I am dragged in spite of myself in this damn Africa busines… - Jules Devaux

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I am dragged in spite of myself in this damn Africa business; a toy which, it is true, will hurt no one; which excites geographers, but which will make people laugh here.

Jules Devaux

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Jules Devaux (May 1, 1828 Bruges - June 7, 1886 Axenstein), was a Belgian diplomat and close associate of King Leopold II.

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