"What?" calls Aglet, who had been sidling back toward his emergency escape route. He rushes back to the edge of the shelf to peer in that direction, and just sees Jennifer setting another rabbit in the sink. "What are you going to do with them?" he asks, staring in fascination at the fuzz lumps currently devouring perfectly good celery.

Then he remembers that he was going to get off the top shelf before she thinks to ask how he got up there. Watching to see what she does, he waits for his chance to dart to the back of the shelf and make his way down unseen.