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" Tell the king, your master, that although ^ I am so well disposed toward him (hâve to him so good will), I will never marry any one ^

who does ^ not render me a certain service. But I fear* that is not possible, either ^ for him or for another.

" A giant, who lives not far from hère, has declared to me liis purpose that if I refuse to "^ accept him, he will desolate my kingdom. What an awful threat ! But can I do'' it? Judge of-it yourself.

" He is a giant and eats men. He is more tlian a Iiundred feet tall.^ He uses pistols whicli are as large as the largest cannon(s), and one becomes deaf on ^ hearing him speak in a loud voice.^"

" I do not wish to marry him. Yet, though I hâve begged him more than once ^^ to excuse me, he does not cease ^^ to persécute me. He is named Galifron. Your master must^^ ^gl'^t liim and bring me his head."

1 See XI. note 1. - aucun. Sce p. 10, 1. 9. 3 Subj. * c?-aindi e, with subj. 6 Repeat négative. ^ de. !■ May be omitted. * Say : /;a«/ (Z^, etc.

9 en. 10 voix,/. " une fois. 12 Without pas. 13 See XIII. 4.

Remark. — The foregoing exercises will suffice to indicate a melhod which may at will be further pursued. Care should be taken that the exercises be not at first too difficult. The vocabulary should be held closely to the original, and at first only such variations of form introduced as are readily inferred from the text. Gradually greater freedom of paraphrase and more difficult constructions may be attempted.

With beginners, such exercises, if not carried to excess, will be found both helpful and interesting — far more so than exercises wholly original, which must be worked out "only with dictionary and grammar. Conversational exercises may, of course, be made in the same way.

Ibeatb's /iDoDern XanGuaGC Séries.