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"Sir," said the Woggle Bug, "I take you for a gentleman of judgment and discernment. Does it not occur to you that I am several thousand times greater than any Woggle Bug you ever saw before? Therefore it is plainly evident that I am Highly Magnified, and there is no good reason why you should doubt the fact." SIR SAID THE WOGGLE BUG I TAKE YOU FOR A GENTLEMAN OF JUDGMENT AND DISCERNMENT DOES IT NOT OCCUR TO YOU THAT I AM SEVERAL THOUSAND TIMES GREATER THAN ANY WOGGLE BUG YOU EVER SAW BEFORE THEREFORE IT IS PLAINLY EVIDENT THAT I AM HIGHLY MAGNIFIED AND THERE IS NO GOOD REASON WHY YOU SHOULD DOUBT THE FACT
stranger removed his hat with a flourish, bowed very low, and then responded: “Good morning, one and all. I hope you are, as an aggregation, enjoying excellent health. Permit me to present my card.” With this courteous speech it extended a card toward the Scarecrow, who accepted it, turned it over and over, and handed it with a shake of his head to Tip. The boy read aloud: “MR. H. M. WOGGLE-BUG, T. E.” “Dear me!” ejaculated the Pumpkinhead, staring somewhat intently. “How very peculiar!” said the Tin Woodman. Tip’s eyes were round and wondering, and the Saw-Horse uttered a sigh and turned away its head. “Are you really a Woggle-Bug?” enquired the Scarecrow. “Most certainly, my dear sir!” answered the stranger, briskly. “Is not my name upon the card?” “It is,” said the Scarecrow. “But may I ask what ‘H. M.’ stands for?” “‘H. M.’ means Highly Magnified,” returned the Woggle-Bug, proudly. “Oh, I see.” The Scarecrow viewed the stranger critically. “And are you, in truth, highly magnified?” SCARECROW WAS CALM UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES GOOD MORNING HE SAID POLITELY THE STRANGER REMOVED HIS HAT WITH A FLOURISH BOWED VERY LOW AND THEN RESPONDED GOOD MORNING ONE AND ALL I HOPE YOU ARE AS AN AGGREGATION ENJOYING EXCELLENT HEALTH PERMIT ME TO PRESENT MY CARD WITH THIS COURTEOUS SPEECH IT EXTENDED A CARD TOWARD THE SCARECROW WHO ACCEPTED IT TURNED IT OVER AND OVER AND HANDED IT WITH A SHAKE OF HIS HEAD TO TIP THE BOY READ ALOUD MISTER H M WOGGLE BUG T EAR ME EJACULATED THE PUMPKINHEAD STARING SOMEWHAT INTENTLY HOW VERY PECULIAR SAID THE TIN WOODMAN TIP'S EYES WERE ROUND AND WANDERING AND THE SAW HORSE UTTERED A SIGH AND TURNED AWAY ITS HEAD ARE YOU REALLY A WOGGLE BUG INQUIRED THE SCARECROW MOST CERTAINLY MY DEAR SIR ANSWERED THE STRANGER BRISKLY IS NOT MY NAME UPON THE CARD IT IS SAID THE SCARECROW BUT MAY I ASK WHAT H M STANDS FOR H M MEANS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED RETURNED THE WOGGLE BUG PROUDLY OH I SEE THE SCARECROW VIEWED THE STRANGER CRITICALLY AND ARE YOU IN TRUTH HIGHLY MAGNIFIED
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