slate with one finger, as he found
it made no mark; but he now
hastily began again, using the ink, that was trickling down his face, as
long as it lasted.) 'Then the words don't FIT you,' said the King,
looking round the court with a smile. There was a dead silence. 'It's a
pun!' the King added in an offended tone, and everybody laughed, 'Let
the jury consider their verdict,' the King said, for about the twentieth
time that day. 'No, no!' said the Queen. 'Sentence
first--verdict afterwards.'
'Stuff and nonsense!' said Alice loudly. 'The idea of having the
sentence first!' 'Hold your tongue!' said the Queen, turning purple. 'I
won't!'
said Alice. 'Off with her head!' the Queen shouted
at the top of her voice. Nobody moved. 'Who cares for you?' said Alice,
(she had grown
to her full size
by this time.) 'Y