In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke t…

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In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language. ✨ Mark Twain (2008). The Innocents Abroad, p.645, Velvet Element Books
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In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language. ✨ Mark Twain (2008). The Innocents Abroad, p.645, Velvet Element Books

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