A Young Man's Heart
“He could read and write (but never did) and add a little and draw people’s faces with considerable accuracy (and often did), and spoke two languages and thought in either one with equal ease, but he had long since forgotten what countries bordered the Caspian Sea and who followed Elizabeth on the throne of England—or even that she had been on the throne of England at any time.
This all came out one evening when he had been unwise enough to sample a quantity of whisky and water in the presence o...f a number of people. Their attention was drawn to him, and someone asked what he did.
“Nothing,” answered Giraldy succinctly.
A shower of suggestions immediately descended from all sides.
“Send him to the States, this is no country for a growing boy.”
“In France are the best schools,” observed one of the butterflies sagely.
Giraldy turned to her and said, “Then, will you pay for the passage?”
She parted her rouged lips in a derisive smile. “If I had the monee to go back, you think I would be here?”MoreLess
This all came out one evening when he had been unwise enough to sample a quantity of whisky and water in the presence o...f a number of people. Their attention was drawn to him, and someone asked what he did.
“Nothing,” answered Giraldy succinctly.
A shower of suggestions immediately descended from all sides.
“Send him to the States, this is no country for a growing boy.”
“In France are the best schools,” observed one of the butterflies sagely.
Giraldy turned to her and said, “Then, will you pay for the passage?”
She parted her rouged lips in a derisive smile. “If I had the monee to go back, you think I would be here?”MoreLess
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