For some reason this performance struck King as funny.
"Do it again," he said.

"How do you ever squink up your nose like that! Bet you can't do it three times in succession." The audacious Hester tried it, and the result was so ludicrous they all laughed.
"Now look here," went on King, "we're not acquainted with you, but we know you're Hester Corey.

We know you spoiled our Sand Palace, just out of angry spite.

Now, Hester Corey, you've got to be punished for that.
We're peaceable people ourselves, but we're just, also.

We were about to have a nice celebration, but you've put an end to that before it began.
So, instead, we're going to have a trial.