By the way, I told them you were a great English Milord, so please keep up the character." "I will try to do credit to the peerage." "And if you would not mind throwing in a word of English every now and then ...

a little Goddam, for instance..

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Eh ?" I laughed and shook my head.
"I will pose for you as Milord with all the pleasure in life," I said; "only I cannot undertake to pose for the traditional Milord of the Bouffes Parisiens! However, I will speak some English, and, if you like, I'll know no French." "No, no--_diable_! you must know a little, or I can't exchange a word with you.

But very little--the less the better.