← there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key, and Alice’s first thought was that it might belong to one of the doors of the hall; 🔊
← She was moving them about as she spoke, but no result seemed to follow, except a little shaking among the distant green leaves. 🔊
← and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution. 🔊
← all except the Lizard, who seemed too much overcome to do anything but sit with its mouth open, gazing up into the roof of the court. 🔊