For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what
to do next, 🔊 when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the
wood-- 🔊(she considered him to be a footman because he was in livery:
otherwise, judging by his face only, she would have called him a
fish) 🔊--and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles. 🔊 It was opened
by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a
frog; and both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered hair that curled all
over their heads. 🔊 She felt very curious to know what it was all about,
and crept a little way out of the wood to listen. 🔊
The Fish-Footman began by producing from under his arm a great letter,
nearly as large as himself, and this he handed over to the other,