The Aethiop故事

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The Aethiop故事
            THE PURCHASER of a black servant was persuaded that the color of
            his skin arose from dirt contracted through the neglect of his
            former masters.  On bringing him home he resorted to every means
            of cleaning, and subjected the man to incessant scrubbings.  The
            servant caught a severe cold, but he never changed his color or
            complexion.
            What's bred in the bone will stick to the flesh.