Having done enough for the country

• 作者: 秦梅
• 来源期刊: 英语知识
• 学科: 文学
• 年，卷（期）: 2000,（11）
• 页数: 1页
• 分类号: H319.4

摘要

A woman imperiously demanded a colonel s commission for her son.Speaking arrogantlyand endlessly,she told Lincoln,“Mr.President,you should know this.My grandfather foughtat Lexington,my father fought at New Orleans,and my husband laid down his life for our coun-try at Monterrey,so...”“Of course, I know this well, madam,”Lincoln interrupted the wom-