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"Being Thoroughly Educated, and knowing what is required of a cultured gentleman, at this juncture I stood upright and, placing my hand upon my bosom, made a very polite bow. BEING THOROUGHLY EDUCATED AND KNOWING WHAT IS REQUIRED OF CULTURED GENTLEMEN AT THIS JUNCTURE I STOOD UPRIGHT AND PLACING MY HAND UPON MY BOSOM MADE A VERY POLITE BOW
stration: image167] “‘My dear children,’ said he, ‘I have captured a Woggle-Bug—a very rare and interesting specimen. Do any of you know what a Woggle-Bug is?’ “‘No!’ yelled the scholars, in chorus. “‘Then,’ said the Professor, ‘I will get out my famous magnifying-glass and throw the insect upon a screen in a highly-magnified condition, that you may all study carefully its peculiar construction and become acquainted with its habits and manner of life.’ “He then brought from a cupboard a most curious instrument, and before I could realize what had happened I found myself thrown upon a screen in a highly-magnified state—even as you now behold me. [Illustration: image169] “The students stood up on their stools and craned their heads forward to get a better view of me, and two little girls jumped upon the sill of an open window where they could see more plainly. “‘Behold!’ cried the Professor, in a loud voice, ‘this highly-magnified Woggle-Bug; one of the most curious insects in existence! ROSS THE HEARTH AND BEFORE I COULD ESCAPE HE CAUGHT ME BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER MY DEAR CHILDREN SAID HE I HAVE CAPTURED A WOGGLE BUG A VERY RARE AND INTERESTING SPECIMEN DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT A WOGGLE BUG IS NO YELLED THE SCHOLARS IN CHORUS THEN SAID THE PROFESSOR I WILL GET OUT MY FAMOUS MAGNIFYING GLASS AND THROW THE INSECT UPON A SCREEN IN A HIGHLY MAGNIFIED CONDITION THAT YOU MAY ALL STUDY CAREFULLY ITS PECULIAR CONSTRUCTION AND BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH ITS HABITS AND MANNER OF LIFE THEN HE BROUGHT FROM A CUPBOARD A MOST CURIOUS INSTRUMENT AND BEFORE I COULD REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED I FOUND MYSELF THROWN UPON A SCREEN IN A HIGHLY MAGNIFIED STATE EVEN AS YOU NOW BEHOLD ME THE STUDENTS STOOD UPON THEIR STOOLS AND CRANED THEIR HEADS FORWARD TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF ME AND TWO LITTLE GIRLS JUMPED UPON THE SILL OF AN OPEN WINDOW WHERE THEY COULD SEE MORE PLAINLY BEHOLD CRIED THE PROFESSOR IN A LOUD VOICE THIS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED WOGGLE BUG ONE OF THE MOST CURIOUS BUGS IN EXISTENCE
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