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