“Who was that famous sailor born of St. Malo?”
“Surcouf?”
“Duguay-Trouin.”
Here the Parisian commercial man chimed in:
“Duguay-Trouin? He was captured by the English. He was as agreeable as he was brave. A young English lady fell in love with him. It was she who procured him his liberty.”
At this moment a voice like thunder was heard crying out:
“You are drunk, man!”