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An Essay on Laughter

Note 240 — Chapter IX · LAUGHTER IN SOCIAL EVOLUTION.

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Wright, op. cit., p. 133. A good story of a retaliative practical joke, carried out by a bachelor on a tavern keeper who had spilt some wine on serving him, is given by Bédier, op. cit., iii., p. 272 ff.

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