Just as before, Alice had unconditional trust in the captain's words—she didn't even question why Duncan suddenly needed to use the key again, and happily agreed.
But Duncan still seriously explained to this doll, "I need to enter Alice's Mansion again, to confirm some conjectures about the 'Old World.'"
Alice nodded vigorously, even though she didn't quite understand what the "Old World" the captain mentioned was, but she knew it was a very serious and solemn matter.
Since they had cooperated once before, this time she quickly found a comfortable, stable place to sit down, then turned around to expose the keyhole on her back.
