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15. Old Friends are Reunited

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           "I’mgladtohearthat,"saidtheWizard."Iwasafraiditwouldgetmoldyinthattinbodyofyours."

           "Notatall,"returnedNickChopper."Itkeepsfinely,beingpreservedinmyair-tightchest."

           Zebwasalittleshywhenfirstintroducedtothesequeerpeople;buttheyweresofriendlyandsincerethathesoongrewtoadmirethemverymuch,evenfindingsomegoodqualitiesintheyellowhen.Buthebecamenervousagainwhenthenextvisitorwasannounced.

           "This,"saidPrincessOzma,"ismyfriendMr.H.M.Woggle-Bug,T.E.,whoassistedmeonetimewhenIwasingreatdistress,andisnowtheDeanoftheRoyalCollegeofAthleticScience."

           "Ah,"saidtheWizard;"I’mpleasedtomeetsodistinguishedapersonage."

           "H.M.,"saidtheWoggle-Bug,pompously,"meansHighlyMagnified;andT.E.meansThoroughlyEducated.Iam,inreality,averybigbug,anddoubtlessthemostintelligentbeinginallthisbroaddomain."

           "Howwellyoudisguiseit,"saidtheWizard."ButIdon’tdoubtyourwordintheleast."

           "Nobodydoubtsit,sir,"repliedtheWoggle-Bug,anddrawingabookfromitspocketthestrangeinsectturneditsbackonthecompanyandsatdowninacornertoread.

           Nobodymindedthisrudeness,whichmighthaveseemedmoreimpoliteinonelessthoroughlyeducated;sotheystraightwayforgothimandjoinedinamerryconversationthatkeptthemwellamuseduntilbed-timearrived.

           

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