First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me.
First
Frenchman
:
I
once
heard
someone
shout
,
``
Look
out
,
''
I
put
my
head
out
of
a
window
and
a
basin
of
water
fell
on
me
.
It seems that "Look out" may mean "don't look out."
It
seems
that
``
Look
out
''
may
mean
``
do
n't
look
out
.
''
Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.
Second
Frenchman
:
Once
I
was
on
a
ship
and
heard
the
captain
shout
,
``
All
hands
on
deck
,
''
I
put
my
hands
on
the
deck
and
someone
walked
on
them
.
Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He's not up yet.
Third
Frenchman
:
I
once
visited
an
English
friend
early
in
the
morning
and
the
maid
who
came
to
the
door
and
said
,
``
He
's
not
up
yet
.
Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He's not down yet."
Come
back
in
half
an
hour
,
''
When
I
went
again
for
him
,
she
said
,
``
He
's
not
down
yet
.
''
"If he's not up and he's not down, where is he?"
``
If
he
's
not
up
and
he
's
not
down
,
where
is
he
?
''
I asked.
I
asked
.
She said, "He's still in bed.
She
said
,
``
He
's
still
in
bed
.
When I say 'He's not up' I mean 'he has not yet got up'.
When
I
say
'He
's
not
up
'
I
mean
'he
has
not
yet
got
up
'
.
When I say'He's not down 'I mean 'he has not yet come downstairs."
When
I
say'He
's
not
down
'I
mean
'he
has
not
yet
come
downstairs
.
''
First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that "Look out" may mean "don't look out."  Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.  Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He's not up yet. Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He's not down yet."  "If he's not up and he's not down, where is he?" I asked.  She said, "He's still in bed. When I say 'He's not up' I mean 'he has not yet got up'. When I say'He's not down 'I mean 'he has not yet come downstairs."