Excerpt from Les Marieurs Écossais, ou une Matinée A Gretna Green: Comédie-Vaudeville, en un Acte
Bien compris Tu n'as seulement pas ç'couté un et pourtant ce'la devrait Ton père gagne plus à ce mener qu à sa Mais çahn'a que l'amour en tête.
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