"Look here, my friend. Where was you raised?" demanded Mr. Tarbox.
"Raised?"
"Yes; brought up—born."
"I was born here, among these mountains, monsieur."
"Did you ever go to school?"
"To school—a l'cole? Certainement. I am not one ignorant person," said the landlord, beginning to get angry.
"And you never learned 'in a horn,' or 'over the left?'"
"Non, monsieur."
"Then," said Mr. Tarbox, "it is high time the schools in Switzerland were reorganized. I should like to speak to your school committee."
"School committee?"