It's hard to maintain a reputation for being grim and mysterious when you're accompanied by a brightly clad young thing, skipping merrily along at your side, holding your hand, and smiling sweetly on one and all.

Simon R. Green
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When Alice first meets Humpty Dumpty, she is all alone and still grieving over the loss of her family. Without a word, she begins to describe Humpty as "a great, black, mysterious figure." As Alice continues to walk with Humpty, she sees his smile for the first time and notices that he has a pretty young companion at his side. Knowing what one must look like with a smile on his face, her opinion of Humpty changes dramatically. When Humpty is no longer a gloomy figure, Alice is glad to have been humored by him!

Source: The Unnatural Inquirer

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