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Tychiades You have stated your case without missing a point, Simon. Do not tell me you were unprepared again; you have been trained in a good school, man. But one thing more I should like to know. There is a nasty sound about the word sponger, dont you think?

Simon See whether I have a satisfactory answer to that. Oblige

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me by giving what you consider the right answers to my questions, Sponging is an old word; what does it really mean?

Tychiades Getting your dinner at some one elses expense.

Simon Dining out, in fact?

Tychiades Yes.

Simon And we may call a sponger an out-diner?

Tychiades The gravamens in that; he should dine at home.

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