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is PIG AND PEPPER. croquet.. The Frog-Footman repeated, in the same solemn tone, only changing the order of the words a little, “From the Queen. An inyvitation for the Duchess to play croquet.” Then they both bowed low, and their curls got entangled together. Alice laughed so much at this, that she had to tun back into the wood for fear of their hearing her; and when she next peeped out the Hish-Footman was gone, and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, starmg stupidly up into the sky. Alice went timidly up to the door, and knocked. ‘“There’s no sort of use in knocking,” said the Footman, ‘‘and that for two reasons. First, because Im on the same side of the door as you are; secondly, because they re making such a noise inside, no one could possibly hear you.” And certainly there was a most extraordinary noise going on within—a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great
