I have heard that phrase often since coming to French Africa. Sometimes I'm being asked for money. Other times for food. Or attention. But today's request was unique.
I was in a fabric shop purchasing some cloth. The clerk approached me and appealed in good english:
"Please Madam, please. Give me your sister to marry. I want to marry her!"
I had not expected to receive Natasha's first proposal of marriage, but strange things happen at times.
He was very polite about it (apparently he remembered that I was married from my last visit to the shop with Luke and proposed to an unknown person instead). In spite of that I graciously declined on behalf of my sister.
Sorry for not checking with you first, Tashy. ;)
I was in a fabric shop purchasing some cloth. The clerk approached me and appealed in good english:
"Please Madam, please. Give me your sister to marry. I want to marry her!"
I had not expected to receive Natasha's first proposal of marriage, but strange things happen at times.
He was very polite about it (apparently he remembered that I was married from my last visit to the shop with Luke and proposed to an unknown person instead). In spite of that I graciously declined on behalf of my sister.
Sorry for not checking with you first, Tashy. ;)
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