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Which sentence uses humor in this excerpt from Charles Farrar Browne's "Interview with President Lincoln"? "Mr. Linkin, who do you spect I air?" sed I. "A orfice-seeker, to be sure," sed he. "Wall, sir," sed I, "you's never more mistaken in your life You hain't gut a orfiss I'd take under no circumstances Repose in Abraham's Buzzum!" sed one of the orfice seekers

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I'm the father of Twins, and they look like me--BOTH OF THEM

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if you don't get why this is humor I don't know what to tell you

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The sentence that uses humor in the excerpt from Charles Farrar Browne's interview with President Lincoln is this one.

""Wall, sir," sed I, "you's never more mistaken in your life. You hain't gut a orfiss I'd take under no circumstances. I'm A. Ward. Wax figgers is my perfeshun. I'm the father of Twins, and they look like me--BOTH OF THEM. I *** to pay a friendly visit to the President eleck of the United States. If so be you wants to see me, say so,--if not, say so I'm orf like a jug handl"
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