‘That’s very important,’ the King said, turning to the jury. 🔊 They were
just beginning 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, I meant,’ the King hastily said, and went on
‘important--unimportant--unimportant--important--’ as if he were trying
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. 🔊
At this moment the King, who had been for some time busily writing in
his note-book, cackled out ‘Silence!’ and read out from his book, ‘Rule
Forty-two. All persons more than a mile high to leave the court.’ 🔊
‘I’m not a mile high,’ said Alice.