One day a man was taunting Alexandre Dumas，the greatFrench novelist，with his ancestry．

“Why，” snarled the fellow，“you are a quadroon；yourfather was a mulatto，and your grandfather was a negro．”

“Yes，” roared Dumas，“and，if you wish to know'mygreatgrandfather was a monkey． In fact， my pedigree beganwhere yours terminates．”

56．仲马

有一天，一个人在嘲弄法国大小说家亚历山大·仲马，讥笑他的祖先。

那家伙厉声说：“唔，你是四分之一黑白混血儿，你父亲是黑白混血儿，而你的祖父是个黑人。”

“是的，”仲马大声回敬：“还有呢，如果你想知道的话， 我的曾祖父是一只猴子。其实我的血统起始于你的血统终止的地方。”