Word: maise
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"Mais, oui."
"Mais, mon ami!" responded M. Briand, advancing a purposely weak argument, "I fear it would be a great hardship to move our troops in the cold winter months. Why not wait till Spring?"
"Mais certainment! But nothing controversial," with a smile, "And now, gentlemen, please, no more questions. I do not excite myself. I take precautions. I find at seventy-six that I must be careful. So I play backgammon. . . ."
"Mais! Qu'ils sont touchés par le soleil!" Thus cried admiring Belgians to one another, last week, as they welcomed home to Brussels beloved King Albert and
French aristocracy has, in the main, a healthy contempt for le T. S. F.;* but, recently, when famed coutourier Paul Poiret spoke over ether waves at Paris, he was widely listened to - for M. Poiret had a grievance. He complained - as does many a great artist who executes the commissions...