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out. “Behead that Dormouse! Turn that Dor¬
mouse out of court! Suppress him! Pinch him!
Off with his whiskers !”
For some minutes the whole court was in
confusion, getting the Dormouse turned out, and,
by the time they had settled down again, the
cook had disappeared.
“Never mind!” said the King, with an air
of oreat relief. “Call the next witness.” And,
he added in an under-tone to the Queen,
“ Really, my dear, you must cross-examine the
next witness. It quite makes my forehead ache!’
Alice watched the White Rabbit as he fumbled
over the list, feeling very curious to see what
the next witness would be like, “—for they
havent got much evidence yet,” she said to
herself. Imagine her surprise, when the White .
Rabbit read out, at the top of his shrill little
voice, the name "Alice!"