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 lap. "I don't think it ever happened before, that any one had to take care of two Queens asleep at once! No, not in all the history of England—it couldn't, you know, because there never was more than one Queen at a time. Do wake up, you heavy things!" she went on, in an impatient tone; but there was no answer but a gentle snoring.

The snoring got more distinct every minute, and sounded more like a tune: at last she could even make out words, and she listened so eagerly that, when the two great heads suddenly vanished from her lap, she hardly missed them.

She was standing before an arched doorway, over which were the words, "QUEEN ALICE," in large letters, and on each side of the arch there was a bell-handle; one was marked, "Visitors' Bell," and the other, "Servants' Bell."

"I'll wait till the song's over,"