At this moment the King , who had been for some time busily writing in his note-book , cackled out ` Silence ! ' and read out from his book , ` Rule Forty-two . ALL PERSONS MORE THAN A MILE HIGH TO LEAVE THE COURT . ' Everybody looked at Alice . ` I 'M not a mile high , ' said Alice . ` You are , ' said the King . ` Nearly two miles high , ' added the Queen . ` Well , I sha n't go , at any rate , ' said Alice : ` besides , that 's not a regular rule : you invented it just now . ' ` It 's the oldest rule in the book , ' said the King . ` Then it ought to be Number One , ' said Alice . The King turned pale , and shut his note-book hastily . ` Consider your verdict , ' he said to the jury , in a low , trembling voice . ` There 's more evidence to come yet , please your Majesty , ' said the White Rabbit , jumping up in a great hurry ; ` this paper has just been picked up . ' ` What 's in it ? ' said the Queen . ' I have n't opened it yet , ' said the White Rabbit , ` but it seems to be a letter , written by the prisoner to -- to somebody . ' ` It must have been that , ' said the King , ` unless it was written to nobody , which is n't usual , you know . ' ` Who is it directed to ? ' said one of the jurymen . ` 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 XXXXX verses . '
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