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“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.

“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,