"Call the next witness." And he added in an undertone to the Queen, "Really, my dear, YOU must cross-examine the next witness.

It quite makes my forehead ache!" Alice watched the White Rabbit as he fumbled over the list, feeling very curious to see what the next witness would be like, "-- for they haven't got much evidence YET," she said to herself.

Imagine her surprise, when the White Rabbit read out, at the top of his shrill little voice, the name "Alice!".