“‘It wouldn’t look nice,’ Alice objected. But Humpty-Dumpty only shut his eyes and said: ‘Wait till you’ve tried.’”


T. L. G., p. 72: “‘And if you take one from three hundred and sixty-five, what remains?’

“‘Three hundred and sixty-four, of course.’

“Humpty-Dumpty looked doubtful. ‘I’d rather see that done on paper,’ he said.”

D. NOMINAL DEFINITION.

T. L. G., p. 73: “‘When I used a word,’ Humpty-Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.’

“‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean different things.’

“‘The question is,’ said Humpty-Dumpty, ‘which is to be master—that’s all.’”

E. CONFORMITY OF A PARADOXICAL LOGIC WITH COMMON-SENSE.