` It is n't directed at all , ' said the White Rabbit ; ` in fact , there 's nothing written on the OUTSIDE . ' He unfolded the paper as he spoke , and added ` It is n't a letter , after all : it 's a set of verses . ' ` Are they in the prisoner 's handwriting ? ' asked another of the jurymen . ` No , they 're not , ' said the White Rabbit , ` and that 's the queerest thing about it . ' -LRB- The jury all looked puzzled . -RRB- ` He must have imitated somebody else 's hand , ' said the King . -LRB- The jury all brightened up again . -RRB- ` Please your Majesty , ' said the Knave , ' I did n't write it , and they ca n't prove I did : there 's no name signed at the end . ' ` If you did n't sign it , ' said the King , ` that only makes the matter worse . You MUST have meant some mischief , or else you 'd have signed your name like an honest man . ' There was a general clapping of hands at this : it was the first really clever thing the King had said that day . ` That PROVES his guilt , ' said the Queen . ` It proves nothing of the sort ! ' said Alice . ` Why , you do n't even know what they 're about ! ' ` Read them , ' said the King . The White Rabbit put on his spectacles . ` Where shall I begin , please your Majesty ? ' he asked .
` Begin XXXXX the beginning , ' the King said gravely , ` and go on till you come to the end : then stop . '
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