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Identify the verbal irony or pun in the sentence and explain its meaning.

His friend none the wiser, Tom surveyed the results of his whitewashing.

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Answer:None the wiser is a pun and it means failing to understand.

Explanation: Since it says none the wiser it is a pun and means that his friends misunderstood Tom Sawyer.

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