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aped away as though it had been stung by a wasp。 But it leapt sideways！ And all the passengers （except Mr Wonka； who was holding on to a strap from the ceiling） were flung off their feet on to the floor。
'Get up； get up！' cried Mr Wonka； roaring with laughter。 But just as they were staggering to their feet； the lift changed direction and swerved violently round a corner。 And over they went once more。
'Help！' shouted Mrs Teavee。
'Take my hand； madam；' said Mr Wonka gallantly。 'There you are！ Now grab this strap！ Everybody grab a strap。 The journey's not over yet！'
Old Grandpa Joe staggered to his feet and caught hold of a strap。 Little Charlie； who couldn't possibly reach as high as that； put his arms around Grandpa Joe's legs and hung on tight。
The lift rushed on at the speed of a rocket。 Now it was beginning to climb。 It was shooting up and up and up on a steep slanty course as if it were climbing a very steep hill。 Then suddenly； as though it had e to the top of the hill and gone over a precipice； it dropped like a stone and Charlie felt his tummy ing right up into his throat； and Grandpa Joe shouted； 'Yippee！ Here we go！' and Mrs Teavee cried out； 'The rope has broken！ We're going to crash！' And Mr Wonka said； 'Calm yourself； my dear lady；' and patted her fortingly on the arm。 And then Grandpa Joe looked down at Charlie who was clinging to his legs； and he said； 'Are you all right； Charlie？' Charlie shouted； 'I love it！ It's like being on a roller coaster！' And through the glass walls of the lift； as it rushed along； they caught sudden glimpses of strange and wonderful things going on in some of the other rooms：
An enormous spout with brown sticky stuff oozing out of it on to the floor 。 。 。
A great； craggy mountain made entirely of fudge； with Oompa…Loompas （all roped together for safety） hacking huge hunks of fudge out of its sides 。 。 。
A machine with white powder spraying out of it like a snowstorm 。 。 。
A lake of hot caramel with steam ing off it 。 。 。
A village of Oompa…Loompas； with tiny houses and streets and hundreds of Oompa…Loompa children no more than four inches high playing in the streets 。 。 。
And now the lift began flattening out again； but it seemed to be going faster than ever； and Charlie could hear the scream of the wind outside as it hurtled forward 。 。 。 and it twisted 。 。 。 and it turned 。 。 。 and it went up 。 。 。 and it went down 。 。 。 and 。 。 。
'I'm going to be sick！' yelled Mrs Teavee； turning green in the face。
'Please don't be sick；' said Mr Wonka。
'Try and stop me！' said Mrs Teavee。
'Then you'd better take this；' said Mr Wonka； and he swept his magnificent black top hat off his head； and held it out； upside down； in front of Mrs Teavee's mouth。
'Make this awful thing stop！' ordered Mr Teavee。
'Can't do that；' said Mr Wonka。 'It won't stop till we get there。 I only hope no one's using the other lift at this moment。'
'What other lift？' screamed Mrs Teavee。
'The one that goes the opposite way on the same track as this one；' said Mr Wonka。
'Holy mackerel！' cried Mr Teavee。 'You mean we might have a collision？'
'I've always been lucky so far；' said Mr Wonka。
'Now I am going to be sick！' yelled Mrs Teavee。
'No； no！' said Mr Wonka。 'Not now！ We're nearly there！ Don't spoil my hat！'
The next moment； there was a screaming of brakes； and the lift began to slow down。 Then it stopped altogether。
'Some ride！' said Mr Teavee； wiping his great sweaty face with a handkerchief。
'Never again！' gasped Mrs Teavee。 And then the doors of the lift slid open and Mr Wonka said； 'Just a minute now！ Listen to me！ I want everybody to be very careful in this room。 There is dangerous stuff around in here and you must not tamper with it。'
26
The Television…Chocolate Room
The Teavee family； together with Charlie and Grandpa Joe； stepped out of the lift into a room so dazzlingly bright and dazzlingly white that they screwed up their eyes in pain and stopped walking。 Mr Wonka handed each of them a pair of dark glasses and said； 'Put these on quick！ And don't take them off in here whatever you do！ This light could blind you！'
As soon as Charlie had his dark glasses on； he was able to look around him in fort。 He saw a long narrow room。 The room was painted white all over。 Even the floor was white； and there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere。 From the ceiling； huge lamps hung down and bathed the room in a brilliant blue…white light。 The room was pletely bare except at the far ends。 At one of these ends there was an enormous camera on wheels； and a whole army of Oompa…Loompas was clustering around it； oiling its joints and adjusting its knobs and polishing its great glass lens。 The Oompa…Loompas were all dressed in the most extraordinary way。 They were wearing bright…red space suits； plete with helmets and goggles — at least they looked like space suits — and they were working in plete silence。 Watching them； Charlie experienced a queer sense of danger。 There was something dangerous about this whole business； and the Oompa…Loompas knew it。 There was no chattering or singing among them here； and they moved about over the huge black camera slowly and carefully in their scarlet space suits。
At the other end of the room； about fifty paces away from the camera； a single Oompa…Loompa （also wearing a space suit） was sitting at a black table gazing at the screen of a very large television set。
'Here we go！' cried Mr Wonka； hopping up and down with excitement。 'This is the Testing Room for my very latest and greatest invention — Television Chocolate！'
'But what is Television Chocolate？' asked Mike Teavee。
'Good heavens； child； stop interrupting me！' said Mr Wonka。 'It works by television。 I don't like television myself。 I suppose it's all right in small doses； but children never seem to be able to take it in small doses。 They want to sit there all day long staring and staring at the screen 。 。 。'
'That's me！' said Mike Teavee。
'Shut up！' said Mr Teavee。
'Thank you；' said Mr Wonka。 'I shall now tell you how this amazing television set of mine works。 But first