may 4, happy birthday, now is the special day of the alice who visited wonderland. uh oh disney story she said "its also my unbirthday" the day she visited mad hatter but book said may 4! but disney story no date, same story except different date not may 4 so truly unbirthday despite agreeing to date.
continued from: https://thinkforyourselfn8.blogspot.com/2022/04/alice-11a-hatter-testified-edited-by-n.html
continuity: the king accused the deceptive knave, but courts need witnesses.
the King commanded, “Call the first witness.” the White Rabbit blew three trumpet tones, again, before calling, “First witness, the Hatter." He came near and began, "your Majesty.” he was holding a teacup in left hand and buttered bread in the other. “ he began again, “these are due to not finishing my tea when I was called.” King complained, “You should have been finished. What o'clock did you begin?” the mad hatter answered, “Fourteenth of March.”
“15th,” said the March Hare who stood arm-in-arm with the Dormouse who added, "16th.” the jury wrote all three dates on their slates, and then added them! and wrote different totals! k ordered hatter, “Take off your hat.” he corrected the king, “It isn’t mine.” k accused, “not yours? Stolen!” h explained “I keep hats of others to sell.” the Queen put on her spectacles and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale with fear. k ordered, “say your evidence. don’t be nervous or else I’ll decree death.” This added more fear. he was nervously shifting from one foot to the other, so nervous that he bit a large piece out of his teacup! instead of the buttered bread.
Alice felt a very odd sensation. she was beginning to grow larger again. d' who was sitting beside her, complained “you are squeezing me, I can hardly breathe.” Alice explained, “I can’t control it, I’m growing.” d', “You don't have the right to grow here. a', “you’re growing too.” d “i meant "to grow" at your unreasonable and ridiculous fashion.” it stood up and went across the court.
the Queen was still staring at the Hatter and said to an officer, “Bring the list of the singers at the last concert.” the Hatter trembled so much, that he shook both his shoes off. the King warned “say your evidence, or I’ll order your death, even if you’re nervous.” this obviously added fear. Hatter began, in a trembling voice, “your Majesty, buttered bread, the twinkling of the tea.” k' asked him “twinkling of the what?” Hatter answered, “It began with the tea.” k' angrily said, “Obviously twinkling begins with a T. Do you think i dont know?” Hatter continued, "the March Hare said...”
“I didn’t!” the March Hare interrupted in a great hurry. h' “You did.” m.h. “I deny it” k' “He denied it, so erase that part.” h' continued, “the Dormouse said...” but paused looking anxiously to see if it would deny it too: but the Dormouse was asleep so it didnt deny. h' added “After that I cut some more bread." jury bird asked, “what did it say?” h' “That I forgot.” k' “You must remember, or else I’ll decree your death.” The Hatter fearfully dropped his teacup. CRASH and SPLASH. he bowed down on one knee. “I’m a poor man, your Majesty.”
“You’re a poor speaker,” said the King. one of the guinea-pigs clapd. cards "suppressed" it by putting it inside a large canvas bag, which they tied shut. two cards of diamonds sat on it. now she understood the thing that she read in the newspapers about trials, “suppressed by the officers of the court. k said, “If that’s all you know about it, you may go down." h' whined fearfully, “I can’t go lower, I’m kneeling on the floor.” k replied, "you may sit down.”. now the second guinea-pig cheered. h' begged, “I’d rather finish my tea.” he looked anxiously at the Queen. meanwhile cards also suppressed this guinea-pig. k' permitted, “You may go,”
the Hatter hurriedly left the court, with his shoes in his hand. his rush did not save him due to the queen ordering, "take his head off outside.” luckily, the card didnot see the Hatter. by the door people began sneezing. alice knew that the cook was nearing. k ordered, “Call the next witness.” rabbit called the Duchess’s cook who carried the pepper-box in her hand. k commanded, “say your evidence.” c' refused, "i shall not." The King looked anxiously at the White Rabbit, who said, “Your Majesty must cross-examine this witness.” King was folding his arms and frowning at the cook. he asked her "in a deep voice", “What are tarts made of?”
“Pepper, mostly,” said the cook, ending her evidence. dormouse corrected her, "syrup.” in a sleepy voice. Queen shrieked “off with its head" which means without its head. she reconsidered, "or send it out or Suppress it... and off with his whiskers!” during minutes the whole court was in confusion. a card led it out. they all sat again. the cook could not be seen. King spoke with great relief, “Call the next witness.” he added in a low voice to the Queen, “my dear, you must cross-examine the next witness. It makes my forehead ache.” White Rabbit clumsily moved the paper. she was feeling very curious what the next witness would say. she felt surprise, when the White Rabbit announced in a shrill little voice, the name “Alice.”
CHAPTER 12; Alice’s Evidence
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