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enough of it now in sight, and no more of it
appeared.
“| dont think they play at all fairly,” Alice
began, in rather a complaining tone, “and they
all quarrel so dreadfully one can’t hear oneself
speak—and they dont seem to have any rules
in particular; at least, if there are, nobody
attends to them—-and you've no idea how con¬
fusing it is all the things being alive; for in¬
stance, there’s the arch I’ve got to go through
next walking about at the other end of the
eround —and I should have croqueted the
(Jueen’s hedgehog just now, only it ran away
when it saw mine coming!”
‘How do you like the Queen?” said the Cat
in a low voice.
“Not at all,” said Alice: “shes so ex¬
° Just then she noticed that the
Queen was close behind her, listening: so she
tremely—
went on, “—likely to win, that it’s hardly worth
while finishing the game.”
The Queen smiled and passed on.