Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
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for a minute or two, she stood looking at the house and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood. She considered him to be a footman because he wasn't live ary. Otherwise, judging rise face on Lee, she would have called him a fish and rapped loudly at the door with his knuckles. It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face and large eyes like a frog, And both footman Alice noticed, had powdered hair that curled all over their heads. She felt very curious to know what it was all about and crept a little way out of the wood toe. Listen, the fish footman began by producing from under his arm a great letter nearly as large as himself. And this he handed over to the other, saying in a solemn tone for the duchess, an invitation from the queen to play croquet. The frog footmen repeated in the same solemn tone, Onley changing the order of the words A little from the queen, an invitation for the duchess to play croquet. Then they both bowed low and their curls got entangled together. Alice laughed so much of this that she had to run back into the wood for fear of their hearing her. And when she next peeped out, the fish footman was gone and the other was sitting on the ground near the door, staring 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 I'm 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, Ah, constant howling and sneezing. And every now and then a great crash, as if a dish or kettle had broken to pieces, please. Then, said Alice, how am I to get in? There might be some sort of sense in your knocking, the footman went on without attending to her. If we had the door between us, for instance, if you were inside, you might knock and I could let you out, you know, he was looking up into the sky all the time he was speaking, and this Alice thought decidedly uncivil. But perhaps he can't help it, she said to herself. His eyes air so very nearly at the top of his head had any rate, he might answer questions. How might to get in, she repeated aloud. I shall sit here, the footman remarked. Till tomorrow, at this moment, the door of the house opened and a large plate came skimming out straight at the foot Mons head. It just grazed his nose and broke to pieces against one of the trees behind him. Or next day. Maybe, the footman continued in the same tone, exactly as if nothing had happened. How am I to get in? Asked Alice again in a louder tone. Are you to get in at all? Said the footman. That's the first question, you know. It was no doubt Onley. Alice did not like to be told, so it's really dreadful, she muttered herself. The way all the creatures argue, it's enough to drive one crazy. The footman seemed to think this a good opportunity for repeating his remark with variations. I shall sit here, he said, on and off for days and days, but what am I to Dio? Said Alice. Anything you like, said the footman, and began whistling