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A maid in ye olde English estate approaches the head butler and timidly asks"Excuse me sir, but what is a 'Faux pas?'"
Jeeves looks down his nose at the simple girl and begins:"You will recall how M'Lady had invited the Archbishop to visit today as the roses in the garden were exquisite?" The girl nods.
"And you will also remember that whilst the Archbishop was admiring M'Lady's roses, he perchanced to prick his finger upon a thorn?" Again she nods.
"Now listen carefully!" he commands. "Later, when M'Lady was serving tea and enquired of the Archbishop,'Tell me Archbishop. Does your swollen prick still throb painfully?' And you dropped the tray of silver.... That was a faux pas."
Les
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