76. The two letters which in nine letters describe the position of one who has been left alone in his extremity are a b and one d. Abandoned.

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77. Usher (us—her).

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78. You can make a Maltese cross with less than twelve unbent and unbroken matches, by striking only one match and dropping it down his back. If the first fails, try another!

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79. We may suppose that there were less vowels than we have now in the early days of Noe, when u and i were not there.

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80. An orange (or—ange).

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