The Queen turned crimson with fury, and, after glaring at her for a

moment like a wild beast, screamed ‘Off with her head! Off--’ 🔊

‘Nonsense!’ said Alice, very loudly and decidedly, and the Queen was

silent. 🔊

The King laid his hand upon her arm, and timidly said ‘Consider, my

dear: she is only a child!’ 🔊

The Queen turned angrily away from him, and said to the Knave ‘Turn them

over!’ 🔊

The Knave did so, very carefully, with one foot. 🔊

‘Get up!’ said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice, and the three

gardeners instantly jumped up, and began bowing to the King, the Queen,

the royal children, and everybody else. 🔊

‘Leave off that!’ screamed the Queen. ‘You make me giddy.’ 🔊 And then,

turning to the rose-tree, she went on, ‘What have you been doing here?’ 🔊

‘May it please your Majesty,’ said Two, in a very humble tone, going

down on one knee as he spoke, ‘we were trying--’ 🔊