Alice in Wonderland’s nonsense has helped me make sense of this rabbit hole of a pandemic

How very dare you.

The listener was more than outraged, she was affronted — by my sheer effrontery.

Didn’t I understand, she admonished me, that my guest was a QC, and I was not? How dare I question him — I should shut up and listen!

Not having the time to explain in detail that the very…