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124 THE OUEENS 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 confusing it is all the things being alive; for instance, 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.
