RecentLy arrived in France, he cherished three ambitions: to speak French, to get acquainted with the country's drinks, and to create a favourable impression on the blonde estaminet girl.
"What'll you have?" he asked, "Tien clu tout," she replied, "Tien clu tout for two," he ordered.
The laugh of the old-timers made him realize that something was wrong.
"What does it mean?" he inquired, "Nothing at all," they told him.
"You can't persuade me to believe that," he replied. "It must mean something or she wouldn't have asked for it,"
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.