She took down a jar from 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 , 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 very 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 for showing off her knowledge , as there was no one to listen to her , still it was good practice to say it over -RRB- ' -- yes , that 's about the right distance -- but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I 've got to ? ' -LRB- Alice had no idea what Latitude was , or Longitude either , but 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 seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward ! The Antipathies , I think -- ' -LRB- she was rather glad there WAS no one listening , this time , as it did n't sound at all the right word -RRB- ' -- 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 ? ' -LRB- and she tried to curtsey as she spoke -- 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 XXXXX me for asking !
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