Do n't go splashing paint over me like that ! ' ' I could n't help it , ' said Five , in a sulky tone ; ` Seven jogged my elbow . ' On which Seven looked up and said , ` That 's right , Five ! Always lay the blame on others ! ' ` YOU 'D better not talk ! ' said Five . ' I heard the Queen say only yesterday you deserved to be beheaded ! ' ` What for ? ' said the one who had spoken first . ` That 's none of YOUR business , Two ! ' said Seven . ` Yes , it IS his business ! ' said Five , ` and I 'll tell him -- it was for bringing the cook tulip-roots instead of onions . ' Seven flung down his brush , and had just begun ` Well , of all the unjust things -- ' when his eye chanced to fall upon Alice , as she stood watching them , and he checked himself suddenly : the others looked round also , and all of them bowed low . ` Would you tell me , ' said Alice , a little timidly , ` why you are painting those roses ? ' Five and Seven said nothing , but looked at Two . Two began in a low voice , ` Why the fact is , you see , Miss , this here ought to have been a RED rose-tree , and we put a white one in by mistake ; and if the Queen was to find it out , we should all have our heads cut off , you know . So you see , Miss , we 're doing our best , afore she comes , to -- ' At this moment Five , who had been anxiously looking across the garden , called out ` The Queen ! The Queen ! ' and the three gardeners instantly threw themselves flat upon their faces .
There was a sound XXXXX many footsteps , and Alice looked round , eager to see the Queen .
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