"And is it night on the other side of the world?" asked Maggie.
"Yes, there is no sun there now, and it is dark night for the little children who live there."
"And are they going to have their supper while we have our brefix?" asked Bessie.
"Just about so, I suppose," said papa.
"But, papa," said Maggie with very wide open eyes, "do you mean that the world is going to turn way over on the other side tonight?"
"Yes, dear."
"Then we will fall off," said Maggie.
"Did you fall off last night?" asked papa.
"No, sir."
"And you have been living for nearly seven years, and every day of your life the earth has turned around in the same way, and you have never yet fallen off, have you?"