Arrival at Havre

The sunrise is very beautiful this morning, isn't it l ? Was your companion the first to wake up? How is he now? Yes, there is the coast of France before us. A great many Americans intend to visit this land this year. I believe that they want to see the battlefields of the World War. Some of their friends are buried there.

Many bonds now unite us to the French. During our War of Independence they sent Lafayette and his companions to help us. Undoubtedly, General Pershing remembered that when he said before Lafayette's tomb, "We are here, Lafayette ! " These words indicate a deep friendship between the two countries.

We must 2 have arrived during the night for when I got up the steamer had already anchored in the port. However, the captain did not allow us to get off immediately. He said that the health officer would visit the boat after 3 breakfast. Were there any cases of contagious diseases on board ? If the report of the ship's doctor had indicated any, this would have caused a quarantine.

Did you go to the custom-house ? I had 4 my trunk checked directly to Paris when I was in New York. I was congratulating myself for having followed my father's advice. The other passengers who had forgotten to do this were obliged to go to the custom-house. I saw several who were hunting for the porter to carry their trunks.

As I had time to run a few errands, I went down 5 the street in front of the station. There was a bank at the corner of the street. I went in there because I had forgotten to have 4 my

1 n'est-ce pas ? 2 Use devoir.

3 Use definite article. 4 See Grammar Review, Section 57.

6 j'ai descendu.