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` ` The stable-boy, who was called Sapeur, because he had served in Africa in his youth, entertained other aversions.
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The stable-boy, who was called Sapeur, because he had served in Africa in his youth, entertained other aversions.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8) Boule de Suif and Other Stories Guy de Maupassant 1871
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Here is an account of the way he cheered an old 'Sapeur' whom he find lying in the ward of a military hospital.
Chatterbox, 1905. Various
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"The stable boy, who was called Sapeur, because he had served in Africa in his youth, entertained other opinions.
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De Maupassant Guy de Maupassant 1871
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"The stable-boy, who was called Sapeur, because he had served in Africa in his youth, entertained other aversions.
Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant Guy de Maupassant 1871
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"The stable boy, who was called Sapeur, because he had served in Africa in his youth, entertained other opinions.
Original Short Stories — Volume 03 Guy de Maupassant 1871
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Jackie Nickerson Mens Bizzard, a Kinshasa Sapeur, shows off his suspenders in the Victoire section of the city.
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Sapeur Michel comments on the strange combination of poverty and fashion, "A Congolese sapeur is a happy man even if he does not eat, because wearing proper clothes feeds the soul and gives pleasure to the body."
Boing Boing 2009
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The table had been placed out of doors, under an apple-tree; and from time to time Sapeur had gone to the cellar to draw a jug of cider, everybody was so thirsty.
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` ` ` In the name of all that is holy, how lean she is! 'exclaimed Sapeur, in a contemptuous tone.
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