Too polite

Too polite

– “Yous appelez ce maraud un homme ! ” dit Hérode, “c’est bien de la politesse, mais chrétiennement il ne faut mépriser personne. Au reste, il y a de tout sur ce pont, peut-être même d’honnêtes gens, puisque nous y sommes. D’après le proverbe, on n’y saurait passer sans rencontrer un moine, un cheval blanc et une drôlesse”.


- “You call this rascal a man! ” Herode said, “that’s being too polite, but then again, a christian should despise no one. However, there are all sorts under this brige, perhaps even good people, as we are here ourselves. And as the saying goes, one can’t take this walk without running into a monk, a white horse and a hussy.”

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