AN INDIGNANT FRENCHMAN 



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kicked them over the side into the sea. Barelli was 

 too full of indignation to articulate clearly, and gave 

 the fellow a mingled discourse in English and French, 

 winding up with, " Bless my soul ! I think you crazy. 

 You have so much brains as a starfish. How you think 

 I go back to Auckland ? Ze Devel ! I have to go 

 barefooted. Everybody laugh. Sacre!" 



