The other guests had taken advantage of the Queen's absence, and were resting in the shade: however, the moment they saw her, they hurried back to the game, the Queen merely remarking that a moment's delay would cost them their lives.
Les autres invités, profitant de l’absence de la Reine, se reposaient à l’ombre, mais sitôt qu’ils la virent ils se hâtèrent de retourner au jeu, la Reine leur faisant simplement observer qu’un instant de retard leur coûterait la vie.