Read Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland Online

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CHAPTER XL WHO STOLE THE TARTS? 


'You may go,' said the King, 
and the Hatter hurriedly left the 
court without even waiting to put his 
shoes on. 

' - and just take his head off out- 
side,' the Queen added to one of the 
officers; but the Hatter was out of 
sight before the officer could get to 
the door. 

'Call the next witness!' said the 
King. 

The next witness was the Duchess's cook. She carried the pepper-box in her 
hand and Alice guessed who it was, even before she got into the court, by the way 
the people near the door began sneezing all at once. 

'Give your evidence,' said the King. 

'Shan't,' said the cook. 

The King looked anxiously at the White Rabbit, who said in a low voice, 'Your 
Majesty must cross-examine this witness.' 

'Well, if I must, I must,' the King said, with a melancholy air, and, after folding 
his arms and frowning at the cook till his eyes were nearly out of sight, he said in 
a deep voice, 'What are tarts made of?' 

'Pepper, mostly,' said the cook. 

'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 cu- 
rious to see what the next witness would be like, ' - for they haven't got much 
evidence yes,' she said to herself. Imagine her surprise, when the White Rabbit 
read out, at the top of his shrill little voice, the name Alice!' 

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