ne faire que de, to have but just

8 puisse, Imp. Subj. of pouvoir. Why is the Verb in the Subj. ? faire mille civilités, to overiuhelm with attentions \know !

iS je suis de cet avis (ironically), a likely story indeed 1 or, not if I

20 s'attendre à, to expect

21 aise, glad. For en, see I. Ex. 42

22 bien vouloir, kindly to consent

25 ne cessa, and 1. 31, ne put. See p. 33, 1. 1 9 [addresses

conter des douceurs, to tell flattering things {sweets) ; to fay one' s

30 qu'aurait fait une biche. For inversion of Subj. and Verb,

i-ee Introduction, p, x. (i) 40 avoir l'air, to look like

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1 elles dSx&iLt f\yi.& o^3X, ihey said she had. Thus — ^je crois que non,

I think not ; je vous dis que si, I tell you it is so 4-5 ne faire que, to do nothing but 9 dont le pied serait juste à la pantoufle, 'whose feet the slippef

iL'Oîdd fit 12-13 faire entrer le pied, to get the foot into venir à bout de, to manage to, to succeed in

22 juste comme de cive, fitting like a glove (lit. 'wax) 30 lui demander pardon. See p. 2, 1. 31

37 marier, trans., to give in maj-riage ; se marier, to get married ; épouser, to marry, to 'wed, to espouse. See next page, 1. 2.

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18. — Les trois Souhaits. — The Three Wishes. 4 qu'ils. See p. 34, I. 39

8 et moi, not "je," because the Pers. Pron. is standing alone (the

Verb being understood). See I. Ex. 41 (c)

9 qu'il s'en trouvât une, that one would turn up ; the Verb in the

Subjunctive after "je voudrais que." See II. Ex. 12; for en... une, cf. I. 42, and II. § 26 (4)

23 à quoi servirait? of 'what use {'what good) 'would be ?

25 aurait dû nous promettre, Cond. Past, of devoir, ought to have promised us. Notice the difference between English and French conjugation, and comp. p. 31, 1. 35

29 d'ici à demain, until (or, by) to-morrow

37 eut-elle, inversion after à peine, haitily ; thus after — encore, peut-

être, au moins, &c. See III. § 122 [a)

38 qu'ils, ^vhy que instead of quand?

39 peste soit de, a plague upon

40 ne voilà-t-il pas un beau souhait! a nice wish this is indeed!

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2 que tu eusses. Why is tlie Verb in the Subjunctive ? 1 1 se garder bien de, A' take good care not to

13 il nous reste un souhait, thc7-e is yet one wish left to us

17-18 ce que tu voudras, anything you like. Why is the Verb in the

I'"uture ?

20 avoir de l'esprit, to be quick-'witted 22 aurions-nous. \Vhy is the consti-uction inverted ? 22-23 q«e nous ne le sommes, than we are

(1) A verb depending on a comparative takes ne; see II. Ex, 70 [a)

(2) le, so, Neut. Pron., standing for malheureux