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