-9- be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth.Let me see:that would be four thousand miles down,I think-"(for,you see,Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the school-room,and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off her knowledge,as there was no one to listen to her,still it was good prac- tice to say it over)"-yes,that's about the right distance-but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I've got to?"(Alice had not the slightest idea what Latitude was,or Longitude either,but she thought they were nice grand words to say.) Presently she began again."I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth!How funny it'll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards!The antipathies,I think-"(she was rather glad there was no one listening,this time,as it didn't sound at all the right word)"-but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is,you know.Please,Ma'am,is this New Zealand?Or Aus- tralia?"(and she tried to curtsey as she spoke-fancy,curtseying as you're falling through the air!Do you think you could manage it?)"And what an ignorant little girl she'll think me for asking!No,it'll never do to ask:perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere." Down,down,down.There was nothing else to do,so Alice soon began talking again."Dinah'll miss me very much to-night,I should think!"(Dinah was the cat.)"I hope they'll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time.Dinah,my dear!I wish you were down here with me! There are no mice in the air,I'm afraid,but you might catch a bat,and that's very like a mouse,you know.But do cats eat bats,I wonder?" And here Alice began to get rather sleepy,and went on saying to her- self,in a dreamy sort of way,"Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats?"and sometimes "Do bats eat cats?",for,you see,as she couldn't answer either question,it didn't much matter which way she put it.She felt that she was dozing off,and had just begun to dream that she was walk- ing hand in hand with Dinah,and was saying to her,very earnestly, "Now,Dinah,tell me the truth:did you ever eat a bat?",when sud- denly,thump!thump!down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves,and the fall was over. Alice was not a bit hurt,and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment:she looked up,but it was all dark overhead:before her was— 9 — be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see : that would be four thousand miles down, I think— ” (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the school-room, and though this was not a very good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good prac￾tice to say it over) “ —yes, that’s about the right distance—but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I’ve got to ? ” (Alice had not the slightest idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but she thought they were nice grand words to say.) Presently she began again. “ I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth ! How funny it’ll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards ! The antipathies, I think— ” (she was rather glad there was no one listening, this time, as it didn’t sound at all the right word) “ —but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. Please, Ma’am, is this New Zealand ? Or Aus￾tralia ? ” (and she tried to curtsey as she spoke—fancy, curtseying as you’re falling through the air ! Do you think you could manage it ?) “ And what an ignorant little girl she’ll think me for asking ! No, it’ll never do to ask : perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere. ” Down, down, down. There was nothing else to do, so Alice soon began talking again. “ Dinah’ll miss me very much to-night, I should think ! ” (Dinah was the cat.) “ I hope they’ll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time. Dinah, my dear ! I wish you were down here with me ! There are no mice in the air, I’m afraid, but you might catch a bat, and that’s very like a mouse, you know. But do cats eat bats, I wonder ? ” And here Alice began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to her￾self, in a dreamy sort of way, “ Do cats eat bats ? Do cats eat bats ? ” and sometimes “ Do bats eat cats ? ”, for, you see, as she couldn’t answer either question, it didn’t much matter which way she put it. She felt that she was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that she was walk￾ing hand in hand with Dinah, and was saying to her, very earnestly, “ Now, Dinah, tell me the truth : did you ever eat a bat ? ”, when sud￾denly, thump ! thump ! down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over. Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment : she looked up, but it was all dark overhead : before her was