L'ENTENTE CORDIALE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1012, 10 May 1917, Page 4

L'ENTENTE CORDIALE.

Canon Ilanuay ("George A. Birmingham") tells this story in the "Daily News'': "There is a story told of an English soldier who wished to marry a French gild. Tt seems a wild kind of story, but it will be credible to anyone who knows the extraordinary range and capacity of the Entente language. " '7 suppose,' said the oflicer whoru the man (-(insulted, 'that since you've got engaged to be married to the girl yon speak French?' 'Oh, pretty well, sir," said the man. 'Quite well enough to get on. I know "pas bon'' and "na poo,'' and a few sentences like that.' " 'lt seemed insufficient for the intricacies of courtship.' 'That girl knows English, then*' said the oflicer. 'Pretty well, sir. Quite goon enough to get on with. She knows "Good afternoon." and "Come for a walk,'' ami a few more words like that.' " 'What about the question of religion? 1 said the oiiieer. 'She's a Roman Catholic, I suppose?' 'She was. sir." said the man; 'lint 1 explained all that to her. and she's Church of England now.' "After all, most religious controversy boils down into 'pas bon." said repeatedly, with emphasis, and ail that is really necessary in the renunciation of forsaken faith may lie summed up in the words 'Na I'oo. ' "