‘Very,’ said Alice: ‘--where’s the Duchess?’ 🔊

‘Hush! Hush!’ said the Rabbit in a low, hurried tone. 🔊 He looked

anxiously over his shoulder as he spoke, and then raised himself upon

tiptoe, put his mouth close to her ear, and whispered ‘She’s under

sentence of execution.’ 🔊

‘What for?’ said Alice. 🔊

‘Did you say “What a pity!”?’ the Rabbit asked. 🔊

‘No, I didn’t,’ said Alice: ‘I don’t think it’s at all a pity. I said

“What for?”’ 🔊

‘She boxed the Queen’s ears--’ the Rabbit began. 🔊 Alice gave a little

scream of laughter. 🔊 ‘Oh, hush!’ the Rabbit whispered in a frightened

tone. 🔊 ‘The Queen will hear you! You see, she came rather late, and the

Queen said--’ 🔊

‘Get to your places!’ shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and

people began running about in all directions, tumbling up against each

other; 🔊 however, they got settled down in a minute or two, and the game

began. 🔊