At Sea

Our steamer is now crossing the bay and it will soon enter the open sea. There are no clouds in the sky and the surface of the sea is like a mirror. All the passengers seem to have had the same opinion for everybody is lounging on deck.

1 Use future of the verb.

6o ENGLISH EXERCISES

Those little fishing boats that are coming from the direction of the shore resemble gulls, do they not x ? There is one that is approaching us. What is the matter? Why is the pilot making preparations for 2 (his) departure ? Doesn't the captain need him any longer ?

Are you sorry to see him go away ? No, because he is going to take charge of the mail pouch to hand it over to the post office. Your letter will please 3 your mother very much.

The weather is very fine this morning. Let us take a stroll on deck. I don't want to smoke now. I prefer to inhale this good, salty air. Would it displease you if the wind began to blow ? Raise your 4 hand and you will notice that there is a good breeze. Don't you feel it ? I want to feel it pass through my hair.

Those white spots resemble bits of cotton very much. Where are they? In that direction? No. Here. They are fluttering in the air. Oh, those 5 are birds that are following the boat. They must be very light ; they are so graceful. Look at that one. It is falling in the water, isn't it x ? No, it interrupts its flight from time to time. It sees something in the water. It darts on those little fishes that are swimming at the surface of the sea.

How can the passengers keep in touch with the news of the United States? There is a wireless apparatus on board this steamer. We realize the value of this invention more and more each day. We can send a radiogram to our friends, can we not x ? Yes, and we can send it at any 6 hour of the day or of the night. What a fine invention ! We can now travel to the most distant corners of the earth and always place ourselves in communication with our friends.

1 n'est-ce pas? 2 de.

3 faire plaisir à. 4 Definite article.

5 See Grammar Review, Section 84. 6 toute.

LIFE ON BOARD THE STEAMER 6l