12 Back to the Chocolate Factory
And then the noise of splintering wood and broken glass andabsolute darkness and the most awful crunching¹ sounds as theElevator rushed on and on, smashing everything before it.
All at once, the crashing noises stopped and the ride becamesmoother and the Elevator seemed to be travelling on guidesor rails, twisting and turning like a roller-coaster. And when thelights came on, Charlie suddenly realized that for the last fewseconds he hadn't been floating at all. He had been standingnormally on the floor. Mr Wonka was on the floor, too, andso was Grandpa Joe and Mr and Mrs Bucket and also thebig bed. As for Grandma Josephine, Grandma Georgina andGrandpa George, they must have fallen right back on to thebed because they were now all three on top of it andscrabbling to get under the blanket.
'We're through!' yelled Mr Wonka. 'We've done it! We're in!'
Grandpa Joe grabbed him by the hand and said, 'Well done,sir! How splendid! What a magnificent job!'
'Where in the world are we now?' said Mrs Bucket.
'We're back, Mother!' Charlie cried. 'We're in the ChocolateFactory!'
'I'm very glad to hear it,' said Mrs Bucket. 'But didn't wecome rather a long way round?'
'We had to,' said Mr Wonka, 'to avoid the traffic.'
'I have never met a man,' said Grandma Georgina, 'who talksso much absolute nonsense!'
'A little nonsense now and then, is relished² by the wisest men,'
Mr Wonka said.
'Why don't you pay some attention to where this crazyElevator's going!' shouted Grandma Josephine. 'And stopfootling about!'
'A little footling round about, will stop you going up the spout,'
said Mr Wonka.
'What did I tell you!' cried Grandma Georgina. 'He's round thetwist! He's bogged³ as a beetle⁴! He's dotty as a dingbat! He'sgot rats in the roof! I want to go home!'
'Too late,' said Mr Wonka. 'We're there!' The Elevator stopped.
The doors opened and Charlie found himself looking out onceagain at the great Chocolate Room with the chocolate river andthe chocolate waterfall, where everything was eatable — thetrees, the leaves, the grass, the pebbles⁵ and even the rocks.
And there to meet them were hundreds and hundreds of tinyOompa-Loompas, all waving and cheering. It was a sight thattook one's breath away. Even Grandma Georgina was stunnedinto silence for a few seconds. But not for long. 'Who in theworld are all those

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