Just after luncheon , Burke , the butler , was taken unexpectedly with a painpainin his right side , much worse when I was within hearing distance , and by afternoon he was startedstartcityward .
criedcrya terrible voice , as a man startedstartup from among the graves at the side of the church porch .
( when she thoughtthinkit over afterwards , it occurredoccurto her that she ought to have wondered at this , but at the time it all seemed quite natural ) ; but when the Rabbit actually TOOKtakeA WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT-POCKET , and lookedlookat it , and then hurriedhurryon , Alice startedstartto her feet , for it flashedflashacross her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket , or a watch to take out of it , and burning with curiosity , she ranrunacross the field after it , and fortunately was just in time to seeseeit poppopdown a large rabbit-hole under the hedge .
On March 3 , 1866 , Powell and I packedpackhis provisions on two of our burros , and biddingbidme good-bye he mountedmounthis horse , and startedstartdown the mountainside toward the valley , across which led the first stage of his journey .
Finally I could endure the suspensesuspenseno longer , and , armingarmmyself with my two Colt revolvers and a carbine , I strappedstraptwo belts of cartridges about me and catchingcatchmy saddle horse , startedstartdown the trail taken by Powell in the morning .
But he suddenly startedstartup , and closingclosehis eyes , placedplacehis fingers upon the lids , as though he sought to imprison within his brain some curious dream from which he feared he might awake .