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ALICES EVIDENCE. 179 _ ©What do you know about this business?” the King said to Alice. Wee ae Nothing,” said Alice. ‘Nothing whatever?” persisted the King. ‘Nothing whatever,” said Alice. “That’s very important, the King said, turning to the jury. They were just begining to write this down on their slates, when the White Rabbit interrupted: ‘‘ Unimportant, your Majesty means, of course,” he said in a very respectful tone, but frowning and making faces at him as he spoke. ‘“ Unimportant, of course, | meant,” the King hastily said, and went on to himself in an undertone, “important—unimportant—unimportant—important” as if he were trying which word sounded best. Some of the jury wrote it down “ important,” and some “unimportant.” Alice could see this, as she was near enough to look over their slates: “but it doesn’t matter a bit,” she thought to herself.
