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The proprietor of the dog, a young Frenchman, dressed very much "_en calicot_," did not, however, seem quite so much amused with this practical joke; he cocked his hat fiercely on one side, raised his figure to the utmost of its height, and walking up, en grand militaire addressed McElvina, with "_Comment, monsieur, vous avez fait une grande betise-la--vous m'insultez I think I had better not understand French," said McElvina, aside to Debriseau; then turning to the Frenchman, with a grave face, and air of incomprehension,--"What did you say, sir Ah!— The King's Own
You give it up for what?--for a betise, for an absurd scruple.— The History of Pendennis
I grew to find a certain grim fascination in deciding in advance exactly which wrong thing he'd select; and I acquired an astonishing skill at the game The worst of it was that his betise wasn't of the too obvious sort.— Tales of Men and Ghosts
Les griffes ou serres de vautour données à Georges indiquent sa rapacité et la queue de dindon annonce sa betise.— BibliOdyssey
"French esprit may soon evaporate into Parisian _betise_.— The Parisians — Volume 02
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