French Newspapers

Let us go to Madame Dubois' kiosk to buy our newspapers. We can read them at the restaurant while we are waiting for our dinner. I don't see her. Where can she be? Every time that I come here she begins to spread out the magazines in the front of her shop or to dust those that are inside. This afternoon, however, she is seated behind the counter.

Madame Dubois, haven't you yet finished that pair of stockings? It seems to me that you are always busy knitting. What have you done with 3 your newspapers to-day ? Yesterday you told me that a strike had delayed them. Is it for the same reason again?

The delivery wagon brought them here at the usual hour, but I sold them as soon as they arrived. A large crowd was waiting for them. The new law on strikes is published 4 in this edition and everybody wanted to read the details of it. I never sold them so quickly before to-day.

Let us peruse these newspapers while they 5 are preparing the dinner. I shall never accustom myself to French newspapers, I fear. The first time that I bought one I was contin-

1 Use the singular. 2 se trouver. 3 de.

4 Use the reflexive verb. 5 Use on.