Henry V, Act IV. Pistol captures a French soldier on the field of battle. Speaking no French, he says "Come hither, boy; ask me this slave in French what his name is." The boy comes hither and negotiates a ransom; he speaks good French. How and when did this English kid become fluent in this foreign tongue? "Did he learn to speak the lingo from Prince H…
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