(PS... asked the Dormouse and sent his tea up it the air.
The Queen was just about to applaude, but the Hatter was faster.
“Outrageous!”, he said. “You could say that again”, he added.
“How can you talk sensibly about the world if you haven't gone mad about it?”, said the Dormouse.
The others at the table started to whisper to one another agitatedly, taking sides between what the Hatter said. Then, without a warning, the Dormouse's tea - along with thoughtful (or angry, according to other reports) silence fell on the party.
The queen, due to her position, took the brunt of both. She thought for a moment and decided it was time to reassert her authoity, as some of the guests seemed to have something republican about them.
“I hereby declare that it is against the law of the land for someone who hasn't gone mad about the world to talk about it!”, she said.
“Do you think you could fit in my contribution, too?”, asked the Hatter politely.
The Queen gave him a stern look and obliged: “I declare that it is against the law of the land...
“Make it 'the world' ”, suggested Alice.
The Queen gave her a stern look and didn't oblige, “... for someone who hasn't gone mad about the world to talk about it and you could say that again.”
The March Hare leant towards the Queen and explained: “It should be 'against the law and outrageous' ”
“How dare you criticise a Royal statute before you've even seen it!”, yelled the Queen, red in her face (which went beautifully with her Italian designer dress).
“But they haven't been printed yet”, the Hare tried to defend itself. In vain.
“That's the point. Use your head!”, was the Queen's reply, which must have inspired her: “And by the way, off with his head!”
“Outrageous”, said the Hatter.
“Yes, yes - I remember. I'll consider it after the official version is printed", the Queen closed the matter. "We'll have more tea now. And cake", she announced.
