Alice was rather doubtful whether she ought not to lie down on her face like the three gardeners, but she could not remember ever having heard of such a rule at processions; 'and besides, what would be the use of a procession,' thought she, 'if people had all to lie down upon their faces, so that they couldn't see it?'
Alice non sapeva se dovesse prosternarsi, come i tre giardinieri, ma non potè ricordarsi se ci fosse un costume simile nei cortei reali. “E poi, a che servirebbero i cortei, — riflettè, — se tutti dovessero stare a faccia per terra e nessuno potesse vederli?”