All the time they were playing the Queen never left off quarrelling with the other players, and shouting 'Off with his head!' or 'Off with her head!' Those whom she sentenced were taken into custody by the soldiers, who of course had to leave off being arches to do this, so that by the end of half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.
Mentre giocavano, la Regina continuava a querelarsi con gli altri giocatori, gridando sempre: — Tagliategli la testa! — oppure: — Tagliatele la testa! — Coloro ch'erano condannati a morte erano arrestati da soldati che dovevano servire d'archi al gioco, e così in meno di mezz'ora, non c'erano più archi, e tutti i giocatori, eccettuati il Re, la Regina e Alice, erano in arresto e condannati nel capo.