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Page 17 — 1. Au fait, pour un homme c'est singulier,

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In latin to the négative meaning in French. Kien m ! often found in Old I rench In Roman d

Rose of Guillaume de Lorris, line 9, we see : El tens on tote riens s^esgaie {tote riens for toute chose) . In Molière (Ecole des Femmes, Act IL, Scène II ) we see rien négative and positive: On ne donne rien potir rien. 3. Il faisait une chaleur étouffante, the heat was stifling. Faire is used to indicate the weather : faire chaud, faire froid, faire du tonnerre, faire des éclairs, faire de la grêle, faire de la pluie, faire de la neige, faire de la poussière. 4 n'avez-vous pas sommeil? Il est bien tard, sais-tu? Are y ou not sleepy? It is very late, do y ou know it? The use of vous and /// is hère very pretty. The young wife began by calling her husband vous, through respect and as was usual in polite society ; then she used the more familiar and affectionate tu. 5. à mesure que, as. 6. je ne puis m'empêcher de devenir, / cannot help becoming. Pas omitted generally when an infinitive follows pouvoir, savoir, oser and cesser. 7. Je ne sais pourquoi, / know not why. More élégant thany> ne sais pas pourquoi. 8. il me paraît, it seems to me. Note the circumflex accent in verbs in aître and oître, when the i of the root is followed by /. 9. en joignant les mains, pressing his hands together. 10. cela m'afflige beaucoup, that pains me very tnuch. 11. je t'aie moins aimé? / hâve loved you less? The subjunctive in French, on account of the question crois-tu ? 12. N'est-on pas une femme, Is not one a woman. It is interesting to note the use of on from homo, in connection with the word femme. The original meaning of the Latin has nearly disappeared, as is the case with rien, mentioned above.

Page 18. — 1. N'ont elles pas dit que je ne faisais là rien de surprenant? Did they not say that I was doing nothmg wonderful? 2. que je regrette rien, that I regret anything.