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I was not yet up when some one rang my bell. It was toward ten o'clock in the moming, and I was still sleeping/ but Adolphus ran to wake me and I got up at once. While I was at my toilet the gentleman was walking in the garden, but when I had dressed he was brought in. I am very short-sighted and I could not see whether I knew * him or whether I did not know him. He came up to me and said: "Hère I am at Paris, Mr. de Leuven. You do not know me, but I will tell you who I am and what I hâve come ' to do. I am the son of General Alexander. Do you remember having met my father?" ''I remember very well having met him; he was an intimate friend of the house," said I, giving him my hand. ''Are you at Paris for long? and whom hâve you come to see?" "I am hère for three days only; I want to see you and I hâve a great désire to go to the théâtre and to see Talma. I am going to buy* tickets for to-morrow." "Why do you do such a * foolish thing?" said I to him; "you are not a millionaire. You can hâve some without spending a cent. Breakfast hère with us, then I will take you to Talma 's house. I will tell him who you are, and he will give you tickets. In this way you will hâve what you wish and you will spend nothing. And now tell me the way in which you made the joumey to Paris. ' '

^ Dormir. * Gonnaitre. * Présent. * Aehettr. * A like.

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Make a sign to him and we will go out by the little winding staircase. We hâve nothing more to do hère, and a longer stay in this box would be ridiculous at so late an hour. It is very late; ail [the lights] are out. Where are we? îs it far to Pigalle street? Do not leave me, for I do not know my way at ail, and I am anxious at finding myself alone in Paris so late. Be calm; we can call a cab. You will find one*; I answer for that. Do you not see one * ( which is) tuming the corner? No ; now it is disappearing. I should like to hâve called it, for there are so many thefts and assassinations in the streets of Paris at night that I tremble. Whatever you may say of it, I am anxious. Hâve you not heard (tell) of a midnight attack on this square? and do you not fear those men who are coming towards us? It is past midnight and I hâve fifty francs in my pocket. It is for that [reason] that I want to find a cab. There is a cab; call it, make a sign to the coachman to ^ come to me. Coachman, open the door. I take your cab to ' go to Pigalle street. I know that it is past midnight, but it is far from hère to my hôtel and I do not know my way at ail. Although I hâve only fifty sous, I must take a cab. I confess that there is more fear tlian courage in my soûl.

Add of them. 'Do. ' Pour.

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DEUX LETTRES

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Gamilla was very anxious because her sister was going to Paris. ''Dear sister/' she said to her, "write me this evening a few words to tell me that you hâve arrived without accident or fatigue. As soon as * you arrive,' take a cab and présent yourself to Madame d'Arglade; count upon her. She will do her best' to help you. What is most painful to me is that I cannot be with you myself." Camilla could not restrain her tears when she spoke, but her sister said: "Dear Camilla, do not be anxious about my joumey ; God will not abandon me. As soon as I hâve breakfasted * and made my toilette I shall take a cab and go to Madame d'Arglade's. It will be absolutely necessary for me to restrain my t^ars and take courage. She will présent me to Madatne de Villemer, so that I may hâve * a solenm interview with her this evening. Count on my resolution ; I shall do my best for you and the dear little ones. Write me a few words this evening and post them, that I may not be anxious about your health and theirs."

^ Dm que. ' See Exercise III, note 4. ' Her possible. * Subjunctive after afin que.

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This young girl has come to Paris to eam her livîng; s'ie has a poor sister with four children to bring up, so

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she cannot remain with icUe hands. If she has health and courage she will succeed, I am sure. She wishes to bring up thèse children, whom she adores. If they forget her, it will give her much pain, but it is necessary for her to go away. She took advantage of her last evening of liberty to chat with her sister by the fireside. She tried not to make the children weep by talking to them of her joumey ; but it gave her much pain to kiss them for the last time.* Ail that she asked, (it) was that they should not forget her. She has no tie but her love for them and her sister. There she is by the fireside. What is she doing at this moment? She is writing to her sister and telling her of the interview with the great lady she came [to] see. She has had unexpected success, and she will write a few words to tell her sister so.* She cannot kiss her adored sister, but she can write to her. She will post what she has written.

^ Eois, f . > Le.

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The poor girl is ail alone and she will stop at a little hôtel. She has no friends in Paris and no one ^ has offered her shelter. But she will be very well off in the little room; she can take advantage of the solitary evening to think of the solenan interview with Madame de Villemer, and to write to her sister. She is sad because she cannot count upon Madame d'Arglade to présent her to this lady. She is away and she must go there ail alone. The giri is not beautiful, but she has a