← ‘And that’s the jury-box,’ thought Alice, ‘and those twelve creatures,’ (she was obliged to say ‘creatures,’ you see, because some of them were animals, and some were birds,) ‘I suppose they are the jurors.’ 🔊
← ‘Consider your verdict,’ the King said to the jury. 🔊
← ‘Write that down,’ the King said to the jury, 🔊
← ‘But what did the Dormouse say?’ one of the jury asked. 🔊
← ‘That’s very important,’ the King said, turning to the jury. 🔊
← Some of the jury wrote it down ‘important,’ and some ‘unimportant.’ 🔊
← ‘Who is it directed to?’ said one of the jurymen. 🔊
← ‘No, they’re not,’ said the White Rabbit, ‘and that’s the queerest thing about it.’ (The jury all looked puzzled.) 🔊
← (The jury all brightened up again.) 🔊