`May it please your Majesty,' said Two, in a very humble tone, going down on one knee as he spoke, `we were trying--'
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`I see!' said the Queen, who had meanwhile been examining the roses. `Off with their heads!' and the procession moved on, three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection.
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`You shan't be beheaded!' said Alice, and she put them into a large flower-pot that stood near. The three soldiers wandered about for a minute or two, looking for them, and then quietly marched off after the others.
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`Are their heads off?' shouted the Queen.
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`Their heads are gone, if it please your Majesty!' the soldiers shouted in reply.
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`That's right!' shouted the Queen. `Can you play croquet?'
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