I. Décrivez la mise en scène du deuxième acte

2. Quels sont les personnages de la première scène? 3. Quelle était l'opinion de M. Ratinois? 4. Qu'est-ce que Frédéric devait continuer à faire? 5. Qu'est-ce que ce travail-là. demandait? 6. Qu'est-ce que Mme Ratinois craignait? 7. Pourquoi? 8. Quelle espèce de chasseur les ^lalingear avaient-ils? 9. Pourquoi Emmeline avait-elle le moyen de prendre des leçons de Duprez? 10. Comment M. Malingear aurait-il pu être de l'Académie des Sciences?

II. Qu'est-ce que Frédéric ne devait pas oublier? 12. Quel conseil M. Malingear lui avait-il donné? 13. Que

1 When douter is négative, or when négation is implied in a question, the subordinate clause has an expletive ne.

Je ne doute pas que vous n'ayez raison.

2 Impersonal.

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fallait-il faire? 14. Qu'est-ce que M. Ratinois s'était empressé de faire? 15. Pourquoi n'aurait-il pas choisi ce théâtre-là, s'il lui avait été permis de choisir? 16. Que faisait Mme Ratinois dès le second acte? 17. Contre quoi M. Ratinois a-t-il protesté? 18. Qu'est-ce que le ministre plénipotentiare avait fait? 19. Qu'est-ce que Frédéric avait fini de faire? 20. Pourquoi voulait-il sortir? 21. Que faisaient les chevaux toute la journée? 22. Pourquoi Mme Ratinois allait-elle écrire à sa couturière?

D. Traduisez en français :

I. Do you wish us to enter the parlor? — Yes, we wish you to enter it. 2. Would you like me to continue making out the receipts? — No, I should prefer you to go and order some dresses from my dressmaker. 3. He forbade Frederick to think of that marriage. 4. I should like to know what you wish us to do. 5. Must Emmeline continue to take lessons of Duprez? 6. He was afraid she was right. 7. Can't you keep those horses from wearing out the pavement in our yard? 8. Would he approve of his daughter's allying herself with the son of a former confectioner? 9. He was a confectioner {two ways). 10. In vain do you court her.

II. I doubt whether the doctor whose daughter you are courting will wish to ally himself with us. 12. He was ashamed that his son had no clients, but his son was not ashamed of it. 13. She resented her son's having forgotten to order htr dresses. 14. The carriage he was using was by the month. 15. Wait until he returns your bows before you speak to him. 16. The man in whose yard he had left his horses resented their being there. 17. Is it possible Emmeline will be in the Bois this afternoon? — Yes, it is probable she will be there. 18. That was a task requiring coolness. 19. It is too bad your mother does not go to the theater any more. 20. Do you think he would blush at it ?

21. If she would use my carriage and horses, she could order some dresses while we are at the theater. 22. Aren't

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you ashamed they hâve a footman eight or ten feet tall, while ours is so small? 23. He had a mania of always saying he had been a confectiôner. 24. This is twice she has used our carriage. 25. If I had been allowed to make out the receipts, I should not hâve forgotten the doors and Windows. 26. We urged her to use our carriage, but she would not use it. 27. She bowed to everybody, to make her friends believe she knew everybody. 28. He was courting Emmeline without her father knowing it. 29. Do you think he can afïord it? 30. This is the last time I shall make out your receipts. 31. I don't doubt that we shall be able to escape them.

E. Sujet de composition : L'entretien des Ratinois.