He did his very best to make the billows smooth and bright.
7 seconds sound clip from the Alice in Wonderland (1951) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:15:18 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Oh, no. you're in much too much of a hurry.
- Well, perhaps I could spare a little time.
- The Walrus and the Carpenter. Or The Story of the Curious Oysters.
- The sun was shining on the sea, shining with all his might.
- He did his very best to make the billows smooth and bright.
- And this was odd because it was the middle of the night.
- The walrus and the carpenter were walking close at hand.
- The beach was wide from side to side, but much too full of sand.
- Mr. Walrus, said the carpenter...
[...]