← ‘I beg your pardon!’ said the Mouse, frowning, but very politely: ‘Did you speak?’ ‘Not I!’ said the Lory hastily. 🔊
← ‘I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,’ Alice replied very politely, ‘for I can’t understand it myself to begin with; 🔊
← ‘I don’t know of any that do,’ Alice said very politely, feeling quite pleased to have got into a conversation. 🔊
← ‘I don’t quite understand you,’ she said, as politely as she could. 🔊
← ‘My name is Alice, so please your Majesty,’ said Alice very politely; 🔊
← ‘I think I should understand that better,’ Alice said very politely, ‘if I had it written down: but I can’t quite follow it as you say it.’ 🔊