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Why do you look at me whatever part of the room 1 am in V

3. In the morning when I am dressing. 4. He watches me as I go away. 5. The tovvn was full of people. 6. He was looking on every side

Page 92. — 1. 1 was waiting for the explanation I had asked of him. 2. I did it to shake off the sad reflections I had just been making. 3. He opened his mouth so wide that he showed his teeth. ï. That mdicates the highest pitch of astonishment

Page 95. — 1. I knew it only too well. 2. He is ignorant of what a plane surface is. 3. I succeeded in doing it. 4 I determined to go away. 5. I put both my feet on the chair. 6. It's a fine house, is that. 7. It would be difficult to find another which would be more convenient. 8. He never fails to do it. 9. He came and tugged at my coat skirts.

Page 96.— 1. I don't know how she got ther& 2. I do not believe in chanca 3. I believe in [en) God. 4. I would rather believe in ghosts. 5. He manifested the pleasure he felt 6. That cannot be attributed to chance.

Page 97. — 1. Let no one reproach me with being tiresome. 2. When one starts to ascend a mountain. 3. We never fail to tell you the tnith. 4. Where is my riding animal ? 5. I hâve devoted a whole chapter to that. 6. For ten years that I hâve known you there has been no qviarrel between us.

Page 98. — 1. There hâve arisen quarrels between them. 2. I sincerely acknowledge that I bave been wrong. 3. In the evening we retired. 4. At day-break we started for Mont Blanc. 5. That affectionate being has never ceased loving me. G. He has forgotten my very nama 7. He told me I could rlepend on his triendship.

Page 99. — 1. That is the finest service one can render his friends. 2. Let people say what they like about it.

Page 100. — 1. Wlien I saw him sink his head into his dressing gown. 2. I did not doubt that he had done it. 3. He did not feel the least bit of pride. 4 After a short silence we withdi'ew on tip-toe.

Page 101. — 1. I retired without letting him notice it. 2^ That went deeper into my heart. 3. If there is anyone unCeeling enough to do so, he has a heart of stona

Page 102. — 1. I ordered him to buy me a coat. 2. I saw him the day before. 3. He couldn't make it out. 4. Go and get a pièce of cloth. 5. He repented of having done it. 6. There are some who clean boots for money. 7. A ray of light came and enlightened ma

Page 103. — 1. I hâve not had any for a week. 2. You hâve spent ail that belonged to you. 3. You m ight hâve said so. 4 He would hâve allowed himseK to hâve been abused rather than be cruel. 5. Heaven bless you ! 6. Go and buy a coat. 7. I dropped a tear on his grave {tombe).

Page 104. — 1. We should heartily like to hâve the reader examine them. 2. This is the road we are to ti-avel over. 3. It is impossible to make a good picture from a descriptioiL 4. What is the first thing which présents itself to our gaze ?

Page 105. — 1. We wish you a pleasant journey. 2. How often were we not tempted to kill him ! 3. I should like to trample it under foot. 4. There will always be too many like him, 5. Happy is he who finds a friend who suits him !

Page 106. — 1. I hâve a dog ; hâve you one ? 2, I took it away from him. 3, Their friendship has become a need for me. 4. We drank out of the same cup, and ate out of the aeme plate. 5. He slept in that bed. 6. We are exposed to many périls. 7. Death wasted its darts without touching us. 8. The noise of arms, the excitement which seizes us at the sight of danger.

Page 107. — 1. It was sad to lose him just when our intimacy was growing doser. 2. I shall never be comforted. 3. His memorj'- lives now only in my heart 4. That makes me feel more sharply his loss. 5. The trees are covered with leaves. 6. Everything breathes joy in the abode of death. 7. In the evening whilst I am meditating I hear the crickets sing.

Page 108. — 1. Man is but a shadow. 2. The gloomy ideas disappear with the night. 3. He who raised thèse mountains, whose tops are gilded by the sun, will not plunge me into nonexistence. 4. He ordered my heart to beat 5. Whatever barrier séparâtes us, I shall see him again. 6. Some strange charm or other raises my thoughts so much that a proof of immortality occupies my whole soûl.

Page 109. — 1. For a long time I had been thinking of the chapter which I hâve just written. 2. I had been purposing to go away. 3. He showed only the bright side of things. 4, I hope you will pardon me for it, 5. He asked me for money. 6. You might hâve done that. 7. You may tear that leaf out of your copy. 8. It is sufficient for me that you do it.

Page 110. —1. I hope you will pardon my foUies.

Page 111. — 1. They stretched out their arms to us. 2. We ask them for bread. 3. He was leaning against the wall. 4. We suffer ail that men can suffer. 5. That is heroism which is no longer known.

Page 112. — 1. Let us stop in front of this house. 2. Hewas sitting on a chah-. 3. His head was covered with leaves. 4. That tree rises above the houses. 5. Those flowers are grown in hot-houses. 6. The flowers spring up in spring, 7, Tel) me where your house is. 8. From what house did you start

this moming? 9. Could you not corne and live with me? 10. The peace which we enjoy will disappear. 11. You will noi bo long in coming. 12. They climb from mountain to mountsùn. 13. I see them approach the clouds. 14. He approaches tb'; town. 15. A noise is heard in the honse, 16. There is lio longer any rest on earth.

Page 113. — 1. For some time I hâve been doing so. 2. Wo undergo misfortunes. 3. To put an end to that difficulty, 1 see no remedy. 4 So many things agitate my heart. 5. There is no way of doing that

Page 114. —1. I should like to eay something on that question. 2. I should like to give something, were it only a cent {sou). 3. What we do sui-vives us. 4. They are subject to fashion, we are not. 5. The music that makes us weep will make our descendants laugh.

Page 115.— 1. AVhat différence is it to him whether I do it or not ? 2. Must my pleasures resemble my neighbor's ? 8. I hardly know what [que) to say. 4. I was not expectiug such a reply.

Page 116. — 1. This is not a musician's trick. 2. Are you a musician ? No, I am not. 3. Did you ever hear me play on the violin ? 4. One should not be in too great a hurry. 5. We hâve seen them play on the harpsichord. 6. That is something which you cannot do without. 7. You may rear child ren to play on the violin. 8. You cannot do the simples' thing in the world, without the soûl using ail its faculties in it.

Page 118.— 1. That could be done only by yourself. 2. I shall hold you accoun table for what you do. 3. We feel oirrselves full of respect for that great man.

Page 119. — 1. My soûl expériences a feeling of indignation. 2. Did you not know that he was a god ? 3. I feel myself quite ready to pardon him for it. 4. I reproachod him for his weakness.

Page 120. — 1. The pictures of which you hâve just been speaking are fine. 2. You see it at the first glance. 3. The finest pictui'es of the Italian school would not bear comparison (with them). 4. I keep it for the last pièce when connoisseurs travel with me. 5. Since I hâve been in the habit of showing this pictiire.

Page 121. —1. Nobody has ever thought of looking at it. 2. It is something with which no fault can be found. 3. You will admit that it is a wonder. 4. I shall not speak of the pleasm-e the natural philosopher feels. 5. Love shapens his darts before a mirror.

Page 122. — 1. He speaks without flattering anyone. 2. I was even thimking of offering a prize. 3. It is rare that I do that. 4. The prism of self-conceit is the most powerful o£ ail prisms.

Page 123. — 1. Since everybody is satisfied with his own face, and since mirrors cannot make men know their physical dofects, what would be the use of a moral mirror ? 2. What is the use of that ? 3. I doubt it. 4. I hope no one will blâme us for having done so. 5. Ladies' taste cannot be false. 6. He glanced at his book from time to tima

Page 124. — 1. I could hâve touched the corner nearest me 2. I saw the fruit of my laboi's destroyed. 3. I ought to be silent about what happened to me. 4. My chair is the postchaise which I usa 5. The ringing in my head proved too clearly that I had been overturned-

Page 125. — 1. A poor man was asking alms at my door. 2. That is where I had the greatest reason to complain of you. 8. "V\'Tiy are you not sorry for having been absent ? 4. It was I who used to drive the sheep afield, 5. He had repented before speaking.

Page 126. — 1. She finished writing her letter. 2. She manifested her gratitude to him.

Page 127. — 1. A doubt may hâve found its way into your mind. 2. I should like people to suspect you of having done so. B. He swore by ail that was dear to him. 4. We know there are no suspicions people hère.

Page 128.— 1. We should hâve preferred to do that at another time. 2. Lent is not so gay as the Carnival. 8. The quietness of my poor quarters is as good as the noise of music and dancing. 4. The city is swarming with unhappy people. 5. They are more unhappy than I am. 6. That street leads to my housa

Page 129. — 1. They were lying haK naked with their heads on stones. 2. I should like people to know that in tliis city many poor fellows sleep out of doors. 3. The music mingles sometimes with the cries of thèse unfortunates.

Page 130. — 1. Do not be in a hurry. 2. He will be very much mistaken. 3. He shows great indifférence with respect to us. 4 He has said nothing of it 5. They rise at daybreak. 6. Everybody is to do that. 7. Their hearts are bruised by sorrow. 8. Thank God for his benefits.

Page 132. — 1. Those pleasures bave been forbidden ma 2. We f orbid him to do so.

Page ISP: —1. That melodious voice put him beside himself. 2. "We could hâve heard without being moved. 3. She is the most beautiful woman in Paris.

Page 134. — 1. We permit him to do so. 2. Thèse things inspire me with fear. 3. I find everywhere heart-rending pictures. 4. However that may be, I am sad.

Page 135. — 1. They cried out in a mad voice. 2. Let us think no more on feasts. 3. Let no one enter my room.

Page 137. — 1. Our house is opposite yours. 2. That might hâve lengthened my digressions on painting. 3. He goes toward the window. 4. If you follow the route which I hâve jus* pointed out you will arrive there.

Page 138. — 1. Trim this (quill) pen. 2. Hère is some sealing-wax. 3. If you by chance should happen to be hère, you wouM see him. 4. That is where I throw my letters as I receiv« them. 5. I hâve several letters yet

Page 139. — 1. His eyes ran over the pages. 2. He lives no longer. 3. It was to her I wrote the letter. 4. He made hastily some observations. 5. They are working a rich mine. 6. They are dead, and earthly {terrestre) projects no longer interest th*»m.

Page 140. — 1. You hâve been forced to do it.

Page 141. — 1. You could easily do it, if you wished. 2. That is not worth the trouble. 3. He went and plucked the flower himselt. 4 She did it without looking at m& b. She could not pay attention to me, she was so busy looking at herself.

Page 142. — 1. I shall not give you the money for fear of lostng it. 2. She eut a very sorry figure. 3. At last we lost patience. 4. No longer being abie to resist the anger which was devouring him, he went away. 5. When shall we go away ?

Paqe 145. — 1. Why you are hère, is what you will not telL 2. We do not say that you hâve done so. 8. She preferred her finery to me. 4. I shaU be on my guard not to do so.

Page 146. — 1. There are others which flow from my pen. 2. The time is about to finish. 3. How many tears hâve I not shed for you !

Page 147. — 1. You ma3' trust me for that. 2. She is so beautiful, that nu fault can be found. 3. How often hâve I not done it ! 4 What will become of him?

Page 148. —1. I am so interested in you that I think of you always. 2. That story made my hair stand. 3. My fright is as great as if I were to be killed myself.

Page 149. —1. I go up and down in a vast field from hère to the last fixQ^ star. 2. Time is net lacking to me moro than space. 3. Ail that takes place between thèse limits belongs to me.

Page 150. — 1. That tragic story inspires me with terror. 2. We see no longer fields like those of Arcadia. 3. When I wish to enjoy the strength of my imagination I seize the flowing robe of Milton.

Page 151. — 1. I was présent ât the council. 2. We mingled with the crowd. 3. That is a weakness which he often reproached himself for. 4. I cannot help doing it 5. While I blâme his stubbornness, I admire his couraga 6. He came to distiirb our household. 7. Whatever I do, I cannot see him perish. 8. It is in vain that you reflect

Page 152. — 1. You cannot cure him of his prejudica 2. The gâtes opened wide before him, 3. His wings would hâve oovered a city. 4. That was one of the finest journeys which were ever taken.

Page 153. — 1. The events which happen to me are singular.

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