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"The Nobles," says a French writer, ‘had gone to England to learn to Think, and they brought back the thinking game with them." Talleyrand was a Whist player, and his mot to the youngster who boasted his ignorance of the game [What is a billiards club](https://businessdaily.click/bida/bida-hai-phong-top-5-quan-bida-noi-tieng-phong-trao-choi-bida-tai-hai-phong-n368.html "What is a billiards club") well known, "Vous ne savez pas donc le Whiste, jeune homme?
I could not help thinking that his strange, catchy little laugh was also a symptom of some nervous malady.
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