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