'It is but honest that I should acknowledge at the beginning of my recital that I was born an ordinary Woggle-Bug,' began the creature, in a frank and friendly tone. M.' means Highly Magnified,' returned the Woggle-Bug, proudly.

'Dear me' ejaculated the Pumpkinhead, staring somewhat intently. 'You may say what you please,' answered the Tin Woodman, briefly. Would it be improper for me to ask, also, what the 'T.E.' at the end of your name stands for?' 'My brains are slightly mixed since I was last laundered. 'Most certainly, my dear sir' answered the stranger, briskly.

'And are you, in truth, highly magnified?'įor dress the insect wore a dark-blue swallowtail coat with a yellow silk lining and a flower in the button-hole a vest of white duck that stretched tightly across the wide body knickerbockers of fawn-colored plush, fastened at the knees with gilt buckles and, perched upon its small head, was jauntily set a tall silk hat. 'Oh, I see.' The Scarecrow viewed the stranger critically. 'To be more explicit, the initials mean that I am Thoroughly Educated.'

'Those letters express my degree,' answered the Woggle-Bug, with a condescending smile.

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