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"It means, my dear friend," explained the Woggle Bug, "that our language contains many words having a double meaning; and that to pronounce a joke that allows both meanings of a certain word, proves the joker a person of culture and refinement, who has, moreover, a thorough command of the language." IT MEANS MY DEAR FRIEND EXPLAINED THE WOGGLE BUG THAT OUR LANGUAGE CONTAINS MANY WORDS HAVING A DOUBLE MEANING AND THAT TO PRONOUNCE A JOKE THAT ALLOWS BOTH MEANINGS OF A CERTAIN WORD PROVES THE JOKER A PERSON OF CULTURE AND REFINEMENT WHO HAS MOREOVER A THOROUGH COMMAND OF THE LANGUAGE
] [Illustration: image177] Old Mombi indulges in Witchcraft They soon discovered that the Saw-Horse limped, for his new leg was a trifle too long. So they were obliged to halt while the Tin Woodman chopped it down with his axe, after which the wooden steed paced along more comfortably. But the Saw-Horse was not entirely satisfied, even yet. “It was a shame that I broke my other leg!” it growled. “On the contrary,” airily remarked the Woggle-Bug, who was walking alongside, “you should consider the accident most fortunate. For a horse is never of much use until he has been broken.” “I beg your pardon,” said Tip, rather provoked, for he felt a warm interest in both the Saw-Horse and his man Jack; “but permit me to say that your joke is a poor one, and as old as it is poor.” “Still, it is a Joke,” declared the Woggle-Bug; firmly, “and a Joke derived from a play upon words is considered among educated people to be eminently proper.” “What does that mean?” enquired the Pumpkinhead, stupidly. ER VOX DOT ORG THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ BY L FRANK BOUM CHAPTER FOURTEEN OLD MOMBIE INDULGES IN WITCHCRAFT THEY SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE SAW HORSE LIMPED FOR HIS NEW LEG WAS A TRIFLE TOO LONG SO THEY WERE OBLIGED TO HALT WHILE THE TIN WOODMAN CHOPPED IT DOWN WITH HIS AXE AFTER WHICH THE WOODEN STEED PACED ALONG MORE COMFORTABLY BUT THE SAW HORSE WAS NOT ENTIRELY SATISFIED EVEN YET IT IS A SHAME THAT I BROKE MY OTHER LEG IT GROWLED ON THE CONTRARY AIRILY REMARKED THE WOGGLE BUG WHO WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE ACCIDENT MOST FORTUNATE FOR A HORSE IS NEVER OF MUCH USE UNTIL HE HAS BEEN BROKEN I BEG YOUR PARDON SAID TIP RATHER PROVOKED FOR HE FELT A WARM INTEREST IN BOTH THE SAW HORSE AND HIS MAN JACK BUT PERMIT ME TO SAY THAT YOUR JOKE IS A POOR ONE AND AS OLD AS IT IS POOR STILL IT IS A JOKE DECLARED THE WOGGLE BUG FIRMLY AND A JOKE DERIVED FROM A PLAY UPON WORDS IS CONSIDERED AMONG EDUCATED PEOPLE TO BE EMINENTLY PROPER WHAT'S THAT MEAN INQUIRED THE PUMPKINHEAD STUPIDLY
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