She was walking by the White Rabbit , who was peeping anxiously into her face . ` Very , ' said Alice : ' -- where 's the Duchess ? ' ` Hush ! Hush ! ' said the Rabbit in a low , hurried tone . He looked anxiously over his shoulder as he spoke , and then raised himself upon tiptoe , put his mouth close to her ear , and whispered ` She 's under sentence of execution . ' ` What for ? ' said Alice . ` Did you say `` What a pity ! '' ? ' the Rabbit asked . ` No , I did n't , ' said Alice : ' I do n't think it 's at all a pity . I said `` What for ? '' ' ` She boxed the Queen 's ears -- ' the Rabbit began . Alice gave a little scream of laughter . ` Oh , hush ! ' the Rabbit whispered in a frightened tone . ` The Queen will hear you ! You see , she came rather late , and the Queen said -- ' ` Get to your places ! ' shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder , and people began running about in all directions , tumbling up against each other ; however , they got settled down in a minute or two , and the game began .
XXXXX thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life ; it was all ridges and furrows ; the balls were live hedgehogs , the mallets live flamingoes , and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet , to make the arches .
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