Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

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Down, down, down. Would the fall never reach a conclusion! ‘I can’t help thinking about what number of miles I’ve fallen at this point?’ she said out loud. ‘I should get some place close to the focal point of the earth. Allow me to see: that would be 4,000 miles down, I think—’ (for Alice had taken in a few things of this sort in her exercises in the schoolroom, and however this was not a VERY decent open door for flaunting her insight, as there was nobody to hear her out, still it was acceptable practice to state it over) ‘— truly, that is about the correct separation—yet then I can’t help thinking about what Latitude or Longitude I must?’ (Alice had no clue about what Latitude was, or Longitude either, yet thought they were pleasant fantastic words to state.)

Directly she started once more. ‘I keep thinking about whether I will fall directly through the earth! How amusing it’ll appear to come out among the individuals that stroll with their heads descending! The Antipathies, I think—’ (she was somewhat happy there WAS nobody tuning in, this time, as it didn’t sound at all the correct word) ‘— yet I will need to solicit them what the name from the nation is, you know. If you don’t mind Ma’am, is this New Zealand or Australia?’ (and she attempted to curtsey as she talked—extravagant curtseying as you’re falling through the air!