A DRAWBACK.
He had applied for a job in a tourist agency, and his only fear was because he did not speak any foreign language. ' "Well, supposing we want to send you over to our Paris office," said the manager, who seemed impressed with the applicant's appearance. "Parlez-vous Francais?" "Wheat?" asked the young man. "Parlcz-vous Francais?" the manager repeated very distinctly. "Sony, I don't quite get you." The manager blushed faintly. '"Speak French?" he said, with a casual air. "Oh," exclaimed tne otheiv beaming, I "perfectly!" ' J "
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 56, 15 September 1928, Page 21
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87A DRAWBACK. Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 56, 15 September 1928, Page 21
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