48/119 He did not know the French language in its purity. It would be as if somebody were to undertake to teach English who came from New Hampshire or some such place." The Count said this in entire innocence. It was received with a roar of laughter by the class, and the indignation and wrath of Perry may well be imagined. He was a very accomplished gentleman. His translations of Italian poetry, especially of Dante and Tasso, were exquisite. |