The hatter bit his teacup

The hatter bit his teacup, an illustration by John Vernon Lord in Lewis Carroll's 

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Artists' Choice Editions, 2009.

The text:

 'Take off your hat,' the King said to the Hatter.

 'It isn't mine,' said the Hatter.

'Stolen!' the King exclaimed, turning to the jury, who instantly made

a memorandum of the fact.

 'I keep them to sell,' the Hatter added as an explanation; 'I've none

of my own. I'm a hatter.'

Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring at the

Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.

'Give your evidence,' said the King; 'and don't be nervous, or I'll

have you executed on the spot.'

This did not seem to encourage the witness at all: he kept shifting

from one foot to the other, looking uneasily at the Queen, and in his

confusion he bit a large piece out of his teacup instead of the bread-

and-butter.