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John Francis Pearring
Apr 03, 2025
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Mark Twain

The Innocents Abroad

CHAPTER XI

We were troubled a little at dinner today by the conduct of an American, who talked very loudly and coarsely and laughed boisterously where all others were so quiet and well behaved. He ordered wine with a royal flourish and said: "I never dine without wine, sir" (which was a pitiful falsehood), and looked around …

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