A.—ORAL EXERCISES AND DETACHED SENTENCES FOR TRANSLATION

1. Quels sont les personnages de la scene? 2, Qu'est-ce qu'ils font à présent? 3. Comment M. Dupuis montait-il l'escalier? 4. Pourquoi fallait-il prendre garde à la chatte” 3. Pourquoi Mme. Dupuis ne s'attendait-e!e pas à voir M. Rouviére? 6, Combien de fois par semaine mange-t-on du poisson? 7. Où était KRouvière 11 v a huit jours? 8. Quand Jui est venue la pensée de faire visite à ses amis ?

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1 I told you so. 2. I think vou are mad. 3. Come up-stairs, sir, 4. They were following me in their new barouche, 5. We had good reason to believe it was you. 6. What does that matter to him? 7. It might have been the cat. S. Look out for the cat and don't tease her. 9. It is natural to know one's neighbours. 10, We have had no news of our friend for a week. 11. God is the judge of us alL 12, It was I who breaded the cutlets. 13. All is for the best, 14, I thought I was right. 15. I thought you were righ£. 16. Such a heresy will never be forgiven. 17. One cannot make a bargain with Providence, IS. Fish is the best dish FE know. 19. What [ recommend you [to do] is to take a trip round the world. 20, It was à happy thought to come and stir up your old friend in his lair. =

1 Y a-t-il un citron dans la cuisine? 2 Qu'est-ce que vous attendez donc? 3. N'est-ce pas que vous cherchez quelque chose ? 4. Combien de temps M. Rouvière at-il voyagé? 3. Aiïmez-vous à étre toujours par voies et par chemins? 6. Enumérez quelques uns

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4 Quelle épanion ce monsieur atal de ses qualités de convive? S. Partagez vous cette opinion? 9, Qu'est-ce qui manque, selon Jui, aux bécassine 1. Jtis by his friend that he has been strunck. © That is where the lemons used to be, 4%. Isn't vour name John? 4 Here is some-

thing which demands vour attention, 5. 1 should not like to be always travelling ke vou. 6. For twenty vears [have been dining every day at the same hour, 7. You must have eaten som: very odd things düarines that time. S. One oucht not to ronst coffee too much. 9. There has never happened to me such an accident. 10. Go and tell Jeannette to come here, 11. He asked my pardon because his arrival was so unforeseen. 12. If vou would grant us a few days, you would be better entertained. 13. Thank vou, bat E shall have to go in a few minutes, as D told vou, 14, In China they eat swallows’ nests with castor ol 15. There is no food which is better, I assure vou. 16, He flaitered himself that he was (use inf.) easy to get along with. 17. Did you accept any invitations from the Indians? 15. These snipe have only one fault, they are overdone,

É 1 Je vous demande un peu où vous avez pris ce macaroni-là, 2. Qu'est-ce que c'est que le Cuisinier royal 2 3. Comment savez-

vous que j'ai demeuré en Italie? 4 Où Mine. Dupuis av:uit-elle envoyé chercher le macaront? 5. Quel temps fait-117 6. Pourquoi Mme. Dupuis est-elle contente de son curé? 7. Comment Tom trouve-t-1l la femme de son ami? S. Quelles excuses ce dernier fait-il pour elle”