Alan B. Scrivener begins by reflecting on Charles Dodson / Lewis Carroll:

“Humpty Dumpty: [Having just proved it is 364 times better to celebrate your un-birthday] There’s glory for you!

Alice: I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory.’

Humpty Dumpty: Of course you don’t — ’till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’

Alice: But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument.’

Humpty Dumpty: When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.

Alice: The question is whether you can make words mean so many different things.

Humpty Dumpty: The question is which is to be the master — that’s all.”