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