← and when she next peeped out the Fish-Footman was gone, and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, staring stupidly up into the sky. 🔊
← CHAPTER VIII. The Queen’s Croquet-Ground 🔊
← Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; 🔊
← and, as the doubled-up soldiers were always getting up and walking off to other parts of the ground, Alice soon came to the conclusion that it was a very difficult game indeed. 🔊
← and you’ve no idea how confusing it is all the things being alive; for instance, there’s the arch I’ve got to go through next walking about at the other end of the ground-- 🔊
← ‘but it doesn’t matter much,’ thought Alice, ‘as all the arches are gone from this side of the ground.’ 🔊
← ‘Now, I give you fair warning,’ shouted the Queen, stamping on the ground as she spoke; ‘either you or your head must be off, and that in about half no time! Take your choice!’ 🔊
← ‘Let’s go on with the game,’ the Queen said to Alice; and Alice was too much frightened to say a word, but slowly followed her back to the croquet-ground. 🔊