Let 's have a look at the garden first ! ' She was out of the room in a moment , and ran down stairs -- or , at least , it was n't exactly running , but a new invention of hers for getting down stairs quickly and easily , as Alice said to herself . She just kept the tips of her fingers on the hand-rail , and floated gently down without even touching the stairs with her feet ; then she floated on through the hall , and would have gone straight out at the door in the same way , if she had n't caught hold of the door-post . She was getting a little giddy with so much floating in the air , and was rather glad to find herself walking again in the natural way . CHAPTER II . The Garden of Live Flowers ' I should see the garden far better , ' said Alice to herself , ` if I could get to the top of that hill : and here 's a path that leads straight to it -- at least , no , it does n't do that -- ' -LRB- after going a few yards along the path , and turning several sharp corners -RRB- , ` but I suppose it will at last . But how curiously it twists ! It 's more like a corkscrew than a path ! Well , THIS turn goes to the hill , I suppose -- no , it does n't ! This goes straight back to the house ! Well then , I 'll try it the other way . ' And so she did : wandering up and down , and trying turn after turn , but always coming back to the house , do what she would . Indeed , once , when she turned a corner rather more quickly than usual , she ran against it before she could stop herself . ` It 's no use talking about it , ' Alice said , looking up at the house and pretending it was arguing with her . ` I 'm NOT going in again yet . I know I should have to get through the Looking-glass again -- back into the old room -- and there 'd be an end of all my adventures ! ' So , resolutely turning her back upon the house , she set out once more down the path , determined to keep straight on till she got to the hill . For a few minutes all went on well , and she was just saying , ' I really SHALL do it this time -- ' when the path gave a sudden twist and shook itself -LRB- as she described it afterwards -RRB- , and the next moment she found herself actually walking in at the door . ` Oh , it 's too bad ! ' she cried . '
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