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InanothermomentdownwentAliceafterit,neveronceconsideringhowintheworldshewastogetoutagain.
Therabbit-holewentstraightonlikeatunnelforsomeway,andthendippedsuddenlydown,sosuddenlythatAlicehadnotamomenttothinkaboutstoppingherselfbeforeshefoundherselffallingdownaverydeepwell.
Eitherthewellwasverydeep,orshefellveryslowly,forshehadplentyoftimeasshewentdowntolookaboutherandtowonderwhatwasgoingtohappennext.First,shetriedtolookdownandmakeoutwhatshewascomingto,butitwastoodarktoseeanything;
thenshelookedatthesidesofthewell,andnoticedthattheywerefilledwithcupboardsandbook-shelves;
hereandthereshesawmapsandpictureshunguponpegs.Shetookdownajarfromoneoftheshelvesasshepassed;
itwaslabelled"
ORANGEMARMALADE"
buttohergreatdisappointmentitwasempty:
shedidnotliketodropthejarforfearofkillingsomebody,somanagedtoputitintooneofthecupboardsasshefellpastit.
"
Well!
thoughtAlicetoherself,"
aftersuchafallasthis,Ishallthinknothingoftumblingdownstairs!
Howbravethey"
llallthinkmeathome!
Why,Iwouldn"
tsayanythingaboutit,evenifIfelloffthetopofthehouse!
(Whichwasverylikelytrue.)
Down,down,down.WouldthefallNEVERcometoanend!
"
IwonderhowmanymilesI"
vefallenbythistime?
shesaidaloud."
Imustbegettingsomewherenearthecentreoftheearth.Letmesee:
thatwouldbefourthousandmilesdown,Ithink--"
(for,yousee,Alicehadlearntseveralthingsofthissortinherlessonsintheschoolroom,andthoughthiswasnotaVERYgoodopportunityforshowingoffherknowledge,astherewasnoonetolistentoher,stillitwasgoodpracticetosayitover)"
--yes,that"
sabouttherightdistance--butthenIwonderwhatLatitudeorLongitudeI"
vegotto?
(AlicehadnoideawhatLatitudewas,orLongitudeeither,butthoughttheywerenicegrandwordstosay.)
Presentlyshebeganagain."
IwonderifIshallfallrightTHROUGHtheearth!
Howfunnyit"
llseemtocomeoutamongthepeoplethatwalkwiththeirheadsdownward!
TheAntipathies,Ithink--"
(shewasrathergladthereWASnoonelistening,thistime,asitdidn"
tsoundatalltherightword)"
--butIshallhavetoaskthemwhatthenameofthecountryis,youknow.Please,Ma"
am,isthisNewZealandorAustralia?
(andshetriedtocurtseyasshespoke--fancyCURTSEYINGasyou"
refallingthroughtheair!
Doyouthinkyoucouldmanageit?
)"
Andwhatanignorantlittlegirlshe"
llthinkmeforasking!
No,it"
llneverdotoask:
perhapsIshallseeitwrittenupsomewhere."
Down,down,down.Therewasnothingelsetodo,soAlicesoonbegantalkingagain."
Dinah"
llmissmeverymuchto-night,Ishouldthink!
(Dinahwasthecat.)"
Ihopethey"
llrememberhersaucerofmilkattea-time.Dinahmydear!
Iwishyouweredownherewithme!
Therearenomiceintheair,I"
mafraid,butyoumightcatchabat,andthat"
sverylikeamouse,youknow.Butdocatseatbats,Iwonder?
AndhereAlicebegantogetrathersleepy,andwentonsayingtoherself,inadreamysortofway,"
Docatseatbats?
Docatseatbats?
andsometimes,"
Dobatseatcats?
for,yousee,asshecouldn"
tanswereitherquestion,itdidn"
tmuchmatterwhichwaysheputit.Shefeltthatshewasdozingoff,andhadjustbeguntodreamthatshewaswalkinghandinhandwithDinah,andsayingtoherveryearnestly,"
Now,Dinah,tellmethetruth:
didyouevereatabat?
whensuddenly,thump!
thump!
downshecameuponaheapofsticksanddryleaves,andthefallwasover.
Alicewasnotabithurt,andshejumpedupontoherfeetinamoment:
shelookedup,butitwasalldarkoverhead;
beforeherwasanotherlongpassage,andtheWhiteRabbitwasstillinsight,hurryingdownit.Therewasnotamomenttobelost:
awaywentAlicelikethewind,andwasjustintimetohearitsay,asitturnedacorner,"
Ohmyearsandwhiskers,howlateit"
sgetting!
Shewasclosebehinditwhensheturnedthecorner,buttheRabbitwasnolongertobeseen:
shefoundherselfinalong,lowhall,whichwaslitupbyarowoflampshangingfromtheroof.
Thereweredoorsallroundthehall,buttheywerealllocked;
andwhenAlicehadbeenallthewaydownonesideanduptheother,tryingeverydoor,shewalkedsadlydownthemiddle,wonderinghowshewasevertogetoutagain.
Suddenlyshecameuponalittlethree-leggedtable,allmadeofsolidglass;
therewasnothingonitexceptatinygoldenkey,andAlice"
sfirstthoughtwasthatitmightbelongtooneofthedoorsofthehall;
but,alas!
eitherthelocksweretoolarge,orthekeywastoosmall,butatanyrateitwouldnotopenanyofthem.However,onthesecondtimeround,shecameuponalowcurtainshehadnotnoticedbefore,andbehinditwasalittledooraboutfifteenincheshigh:
shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock,andtohergreatdelightitfitted!
Aliceopenedthedoorandfoundthatitledintoasmallpassage,notmuchlargerthanarat-hole:
shekneltdownandlookedalongthepassageintotheloveliestgardenyoueversaw.Howshelongedtogetoutofthatdarkhall,andwanderaboutamongthosebedsofbrightflowersandthosecoolfountains,butshecouldnotevengetherheadthoughthedoorway;
andevenifmyheadwouldgothrough,"
thoughtpoorAlice,"
itwouldbeofverylittleusewithoutmyshoulders.Oh,howIwishIcouldshutuplikeatelescope!
IthinkIcould,ifIonlyknowhowtobegin."
For,yousee,somanyout-of-the-waythingshadhappenedlately,thatAlicehadbeguntothinkthatveryfewthingsindeedwerereallyimpossible.
Thereseemedtobenouseinwaitingbythelittledoor,soshewentbacktothetable,halfhopingshemightfindanotherkeyonit,oratanyrateabookofrulesforshuttingpeopleupliketelescopes:
thistimeshefoundalittlebottleonit,("
whichcertainlywasnotherebefore,"
saidAlice,)androundtheneckofthebottlewasapaperlabel,withthewords"
DRINKME"
beautifullyprintedonitinlargeletters.
Itwasallverywelltosay"
Drinkme,"
butthewiselittleAlicewasnotgoingtodoTHATinahurry."
No,I"
lllookfirst,"
shesaid,"
andseewhetherit"
smarked"
poison"
ornot"
;
forshehadreadseveralnicelittlehistoriesaboutchildrenwhohadgotburnt,andeatenupbywildbeastsandotherunpleasantthings,allbecausetheyWOULDnotrememberthesimplerulestheirfriendshadtaughtthem:
suchas,thatared-hotpokerwillburnyouifyouholdittoolong;
andthatifyoucutyourfingerVERYdeeplywithaknife,itusuallybleeds;
andshehadneverforgottenthat,ifyoudrinkmuchfromabottlemarked"
poison,"
itisalmostcertaintodisagreewithyou,soonerorlater.
However,thisbottlewasNOTmarked"
soAliceventuredtotasteit,andfindingitverynice,(ithad,infact,asortofmixedflavourofcherry-tart,custard,pine-apple,roastturkey,toffee,andhotbutteredtoast,)sheverysoonfinisheditoff.
Whatacuriousfeeling!
saidAlice;
Imustbeshuttinguplikeatelescope."
Andsoitwasindeed:
shewasnowonlytenincheshigh,andherfacebrightenedupatthethoughtthatshewasnowtherightsizeforgoingthroughthelittledoorintothatlovelygarden.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),andsometimesshescoldedherselfsosev