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(b.) Un jour : What is the difference between un jour and une journee ? (c.) Entrachez un forgeron : Express the same meaning in two other ways. (d.) Piece : Do you know any other meanings for piece besides that in which it is used here ? -~™ ( c -> A _ ant •' Write two or three short sentences in French to show that you understand the difference between tant and autant. 2. (a.) Translate into English :— [From a French Newspaper of 14th June, 1903.] "■ O c US i aV ° nS PU ' rautre i our > annoncer la visite que le president de la Bepublique va rendre au roi _d Angleterre, a Londres, et celle qu'il va recevoir lui-meme, a Paris, dv roi Victor Emmanuel La visite de M. Loubet est fixee au 6 juillet, et se prolongera dv lundi au jeudi. Bien que la presse angiaise n ait pas encore fait connaitre le programme dcs fetes gui seront offertes au president on peut penser qu'elles seront splendides. Nos voisins ont deja demande au president de ne'pas descendre a 1 ambassade de France, mais au palais de Saint-James—c'est a dire, d'etre doublement . leur , hote—celui de I'Angleterre et celui dv souverain, puisque Saint-James est une demeure prmciere ; et cette attention est deja fort significative. La visite italienne suivra presque immediatement. Nous avons ici, en effet, une preuve que les deux peuples, si imbecilement separes par la politique de Cnspi, marchent vers une reconciliation complete. Victor Emmanuel sera notre hote dv 16 au 20 juillet. (b.) Give the first person singular of the present indicative (affirmatively and interrogatively : e -9-' " i m wlsh ' "Do ! Wls *h ?") and the past participle of— rendre, alter, connaitre, suivre, offrir 6. iranslate into English :— Playmates. Bientot Adele, au travail occupee, ' - ' Orne avec soin sa docile poupee (doll), Sur ses devoirs lvi fait un long discours, L'ecoute ensuite ; et, repondant toujours A son silence, elle gronde (scolds) et pardonne, La gronde encore, et sagement lvi donne Tousles avis qu'elle-meme a recus, En ajoutant : " Surtout ne mentez plus." Un bruit soudain la trouble et l'intimide : Son jeune frere, eeuyer (rider) intrepide, Caracolant sur un leger baton, Avec fracas traverse le salon. II voit passer dcs poudreux escadrons De l'ennemi; et dcs aigres clairons (trumpets) Le son guerrier l'anime. . . II va partir ; mais Adele tremblante, Courant a lvi le retient dans ses bras, Verse dcs pleurs, et ne lvi permet pas De se ranger sous l'enseigne flottante. 4. Translate into French :— (a.) A little girl and her brother were playing together in a large room. The girl was quietly amusing herself with her doll, undressing it, putting it to bed, and giving it a few words of advice ■ night, dear; I hope you will sleep well, and try to be good (sage) all to-morrow" buddenly she hears a loud noise. It is her brother, who, mounted upon a stick, is charging violently up and down the room. He is a soldier fully armed, who is hastening to battle °He hears the sound of the foemen's trumpets and longs to be fighting. The little girl is terrified bhe runs up to her brother, takes him by the arm, and begs him not to go to battle " What nnL V j* y ° U f e klUed ? " she sa y s ' " Who wiU defend me if y° u le ave me here all alone ? " liie boy does not know what to do ; but, seeing his sister begin to cry, at last he says " Well I did want very much to go to the wars, but as you are only a girl I will stay here and defend (b.) Dear Father, — rru, -m I , h^ e b ? en in London for a week, and have had an unexpected (inattendu) pleasure Ihe I ranchl President paid a visit to the King at the latter's invitation, and spent several days in Angiand. We hurried to London and saw everything. M. Loubet is rather a short man with a white beard and white hair, who looks very dignified. The city was beautifully decorated, and all the people applauded their visitor loudly whenever he appeared. I cannot write more now as the mail is just leaving: you shall have a longer letter soon. Your affectionate son, 5. Translate into French :— (a.) Which is the house of which (two ways) he has spoken to you ? (b.) What time is it ? It has just struck six. (c.) None of these novels (romans) will suit you: in fact, I don't think I have a single book you will like. (d.) Whoever the authors may be, and however clever they may be, they will not succeed (c ) He went away without anybody's knowing it.

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