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Conger Reynolds correspondence, September 1918
1918-09-05 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 3
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was the maid replied "civet." Now that word in English means a very unpleasant animal. I had already eaten some, but I could handle no more. After lunch I hunted up my dictionary and found that "civet" in French means "jugged hare," whatever that is. The word for the animal I thought we were getting is "civette." So I was somewhat relieved, though I shall never want jugged hare. Martine's next faux pas came at dinner last night. We had been hungry for sweet potatoes - and we were not particular what kind; we'd take baked, or fried, or raw. Finally Mangan found some canned S.P's at the commissary. He brought a can to Martine and explained to her how to make
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was the maid replied "civet." Now that word in English means a very unpleasant animal. I had already eaten some, but I could handle no more. After lunch I hunted up my dictionary and found that "civet" in French means "jugged hare," whatever that is. The word for the animal I thought we were getting is "civette." So I was somewhat relieved, though I shall never want jugged hare. Martine's next faux pas came at dinner last night. We had been hungry for sweet potatoes - and we were not particular what kind; we'd take baked, or fried, or raw. Finally Mangan found some canned S.P's at the commissary. He brought a can to Martine and explained to her how to make
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