King reflecting in courtdetails

The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. ‘Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?’ he asked.

‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’

[... the White Rabbit recites a poem ...]

‘That’s the most important piece of evidence we’ve heard yet,’ said the King, rubbing his hands; a1so now let the jury—’