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           ‘Consideryourverdict,’theKingsaidtothejury. 

           ‘Notyet,notyet! ’theRabbithastilyinterrupted. ‘There’sagreatdealtocomebeforethat!’ 

           ‘Callthefirstwitness,’saidtheKing; andtheWhiteRabbitblewthreeblastsonthetrumpet,andcalledout,‘Firstwitness! ’ThefirstwitnesswastheHatter. Hecameinwithateacupinonehandandapieceofbread-and-butterintheother. ‘Ibegpardon,yourMajesty,’hebegan,‘forbringingthesein: butIhadn’tquitefinishedmyteawhenIwassentfor.’ 

           ‘Yououghttohavefinished,’saidtheKing. ‘Whendidyoubegin?’ 

           TheHatterlookedattheMarchHare,whohadfollowedhimintothecourt,arm-in-armwiththeDormouse. ‘FourteenthofMarch,Ithinkitwas,’hesaid. 

           ‘Fifteenth,’saidtheMarchHare. 

           ‘Sixteenth,’addedtheDormouse. 

           ‘Writethatdown,’theKingsaidtothejury,andthejuryeagerlywrotedownallthreedatesontheirslates,andthenaddedthemup,andreducedtheanswertoshillingsandpence. 

           ‘Takeoffyourhat,’theKingsaidtotheHatter. 

           ‘Itisn’tmine,’saidtheHatter. 

           ‘Stolen! ’theKingexclaimed,turningtothejury,whoinstantlymadeamemorandumofthefact. 

           ‘Ikeepthemtosell,’theHatteraddedasanexplanation; ‘I’venoneofmyown. I’mahatter.’