Two
men,
members {of a religious order},
wanted to smoke
(Inf - DO of "wanted") [while
walking
{in the garden}.] /
They
agreed
[that each
would ask his
superior
{for
permission}.] /
The first one
returned to
find (Inf
- Adverb (result) to
"returned") the
second one smoking
(Gerundive to "one"Note
#1)
and complained
indignantly:
["I
was
refused!"] /
["What
did you
ask?"]
inquired
the second one.
/
"I asked
[if
I could
smoke [while meditating."]]
/
"Oh," [said
the other,
blowing
(Gerundive to "other")
his
smoke
(DO of "blowing") reflectively,]
"I asked
[if I
could
meditate [while
smoking!"]]
/
Baude's Handbook of Humor for All Occasions.
Compiled by Jacob M. Braude.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1958. p. 166.
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