ic ▁devices ▁W ode house ▁uses ▁for ▁com ic ▁effect ▁is ▁the ▁transferred ▁ep ith et , ▁as ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 1 1 : ▁" He ▁w aved ▁a ▁concerned ▁cig ar ". ▁W ode house ▁occasionally ▁creates ▁hum orous ▁non ce - comp ounds , ▁sometimes ▁by ▁adding ▁the ▁word ▁- jo y ▁to ▁a ▁n oun . ▁This ▁occurs ▁when ▁lip - jo y ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁mean ▁'" m oust ache " ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 4 . ▁( Sim ilar ly , ▁head - jo y ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁mean ▁" h ats " ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 1 ▁of ▁St iff ▁Upper ▁Lip , ▁Je e ves .) ▁Bert ie ▁often ▁lear ns ▁intellectual ▁words ▁from ▁Je e ves ▁and ▁uses ▁them ▁in ▁com ic ▁ways , ▁as ▁when ▁Bert ie ▁references ▁the ▁Latin ▁phrase ▁rem ▁ac u ▁t eg is iti , ▁an ▁expression ▁introduced ▁by ▁Je e ves , ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 2 1 : ▁" It ▁was ▁enough . ▁I ▁saw ▁that , ▁as ▁always , ▁he ▁had ▁t et ig isti - ed ▁the ▁rem ". ▁ ▁Another ▁device ▁used ▁for ▁hum our ▁is ▁the ▁pun . ▁For ▁instance , ▁a ▁pun ▁occurs ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 6 , ▁when ▁Florence ▁tal ks ▁to ▁Bert ie ▁after ▁he ▁has ▁spent ▁a ▁night ▁in ▁j ail :" Are ▁you ▁all ▁right ▁now ?" " Well , ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁pin ched ▁look ." ▁ ▁W ode house ▁often ▁uses ▁com ical ▁names ▁in ▁his ▁stories . ▁Ex amples