EXERCISE VI

(La dernière classe, pp. 407-11.)

A. 1. I was afraid, the more so as the master would question me. 2. We did not run away from school. 3. Were the Prussians drilling in the meadow"? 4. Did you see people standing near the bulletin-board ? 5. The blacksmith ran across the square. 6. We were busy reading the notice. 7. If you hasten, you will get to school in time. 8. Are you making fun of me 1 9. They entered the school out of breath. 10. They stopped their ears when they were repeating their lessons, 11. Relying on this noise we gained our seats without being seen. 1 2. Everything was quiet, as on a Sunday morning. V 13. You may well imagine he was afraid. 14. Were they going to begin without us ? 15. They sat down at their desks. 16. The teacher puts on his frock cop.t only on inspection days. 1 7. What surprises us most is to see the postman sitting on a bench at the back of the room. 18. Did you bring your ABC book? 19. We shall teach nothing .but German. 20. He asked us to be attentive. 21. That is what we had posted up at the school. 22. They hardly knew how to read. 23. Are books tiresome ? 24. It pains me to leave

old friends. 25. Did you come and sit down on the bench 1 26. Will they regret not having come oftener ? 27. Will the fatherland pass away 1 28. When we were at that point in our reflections, we heard our names called. 29. We got confused at the first word. 30. That's how things go when you do not know how to speak your language. 3 1 . We shall see what will happen. 32. Let us not put it off till to-morrow.

33. Are you anxious to see your children educated ? — We are.