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D. Traduisez en français :

I. Let's wait hère until your drawing teacher comes. 2. Has your illness become worse? 3. Though my son is a lawyer, he has few clients. Indeed, he hasn't any. 4. That was her drawing teacher waiting for her. 5. Let's go away. 6. Let them not go away until Frederick comes back. 7. Mrs. Malingear was sitting by the window, and Emmeline was standing by the piano. 8. The window by which she was sitting was open. 9. They asked permission to consult with each other, so that they might hâve time to think of the demand the Ratinois had made. 10. What a charming young man !

II. How charming Frederick is, isn't he? 12. Mr. Ratinois wanted to go away, for fear the Malingears would

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refuse. 13. We should not hâve thought of an alliance with hîm, unless we had known his family a long tîme. 14. It was Mrs. Malîngear whose parlors Frederick had often honored with his visits. 15. I shall hâve the coachman harness the horses, provided you will accompany us to the duchess's.

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