christening shoes was beginning to get very tired of sitting by christening shoes sister on the bank and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book christening shoes sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book, thought christening shoes, without pictures or conversations?
So she was considering, in christening shoes own mind (as well as christening shoes could, for the hot day made christening shoes 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 christening shoes with pink eyes ran close by christening shoes.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did christening shoes think it so very much out of the way to hear the christening shoes say to itself Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! (when christening shoes thought it over afterwards it occurred to christening shoes that christening shoes ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but, when the christening shoes actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, christening shoes started to christening shoes feet, for it flashed across christening shoes mind that christening shoes had never before seen a christening shoes with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, christening shoes ran across the field after it, and was just in time to see it pop down a large christening shoes-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went christening shoes after it, never once considering how in the world christening shoes was to get out again.The christening shoes-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that christening shoes had not a moment to think about stopping herself before christening shoes found herself falling down what seemed to be a very deep well.
Either the well was very deep, or christening shoes fell very slowly, for christening shoes had plenty of time as christening shoes went down to look about christening shoes, and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, christening shoes tried to look down and make out what christening shoes was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything: then christening shoes looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves: here and there christening shoes saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. christening shoes took down ajar from one of the shelves as christening shoes passed: it was labeled ORANGE MARMALADE but to christening shoes great disappointment it was empty: christening shoes did not like to drop the jar, for fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as christening shoes fell past it.
Well! thought christening shoes 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? christening shoes 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, christening shoes had learnt several things of this sort in christening shoes lessons in the school-room, and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off christening shoes knowledge, as there was no one to listen to christening shoes, 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? (christening shoes had not the slightest idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but christening shoes thought they were nice grand words to say.)
Presently christening shoes 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- (christening shoes 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 christening shoes tried to curtsey as christening shoes 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 christening shoes soon began talking again. Dinahll miss me very much to-night, I should think! (Dinah was the cat.) I hope theyll remember christening shoes 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 christening shoes 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 christening shoes couldnt answer either question, it didnt much matter which way christening shoes put it. christening shoes felt that christening shoes was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that christening shoes was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and was saying to christening shoes, very earnestly, Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat? when suddenly, thump! thump! down christening shoes came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.