NOT CIVIL.
It is said that a French office, who bad kept Talleyrand waiting, excused himself by saving be bad been detained' by some pekins. "What are they ?" asked Talleyrand. "Oh," was the reply. "we call everybody who is not military a jekin." "All," said Talleyrand, "we call everybody military who is not-civil."
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Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2650, 8 December 1919, Page 2
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53NOT CIVIL. Cromwell Argus, Volume L, Issue 2650, 8 December 1919, Page 2
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