‘Treacle,’ said a sleepy voice behind her. 🔊

‘Collar that Dormouse,’ the Queen shrieked 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 great relief. ‘Call the next

witness.’ 🔊 And he added in an undertone 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 haven’t

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!’ 🔊