fellow-country-woman

Updated: July 13, 2025

To speak in a foreign language with a fellow-country-woman without any necessity would be like acting a charade, and a very uncomfortable thing." "I think a charade is very amusing," she answered; "but just as you like. Opportunities of speaking English are not far to seek. Most of the visitors at the hotel are English. I dare say you have noticed it already. But they are not the best sort.

Max Simon Nordau - The Malady of the Century