` Do n't talk nonsense , ' said Alice more boldly : ` you know you 're growing too . ' ` Yes , but I grow at a reasonable pace , ' said the Dormouse : ` not in that ridiculous fashion . ' And he got up very sulkily and crossed over to the other side of the court . All this time the Queen had never left off staring at the Hatter , and , just as the Dormouse crossed the court , she said to one of the officers of the court , ` Bring me the list of the singers in the last concert ! ' on which the wretched Hatter trembled so , that he shook both his shoes off . ` Give your evidence , ' the King repeated angrily , ` or I 'll have you executed , whether you 're nervous or not . ' ` I 'm a poor man , your Majesty , ' the Hatter began , in a trembling voice , ' -- and I had n't begun my tea -- not above a week or so -- and what with the bread-and-butter getting so thin -- and the twinkling of the tea -- ' ` The twinkling of the what ? ' said the King . ` It began with the tea , ' the Hatter replied . ` Of course twinkling begins with a T ! ' said the King sharply . ` Do you take me for a dunce ? Go on ! ' ` I 'm a poor man , ' the Hatter went on , ` and most things twinkled after that -- only the March Hare said -- ' ' I did n't ! ' the March Hare interrupted in a great hurry . ` You did ! ' said the Hatter . ' I deny it ! ' said the March Hare . ` He denies it , ' said the King : ` leave out that part . '
` Well , XXXXX any rate , the Dormouse said -- ' the Hatter went on , looking anxiously round to see if he would deny it too : but the Dormouse denied nothing , being fast asleep .
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