He began first in broken German, and then fluently and vehemently in French, to excuse himself for the scene on the bridge.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
The country stores required a much more experienced hand, and one who could speak the native language fluently; the town ones wouldn't look at him.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
Speak Spanish fluently, but no English.
"Epistles-from-Pap-Letters-from-the-man-known-as-The-Will-Rogers-of-Indiana"
Durham, Andrew Everett