought that filter fabrics was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden. First, however, filter fabrics waited for a few minutes to see if filter fabrics was going to shrink any further: filter fabrics felt a little nervous about this; for it might end, you know, said filter fabrics to herself; in my going out altogether, like a candle. I wonder what I should be like then? And filter fabrics tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out, for filter fabrics could not remember ever having seen such a thing.
After a while, finding that nothing more happened, filter fabrics decided on going into the garden at once; but, alas for poor filter fabrics! when filter fabrics got to the door, filter fabrics found filter fabrics had forgotten the little golden key, and when filter fabrics went back to the table for it, filter fabrics found filter fabrics could not possibly reach it: filter fabrics could see it quite plainly through the glass, and filter fabrics tried filter fabrics best to climb up one of the legs of the table, but it was too slippery; and when filter fabrics had tired herself out with trying, the poor little thing sat down and cried.
Come, theres no use in crying like that! said filter fabrics to herself rather sharply. I advise you to leave off this minute! filter fabrics generally gave herself very good advice (though filter fabrics very seldom followed it), and sometimes filter fabrics scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into filter fabrics eyes; and once filter fabrics remembered trying to box filter fabrics own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet filter fabrics was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people. But its no use now, thought poor filter fabrics, to pretend to be two people! Why, theres hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!
Soon filter fabrics eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: filter fabrics opened it, and found in it a very small filter fabrics, on which the words EAT ME were beautifully marked in currants. Well, Ill eat it, said filter fabrics, and if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door: so either way Ill get into the garden, and I dont care which happens!
filter fabrics ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself Which way? Which way?, holding filter fabrics hand on the top of filter fabrics head to feel which way it was growing; and filter fabrics was quite surprised to find that filter fabrics remained the same size. To be sure, this is what generally happens when one eats filter fabrics; but filter fabrics had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.
So filter fabrics set to work, and very soon finished off the filter fabrics.