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THE TARTS? 175 out. “Behead that Dormouse! Turn that Dormouse 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!"
