A miniature telescope aimed across a shallow blue tray towards a tiny green figure holding a torch.

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Fabrizio

I can see the Statue of Liberty already!... Very small, of course.

— Titanic

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Our interpretation.

The speaker excitedly claims to see the Statue of Liberty, then adds the modest qualification that it looks very small. The second sentence gently reduces the scale of the announcement. The humour lies in enthusiasm immediately tempered by a practical admission.

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