“ Why a thousand people are not run over and crippled every day is a mystery that no man can solve. ”
Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad (1869). copy citation
| Author | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Source | The Innocents Abroad |
| Topic | mystery cripple |
| Date | 1869 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3176/3176-h/3176-h.htm |
Context
“There are seldom any sidewalks, and when there are, they are not often wide enough to pass a man on without caroming on him. So everybody walks in the street--and where the street is wide enough, carriages are forever dashing along. Why a thousand people are not run over and crippled every day is a mystery that no man can solve. But if there is an eighth wonder in the world, it must be the dwelling-houses of Naples. I honestly believe a good majority of them are a hundred feet high! And the solid brick walls are seven feet through.”
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