Question

why could taplow not understand mr crocker harris joke?why did then he laugh at it?

Answer 1

One day Mr. Crocker-Harris made one of his classical jokes. Nobody understood and hence nobody laughed. Still Taplow knew that Mr. Crocker-Harris meant something funny and he laughed out of courtesy. Mr. Crocker-Harris said that he was impressed by the progress made by Taplow what others in his form (class) could not and then asked Taplow to explain to the whole class what he had understood.  

Answer 2

Explanation:

Taplow could not understand Crocker' s joke because it was it tough Latin . Even then Taplow laughed at it . He did so out of ordinary politeness.