On the other side of the wall from Alice, was the face of a rat. It stood upright on its hind legs, forelimbs curled up to its body. The rat sniffed around as it fell to the ground with a loud thud. Though it was a rat, it was about the size of an adult dog. It stared Alice threateningly in the face, and let out a loud squeal.
As the rat let out its shrill cry, the sound of rattling came soon to accompany it as rats climbed out through the holes one by one. The other side of the wall, was in fact filled with rats, and they seemed to be nesting within the holes.