Stranica 131 [131]
CKOOU ET-GKOUN D. 115
two, as the soldiers did. After these came the
royal children; there were ten of them, and
the little dears came jumping merrily along
‘hand in hand, in couples: they were all orna¬
mented with hearts. Next came the guests,
mostly Kings and Queens, and among them
Alice recognised the White Rabbit: it was talk¬
ing in a hurried nervous manner, smiling at
everything that was said, and went by without.
noticing her. Then followed the Knave of
Hearts, carrying the King’s crown on a crimson
velvet cushion; and, last of all this grand pro¬
cession, came THE KING AND QUEEN OF
HEARTS.
Alice was rather doubtful whether she ought
not to le down on her face like the three
gardeners, but she could not remember ever
having heard of such a rule at processions; “and
besides, what would be the use of a procession,”
thought she, “if people had all to lie down on
their faces, so that they couldn’t see it?” So
she stood where she was, and waited.