C. Répondez en français

I. Quels sont les personnages de cette scène? 2. Qui est-ce qui était parti? 3. Qu'est-ce que Mme Malingear a voulu qu'Emmeline fît? 4. Qu'est-ce que M. Malingear espérait? 5. Pourquoi? 6. Qui avait fait le tableau? 7. Que dira-t-on à Emmeline, peut-être, au bout de deux mois de mariage? 8. Quelle est la règle générale, dès que les jeunes filles se marient? 9. Que dira Emmeline, alors? 10. A quoi renoncera-t-elle?

II. Et que dira-t-on du grand ouvrage de M. Malingear? 12. Qu'est-ce que Mme Malingear fera la première fois que Mme Ratinois lui rendra visite? 13. Qu'est-ce que

1 That is, of the subordinate clause. 2 Impersonal.

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Mme Malingear voulait faire, suivant l'opinion de son mari? 14. Comment chacun passe-t-il sa vie? 15. A quoi M. Malingear obéissait-il? 16. De quoi avait-il eu honte? 17. Qu'avait-il fait de sa petite chaîne d'or? 18. Pourquoi? 19. Par quoi l'avait-il remplacée? 20. Qu'est-ce qu'il se gardait bien de faire?

21. Qui s'impatientait? 22. Qu'est-ce que Mme Malingear a voulu que son mari lui donnât? 23. Où a-t-elle disposé des pièces d'or? 24. Pourquoi? 25. Où M. Malingear a-t-il dû se mettre? 26. Quel air devait-il avoir? 27. Par où Mme Malingear est-elle sortie?

D. Traduisez en français :

I. He was ashamed of the little gold chain his wife had given him. 2. He was wrong to be ashamed of it. 3. Would she admit she was wrong? — She would not (admit it). 4. When Emmeline marries Frederick, she will tell him that brushes make her nervous. 5. Let me introduce you to her. 6. They had introduced her to us. 7. She was mistaken, but she did not suspect it. 8. Don't hurt them. 9. No. 16 was becoming impatient. 10. He wanted his wife to give up heaping up lies, but she would not give it up.

II. Take care not to tell him what you are going to do. 12. Was he proud of his chain? — He was. 13. I wish you to pay attention to what he tells you. 14. When did Mrs. Ratinois leave? V 15. When will he marry her? 16. She had spent her life bluffing. 17. What a huge practice ! 18. How hurried she is ! 19. Did Mrs. Malingear remember him? — She did. 20. Do you remember what she told you? — I do not.

21. The first time she visits us, tell her not to give up painting. 22. I do not even know her. 23. What made her nervous? 24. Did she obey her father? — She did not. 25. He only adorned it with a little tinsel. /26. Tell me what you are ashamed of. 27. Do you know what deceived her? 28. The gentleman whose gold pièces were on the desk was No. 14. 29.- The doctor on whose piano I lefl

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those ten louis took good care not to take them. 30. Hère is the desk on which I left them.

31. There is the vest in the pocket of which he hid the little gold chain of which he was ashamed. 32. Give this card to the first doctor you see. 33. That is the man whose card Alexandrine has hidden. — Is she ashamed of what she did? 34. He had a gold watch, of which he was very proud. 35. Will Frederick marry her? — He will. 36. Give up asking your father for what you don't need.

E. Sujet de composition : L'entretien des Malingear, après la visite de Mme Ratinois.