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Humpty Dumpty

           ‘Somepeople,’saidHumptyDumpty,lookingawayfromherasusual,‘havenomoresensethanababy!’

           Alicedidn’tknowwhattosaytothis:itwasn’tatalllikeconversation,shethought,asheneversaidanythingtoher;infact,hislastremarkwasevidentlyaddressedtoatreesoshestoodandsoftlyrepeatedtoherself:

           

           ‘HumptyDumptysatonawall:

           HumptyDumptyhadagreatfall.

           AlltheKing’shorsesandalltheKing’smen

           Couldn’tputHumptyDumptyinhisplaceagain.

           

           ‘Thatlastlineismuchtoolongforthepoetry,’sheadded,almostoutloud,forgettingthatHumptyDumptywouldhearher.

           ‘Don’tstandtherechatteringtoyourselflikethat,’HumptyDumptysaid,lookingatherforthefirsttime,‘buttellmeyournameandyourbusiness.

           ‘MynameisAlice,but

           ‘It’sastupidenoughname!’HumptyDumptyinterruptedimpatiently.‘Whatdoesitmean?’

           ‘mustanamemeansomething?’Aliceaskeddoubtfully.

           ‘Ofcourseitmust,’HumptyDumptysaidwithashortlaugh:‘mynamemeanstheshapeIamandagoodhandsomeshapeitis,too.Withanamelikeyours,youmightbeanyshape,almost.

           ‘Whydoyousitouthereallalone?’saidAlice,notwishingtobeginanargument.

           ‘Why,becausethere’snobodywithme!’criedHumptyDumpty.‘DidyouthinkIdidn’tknowtheanswertothat?Askanother.

           ‘Don’tyouthinkyou’dbesaferdownontheground?’Alicewenton,notwithanyideaofmakinganotherriddle,butsimplyinhergood-naturedanxietyforthequeercreature.

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