And never, never told a lie.
CHAPTER III.
MR. PRONOUN.
Allow me to go
instead of you—Mr.
Noun,
it will save trouble
NOUNS
MR. PRONOUN SPEAKS
WHEN the court next assembled, the Judge read aloud all the nouns and articles on the lists, casting a stern glance at little Article at each a, an, or the that he came to, in order to show that they were put in as a punishment for Article’s impudent behaviour the day before. Poor little Article said nothing, and no one having objected to any of the words, the Judge said: “Mr. Noun and Article, since no one finds fault with the words that you claim, I declare them to be lawfully yours. Now, stand aside, and let Mr. Pronoun come forward.”
At these words Mr. Pronoun stood before the Judge. He is something like Mr. Noun, only he is thinner, and looks as if he worked harder.
“Mr. Pronoun?” said Serjeant Parsing, standing up to begin his questioning.
Mr. Pronoun bowed.