POOR CHAP!
Tommy in khaki stood in a street in a French town and watched a wedding party drive away. It seemed to be a function of some importance, for the whole town had turned out to witness it. “I say,” said Tommy to a bystander, pointing to the bridegroom, “who’s that ?” “Comprends pas” (“I don’t understand"), was the reply. Next day, in the same street, he saw a funeral procession. Again his curiosity was aroused. “Whose funeral?” he asked of a gendarme. “Comprends pas.” “Comprends pas ? Poor old Comprends pas ! And it was only yesterday he was married 1”
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 48, 22 June 1917, Page 2
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100POOR CHAP! Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 48, 22 June 1917, Page 2
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