Adventures in Servia, or, The experiences of a medical free lance among the Bashi-Bazouks, etc / by Dr. Alfred Wright ; edited by A.G. Farquhar-Bernard ; with sixteen drawings by the editor.

  • Wright, Alfred.
Date:
1884
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Credit: Adventures in Servia, or, The experiences of a medical free lance among the Bashi-Bazouks, etc / by Dr. Alfred Wright ; edited by A.G. Farquhar-Bernard ; with sixteen drawings by the editor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ No, of course not,” replied I. “ The Romans never said things of that sort to one another.” “What dummies they must have been, then,” replied my friend in disgust. For a few seconds we were silent. All at once Hiems brightened up again. “ What is the Latin for ‘ This ’ ? ” said he. “ What ? ” said I, not knowing what he was alluding to. “ This,” said he again with considerable emphasis. “ Which ? ” said I, quite puzzled. “ What a fellow you are ! Why This, the article, noun, adjective, pronoun, or whatever you like to call it. —This” “ Oh ah ! Now I see,” said I, perceiving that he meant the word this. The Latin for this is Hie.” “ Why could not you have said so before then ? ” replied he, tartly ; “ and what is the Latin for is ? ” “ Est,” rejoined I, without a moment’s hesitation. “ And for ‘ beautiful ’ ? ” “ Pulcher.” “Now we are getting on,” said Hiems; “and for ‘beer’?” “ I don’t know. Call it wine, vinum.” “ All right; that will do, I suppose.” Then to the priest, “ Hie est pulcher vinum.” For a moment our companion was puzzled. Then his face beamed with a smile of intelligence. He nodded, grasped Hiems by the hand, and said,—