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The Queen’s Croquet Ground
"Getup! "saidtheQueeninashrill,loudvoice, andthethreegardenersinstantlyjumpedup,andbeganbowingtotheKing,theQueen,theroyalchildren,andeverybodyelse.
"Leaveoffthat! "screamedtheQueen. "Youmakemegiddy. "Andthen,turningtotherose-tree,shewenton"Whathaveyoubeendoinghere?"
"MayitpleaseyourMajesty,"saidTwo,inaveryhumbletone,goingdownononekneeashespoke,"weweretrying—"
"Isee! "saidtheQueen,whohadmeanwhilebeenexaminingtheroses. "Offwiththeirheads! "andtheprocessionmovedon,threeofthesoldiersremainingbehindtoexecutetheunfortunategardeners, whorantoAliceforprotection.
"Yousha’n’tbebeheaded! "saidAlice,andsheputthemintoalargeflower-potthatstoodnear. Thethreesoldierswanderedaboutforaminuteortwo,lookingforthem,andthenquietlymarchedoffaftertheothers.
"Aretheirheadsoff? "shoutedtheQueen.
"Theirheadsaregone,ifitpleaseyourMajesty! "thesoldiersshoutedinreply.
"That’sright! "shoutedtheQueen. "Canyouplaycroquet?"
Thesoldiersweresilent,andlookedatAlice,asthequestionwasevidentlymeantforher.
"Yes! "shoutedAlice.