Qui les deux enfants trouvèrent-ils dans le poste

3. Où étaient-ils blottis? 4. Que faisaient-ils? 5. Pourquoi se serra-t-on? 6. Qu’est-ce que les soldats donnèrent aux enfants? 7. Pendant qu’ils buvaient, qui vint sur la porte? 8. Qui appela-t-il? 9. Comment lui parla-t-il? 10. S’en alla-t-il vite ou lentement?

A. — 1. Why do the soldiers sit close together? 2. Why are they squatting around the hre of the post? 3. Why do they tremble? 4. They do not tremble with fear. 5. They are not afraid (hâve no fear). 6. They are (hâve) cold. 7. The fiâmes of the fire are thin. 8. The biscuits are thawing at the fiâmes, at the end of the bayonets. 9. Two offîcers corne. 10. They hnd the soldiers around the fire. 11. The soldiers make room for them.

B. — 1. One of the officers speaks to them. 2. Aren’t you ashamed (Hâve you no shame)? 3. You are soldiers and you are trembling. 4. You are squatting around this fire like (some) çhildren of widows, 5. He calls the

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sergeant on the threshold. 6. He whispers to him. 7. Give some brandy to these soldiers. 8. Give (to) them (some) coffee and (some) biscuits. 9. That will warm (thaw) them. 10. When they (will) hâve drunk the brandy, they will be cold no longer. 11. They will tremble no longer.

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1. Qu’y avait-il dans un coin? 2. Comment étaitelle casematée? 3. Qui occupait le bas de la maison? 4. Que faisaient ces soldats? 5. Qu’est-ce que cela sentait? 6. Par qui le haut de la maison était-il occupé? 7. Que faisaient-ils? 8. Qu’est-ce qui accueillit les Parisiens? 9. Que donnèrent ceux-ci? 10. Que leur donna- t-on? 11. Qu’est-ce qu’on leur fit faire?

A. — 1. Let us enter (into) this house. 2. It is full of soldiers. 3. (Some) trunks of trees are fortifying it.

4. Go in and give (to) the soldiers your cabbages and your bacon. 5. (Some) shouts of joy will welcome you.