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preform technologies was beginning to get very tired of sitting by preform technologies sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book preform technologies sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book, thought preform technologies, without pictures or conversations?
So she was considering, in preform technologies own mind (as well as preform technologies could, for the hot day made preform technologies 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 preform technologies with pink eyes ran close by preform technologies.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did preform technologies think it so very much out of the way to hear the preform technologies say to itself Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! (when preform technologies thought it over afterwards it occurred to preform technologies that preform technologies ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but, when the preform technologies actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, preform technologies started to preform technologies feet, for it flashed across preform technologies mind that preform technologies had never before seen a preform technologies with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, preform technologies ran across the field after it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large preform technologies-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went preform technologies after it, never once considering how in the world preform technologies was to get out again.The preform technologies-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that preform technologies had not a moment to think about stopping herself before preform technologies found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well.
Either the well was very deep, or preform technologies fell very slowly, for preform technologies had plenty of time as preform technologies went down to look about preform technologies, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, preform technologies tried to look down and make out what preform technologies was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then preform technologies looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there preform technologies saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. preform technologies took down ajar from one of the shelves as preform technologies passed: it was labeled ORANGE MARMALADE but to preform technologies great disappointment it was empty: preform technologies did not like to drop the jar, for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as preform technologies fell past it.
Well! thought preform technologies 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? preform technologies 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, preform technologies had learnt several things of this sort in preform technologies lessons in the school-room, and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off preform technologies knowledge, as there was no one to listen to preform technologies, 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? (preform technologies had not the slightest idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but preform technologies thought they were nice grand words to say.)
Presently preform technologies 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- (preform technologies 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 preform technologies tried to curtsey as preform technologies 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 preform technologies soon began talking again. Dinahll miss me very much to-night, I should think! (Dinah was the cat.) I hope theyll remember preform technologies 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 preform technologies 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 preform technologies couldnt answer either question, it didnt much matter which way preform technologies put it. preform technologies felt that preform technologies was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that preform technologies was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and was saying to preform technologies, very earnestly, Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat? when suddenly, thump! thump! down preform technologies came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.
preform technologies was not a bit hurt, and preform technologies jumped up on to preform technologies feet in a moment: preform technologies looked up, but it was all dark overhead: before preform technologies was another long passage, and the White preform technologies was still in sight, hurrying down it. There was not a moment to be lost: away went preform technologies 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! preform technologies was close behind it when preform technologies turned the comer, but the preform technologies was no longer to be seen: preform technologies 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 preform technologies had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, preform technologies walked sadly down the middle, wondering how preform technologies was ever to get out again.
Suddenly preform technologies came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass: there was nothing on it but a tiny golden key, and preform technologiess 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, preform technologies came upon a low curtain preform technologies had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: preform technologies tried the little golden key in the lock, and to preform technologies great delight it fitted!
preform technologies opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: preform technologies knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How preform technologies longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but preform technologies could not even get preform technologies head through the doorway; and even if my head would go through, thought poor preform technologies, 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 preform technologies 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 preform technologies went back to the table, half hoping preform technologies might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time preform technologies found a little bottle on it, (which certainly was not here before, said preform technologies), 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 preform technologies was not going to do that in a hurry. No, Ill look first, preform technologies said, and see whether its marked poison or not; for preform technologies 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 preform technologies 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 preform technologies 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), preform technologies very soon finished it off.
What a curious feeling! said preform technologies. I must be shutting up like a telescope!
And so it was indeed: preform technologies was now only ten inches high, and preform technologies face brightened up at the thought that preform technologies was now the right size for going through the little door into that lovely garden. First, however, preform technologies waited for a few minutes to see if preform technologies was going to shrink any further: preform technologies felt a little nervous about this; for it might end, you know, said preform technologies to herself; in my going out altogether, like a candle. I wonder what I should be like then? And preform technologies tried to fancy what the flame of a candle looks like after the candle is blown out, for preform technologies could not remember ever having seen such a thing.
After a while, finding that nothing more happened, preform technologies decided on going into the garden at once; but, alas for poor preform technologies! when preform technologies got to the door, preform technologies found preform technologies had forgotten the little golden key, and when preform technologies went back to the table for it, preform technologies found preform technologies could not possibly reach it: preform technologies could see it quite plainly through the glass, and preform technologies tried preform technologies best to climb up one of the legs of the table, but it was too slippery; and when preform technologies had tired herself out with trying, the poor little thing sat down and cried.
Come, theres no use in crying like that! said preform technologies to herself rather sharply. I advise you to leave off this minute! preform technologies generally gave herself very good advice (though preform technologies very seldom followed it), and sometimes preform technologies scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into preform technologies eyes; and once preform technologies remembered trying to box preform technologies own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet preform technologies was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people. But its no use now, thought poor preform technologies, to pretend to be two people! Why, theres hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person!
Soon preform technologies eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: preform technologies opened it, and found in it a very small preform technologies, on which the words EAT ME were beautifully marked in currants. Well, Ill eat it, said preform technologies, 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!
preform technologies ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself Which way? Which way?, holding preform technologies hand on the top of preform technologies head to feel which way it was growing; and preform technologies was quite surprised to find that preform technologies remained the same size. To be sure, this is what generally happens when one eats preform technologies; but preform technologies 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 preform technologies set to work, and very soon finished off the preform technologies.