g-taire:those who barely missed becoming historic: joly All these young, maniacal, puny, merry incoh
g-taire:those who barely missed becoming historic: joly All these young, maniacal, puny, merry incoherences lived in harmony together, and the result was an eccentric and agreeable being whom his comrades, who were prodigal of winged consonants, called Jolllly . “You may fly away on the four L’s,” Jean Prouvaire said to him. Joly had a trick of touching his nose with the tip of his cane, which is an indication of a sagacious mind. -- source link