compatriottes

Updated: May 24, 2025

"Then I am wrong, after all," said I to myself. "Has she a husband, Sir?" "Pardonnez-moi, elle est veuve, mais elle a un petit garçon de cinq ans, beau comme un ange." "That is her," said I again, reviving. "Is she a Frenchwoman?" "Du tout, Monsieur, elle est une de vos compatriottes; c'est un fort joli exemplaire."

Frederick Marryat - Frank Mildmay : Or, The Naval Officer