Chapter VIII. The Queen’s Croquet-Ground

The Queen's authority arrives in a garden where roses, rules, and croquet equipment all refuse to behave normally.

The Queen's authority arrives in a garden where roses, rules, and croquet equipment all refuse to behave normally.

Gardeners painting the roses.
The playing-card gardeners try to correct their mistake before the Queen arrives.
Alice plays croquet with flamingoes and hedgehogs.
The Queen's game turns equipment, rules, and authority into moving targets.

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