The French Country-side

The panorama of that old French city was beautiful from the car window, wasn't it 3 ? The large buildings stood out against 4 the blue sky. Did you observe that all the roofs are covered with red tile? It is not the same thing in the United States. In a great many American cities the roofs of the houses are covered with slate. It is especially in the North where there are forests that you 5 generally see shingles on the roofs.

Are you not also surprised that there are 6 two distinct sections in the majority of French cities, the old and the new? From our compartment we can see the section that contains ruins on each side of the narrow and winding streets. That must be the old section. It is the soul of the city. The other section is modern and proudly shows off its wide streets.

When I was at the station I learned that our train is nearly always late. I am not astonished to learn that. How can we kill time then ? I had begun to read this magazine but I imagine

1 Use on. 2 peu de. 3 n'est-ce pas ?

4 sur. 5 on. 6 Present subjunctive.