I should have thought, though, I could come in with a verdict as well as they.

Now then, you there!" said he, addressing the convicts round me, "answer to your names." And he proceeded to call the names out from the catalogue.
When a dozen had answered, Anne of Cleeves said, "That's enough, Henry dear; we've got twelve." "Oh, have we ?" said he.

"You can have more if you like, you know; there's plenty left." The ladies, however, decided that a dozen was enough, and the trial began.
"Prisoner at the bar," said Edward the Black Prince, who was acting as usher, "are you guilty or not guilty ?" "What's the use of asking him that," said Henry the Eighth, "when everybody knows, eh ?" John here began to explain that he had arranged the matter in Magna Charta, whereupon the judge exclaimed-- "Oh, gracious! if we're to have that up every two minutes I'll adjourn the court! Now, you there!" said he to me; "why don't you answer ?" I tried in dumb show to explain that I was not aware what I was being tried for; but as no one saw the point of my answer, I tremblingly pleaded "Not guilty." "Oh," said Henry, growing very red in the face, "all right! Now, somebody, let's have the indictment!" To my horror, I suddenly saw reflected on a screen, in large characters, at the far end of the room, my recent examination paper, with all my answers appended thereto! As I staggered back in terror, Henry laughed.
"Too late now," said he; "you've said `Not guilty', so you've got to be tried--got to be tried.

Eh, what?
Now start away; begin at the top.
What's that he says about Alfred the Great?
Where is Alf, by the way ?" "Oh," said Edward the Third, "he can't come.

The fact is, they've taken him and dressed him up as a French General, and he's so awfully busy, he says, you'd better let his part of the thing slide." "All serene!" replied Henry.