Fénelox à son Neveu. — Féndon to his A^epJwio
2S soyez, and 29 appreniez. Account for the use of the Subjunc.ive que vous nous appreniez bientôt de vos nouvelles, that you -i'ili scon ht tis hear from you
29-30 faire plaisir, to give fleasure. For the multifarious uses of faire, comp. II. Exs. 50-53
30 il est fort à désirer. In French the /^^//z'^ Voice of the Infinitive is often used where the English prefer the Passive or Past Part., especially after être and faire j thus : — c'est un travail à refaire, it is a work to be done again ; je fais relier mes livres, I get jny books bound. Comp. II. îlxs. 17 and 52
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1 pour vous faire aimer. Account for the use of the Active Voice
2 vus ; why in the PI. ? Comp. II. Ex. 25
3 espère. Account for the change of the acute accent in the Infinitive
into a grave accent here
5 11 faudra, it will be necessary to
6 fasse. Près. Subj. of faire j the Subj. is required after pourvu
que. Comp. II. Ex. 16
7 et qu', instead of pourvu que, above. When may que thus stand
for other Conjunctions ?