If you will pardon me, I will take some chicken
7. I am very hungry,* and it has already struck seven o'elock. 8. When we hâve eaten * it, and' hâve drunk * a cup of wine, we will go to bed.' 9. Do not go to bed hère; there is not a good bed in the house. 10. If you are tired leave the great hall and find a good bed. 11. Close the door and go to bed; it is past midnight. 12. Thèse rooms are splendidly furnished, but there are no^ servants. 13. We hâve rung, but no one comes.
* Irregular verb. * Perfect. ' Piiii. • Hâve great hunger. *See Exercise III, note 4. *Et que: a conjunction in French, when repeated, is always repeated by que. 'Go to bedaie «oueher. ^ Not any.
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VII, Page 28, lines 7 to 24.
Study rules for expressions of time; for use of en and y.
1. We will get up at seven o'clock, and we wîll breakfast at half past seven. 2. We hâve no clothes; can you give us some? 3. We spoîled ours last night when we were crossing the forest in the snow. 4. We hâve found some very clean clothes in the place of ours; let us get up and put them on.* 5. If you look out of the window, you will see a great deal of snow. 6. I am * cold, and I see no fire. 7. If you go back to the great hall, some one will take pity on you, and will give you something to eat. 8. There is bread and chocolaté on the table; eat it and thank the faîry who was good enough to give it to you. 9. We thank you. Now we are going out to look for some roses. 10. My daughter asked me for some and I want to find some for her. 11. Thèse flowers are not mine; they belong to a good fairy. 12. Look for a bower where there are some, and pick them. 13. Do you not remember that you promised me some? 14. There are several on this table; take some and carry them to your daughter.
^ Put on— mettre. ' Hâve.
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Study rules for use of relative pronouns and adjectives. 1. Who is making the horrible noise which I hear? 2. I shall faint if that horrible beast comes to me.
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3. Save my life/ receive me into your castle, or the beast will eat me. 4. Why did you steal the roses which belonged to this beast? 5. If you ask his pardon he will give you some, which you can carry to your daughters. 6. I pîcked some roses for my daughter, who loves them better than any flowers in the world. 7. Throw yourself on your knees, clasp your hands, and ask pardon of the man whose roses you hâve stolen. 8. I think that he will pardon you, if you ask him (it). 9. The beast, who was very [much] offended, said to him that he must* die in four days. 10. I must die if my daughter, who loves me, does not come to die in my place. 11. She has swom to* return in five days and to die for me, but I will sa ve her life. 12. I like this girl^ who has come voluntarily [to] die for her father. 13. Pardon her and tell her that you were not offended. 14. You tell me that you hâve daughters; what are their names^ ?
* Me the life. ' It was necessary for him to die; imperfect of falloir.* 'De. ^Do they call themselves.
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Study rules for démonstrative pronomis as antécédents of relatives, ee que, what, etc.; use of falloir with subjmictive or infinitive.
1. I hâve three daughters and I wish at least to embrace them once more. 2. I will take my horse and leave this terrible palace, but I swear to return. 3. At least I shall be able to see my children, and tell
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them what has happened. 4. Your children are gatheredaboutyou; why do you weep on looking at them? 5. Do you not love us? Tell us what has happened to you. 6. Do not weep, do not cry aloud; you shall not die. 7. Why do you not ask him to tell you his fatal adventure? 8. Do not insuit this poor man; when you hear what he has told me, you wiU weep. 9. This girl is the one^ who has caused his death. 10. He wished to give her what she asked, and stole some roses for her. 11. Do you see what her pride has done? Her father and sisters weep, but she does not weep. 12. If you wish to reach the house of that poor merchant, you must take the forest road. 13. I must find my horse and leave this palace. 14. When I reach my little house and see my daughters, I will teU them what I hâve done.
' Démonstrative pronoun.
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Study rules for démonstrative and relative pronouns.
1. Why is that girl^crying? Did not her brother give what she wanted? 2. It is not that; she is charmed with what he gave her. 3. Thèse gîrls hâve good hearts; they are crying because their father has only a little while tolive. 4. This one is not crying; she will not die of grief for her father. 5. I like thèse girls better than those; they do not wish to leave their old father. 6. Can you not prevent them from going to that beautiful palace? 7. T talked in vain; she would
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go there, although her sisters and brothers wept. 8. She likes your house better than her brother's because it is larger and more beautifuL 9. Do not say that; I do not believe it. 10. You do not like this girl because her virtues hâve inspired you with jealousy. 11. Do you see the one of the daughters who isgoing with her father? 12. She îs so much attached to him that he cannot prevent her from following him. 13. Do you see that? Her sister is not really crjông; she is delighted with the departure* of Beauty. 14. Will you not accept what I give you? 15. I hâve only a few roses left,* but I will give you ail (those that) I hâve.
^ Lt départ. ' Only a few roses remain to me.
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Study rules for interrogative sentences and pronouns.
1. What is that? what do I see? whose is that palace? 2. Do you see thèse two palaces? whicb are you going to enter? 3. We shall enter the one which is ail illuminated. 4. Why do you tremble? what doyouhear? what is that noise? 5. Seat yourself at the table and eat something; try to appear calm. 6. This table is magnificently served, but there are only three places and there are four of us.* 7. I shall not seat myself at table for I am not hungry, but I will serve you. 8. Eat if you hâve the heart to' eat; I can only weep. 9. Be quieter and do not tremble; we will hâve supper * before seeing ' the master of the house. 10. We are trying our best to appear calm, but we