Word: michele
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Michel: I am a simple functionary. I follow my orders and do not question my superiors...
...laid his camping equipment on the sidewalk and got ready for a siege. Presently le panier a salade (the paddy wagon; literally, salad basket) picked him up and hauled him off to the mairie (town hall) of the sixth arrondissement. There he talked things over with urbane André Michel, commissaire of the arrondissement. The conversation went like this...
...Michel: Monsieur Davis, I am not one of the crowd that listens to your words with religious fervor. And I want you to know, my dear Monsieur Davis, that I am not impressed with the antics of a decadent actor. Do you follow me well...
...Michel: Some do not believe in order. But I do. You are an American...
...Michel: I am not of American origin, nor of British. I am French, Parisian as well. And, my dear Citizen of the World, I do not believe in buffoonery. Do you know the meaning of the word? It is something like what a little dog does, but not quite. France has given you privileges. That is the way France...