Vulgar words in George Borrow - The Man and His Books (Page 1)
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He did not see himself as he was, or he would have seen both Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in one, now riding a black Andalusian stallion, now driving an ass before him.
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He was as mysterious as Borrow himself, and being asked why he was taking this particular road, he answered: "It is an affair of Egypt, brother, and I shall not acquaint you with it; peradventure it relates to a horse or an ass, or peradventure it relates to a mule or a _macho_; it does not relate to yourself, therefore I advise you not to inquire about it--_Dosta_..." He carried a loadstone in his bosom and swallowed some of the dust of it, and it served both for passport and for prayers.
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When he had to leave Borrow he sold him a savage and vicious she ass, recommending her for the same reason as he bought her, because "a savage and vicious beast has generally four excellent legs."