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A gentleman had long owed thèse poor people ^ ten crowns, from which they had hoped nothing. However, he sent them to them, at the moment (when) ^ they arrived at home, and when ^ they were dying of hunger and grief. ^

The wife went at once to the butcher's-stall. She said to herself^: " As it is long since we liave eaten, I will buy twice as much méat as is usually* needed for our supper. Our children would make good cheer uf-it,^ if they were hère.

" Alas ! where are they now? It was my husband that wished to lose thein. I well know that he will l'epent of it. What will they do in that forest? The wolves perhaps will eat them. We are indced inhuman, thus to destroy our childrei."

1 Indir. ohject, 2 que, 2 douleur. * ordinairement. 5 gn^