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Hâve you not noticed it

Page 70. — 1. You must hâve a certain snperiority over him to be able to do it 2. I hâve it on good authority. 3. I should prefer to give it to you. 4. That is pre-eminently a name for the body. 5. That accusation is made very improperly. 6. We must lay the blâme on the soûl. 7. We are above other animais only because we are provided with better organs. 8. Be happy as much as you like, but beware of l)leasui'e.

Page 71.— 1. We hâve made a great many experiments,

2. You cannot command obédience if you get angry {se fâcher).

3. Those men are often opposed to one another. 4. That is a well brought up boj^ 5. You must come, so that I may be able to see you. 6. He does not remember what be has read.

7. That is due to the fact that you are too young. 8. I hâve ordered her to read to me.

Page 72.— 1. We take delight in meditating on art. 2. What sublime art music is ! 3. Happy he who is not obliged to make books for a living ! 4 We try to approach the sublime effects of natura

Page 73. — 1. Music inspires us with pure sentiments. 2. The blue of heaven is reflected in tbe streams. 3. ï bu can see frightened nymphs fleeing from satyrs. 4. No tongue can describe that spectacla 5. Instead of going to the city, I went hom&

Page 75. — 1. It is useful to hâve a soûl so dissociated from niatter as to be able to make it go alone 2, I hand over to you the care of getting breakfast ready. 3. Toast the bread. 4. He does that -wonderfuU}' welL 5. He does it, -wdthout my taking any part in it. 6. That is difïicult to do. 7. It is difMcult to do that 8. He is thinking about sometMng els& 9. They are, so to speak, the slaves of thetr passions.

Page 76. — 1. One cannot see him \\ork without taking part.

2. That is the most astonishing thing one can do. 3. Whiie I was speaking to him, didn't he insuit me ! 4 Why did you burn your fingers ?

Page 77. — 1. I hope I hâve done it welL 2. I hope you hâve done it well. 3. That gave me something to think about. 4. I shall enable you to do it 5. If you succeed some day in doiug it, I shall be glad of it 6. Hâve you any fvpples ? I hâve (of them) plenty. 7. Do we not ail wish to oall back the past?

Page 78. — 1. His project has failed. 2. I cannât find pleasure. 3. The crowd opened respectfully to let us pass. 4 Nobody will ever notice it 5. The crowd in whose midst we go about will never wish to know whether we think or not.

Page 79. — 1. He did not keep his word. 2. You will be much mistaken if you think you v\'ill get out of difficulty.

3. The front legs of the chair w^ere raised several inches from the floor. 4 We had gradually got quite near the walL 5. That is the way we traveUed. 6. Are you in a hurry ? 7. I was amusing myself in cleaning the pictura

Page 80. — 1. That pleasure was felt by us though we were far away. 2. The mind holds to the sensés by some bond or other. 3. You may take part in the enjoyments of others without being disturbed in your owa occupations. 4. That is what happened to them. 5. We participated in their enjoyment. 6. We were on the point of leaving the city. 7. Had we been in the Elysian fields, we should not hâve remained there. 8. We were présent at a concert

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Page 81. — 1. He takes interest in his work. 2. My heart beats when I think of it 3. They rushed from the room. 4. We are growdng young again. 5. Yes, there they are, our dear friends. 6. Corne and share our happiness. 7. Corne, that I may press you to my heart.

Page 82. — 1. The eagerness to tell it to me, caused him to abandon his description. 2. He did it sooner than he ought.

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