As a satirist he exaggerates those features he considers to be characteristic of people's personality and the features of society he selects for magnification are, of course, those of which he disapproves. The result is a juxtaposition, in the reader's mind, of his habitual image of the world and its absurd reflection in the writer's expressions. And thus, humour is achieved. **.
ROLE OF CLOVIS .
One of Saki's preferred and reoccurring characters. This individual serves as a vehicle for Saki's own actions to be carried out in the stories. In Tobermory, Clovis represents the typical Englishman who keeps his composure in delicate situations but adds humour to the circumstances; for example, by his contortion of lips to say -RATS-, or when planning a way of bribing the cat with a box of mice. .
Clovis' quick wits and humour designate him as a threat to the elite's vulnerability that accompanies a pompous and superficial lifestyle. He's like the robin hood of modern society, and aware of how naive the aristocrats are he exploits this to serve his purpose.
ENDING.
"If he was trying German irregular verbs on the poor beast, he deserved all he got-. Saki tends to end his stories with a final humorous, sarcastic line that reflects the general idea of the story, and it is in one of the occasions that his verbal wit is seen at its best.
Other cases of verbal wit in Tobermory:.
"Neither did his exterior suggest the sort of man in whom women are willing to pardon a generous measure of mental deficiency."" (A very funny and intelligent way of suggesting he is not handsome.).
"Cats, those wonderful creatures which have assimilated themselves so marvellously with our civilization while retaining all their highly developed feral instincts."" (Ironic if taken into account the cat's role in the story).
"A Babel-like chorus of startled exclamation arose, amid which the scientist sat mutely enjoying the first fruit of his stupendous discovery.