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