Chapter 11
Who Stole the Tarts?The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when
they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of
little birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards: the
Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each
side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rabbit, with a
trumpet in one hand, and a scroll of parchment in the other. In the
very middle of the court was a table, with a large dish of tarts
upon it: they looked so good, that it made Alice quite hungry to
look at them—“I wish they’d get the trial done,” she thought, “and
hand round the refreshments!” But there seemed to be no chance of
this; so she began looking at everything about her to pass away the
time.
Alice had never been in a
