The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
— Victor Hugo Modern

Les Miserables

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Les Misérables, Volume IV, Book 1, Chapter 1

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1862

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Humorous

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