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Tip had not yet taken his eyes off this wonderful personage. What he saw was a great, round, buglike body supported upon two slender legs which ended in delicate feet—the toes curling upward. TIP HAD NOT YET TAKEN HIS EYES OFF THIS WONDERFUL PERSONAGE WHAT SAW WAS A GREAT ROUND BUG LIKE BODY SUPPORTED UPON TWO SLENDER LEGS WHICH ENDED IN DELICATE FEET THE TOES CURLING UPWARD
ed 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?” “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.” “Pardon me,” returned the Scarecrow. “My brains are slightly mixed since I was last laundered. Would it be improper for me to ask, also, what the ‘T.E.’ at the end of your name stands for?” “Those letters express my degree,” answered the Woggle-Bug, with a condescending smile. “To be more explicit, the initials mean that I am Thoroughly Educated.” “Oh!” said the Scarecrow, much relieved. LY 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 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 PARDON ME RETURNED THE SCARECROW MY BRAINS ARE SLIGHTLY MIXED SINCE I WAS LAST LAUNDERED WOULD IT BE IMPROPER FOR ME TO ASK ALSO WHAT THE T E AT THE END OF YOUR NAME STANDS FOR THOSE LETTERS EXPRESS MY DEGREE ANSWERED THE WOGGLE BUG WITH A CONDESCENDING SMILE TO BE MORE EXPLICIT THE INITIALS MEAN THAT I AM THOROUGHLY EDUCATED OH SAID THE SCARECROW MUCH RELIEVED
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