compatriole

Updated: May 14, 2025

Barbier declared that he had always known it, had always realised something in David distinct from the sluggish huckstering English temper. Why, David's mother was from the south of France; his own family came from Carcassonne. No doubt the rich Gascon blood ran in both their veins. Salut au compatriole! Thenceforward there was a greater solidarity between the two than ever.

Mrs. Humphry Ward - The History of David Grieve