Two
men,
members
(Appositive to "men")
{of a religious
order},
wanted
to smoke [while
walking
{in the garden}.] / They
agreed [that
each would ask
his
superior
{for
permission}.] /
The first one
returned
to find the
second one smoking
(Noun
Absolute - DO of "to find" 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
(Interjection)," [said
the other,
blowing
his smoke
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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