Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0011372, Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:57:33 -0700

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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:32:12 +0400
From: Alexey Sklyarenko <skylark05@mail.ru>
Reply-To: Alexey Sklyarenko <skylark05@mail.ru>
Subject: query re "sratching"
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum

Dear Nabokovians,

Does any of you know if anybody, anywhere, in any language, has said the
following words: "Scratch a Frenchman and you will find a Prussian"? (NOT
"scratch a Russsian and you will find a Tartar"!)
Thank you for your help.

Alexey

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