before she got into the court

The next witness was the Duchess’s cook. She carried the pepper-box in her hand, and Alice guessed who it was, even before she got into the court, by the way the people near the door began sneezing all at once. (Lewis Carroll / Alice in Wonderland)

Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra. premiered by the Israel Contemporary Players, Yael Barolsky - soloist, Ilan Volkov - Conductor