She took a jar down off one of the shelves as she passed : it was labelled `` Orange Marmalade , '' but to her great disappointment it was empty : she did not like to drop the jar , for fear of killing somebody underneath , so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it . `` Well ! '' thought Alice to herself , `` after such a fall as this , I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs ! How brave they 'll all think me at home ! Why , I would n't say anything about it , even if I fell off the top of the house ! '' -LRB- which was most likely true . -RRB- Down , down , down . Would the fall never come to an end ? `` I wonder how many miles I 've fallen by this time ? '' she 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 -- '' -LRB- for you see Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the schoolroom , and though this was not a very good opportunity of showing off her knowledge , as there was no one to hear her , still it was good practice to say it over , -RRB- `` yes that 's the right distance , but then what Longitude or Latitude-line shall I be in ? '' -LRB- Alice had no idea what Longitude was , or Latitude either , but she thought they were nice grand words to say . -RRB- Presently she began again : `` I wonder if I shall fall right through the earth ! How funny it 'll be to come out among the people that walk with their heads downwards ! But I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is , you know . Please , Ma'am , is this New Zealand or Australia ? '' -- and she tried to curtsey as she spoke -LRB- fancy curtseying as you 're falling through the air ! do you think you could manage it ? -RRB- `` 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 XXXXX soon began talking again .
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