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ENG IS H INTO FREN CH

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PR E FA C E .

uth or
ering to th e public th e pre s ent w ork,its a
and c ompiler would distin ctly say,that h e doe s not pro
pose it a
s a substitute f or any o f th e S peakin g F ren ch
Grammars now in use,w hich are undoubtedly essential in
any thorough c ourse of French instruction ;but,in c om
mon ,h e presumes,with all other teachers , he h a
s f ound
f rom actual experience , that a c omplete knowledge o f
these Grammars alone,does not enable a pupil to speak
F ren ch , and that without s ome plan f or c arrying the
rs leave him,
s cho l ar on f rom the point where the gram m a
im is not attained
the end at whi ch they all a
At this point diff erent teachers employ different
l more or l ess successf ul ;b ut the text b ooks
methods , l
have seemed to the author of ENGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H,ill
adapted to se cure the desired result They c on s ist of
hrase books in double columns,to be committed to mem
cr y, or of English e x ercises , to be turn ed in
to F ren ch,
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arranged to illustrate the rules of Grammar B oth a

re
usef ul ,but b oth are slow processes, the f ormer severely
taxing the memory,the latter being rather an exercise in
c omposition than in conversation
The author s own experience in teaching is,that con
stant practice in turning English int o F ren ch,is at this
stage necessary ;but the phrases must be somewhat con
ne cte d and susceptible O f literal translation ;there must
also be some easy c ontinuous text,
and enough O f both to
e x erci se the pupil f or several months daily,and create in
him a c ondence that his own thoughts als o may b e ex
ressed in French This exercise re quires, then,ab ook
s pecially adapte d to the purpose , and it is to supply this
w ant that ENGLIS H IN T O FR E N C H has been prepared
It begins with a V O C A B ULA R Y of twenty two lessons,on
many f amiliar subje cts,a
nd including many words, which
pupils will not easily nd in their dictionaries It is not,
of course, intended that these lessons shall be learned
c onsecutively O ne a week is suggested as perhaps the
best method of using this portion O f the work
I n preparing the CON VE R S A T ION, the author has availe d
himself O f materials f ound in other English phrase books ;
but not without great labor of selection , revision and
adaptation f or h e has admitted no phrase f rom beginning
to end,which has not been subjected to the test of prae
tice, or been altered to con f orm to his plan ,O f presentin g
init s elf no Ob s ta cle to i mmediate conversion int o F ren ch
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PR E F A C E

attention is invited to th e ID IO MA TIC A L

E X PR E S S IONS ,arranged alphabetically f o r every important
verb in th e language
Though put in th e innitiv e f or
c onvenience O f ref eren c e,they should by no means be s im
ply committed to memory in the order in which they stand
They are intended to f orm the material O f an extempore,
nd idiomati c conversation on topics of the day,
original, a
place , or class , and ,with a slight preparation o n the part
o f the teacher, the exercise may be made v ery attra
c tiv e
nd instructive
a
In preparing the PR OVE R BS,those only have b een adm it
ted which are in use in both languages It is evident that
proverbs c anno t be translated literally ;hence,if studied at
all,they must be committed to me m ory As pupils are
c onstantly asking how to say some of the more c ommon
ones, the author, in inserting these, has been at s ome
pains to make the list as complet e as possible
The last and most dif cult stage in this plan of instruc
nd f or this
tion is the translatio n of a c ontinuous text ; a
n
E
l
i
r
s
h
teachers have been obliged to use or dina
b
ooks
g
y
The difculty of tran slating them is, however, so great,
that the exercise be c omes a slow and laborious one,little
s uited to promote one o f the rst re quisites O f good c on
versation readiness The FR A GME N T FR OM VOL T AIR E
here presented is not open to this Obj e ction It has been
selected,on a cc ount of the extreme f ac ility which this
a
uthor s writings aff ord f or this pe c uliar e x ercis e N o
P articular

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apology is offered f o r the style of the translation , the de

f e ets o f which , viewed as an English c omposition ,c onsti
l
m te in
s chief ex c el
enc e f o r the purpos e f or which it is
mtr o du
ns l
c e d that of f u
rnishing a
n ea sy t ext f or r etr a
a
tion into F rench
I n preparing the KE Y , with the aid O f a c om petent
s
Parisian , the use of tu has been purposely omitted, a
entirely unnecessary to any American child ,and because,
when used improperly, as it of ten is,it creates a ludicrous

e e ct,much like saying,

how are you ? on rst presen
ta
tio n to a lady, or to some distinguished personage
It will probably be asked, by some teachers, whether
it is well to place the Key in the hands of the pupil TO
this the author would say,that the pupil without it must
have recourse to his grammar, dictionary, or teacher
W ere the object in view discipline O f the mind by the
exercise o f ree ction and research, the end would be
better attained without the Key ; but as conversation to
be endurable must be rapid , and as the child learns his
own tongue without any thought of g ammar or die
cilitating
his
progress
s
ould
r , every means o f f a
tio na
h
y
be f reely Off ered him All that is important is,that he
nd this the teacher can
should f ully master every lesson ,a
ascertain f rom his re ci tation whenhe has the E nglish only
bef ore his eye s
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IS H IN TO FR E N CH .
E N GL
V O C A B U LA R Y

A M A N , a wom
maa
n,
af amily,the f ather,
the mother,the
he c hi
hild,
a b oy,a girl,
a s o n, an onlyy son ,
a daughter,a brot
brother,
1 n broth
a sister,a twin
brother,
a twin sister,
the grandf ather,
the grandmother,
the great grandf ath er,
the great grandmother,
a grandson ,
a granddaughter,
the uncle,the aunt,
a nephew, a niece,
a godf ather, a godmother,
the godson ,
the goddaughter,
a husband, a wif e,
a f ath er inla
w,
a mother in law,
ason inlaw,
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NGL ISH IN T O FR E NC H

a daught er inlaw,
a brotherin law
aw,
a sister inlaw
W,
a r ela
tidn,m , a relation ,
n,
3 near relation
ation ,
a distant relation
a cousin ,m ,a cousin,f ,
a rst c o usm ,m ,
a rst c o u
sin,f ,
S n,
a secon d cousin
e w,
9 grand n ephe
a gra
nd niece,
the guardian , the ward,
an O ld iend ,
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BOD Y,the h ead,

the f orehead ,the f a c e,
the skin,the comple xion ,
the beard ,
the f eatures,the eyes,
the eyebrows,the eyelids,
the nose,th e mouth ,
the lips, a tooth ,
th e teeth ,the gums,
the palate,th e tongue,
the throat ,the cheeks,
the w hiskers,
the ears,the chin,
the neck,the shoulders,
the back,the waist,
the limbs, the arms,

TH E

VO C A B ULA R Y
he hand ,
the elbow,the
the ngers,the thumb,
the nails, thee legs,
the knee, thee f oot,
the ankle,the
he heel,
the sole ,a toe
o e,
9,
th e backbone
the chest,thee lungs,
the breath,the
art,
h e hh ea
the stomach,
the liver,thee bloo d,a b one
an artery, a vvein
el
n,
e nerve s,
th e pulse,the
the hair,curled
led,
braided,the parting,
ac url,a ropee,
brushed back,
s mooth hai r,
a r ed haired l ady,
a light,f air haired l ady,
adark haire d l ady,
:

HITE C T, a f arm er,

a ga
rdener, a surveyor ,
n,
a lawyer, a h ys1 c1 a
a miller, a S urgeon ,
a schoolmaster,
a tutor,
an instructress,
an apothecary,
as ailor,,ab anker,

N ARC

N GLI SH

IN TO

am er chant,
atradesman,

FR E N C H

{In n go c iant,
nucom m er ga
nt,
un marchand,
un boulanger,un b o ucher,
un picier, um papetier,

a shop keeper,
a baker,a but cher,
a grocer,a stati oner,
a tobac c onist,
numarchand de taba c,
turi ere,
nutailleur, une c ou
atailor,a dres s m aker,
une ouvriere,
a seamstress,
ahatter,
nuchapelier,
une marchande de modes,
a milliner,
a bookseller,a b ook bin der,un libraire,un relieur,
an engraver,
r,
un graveu
ua cc ordeur,
a musician ,a tuner,
1m musicien , n
nuimprimeur,uh orf vr e,
a printer,a goldsmith,
a watch or clock maker, 1m horloger,
1m joaillier,u
a jeweller,a broker,
n c ourtier,
a sto ck broker,
un age nt de change,
un pr teur sur gage,
apawn broker,
n upholsterer, a c ar enter,un tapissier, nucharpentier,
a
ajoiner,a glazier,
un menuisier,uh Vitrier,
peintre,nut eint urier,
apainter,a dyer,
un marchand de bas,
ahosier,
nuf acteur,
apostman,
a bootmaker, a shoemaker, nubottier,nuc ordonnier
a C utler,a pastry c ook,
un c outelier,unp atissier,
a c on f ectioner, a c ooper, nuc o ns eur,un tonnelier,
a hair dresser,a brewer, nuc oieur,un brasseur,
r o s s ie r,
a c oach maker,
nuc a
un marchand de oIS s on,
a s hm onger,
a l o cksmith,
un serrurier,
a mason or brickl ayer,
numa con,
a S later,
nuc ouvreur,
a paper hanger,a s add l er, nuc oll eur,un s el
l
ier,
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a manuf acturer,
a sugar bakerr, a m
mechani c,
3 w eaver, a p l
lu
um
m be
er,
a laundress,
a lab orer,
a s weeper,
a chimney swee er,
a child s nurs ee,
3 wet nurs e ,
b e s i ck ,
a nurs e f or the

SE NSE S,
ht,
a sense, sight
hearing, smeelling,
taste,f eel ing,
a sensation ,pl eas ure,
a pain ,
a sh arp pain,
throbbings,
an illness,the heada ch e,
a cold,a c ough,
a cold in the head,
a cold on the lungs,
a f ever,
a t of a
gue,
S hivering, the sore th r oat,
the tootha che,
usea) ,
S ickness (n a
a disease,
the scarlet f ever,
the s mall pox,

TH E

UL A R Y

NGLIS H IN T O FR E NC H

the measles,
1a
rougeole,
the hooping cough,
la co qu eluch e,
an inammation in the chest,une uxion de poitrin e,
neuralgia, the mumps,
rme,
1an vralgie , la go u
a sty,
un co mp ere loriot,
chilbl a
ins,
des engel ures,
a stitch in the S i d e,
un point de C O t,
s ea
sickness,
1e mal de mer,
the sick headache,
l a migraine,
ng e a
an itching,the gout,
une dm a
lso n,la goutte ,
l
e vertige ,1e mal d upays,
d izziness ,home si c kne s s,
the blues,
l es humeurs n
oires,
a f all, a spra
in,
une chute, une entorse,
a s c ratch, a b urn,
une gratignure,une brlur e,
une coupure,une pi qu
re,
ac ut, a prick,
une cicatrice,un remede,
a s c ar,a remedy,
une pilule , des pastilles,
apill,lozenges,
une m decine, une potion,
h ys io, a mixture,
nugargarisme ,
a gargle,
nucataplasme,
a poultice,
un V sicatoire,
a blister,
ign e,une in c is i on,
une s a
bleeding, c upping,
a
tr e,
a plaster,
un em l
e ta
e te rr e,
s d A ngl
d uta
court plaster,
de la charpie,de longuent,
lint, Ointment,
une sangsue,
a leech,
gement,
d u soul a
relief;
e sommeil
durepos , l
rest,S leep,
une gu rison , une re chut e,
a cure ,a rela se,
la
on
i
e
the death pangs,
,
g
1e r le
the death rattle,
i

a
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S E T o

cl othe s,

set of baby ss clothe s,

the dress,thee head dr
dresS Ss,
a dressing case
se,
a comb, a brush
ush,
scissors,a razor
zor,
a shaving brush
ush,
soap,pomatum
m,
a curl paper, a hat,
the crown ,thee b rim,
the lining,
acap (a
s w or
rnb
b
o
s
y
y ),
C lothes, a coat
a
t,
"
a great coat,
a f rock coat,
a waistcoat, aj a
cket,
the collar,the sleeves,
the c oat skirts,
a seam, a wr inkle,
the lining,the f acin gs,
a po cket, a button,
c uff s,
the button hole,
pantaloons, drawers ,
suspenders, the linen,
a S hirt,
a shirt bo so m,a c oll ar,
3 stock,
a cravat,a b onnet,
a straw bonnet,
cr own,c ape,ruche,

NGLI SH INT O FR E NC H

passe,tour de tete,brides,
bow,blonde lace,f eather, nce ud, blonde,plume,
wire, shape,Open ,
laiton,f orme, vas e,
spotted veil,silk tulle,
voile a pois, tulle illusion,
delicate pink, light green , rose tendre,vert pomme,
u
a cap (a
bonnet
s w or n by w om en , n
,
)
a woman s j acket,
une c amisole,
une robe,
a gown ,f ro ck or dre s s,
a party dress,
une robe de bal,
grande toilette,
f ull dress ,
walking dress,
robe de ville,
jupe ample, ro b e Sim le,
f ull skirt, plain dre s s,
r obe unie ,
dress of one c olor,
r ob e de des s ou s ,
under dress,
robe a rai es,
s tri ed dress ,
robe
c
ossaise
,
la
d
dress
i
,
e
P
robe a carreaux,
pattern dress,
robe a disposition,
double skirt,
robe a deux j upes,
ou
nc e d dres s,
robe a volants,
train dress,tucked dre ss, robe a queue, robe a
plis,
small pattern dress,
robe a petit des sm ,
l arge pattern dress,
robe a grand dessin,
pattern (f or cutting a dre s s) ,patron de robe,
h igh neck, low neck,
corsage montant,d coll et ,
lining,tight body,
doublure, c orsage serr,
morning dress,
robe de chambre,
a loose dress,
nupeignoir,
wide sleeves,
manches larges,
Open sleeves,
m anches ouvertes,
trimmings,
garnitures,passementerie,
plain body,f ulled b ody, c orsage plat, c orsage f ron c,
r m hole,piping,
entournure, lis r
a
f ront,inside , strings,
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NGLI SH IN T O FR E N C H

a smelling b ottle
ttl
e,
an Opera glasss, spe ctacle s,
m b r el
l
a c ane,an umbrell
a
,
a paras ol,a w ateh
atch,
a repeater,
the dial,the hands,
the works,
the S r ing,thee chain,
a pocket bookk,a pen cil,
a c ard , a purse,
some money,
c hange ,
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A H OU SE ,the front,
the door,the number,
l
the knocker,the bel
,
the key, a latch,
the s craper, a step,
the hall or entry,
the ground oor,
the parlor,a wall,
a partition,the stairs,
the banisters,the steps,
a story, a suite of ro oms,
a room,
a f urnish ed room,
the f ront room,
the back room,
a lock,
the key hol e,
abolt, a hinge,
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V OC A B U L A R Y
th e

windo w,the s ash,

ass,
a pane O f glass
a curtain,
a tassel ,the shutter,
a blind,a balcony
cony,
the draw ing room,
the c eiling,the
he paper,
the chimney,the hearth,
the oor,
a bed room,
a dressing room
O m,
a closet,
the dining roo0 m.
,
the nursery,
a library, a garret,
an attic,the roof,
a beam , a joist,
a platf orm,
a S pout,
a pipe,a drain,
repairs, a ston e,
a brick, a slate,
lime,
mortar,cemen t,
plaster,paint,
a scaff old, a board,
the expense,the taxe s,
the rent, the tenants,
the neighborhood,
aneighbor
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NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

VII
LE M OBILIE R ,
un meuble,
les pincettes,l a pelle,
.

F UR N I TUR E ,
a pie c e of f urniture,
the tongs,the S hovel ,
the poker,the b ellows,
the f ender,
the grate,
andirons, a hod,
the reside,a s creen ,
a f urnace,
the register,
a table, a chair,
an arm chair,a sof a,
a cushion , a stool,
the cupboard,the shelves,
the bureau,a draw er,
a book case,
the S helves,
atoilet table,
a wa
sh stand,the pit cher,
the basin,a towel,
a looking glass, a bed,
the bedstead, a stra w bed,
a mattress,a f eather bed,
a pillow,
the pillow case,
th e bolster, S heet s ,
a sheet ,a blanket,
the coverlet,the curtain,
pictures, a pi cture,
the frame,the glass,
th e prin t,a house cl ock,
TH E

1e tis onnier ,l
e s ou
iet,

garde cendre,
1e f ourneau ,
l es chenets,une oilette,
l
e coin d uf e u
ucran,
,n
l
nuc a
o r if e r e,
la bouche de chaleur,
une table,une chaise,
un f aute u
il,un sof a,
un coussin,un tabouret,
la
r m o ire ,les tablettes,
la c ommode,un tiroir,
une biblioth eque,
les rayons,
une toilette,
nul
avabo, 1e pot a
l eau,
la c uvette, une serviette,
un miroir, nulit,
l
e bois de lit , une paillasse,
un matelas,un lit de plum
nu oreiller,
la taie d or eiller,
1e traversin ,des draps,
un drap ,une c ouverture,
1e couvre pied ,l
e rideau ,
des tableaux,untableau,
l
e cadre ,1e verre ,
gravure, une pendul e,
1a
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a vase, a c an dlestick,
nuvas e,un chandelier,
a candle,a wax cand le, une chandelle ,une bougie,
the wick,s nuers ,
la m eche, des mouchette s,
nu teignoir,
an extinguisher,
a chandelier, a gas b urner, un lustre, un be c de gaz,
a lamp, china,
une la
mpe, de la porcelain e,
a set O f china,
nuservice de porcelaine ,
a statue,the pedestal,
une statue,1e pi destal,
an ornament, the gildin g, un ornement,la dor ure,
the carpet,the sideboard, le tapis, 1e buff et,
the waiter,
l
e plateau ,
a cup and saucer,
une tasse et la sou cou e,
a bowl,the sugar b owl, nubol,le sucrier,
the sugar tongs,
l es pin c es a sucre,
the tea pot,the coff ee pot, la th ier e, la c af etiere,
r en
h
u
i
l
i
the silver,the cruet stand, la
r,
erie,l
t
e
g
the oil cruet,
burette a
1a
lhuil
e,
the salt cellar,
l a saliere,
the pepper box,
a oivr ier e,
l
the mustard pot,
1e moutardier,
a salad dish,
un saladier,
a decanter, the kit chen, une caraf e, la cuisine,
kitchen utensils,
l a batterie de cuisine,
the oven , a range,
l
e f our, u
n f ourneau,
a kettle,a sauce pan,
une b ouillo ire ,une c as s erole,
the c ellar, a c ask,
l a cave,un baril,
a tub, a pail,
nuba quet,nu seau,
a broom,a trevet,
nubalai,nutr pied,
t iron
a a
un f er a repasser,
a gridiron,
nugr il,
a cl othes horse,
nus choir,
a choppin g knif e,
un hachoir,
an egg b oiler,
une c o quetiere

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TH E

NGLI SH IN T O F R E N C H

ME A LS,a m eal,

b reakf ast,

a luncheon,
dinner,tea, supper
upper,
a course (at dinner
inner) ,
the dessert,
the table cloth ,
a napkin, a spoon
oon,
a f ork, a kn if e,
bread,
new bread,
stale bread,
home made bread,
a loaf;
the rst c ut , c rust ,
c rumb , crumbs ,
a piece O f bread,
a slice O f bread,
a mouthf ul ,
rolls,
tea, coff ee,
chocolate,
milk, cream ,
butter, chee s e,
v erm icelli,rice,
an egg,the hell,
the w hite,th e yol
k,
a boiled egg,
s crambled eggs ,
dropped eggs,
poached eggs,
:

V O C A B UI A R Y E.

eggs,cusstard
ta
r ds ,
h ard boiled eggs
3
3 3 ,
d,
o a
ting island
an egg c up, a dish,
a plate, a soupp tureen ,
up,
soup,beef soup
meat,
beef;roast b ee9 f.
,
b oiled beef,a b ee f steak,
v eal,
a veal c utlet,(
rare meat,
well done meat
at,
mince meat,
a dinner party,
mutton ,
a mutton chop,
a leg O f mutton ,
l amb,pork,
s alt pork, ham ,
a slice of ham,
fa
t,lean ,
gravy,made gravy,
a stew,
vegetabl es ,
a cabbage , lard ,
a turnip, a carrot,
acauliower,
an artichoke,asparagus,
spinach,
string beans,
pe a
s,green pea s,
salt ,pepper ,
f rie d

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NGLI S H IN T O FR E N C H

mustard,
S pices ,pi ckl es,
a bottle, the stopper,
a c orkscrew,a de c anter,
a tumbler, w
wm
inee,
water, b eer,
porter,ale,
cider, a side dish,
dlsh
a c ucumber,rradi
hees,
a
water cress,
a salad,lettu ccee,
ery,
a head of c elery
sley,
an onion ,parsley
s orrel, O il
,
vinegar, a f ow
wll,
a
e
sh
m
,
,
g
a meat pie,a ie,
a tart,
an apple, a pear,
some cherries, c urrants,
gooseberries,
a pea ch,an apricot,
a plum, strawberries,
raspberries,walnuts,
the nut crackers,
grapes ,sweetmeats,
some sugar,sugar plums,
a burnt almond,
honey,stewed f ruit,
preserves, a jelly,
a cake,i c e cream,
f ritters,pancakes,
mashed otatoes,
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NGLIS H

IN T

FR E

NC H

aparrot, a peaac o ck,

a raven ,a cro w,
an owl,

a ha
t,
a c o ok,a hen,
ig eon,
a chicken, a pigeon
a dove, a turtle
l
o dove ,
3

aturkey,
a duck,aswan ,
a partridge,a wood c ock,
a snipe, a quaili1,
.

11

an ostrich , a gull.
,
an eagle, a goose,
a sh, a whale,
a shark, a cod ,
a skate, a salmon,
a pike, a haddo ck,
asmelt,a trout,
a perch, an eel,
amackerel,a herring,
a sh a
d , a lobster,
a shrimp,an oyster,
insects,reptiles,
a y, a bee,
a wasp, a grasshopper,
a lady bird,a buttery,
a dragon y,
a mos quito,
a moth, a beetl e,
a snail,
a snake, a c aterpi llar,
a worm,a lizard,
a m ouse,a mole,
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19

a to a
d,a f rog,
a spider,a beddbug,
a e a
, an earwig,
an ant,acri cket,
al ee ch,

X
LE S A R BR E S ,un arbr e,
un c h ene,un orme,
.

TR E E s, a

tr e e,
an oak, an elm,
nutilleul,un f r ne,
a linden, an ash,
nupin , nusapin ,
a pine,a r,
un noyer, nu marronnier,
a walnut, a c hes tnut,
nubo u
leau,un peuplier,
a birch,a poplar,
a willow,a weeping W illow, nusaule, u
n saule pleureur,
a beech,a maple,
un h etre,un rable ,
an apple tree,a pear tree, un pommier,un poirie r,
a peach tree, a pl um tree, un p echer,un runler,
a cherry tree,
un c erisier,
a mulberry tree,
rier,
numu
shrub s, an elder,
des arbrisseau x, nus ureau,
a hawthorn ,a c urrant bus h,une aub pine,nugr o seiller ,
a g tree, an orange tree, nuguie r,nuGr a
nger,
a strawberry vine,
nuf raisier,
a raspberry bush,
m b o isIer ,
nuf r a
de la f ougere,
weeds,
de mauvaises herbe s,
a thistle,nettles,
unchardon , des ortie s,
a thorn,a creeper,
une pine ,une liane,
ivy,grass,
un lierre, de l herbe,
moss, f ruits,
de la mousse,deS f ruits,
water melons,
des melons d eau,
black c urrants,pin e appl e s, duc assis,des ananas,

20

NGLI SH

IN T

nge ,
mulb errie s,a
no ra
a lemon , a gg,
a chestnut,ann almond,
owers, a rose
se,
a pink, a S weet
William
ee t W
l
l
il
,
a sunower, a m
myrtle
vrtl
e,
ahyacinth, a tulip,
a lily, a lily O f the valley,
lilac, a geranium
ium ,
r I ol
a poppy,a marigold
a
d
,
g
a violet,
a honeys ckl
kl e,
s weet peas ,
abuttercup,
amorning glCorry,
a bluebell,
a s w eetb rier,
f orget me not, a i ony,
a moss rose,
a monthly rose,
a hollyhock ,
a china aster,
a heliotrope,
potatoes,
leeks,beans,
a pumpkin,
beets,
parsnips,
horseradish ,peas,
tomatoes,
mushroom s,
c uc umbers,

FR E N C H .

V0 C A B U A B

TIME ,

a
r,
nh our,h alIf an hou
a quarter of an hour,
a minute,
1
a day,the m orn
ornin
g,
noon,the aft er
ernoo
no o n
,
the evening,the ni
n ight,
midnight,todda
ayy.
,
this mornings .
,
this af ternoon
on ,
this evening, to night,
yesterday,
day b ef ore ye sterday,
to m orro w,
a
er
m
rr
w
da
ft
t
o
o
o
,
y
e very day,
every other day,
a f ew days ago,
in af ew days,
in the m orning,
a week,Monday,
T uesday,Wednesday,
Thursday,F riday,
S aturday, S unday,
this week,
l ast week,
next week,
this day w eek,
this day f ortnight,
to m orr ow w ee k,
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NGLIS H IN T O FR E NC H

ba
it l
ow s
HY a
a w eek ago,
in a W 9 9 1i , 0 11 Monday,
dan
s huit j ours,lundi,
on Tuesday,85 9
mardi, et c ,
to day is Monday,
c e st a
ujourd hui lundi,
T
H GS d aa85 0
to da
is
c e st au ourd hu
Y
y
i
mardi
, etc ;
j
yesterday W a
s Monday.3 5 0
it hier lundi , et c ,
c ta
to morrow Willbe,
c e st demain ,
a month,J anuary,
num ms,j a
nvIer,
F ebruary,March,April, f vrier,mars, avril,
May,J une, J uly,August, m a
et,a
i,j u
in,juil
l
ot,
S eptemb er,O ctober,
octobre
se ptemb re
N ovember,December,
novemb re ,3 , d c embre ,3
on the rst, on the se c ond, le premier,1e deux,
1e trois mai,
on the third O f May,
1e c in q j a
the f th of J anuary
nvier,
unary,
5 mai ,
May 5 ,
j
in
1
u
6
,
J une l6 ,
"
1

1
3
m
m
,
J anuary
5
a season , spring,
une s aison,1e printe mp s,
l et e,la
uto m ne, lhiver,
s ummer, autumn ,w inter,
a year,atwelvem onth ,
nuan , une ann e,
this year,
c ette ann e,
nn e derniere,
l ast year,
la
l aun ce pro chaine
next year
:

ih

th

T H E W E A T HE R ,

heat, cold ,
the sky,the sun,
3 sunbeam ,
the m oon ,moon light,
0 s tar,th e air,the w ind,
.

VO C A B U LA R Y

in ,
a cloud ,the ra
O
O f rain ,
a shower, a dirop
ke of snow,
th e sno w, a a
il
a
s to n
e,
the hail, a hailstone
urric a
ne,
a storm, a hurricane
nd,
a gust of wind
h
n
i
n
a ash of lightning
t
g
g,
th e thunder,
under,
a clap of thunder
he f ro st,
a rainbow,the
the w e,
a piece o f i ceea
,
an icicle, a hoar o st,
the thaw,thee f og,
the mist,the dew,
the dawn,
the break O f day,
the sunrise,
the sunset,
the light,the horizon,
the atmosphere,
the darkness,the drought,
the dampness, mud,
dust,
ne weather,
bad weather,
dry Weather,
wet weather,
a clear sky,
a scorching s un,
a keen air,
a hard f rost,
avane,

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24

NGLI SH

IN T

O FR E NC H

points c ardinaux,
l est,loues t,
d,1e nord
1e s u

the c ardinal oints,

E ast,West ,
S outh,North,

l
es

X III.

FE S TIVA LS,a
nd

r em

aka

prin cipal es

E s , et

ble days O f the year,

ques de la
nn e,
N ew ye ar s day,
l
e jour de l an ,
Thanksgiving day,
1e our des a c tion s de gr c es,
F ast day,
l
e jour de j e u
ne,
Christmas day,
l
e j our de N o el,
Christmas eve,
l a veille de No el,
Twelfth night, Carniv al, le jour des R ois,lo Carnaval,
S hrove Tuesday,
l
e Mardi gras ,
Ash Wednesday,
l
e Mercredi des cendres,
L ent, Mid l ent,
l
e Careme, la Mi c areme ,
l
aB onne dame,
L ady day,
E mber w eek,
l es Quatre temps,
l a S emaine sainte,
P assion week,
P al m S unday,
l
e Dimanche des r ameau x,
1e V endredi saint,P que s,
G ood Friday, Easter,
1e jour de P a ques,
E aster S unday,
1aP e nte c Cte,
W hitsuntide ,
Whit S unday,
1e jour de la P e nte c Ote,
Trinity,Corpu s Chri s ti day,la Trinit ,la F ete D ie m,
Midsummer,
la S aint J ean ,
Michaelmas,
l a S aint Michel,
All S aints day,
1aToussaint,
All S ouls day,
l
e jour des Mort s,
unjour de fete,
af estival day,
unj our gras,
ameat day,
unj our maigre,
ash day,

26

NGLIS H IN T O FR E N C H

S tates,
Canad a
, the P yrenees ,

U nited

les Etats Unis,

1e Canada, les P yren ees ,
les Alpes,les Apennins,
1e Danube ,1e R hin ,
l
e R hOne,la S eine ,
la L oire,le Tage,
1e P C,la Tamise,
1aM diterran e,
-

the Alps,the Apennines,

the D anube,the R hine,
the R hone,the S eine,
the L oire,the Tagus,
the P O ,the Thames,
the Mediterranean,
E urope ,Asia,
lE ur O e,lA s ie,
Af rica,America,
lA ique ,lA m rique,
m r e,
a state,an empi
un tat ,un empire,
a kingdom, a republic,
un royaume ,une rpubli que,
ntr ,un pays,nupays tranger
a country,a f oreign
reign ccountry
ou
unt y,
l
t h e native country
e pays natal ,
a continent,a sea,
un continent,une mer,
an ocean ,an island
un oc an , une ile,
eland ,
a peninsula, an isthmu s, une pres qu ile,nuisthme,
a strait,a mountain ,
un d troit, une montagne,
a hill, a valley,
une colline,une vall e,
a river,a seaport,
une rivi ere, un port de mer,
nugolf e

'

TH E LA w , a judge ,

an attorney, a counsell or,

a tribunal, a co urt,
a lawsuit,a trial ,
the jury, a juryman,
a clerk, an in quest,
a witness, testimony,
a verdict, a ne,
a s enten c e,the mayor,

VO C A B UL A R Y

i ce,
police
asheriff,the pol
aconstable,

e im
cu
the army, a rregiment
t
,
g
a battalion , a brigade,
a company, a s quadron ,
the inf antry,
the cavalry, the line,
the lif e guards
ds ,
the horse guards
ards,
lancers,dragoons
C ons ,
l
the staff,a general
ener a
,
the Ofcers,a colonel ,
a major, a captain
ata
in,
,
a lieutenant,a sergeant,
a c orporal,
the soldiers, the arms,
a gun ,the barrel,
the trigger,the ramrod,
the bayonet, the c harge,
a car tridge,powder,
a bullet,a sabre,
a sword, a lan c e,
the artillery, a cannon ,
a cannon ball,a mortar,
a bomb,the ag,
the drum, a drummer,
the drum sticks,
a trum pet, a trumpeter,
the barracks,
the garrison , a sentinel,
-

a post,a camp,
an intrenchment,

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28

NGLI SH IN T O FR E N C H

a ght, a b attlle,
tack,
a siege, an attack
c e,
a sortie, a truce
a treaty, the navy,
ailor,
a seaman , a sailor
he sh
ip,
a c abi n boy,the
ship
in ,
the deck,the cab
cabin
ain mast,
a mast,the main
the mizzen mast
ast,
the ro pes,a rope
ope,
dd er,
a sail,the rudder
aboat, an oarr,
a rower,an anchor,
a steamboat,
a packet, a eet,
r,
a man O f w a
the admiral, the cre w,
a merchant ship,
the cargo, the pass engers,
th e voyage,
a ro ck,
ashipwre ck,aprivateer,
a c apture,the booty,
slavery, a slave,
the ransom,liberty,
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XVI

Al mighty,
D IE U,1e Tout Puissant,
the Creator,the creation, le Cr ateur,la c r ea
tion,
luniver s ,l
the universe, heave n,
e c iel,
hell, a b eing,
l en f er, un etre,
acreature,an ange l,
une c r ature,nuange,

G O D , th e

V OC A B ULA R Y

29

l
e monde ,1e c ie l,
the w orl d,the S ky,
l
e s astres ,
the heavenly bodies,
une plan ete,l a terre,
a planet,the earth ,
l
e monde ,une religion ,
mankind, a religion,
une croyan c e, uh prjug,
a belief,a prej udi c e,
ie ns ,
une erreur,les a
an error,heathens,
n c ulte ,
l
e paganis m e , u
heathenism,a w orship,
une divinit ,une d esse,
a divinity,a goddess,
the an cients,the Egyptians,les anciens,les E gy tiens,
the Greeks,the R omans, les Gre c s,les R o m a
ine,
the Jews,the H ebrews, l es Juifs ,les H breux,
the Gentiles, a prophet, les G entils, un proph ete,
a prophecy,Christ,
une proph tie,1e Christ,
Jesus Christ, an apostle, J s uS Christ,un aOtre,
the gospel,f aith,
l va
ngil
e ,la f oi,
the Christians,
les Chrtiens,
Christianity,
1e Chris tianisme,
the H oly Ghost,the Trinity,1e S aint Esprit,1aTrinit,
a s aint, a disciple,
un saint,un disciple,
un c royant,l eglise,
a b eliever,the church,
a sacrament,baptism,
uh sa crement,1e batem e,
con f ession , c ommunion, l a con f ession ,1ac ommuni on,
conrmation ,
l a conrmation ,
the Catholics,
les Catholi ques,
l
the O e, bishops,
e
aef les veques,
l
e s pretres,u
priests, a clergyman,
e,
n eccl sia s ti q u
the clergy, a convent,
1e clerg,nuc o nvent,
a monk,a nun,
un m oine, une religieuse,
une se cte, les Protestants,
a sect,the P rotestants
a sinner,m , a sinner,f , un p cheur, une p cheresse,
a S in,the c onversion ,
uh p ch ,l a conversion ,
the service, the B ibl e,
lofc e ,la B ible,
un chapitre,un p s au
a chapter, a psalm ,
m e,

p
p

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9h

p
p

30

NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

p
E

ahymn
,arayer,

une hym ne ,une ere,

un livre de prieres,la mess e,
aprayer book,m as s,
nd m e s s e,
high ma
la gr a
1amesse basse ,
lo w mass,
vespers, a sermon,
les v e s, nusermon,
the preacher,
l
e pr dicateur,
the benediction,
la b enedic tio n
a church,the steeple,
une glise,1e clo ch er,
a b ell,the portico,
une cloche,1e portail,
a tower,the choir,
une tour,le ch a
r,
eu
the vestry,the pillars,
1a
s acristie ,les piliers,
the pews,the
he aaltar,
les banc s,l a 11 tel,
lit, a chapel,
l a chaire,une chapelle,
th e u
a cross,achandelier
ndel
ier ,
une croix,un lustre,
the organ ,thee pipes,
l org ne,les tuyau x,
the clergy,
l
e clerg ,
the church wardens,
l
e s marguilliers ,
th e parish ,the parishioners,la paroisse ,les paroissien s,
a w e d ding, a christening, un mariage,un b atm e,
a f uneral,
nuenterrement,
nucimeti ere,
ac em etery,
a grave, a tomb,
une f osse,une tombe,
the co in,a ro c es sion,
l
e cercueil ,une procession
-

p
r

pp

'

A C OLLE GE , a s cho l,
ada
sc
h
ool
y
aboa di ng school,
the school m aste ,
the school mi s tress,
af e m ale teacher,
a u il,
o

p
p

VO C AB ULA R Y

a s chool ggirl,
a school b oy, a
the school room
o on
L
,
ma
f orm
a d esk,a
,
a map , a globe
be,
dic tlo n
a blackboard
rd, a dictionary
,
a grammar, a lesson,
reading, Writing
ti n g,
,
S pelling, a d ictation
c ta
tlon,
a translation, a m
mistake
is ta
k ,
a rough copyy,cciphering
i he i ,
a sum (problem
em) ,the sum,
a mistak e (inn a sum) ,
a nought, Greek
eek,
L atin,F renchh ,
Italian, G erman
man,
aper
,
P
a quire of paper,
a sheet O f paper,
l etter paper,
note paper,small s ize,
large S ize,
c url paper,
gilt edged paper,
blotting paper,ink,
the inkstand, a pen,
asteel pen ,
-

a penkni f e,
India rubber,
a pencil, a pen cil c as e,
a ruler, a slate,
a slate pencil,
s ea
ling w a
x,
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NGLI SH IN T O F R E N C H

un pain a cacheter,
un carton ,
a portf olio,
nupinceau, des crayon s,
a paint brush ,cr ayons,
paints,writing,
des couleurs,l c r itur e,
a line, a stroke,
une ligne, nutrait,
nup stroke,um plein ,un d li ,
a do w n stroke,a
punctuation ,a chapter,
la po nctuation ,un chapitre
a page, a para
graph ,
une page,un paragraphe,
-

a line, a sentence,
a word,a syllable,
a letter, a vowel,
a consonant, a period,
a colon ,a semicolon,
a note O f interrogation ,
a note of exclamatio n,
quotation marks,
a hyphen ,
a bracke t,a dia
eresis,
a dash,

une ligne, une phrase,

un mot,un syllabe,
une lettre, une voyelle,
une consonne, un point,
deux points,point et virgule,
tion,
point d interr oga
point d excla
ma
tion,
des guillemets,
un trait d union,
une parenth ese,un trma
,
un trait a
nun tiret

XVIII
A T OOL a hammer,
a mallet, a gi m let,
a plane,pincers,
a chisel, a screw,
a screw driver, a nail,
a peg, a
n anvil,
a worx box,
th e lid ,th e in ide,
th e bottom , a in cushion ,
a pin , a needle case,
a needle,
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U N O U T IL,numarteau
,
numaillet,une vrille,

un rabot, des tenailles,

un ciseau, une vis,
un tourne vis,un C lou ,
une cheville,une enclume ,
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une boite a ouvrage,

l
e couvercle, 1e dedan s,
l
e f onds , une pelote ,
une pingle,nutui,
une aiguille,
,

NGLLI SH
NG

IN T O

FR E N C H .

h
a castl e, a kniight
t
g ,
a bishop, a paw
a
wn,
l
i ard tabl e,
billiards,a bil
the balls,a cue,
the mace,a c arom,
the po cket s ,a
s crat ch ,
-

LA C A M PA GNE , nucham ,
OUN TR Y,a eld,
a meadow, a hedge,
une prairie, une haie,
a f ence, a dit ch,
une cloture , un f os s,
a marsh, a pond,
un marais,un tang,
un ruisseau , une f ontaine,
a brook,a f ountain,
awell,a watering trough, un puits,un abreuvoir,
a bill, a village,
une c olline ,un Village,
nupaysan ,une charru
e,
apeasant,a plough,
1e so c,
the loughshare,
numoulin a vent,l
a wind m ill,the sails,
e s ail e s,
the grinds tone, a f arm,
l a meule, une f erme,
a barn, a stable (for horses) ,une grange, une c urie,
a stable (f or cattle) ,
une table,
the yard,the poultry yard, l a c our,la b asse c our,
the dairy,th e ho t house, la laiterie,la serre chaude,
the cattle,straw,
l
e b t il , de la paille,
hay, corn ,
d af oin, d abl ,
IS , u
Indian c orn ,a sheaf,
ne gerbe ,
dum a
a stack of hay,
une meule dc f oin ,
barley, oats,
de l orge, de l avoine,
rye,hops,
d aseigle , duhoublo n,
a scythe, a S ickle,
une f aux, une f aucille,
a o w er pot,a watering ot,un pot de e ur, un arrosoir,
aspade,a rake,
une b ch e,un ra
teau,
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a hoe, a ail,
a reaper, a mowe
ower,
a shed, a horse8 ,
the harness,the
he hb iitt,
the collar,
the reins,
a saddle;a whi ,
a riding Whip,spurs,
the harvest,the crop,
th e vintage ,
a c untry s ea
t,
a su m m er house,an arb or,
apantry,

XX

A T HE A TR E , the hou s e, UN T HEATR E ,l a s alle,

l
e parterre , les loges ,
the pit,th e boxes,
the stage boxes,the gallery,les avant scenes,la gal erie,
the gre en room,
l
o f oyer,
the orchestra,
lo c h e s tr e ,
the leader,
1e che f d o r c h es tr e ,
the stage,the scenery,
la scene,les d ec o r a
tions,
the wings,the c urtain ,
les coulisses,la toile,
the play,
1e s e c ta
C Ie;
the perf ormers ,an actor, les acteurs, um acteur,
an actr ess,the manager, une actrice, le directeur,
the prompter, a play,
r , une pi ece ,
1e s o ufe u
a tragedy, a comedy,
une trag die,une c om edic,
an opera, a ballet,
un Op ra,nuballet ,
a dra
ma, a melodrama,
un drame, un m lodrame,
a f arce, an act,
une f arce,un acte,
ascene, an interlude,
une sc ene,nuentr acte,
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NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

a rehearsal,
a perf ormance
cc,
a f ancy ball,a
a part
mn
,
a crowded house
ouse,
the audience,
to call out (bef ore the

die nc e) ,

the applause,
encore,to encore,
the clapping,
th e hissing, a noise ,
a quarrel, a dispute,
the bill,a ti cket,
a che ck,

XX I

A J O UR NE Y,the c oach,
U N VO Y A GE ,la voitur e,
an open carriage,
une voiture d couverte,
e d eh o c l
in
the outside,the inside,
l
r,
t r ie u
d e la place ,nusi ege ,
room, a seat,
the travellers,
les voy a
geurs,
the hors s,the trunks,
les chevau x,le s malles,
un sac ,un pa que t,
a bag, a parcel,
r t,u
n adieu,
the departure, a f arewell, le d e a
the road , an accident,
la route,un accident,
the arrival, the reception , l arriv ee,l a r ec e tion,
the city,
l
aville,
the suburbs, a street,
les f aubourgs,une rue,
a s quare,the pave m ent, une place, le pav ,
the sidewalk,the lamps, le trottoir,le s reverb eres,
a
sm ,
the buildings, a warehouse, les edices , uh m a
g
ec o m to ir,
ashop,the counter,
une b outi que,l
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VO C A B UL A R Y

el
v
the goods,th e sS hhelves
,
the s h O keeper
per,m ,
a customer, the sale,
a purchaser,
a purchase,
a bargain , a c ondit
onditiion,
a promise,
the exchangee,the b an k,
the general post O fc e,
the penny post
0 s t,
a market,
the sh market
ket,
ating house,
an inn , an eating
a coff ee room
m,
the waiter,
the maid ,thee bill O f f are,
the bill, an Of c e,
a clerk, a gallery,
a museum,an exhibition ,
a bridge, a quay,
the custom house,
a hospital,a barrack,
a c ourt, a lane,
a corner, a post,
a carriage,the door,
the bli nds,the wheels,
the axle tree, the pole ,
a hackney coach , a cab,
the c oa chman,the h orses
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a c art,
a wagon,the peopl e,
the noise,a crowd,

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NGLI SH INT O F R E N C H

ameeting,a review,
i on,
a railway,thee stat
station
atrain,the engine,
the depot,

XX II
L AM E ,les
.

SO UL,the mind ,
the understanding,
the judg ment, the reason ,
the m e m ory, a f a
culty,
th e temper, the humor,
mildness, sensibility,
honesty, sincerity,
kindness,gayety,
liveliness, docility,
patience , attention ,
gid d iness, oliteness,
harshness,
ru deness,
anger, love,
hatred,jealousy,
f riendship , tendernes s ,
gra
titude,
indiff rence, l a
zines s,
idleness, carelessness,
sa dness,tim idity,
shame, an idea,
an argument,
ad e s i e , a Wish,
h O e,f ear,
TH E

p
r

p
r it,

lent endem e nt,

jugement,la raison,
l a m moire,une f aculte,
l
e caract ere, l
hum e u ,
la douceur,la sensibilit ,
lh o nn te t ,la sin crit ,
la bont , la gaiet ,
la vivacit ,la docilit ,
1apatience ,la
tt e ntio n,
l to ur d e ie ,la politesse,
la duret ,
c
ret
e
,
[
l
la m a
ho nnetet on gros si .
l a col ere,l amour,
la haine,la jalousie,
l amiti e, la tendresse,
la reconnaissance,
lindi r e nc e,la p a
resse,
lo is ivet , la negl
igence,
l a tristesse,la timidit ,
l a honte, une id e,
isonnement,
un r a
un d si r, un souhait,
l esp erance, lacraint e,

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V C

ra
ge
rmn
e
e s s , c our
g,
cowardice,a quality,
r tu
e, a w
a def e ct, a virtue
Viee
c e,
de nc e,
wisdom , prude
is hne s s ,
madness,f oolishness
boldness,b ashhf ul
ln
ness
ess ,
pride,
haughtiness,
disdain,esteem
m,
m t,
praise,c ontempt
selshness, apassion,
],
an inclinatio In
a f eeling, an Oo lnlon,
a thought, curr IiOosS Iittyy,
Obedie n ce ,
e to u
sn
e s s,
a
m O Itio n, c ovetousnes
e ne r o s It , humani t ,
g
y
y
chari ty,pity,
a present ,
a gift,
a
lms,hu m ility,
simpli city,uprightness,
honor,the behavior,
a good action,
a bad action,
a baseness,
riches,luxury,
a change, misery,
poverty,distress,
abandonment, a f ault,
amistake,truth,
a f alsehood, a promise ,
a remembrance,oblivion,

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E N

GLI S H IN T O FR E NC H

uneasiness,a conf ession,

a se cret,delity
ty,
joy, sorro w,
nta
nc e,
a regret, repentance
r t,
happiness, com
mfo
ort
a misf ortune, an event,
an a c cident,
a disappointment
ment,
health , strength
h
t
g ,
weakness,
the c onstitution ,
a want,hunger,
thirst, an ap etite,
a cry,a tear,
a sigh ,a sob,
a nod,the speech,
the language, a cust om,
a ha bit, sobriety,
r
e e dines s ,
g

42

NGLIS H IN T O F R E N C H

pass me the butter ? Who will have c off ee ? H ave you

al ready eaten your bread Yes,mamma Y o umay take
another sli c e N o,thank you ;I am no l onger hungry
.

II.

There is a knock It is uncle with Augusta I got up

early this morning ; I rose at daybre a
k It is well to b e
an early riser Y o u told me the other day that you
wished to become learned ;don t you wish so still ? Yes,
uncle I am very glad of it,because I have brought you a
little book which may be O f use to you H ow do you like it
It is very p etty I am going to S how it to my S ister
I have a new book
W ho gave it to you ? U ncle L et
H ere it is Take c are not to soil it The re
m e see it
gravings in it H ave you seen that one ?
r e some e n
a
W e are going to pay a visit to M rs B ,and then w e will
go to the P ark Will you come with us ? G O and ask
le a
ve O f your mamma You wish to take him out ? What
will you do with him all day ? he w ill be troublesom e to
you O h, no ; he will play with his c ousins And w h o
N0 ,
w ill bring him home ? I shall come back all al one
S ir ,you are not big enough to go out alone
Your li ttle cousin is here Will yo u come and play ?
I have not yet sho w n you w hat aunt has given me f o r m y
r s gift S he is my godmother Charles has h a
d
ne w ye a
a little set O f nine pins Whose is that p etty box It is
mine It is pasteboard The edge is unp a
sted Are
there a
ny sweetmeats in it ? Yes ;w ill you have some
Don t t a
ke a
ny ;it is a trick D O not believe her,George
ta
ke some The ga
rden gate is open ;let us go in The swing
is broken ;th e ropes are good f o r nothing L ook at me ;
Ia
t of strength I bet you don t do it
m going to do a f e a
I bet I do I def y you to L et us h a
ve a race H e is
qu icker than you Do yo uW ish me to w heel you in the
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ONVE R S A T ION

43

heelb arrow ? Y o u are not strong e nough O h , yes,I

Come, say good by to
m They have come f o r me
a
you r aunt B etsey wi l
l light you You must not bl ow
out the c andle Come,c ome,you little rogue !
W

III

J ohn,have you nished brushing my clothes ? Are my

b oots cleaned ? They don t shine much

The blacking is
good f o r nothing You don t rub hard enough Will you
bring me some warm water,with a piece o f so a
p, to wash
H ere is one I s it clean ?
m y hands ? I have no towel
I t is wet ;give me another When you are ready, w e
I don t know where my gloves are H ave you
w ill go
Are you goi ng out ? We are goi ng
f ound them ? Y e s
to take a walk Are you willing that I s houl d go wit h
you ? G O and get your cap Your shoe strings are untied
Is every body gone out ? L ittle Emily is up stai r s with
her nurse I will go up and see h e n G ood morning,
Lily What are you doing there ? I am making a dress
f o r my doll
Charles is learning to read now ;he can spell
already
nd see the soldiers
Come to the window, a
Do you
see them yonder ? They are coming this w a
N
urse
at
,
y
what time shall we go f o r a walk ? We shall not go out
to day ;it is too wet You must not be sulky f o r that it
is no t my f ault The cat will scratch you,if you tease
H o w he pulls her by the tail ! the poor thing ! how
he
wicked it is ! If I were puss, I would give you a good
scratch I me a
n to have that Y o u shan t have it I
w ill have it
You shan t have it, I say Wil
lyou leave
O ff ?
H ow obstinate you are ! L eave O ;
S in L ook at
me, Eliza O h, look at him H ow did he m a
nage tO
cl imb up there ? Take care you don t f all G et down
Don t scream so ; you stun us W ill you hold your
tongue ?

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NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

IV
It is ne to day, Margaret ; you m a
go
and
ta
k
e
y
the children to walk B illy is dressed, and Kate too
They are waiting below ; m ake haste I wish I had
ny
a pin There are plenty in the drawer I don t see a
L ook in that little box Are you ready ? L ace yo ur
boots The lacing is too S hort
L et us go yonder, near
the waterf all, nurse will you ? We are very well here
We can t see any thing What a little grumbler ! he
is never s a
H ere are so m e chestnuts They are
tis e d
horse chestnuts I will take them home Will you lend
me your little knif e , S arah
Take care not to break
it If I break it, I will give you another You h a
Ve
no money L et me see yo ur purse O h, he has s ix
cents Come ! c ome ! F anny ! O h,the little thief ! S he
has taken a cent f rom me ;look, she is running away It
is in f u
n
W e met Ann s S ister What is she ? S he is
adressmaker S he is very cleve but there are so many
Will you go up stairs into the nursery ? I hear some
one coming up It is Elizabeth Sit do wn ;here is a
chair I am not tired, thank you L ook here Guess
It was not you ? Yes It is very nicely
w h o made this
s ewed Was it your mamma w h o taught you to sew ?
N o ;nurse did S he is gom g to teach me to mark and to
knit H ave you done your writing,S arah ? S how it to
me Your lines are not straight This c op
is
too
sm
ll
a
y
vent my gram
f o me
G o and learn your verb now I h a
mar What have you done W ith it ? Where did you put
it ? H ere it is You have dropped your handkerchief
It is by your chair,Edmund ;will you give it to me ? I
can t stoop ;I am too crowde d W e are goin g to m o
row to S t P aul s with the children It is rather f a We
shall ride there, a
nd walk back
I have not breakf asted
this morning ;I f eel hungry no w It is one o clo ck ;ring
.

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45

luncheon Come here, Edmund ;you m ust not go

yet ; keep still Take that away, Mary ; put it in the
He ha
s the b ad habit of tou c hing every thing
C loset

f or

Here is B etsey c oming to cl ean the room ;we must go

away f rom here
H ave you put clean sheets on the bed ?
.

Were they well aired You never shake the f eather bed
enough You must put the mattress on top I w a
s
cold last night ;I S hould like to have you put another
blanket on Will you c ome and play,F anny ? I have
not time ;I must nish my task
H ere is mamma com
ing up L et me see your w ork The hem is not straight ;
you must pick it out S he cannot come with us Aunt
will not be pleased if I do not go there S top ,William ;
how troublesome you are ! L et her alon e You must
not play with that ;it is glass ;you might out yourself ;
leave it in its place Do you hear ? You have dis
obeyed m e ;go away I am angry with you F orgive
m e ;I will not do it again
What s the matter,J enny What are you c rying f or ?
L et me alone ; it does not concern you Don t be so
cross H er mamma has been scolding h er , because she
has broke n a pane of glass with her ball O h,the little
giddy thing l Your governess is asking IO? you ; yo u
must go into the school room Does she know her les
s o n?
Didn t she say it well ? S he must be punished
Y o u must not say any thing, Mary ;it is no business o f
yours I had so much to learn W e are going to take
alittle walk ;we S hall soon be back What a lovely day !
s been r a
ining this morning ;the rain has laid the
It h a
dust W e can play now You may drive your hoops,
if you like
There is a cake woman H o w do you sell
thos e little ca
kes T w o cents apie c e I will take three
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Give

NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

more O ne of these ? Yes That m ak es

f our
H ave you change f or a dollar ? You have given
I made a mistake W e must go
m e a cent too little
home now We c an cross here Mind the horse You
have S plashed m e ;my dress is spotted
H ere we are
returned f rom our walk Can you wash this f or me, H a
r
riet ? Y o u will w et your sleeves : you ought to tu ck
them up
me

ne

VI
Who took th e skein of thread that I wound off this
?
m orn ing
I have not touched it Eliza, my dear,you
have played enough ; you m ust come and work now
\
Is not your mamma at home ? I beg your pardon ,S he
is up stairs in her bed ro om ;she will be down directly
We are going to the concert this evening Are you musi
c al ? I play a little on the pi a
no T O day is my birthday
H ow old are you ? I am nine years O ld ;my sister is only
seven and a half It will soon be m amma s birthday : w e
shall have a holiday that day ;we shall stay in the draw
ing roo m the whole evening : there will be dan cing I am
Will you have the kind
so
v to have kept yo uwaiting
ness to pull the bell ? We want some coal,Mary S tir
the re I spent the evening yesterday with Mrs Wat
kins S he in quired af ter you S he is very kind I owe her
a visit H er little girl l earns F rench al eady : she is v ery
All
her
masters
as
her
mother
says
f orward f o r her a
e
,
,
g
are very much pleased with h en You S hould come on
Tuesday : there will be only persons of your ac quaintance
c c om
I am going to make some purchases ;will you a
pa
ny me ? Y o uwill do me a f avor
I am not dressed
I must go rst to try on a bonnet Who is your milliner
S he does not live f ao Z B lue becomes you w ell The
s hade is too pale : rose suits me better There is a new
D o you kno w what stuff
s hop that I had not yet s een
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47

this is I s it not merino ? N o ,it is mousseline de l aine

It is no t d ear These prints are still cheaper That pat
tern is very p etty ;the colors are well matched I am
af raid that that will change color in washing What can I
have the pleasure o f showing you,Ma am ? I want
Give me
S top ,I had rather
Let me see
S h e does not kno w what she wants

VII

yours
G O away,J ohnny ;will
Y e s ,mamma has glve n It to me
you stop N urse,make him stop H e takes all my things
away Mamma will be very angry if yo u take her pen
knif e O h ! I have broken the point J ohn ! I s he not
there ? You never com e directly when you are called I
did not hear D O you kno w your catechism ? Yes,
mamma L et me se e What is your name ? J ohn
Who gave you that name ? My god f a
thers and god
mothers, at my baptism
S top,there is some one
coming up go and say it to your nurse
Mamma,I have
ny mistake
done I have said it without a
That s well
N o w you must learn your G ospel
Come and sit by me

R ead to
At that time J esus said to his disciples
I ask your pardon f o leaving you so soon but
u
r s el
o

;
y
I have many purchases to make b ef o r e di h h er I hope
you will make us a longer visit next ti m e I had an
u mbrella Mary took it do w n stairs I ll go and f etch it
f or you
H ere it is I am sorry f or your trouble N ot
at all
At what time shall we go out to pay our visits ? I
Ordered the carriage at twel ve Mr P is to come and
dine with us You ought not to have invited him f or to
day The carriage is at the door,Ma am We are ready
W here is Emily ? G o and c all her We are w aiting f or

I won t have any body tou ch that

It

IS

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NGLIS H IN T O FR E NC H

you IS she c oming ? Will you c all Edward ? Where

have you been I had told you not to ie a
ve the room
GO
and wash yo ur f ace and hands W e will go rst to get
your cousin We will get out in the P ark Draw up to
the pavement Will you Open the c oach door ? T a
ke
c are that my dress does not touch the wheels H ow cold
it is to d ay ! Don t move, S ir ;sit still ;there is plenty of
room I expect my brother in a f e w days I long to
see him H ow many children has he ? Three o nly His
el dest is not eight yet
.

VIII

There is Charles going out ;I don t know who gave him

permission I am going to meet my c ousins Does your
mother know it ? H ow f a
r are you going
I will a
c c om
r as there
pany you as f a
Do you see tho se schoolboys
H ow they are staring at us
F anny,put th es e ribbons
in the bureau ;you al w ays leave yo ur things about,on the
c hair s You look pale ! Are yo u ill Lie down on
the sof a I am shiverin g Are you f everish I will
J O h, no ,mamma, I beg you ; he will
s end f o r Mr
w ant to make me take some h ysio It will be f or your
good
N urse, will you tell us some stories ? I will :
There was once a little boy very docile and very O blig
ing,w h o w a
O h, we know
s loved by every body
that one
It is time f o r you to go to bed ,m y children
N o matter : it is hal f past nine
O h I am not sleepy yet
Come be re a
sonable
G ood night, mamma G ood
night
D O not be long undressi ng
You have taken my
chair Don t be so boisterous You must not speak so
loud you will wake your little brother
Will you go and call the pupils w h o are in the yard ?
All in all in! I lost six cents in my walk I never lose
l
my money Put up your books What sh a
l we do f or
next time You will do this,and prepare f rom here down

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NGLIS H IN T O F R E N C H

u don t look well ;what s the matter ?

I have

th e

toothache I did not sleep all night I pity you R ing

the bell, William I want a teaspoon I have no knif e
S he always f o gets something Who will cut the bread
Wil lyou pass me the butter ? There is not enough sugar
in the sugar bowl H ere is the k ey of the cupboard
H ave you any more milk down stairs ? Will you bring
it ? Make some toas t
What a thick f og ! It is smoke
G o and get me a light,J ames There is some one at the
door,go rst and open it They say there was a robbery
l ast night in this street At Whose house ? At the gold
smith s,who lives Opposite the church Were the thieves
taken ? L uckily th e policeman was passing by as they
came out ;they were taken directly Will you put some

coal on the re The f og is going off ;put out the re I

mean the c andle
.

Dinner is ready H ere is some ro ast b eef;and s ome

st
mutton ;which do you choose ? Give me s om e r o a
b eef;if you please D O you like it well done or unde
done ? I m ust give you some gravy ;will yo u pass me
that spoon ? Will you be kind enough to pass me the
salt ? D O you take m ustard ? Will you cut me some
read, if you please ? Wo nt you take any vegetables ?
I ll take a potato Help yourself P our out the beer,
l
J ohn What will you drink, a
The roast
e or porter ?
beef is very nice : S hall I give you a small piece I d on t
H ere is some lean Who will carve the
t
m uch like f a
f owl ? Take care , my dear, you will upset the sauce
L ook,there is a spot on your dress Will you have some
S hall I help you
m ore meat ? N ot any more ,thank you
to some f ric a
ssee,or some omelet ? I won t take any thing
Take that away,J ohn ,and bring the pudding N O
m ore
e w il
l take cheese ? You may clear the table no w
on
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5 l
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drawing room re is gone out : c om e and light it

again,if you please
Martha ! Yes,Miss Will you lend me your b odkin ?
Can you giv e me a pin ? This is too large H ere is a

I awoke this morning be f ore

maller
one
I
t
is
all
bent
s
daylight,but I went to S le ep again You were f ast asleep
when I c ame down Edmund,here is your tutor I a
m
I could
ng directly H ave you done your exercise
c om l
not do that sentence S how me your sum It is al l
rubb ed out I ll set you another You must do it now
Three and two are ve , and S ix make eleven, and f our
nd carry one : one and S ix
make fteen ;I put down ve a
are S even,and three are ten ;no ught and c arry one
H ere is a subtraction sum : two f rom six leaves f our ;ve
f rom eight,three ;seven f rom six,that can t be done ;I
b orrow one
S top,that is to o easy f o r you,now ;I
wish you would do this multiplication sum : make haste
S ix times three are eighteen ;I put down eight and carry
o ne : six times ve are thirty,and one c arried are thirty
e ;I put down one and c arr y three : six times two a
re
On
tw el ve,and three are f teen N o w multiply by the second
S hall I s et you a s um in
gure as yo udid with the rst
div i s ion ? 0 h,S ir,it is very l ate
Th e

XI

want my breakf ast I had a walk this morning ;that

has given me an appetit e William Who calls me ?
Did you call me ? You are wanted I ll come presently
Y o u must not keep people waiting
Here I am ;w h o
wants me ? A young gentleman Where is he ? I n the
parlor There is nobody there I have made an April
f ool o f you
N aughty boy ! you shall pay f or it Where
have you put the book you w ere reading last n ight ? I
have put it ba ck in its place W ill you have the kind
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nes s to let down the shade ? the sun hurts m y eyes

May I take that pen ? H a ve you a little piece of paper
to give me ? What f o r ? I want to write a note to
Charles ; I wish to make an April f ool of him H ow
Well, Charles, there w a
m alicious you are !
s a note f o r
you I will not answer her ;I will pretend to be angry
L et us go and play at shuttlecock There is your h a
t
e doo r
tl
The w m d is too high We hav e lodged our
shuttlecock I ll get it f or yo u B ring me the f ootstool
You must take the ladder
We have not se en you f or a long time H ere is H an
nah c oming ;hide yoursel f I saw yo u;don t a
c t like a
child, come ! N urse,I am hungry ;will you give me my
tea ? It is not two hours since yo u had your dinner
That does not signif y Yes it does ; it is greediness
Where did you get that knif e ? H e h a
s been amusing
himself again with cutting wood That is true I a
m
angry You say so f o r f un, don t you ? N O , I say it in
earnest S he won t let me amuse myself ; she does
nothing but grumble I don t like her S he goes away
m !
next week F or good ? Yes O h, how glad I a
S u s an,you must go to the grocer s bef ore he shuts u
W hat do you wish, Miss ? I want a loaf of sugar,with
a pound o f good coff ee What is the price of honey ?
We don t sell it Do you sell chocolate Yes ;we have
some excellent I will have a cake o f it I want half a
pound O f moist sugar Can you tell me where N O 3 6
is ? N ext door
.

XII

I bring you the b ook you asked me f the other day I

thank you I will return it to you as soon as I have read it
D
not hurry yourself It is handsomely boun d W ill
or

you take a gl a
ss O f wine ? Which will you have,red or
white That is port,and this is sherry S hall I off er
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go out ;I have just been

sent f or I won t be long There is a gentleman in the
parlor ;go and talk with him
H o w is your mother ?
S he is not very well What is the matter with her ? She
has a cold which she c annot get rid of ; and which makes
her c ough without ceasing I am sorry to hear it D c
you kno w Whether Mr J ones has obtained the situation
he solicited H e has not got it yet I doubt much if he
will succeed H e is very poor ; he has only just enough
to live on His brother is well off ;he ought to assist
him H e has a large f amily
Doctor J enner,Ma am I was tol d that you sent to my
house Yes ;it was f or my little b oy,w h o is not w ell
Where is he H e is abed H ere is Mr J enner c ome to
s ee you , my dear
Are you ill ? What ails you ? L et
m e f eel your pulse
H e is f everish S how me your
tongue : put it out f urther H e would not take any su
per last night nor breakf ast this morning H e w ants some
h ys io
Will you write a pre scription ? I ll send you
a mixture with some pills H e c oughs a great deal I
b ought some lozenges yesterday I ll c ome to see him
again to morrow morning : I have another patient in this
neighborhood The spring is a trying season What s
the matter with your thumb It is a f elon It pains m e
You should put a oultic e o n W e want a
v ery much
nurse M a
rgaret will sit up to night S he will get to
sleep, perhaps O h, nO W here did you buy those
matches they are good f or nothing ;they won t c at ch
nd dra w the c urtain
Will you close the shutters, a
a
u
y
o

of

c ake ?

5 3

I m ust

X III

L et

p lay at p uss in the corner I f eel s ome drop s

o f rain
It is raining ;w e must go in L et us stay in
the hall We had better go into the dining room ;w e c a
n
us

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nS b ul Will you pl
pl ay there at blind m a
ay with us,
Charlotte ? H enry is blind man I will bandage your
H e is taking o ff his bandage O h,you see ;l
e yes w ith this
you must not cheat Don t go that way I have caught
Guess who it is Don t laugh You are playing me
o ne
tricks I won t play any more Are you hungry ? Will
you, each of you, have a slice of bread and b utter, or
I like pre serves best
s ome preserves ?
Will you have an apple,H enry Who will have some
mm
if
ooseberries
I
ma
a
you
please
H
ere
give
ha
l
f
,
,
;
g
to your little sister W e have spent a very pleasant
Were you as m uch amused as your brothers,
f ternoon
a
S he sulked all the evening Why ? I don t
A my
know We shall go again to morrow,if it is ne
I hear Edward c oming up ;I w ill hide m yself Don t s a
y
ny thing,A nn I s not F anny here
H ave you not seen
a
her down stairs ? O h, you are la ughing : I am sure she is
hid somewhere You can look L et me see rst behind
the screen B ang ! You did not f righten me ;I w a
s
c ertain you were in the room Uncle took me to the f air
H e has bought me a box of sweetmeats L et me look a
t
it It is very pretty H ere are some sugared almonds ;
Will you have some, Ann ? I ll
w ill you have some
take a burnt almon d H ave the children had their sup
per ? It is time f o r them to go to b e d G ood night,
mamma Good night,aunty Do not be long undressing
I hear a noise in the passage
It is a ghost D on t talk
B e q uick I am taking off my shoe s A r e
nonsense
they in bed ? Do not put out your c andle ;I want it

X IV

L et us go and tak e a walk

Will you take E d

ward out ? he has a holid a
y to da
his
tutor
is
not
;
y
c oming I ll go and call him Willyou be goo d ? Go
.

ONVE R S A TION

5 5

and put on another jacket B utton your w aist c oat

Take your c a Are your shoes clean ? Give your hand
to your S ister Do not go so f ast L et us walk gently
It is very hot
m tired
I a
We are going to rest our
r
selves Will you come and see the f arm ? It is too f a
We have only to cross the roa d Don t tease the dog ;
he is ugly ;he might bite you H e is tied It is time to
return Come thi s w a
it
is
the
shortest
w
e
w
ill
c
ros
s
;
;
y
the elds
The children are making a great noise in the school
room ; they are ghting, I think I ll go and speak to
them M r H is coming ;be qu1 et Who has broken
I did H ave yo u
that pane o f glass ? It w a
s not I
nished your letter ? It must be sent 1 0 day I have

done,S ir L et me see
My dear parents,I am happy to
mf or m you that our holidays wil
lcommence this year o n
ightf ul day I hope to
th e 2 1 st o f this month , on which d el
have the pleasure of seeing you at home,with my dear
brothers and sisters I am in good health , and hope to
nd you so I atter m yself that you will be pleased with
the progress I have made during this hal f year in my
studies B elieve me, my dear parents, your aff e ctionate
son ,H enry B oston,J une 1 3 th ,
Who wishes f or
some ink ? I do ;I do ; this way G ive me your ink
s ; y our f ather
stand It is quite f ull ;take care T h om a
and sister are in the arlor What a story ! I tell you
they are
L ook at that Do not touch it ;do not touch it,I tell
you ;you will spoil it H ow obstinate you are D O not
shake the table ;sit still Will you lend me your ruler
and pen cil
This paper blots You take too much ink
There is a blot on your c opy book I wish I had a piece
o f blotting paper
Y o u ought to scrat ch that out
I
have no eraser It does not S how now If I had a
iece of India rubb er, I would rub the l
a c e I t is not
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w orth the trouble Who has taken my pictures ? I did

I want them ;will you return the m ? S top , here are
your pictures Tea is ready S he has spilled all the m ilk
.

We must do without it

XV

W h at ! you are not up yet !

We have no school to day

That makes no diff erence Your aunt is to come a
nd
breakf ast with us ;she will soon be here We wil
l not
wait f or you I am very warm We walked f ast Which
w ay did yo u come ? That is not the nearest W hat is
the matter, S arah ? S he f ell in c oming down her f oot
slipped S ophia pushed me I did not do it on purpose ;
I wanted to pass S he has not hurt herself It is noth
ing ;you m ust not,cry Who will come and have a walk ?
Y our bonnet is in the next room with your parasol
Aunt took us to the Z oological Gardens The monkeys
amused us very much They are so f unny Did you see
the elephant ? Yes ;Jenny presented him with a piece
o f cake , and he took it with h is trunk ;he is very tame
;
they would not let us ride on him, it was too late ! There
are some very pretty birds What an ugly beast the
rhinoceros is ! I threw a piece o f bread to the bear
What f rightf ul howls the lion makes ! The wolf howls,
nd the tiger roar ;
my dear, but the lion a
the dog
barks,the cat mews,the horse neigh s, the ass brays,the
ox bellows , the sheep bleats , th e cock crows,the pigeon
0 0 0 8 , the birds si ng and warble ,the bee and the y buzz,
the f rog croaks,the parrot talks,and the blackbird w histles
You must take the little girl to school, now,Jane
You are rather late Take your book Come and read
Where did we leave O ff ? O ver the p a
ge N ot quite
r
so f a
We h a
ve read that H ere is th e place wh ere we
lef t off S neak dis tin ctly ; go on ; why do you stop ?
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NC H

many peopl e there We saw M r s P , with her son and

daughters Did you speak to them We did not speak
r o ff
to them ;they were too f a
The band played f or
nearly three hours
I s your master at home I don t know ;I will go a
nd
Mr S mith wishes to see you
H ow do you do ? I
see
did not expe ct to have the pleasure of seeing you to day
I thought you were still in the country I came home
last night The country is very beautif ul now They are
c utting the grass every where Will you tak e something ?
I thank you,I have just breakf asted You will take at
least a glass of wine Allo w me to drink your he a
lth
The health of your f amily H ave you seen Mr P owel
lately ? H e has not been here f or some time H e used to
lperhaps H e played us
c ome almost every day H e is il
a trick ;I ll tell you what passed
What do you think
There is no harm in it O ut of twenty people
o f that
there would not b e one of your Opinion
Do not m ake
such a noise, my dear, while I am talking with any one
D on t speak so loud ; you always disturb us I ll send
you out of the room ;keep still Even if he had su c
c e e d e d,what advantage would he have derived f rom it ?
H e is a burden to every one H e has f allen out with his
uncle I am sorry to hear that They will make it u
again
.

XVII

S omebo dy h a
It was not I
s been touching my things
.

I had more colors than that My little paint br ush is

quite spoiled ;I can t use it any more There are two pen
cils gone There is one on the oor ;you are treading on
it ;it is broken Take your book S peak louder ;speak
d istinc tly ; I don t hear you
I can t read that word
.

S pell

ley

it

That is not it You must not co m e h ere, Char

W hat are you lo oking f or ? I am looking f or m y
.

c opy b o ok

ONVE R S A TION

H ere is one

5 9

It is Emily s

Give me your

pen , that I may mend it Wil lyou please to rule my

paper ? I c annot do two things at once Do not rest
your arms upon the table ;sit upright You mus t never
rise to see who rings at the door Don t lose time ;pay
attention to your writing Where is she go ne ? Where
have you been You must never leave the room without
permission I f ound that on the ground What is it ?
Whose is this ? I don t know It is mine I don t want
it ;you may keep it, if you like Who is making that
noise in the other room ? G o and see I dare not Don t
be silly ;don t be so ridiculous
Will you have the kindness to mend this pen f o r me ?
I have no penknif e H ere is one It don t cut it wants
sharpening Give me the hone Must I put some ink in
the inkstand ? there is none in it Take care not to upset
any on the table What are you looking f or ? What do
you want I want some paper H ere is some I thank
you There is a visitor G o and tell the servant not to
let any one enter I have a mind to go to the country to
day If you go there, you must return to night Make
haste ,J ames I am coming ;what a hurry you are in!
H ave yo udone ? My nose bleeds Will you give me a
little cold w ater ? There is a spot on your waistcoat
H ave you been here long ? N o ;I am b ut just arrived
Did you walk all the way ? Yes Y ER must hs tired
nd lie down a littl e I will call you when dinner is
Go a
ready J a m es w illamuse hi m self with my brother in the
garden W here are you going that way ? We are going
to bathe Can you swim ? Take care not to get drowned
The plac e w here w e go is not dee
.

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XVIII

The sun is c oming out ;it is going to be f air to day

What O clock is it by yo ur w a
tch mine stopped last
night ;I f orgot to wind It up It is nearly ten S hall we
go out to day ? Yes, certainly, if it is ne G o a
nd get
ready Are you ready, H enry ? Will you tell Mary to
bring your S ister s boots ? My gloves are ripped Ask
B etsey to sew them again f or you Can you sew this f or
m e ? I will do it presently
They are waiting f or me
H ave you done ? What a bad needle ! I am pricking
my ngers Why don t you take your thimble ? I have
lost it Will yo u Open the door ? Mind the dog does
not go out H e is gone : make him come back We don t
want you ;you must stay at hom e L ady H was there
S he no sooner perceived us than S h e came to meet us,and
received us in the most f riendly manner S he showed us
l
lthe castle , even to the dairy and the poultry yard ,
a
where F anny had the pleasure Of f eeding the little chick
ens We went af terwards to see the mowing ;and George
and H enry rolled themselves on the haycocks like two
little cra
zy things
IS Mr Wilson at hom e ? N o ,S ir ;but I expect h im
every minute ;will you walk in I can t wait You will
tell him that I came Here he comes Did you go into
the country yesterday ? Yes You had ne we a
ther It
rained a little in the evening L ast time, in returning,
l
l the w a
f
I had rain a
I
had
orgotten
to
take
my
y
umbrella : I w a
I was
s wet through when I got home
obl iged to change my clothes I went to bed early I
d my bed warmed
The people of the house are very
ha
obliging What has become of their younger son ? H e
is at apprenticeship at a chemist s Their ne hew turned
soldier : he enlisted Are you at leisure ? I must be at
three o clo ck in a house n e ar the Exchange ;I have an
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61

ppointment It is useless to go there now ;it is too l a

te
a
I saw a f rie nd o f yours a f ew days ago at an evening party
Was his cousin there H ow do you like h er S he has a
pretty gure S he w a
s born in America ,but w a
s brought
u in England S h e plays on the piano beautif ully Will
you come to the concert to morrow I S hall not be a
ble
Why ? I thin k of going to a lecture on natural hilos o
.

h
P y

X IX

Have you been S hopping to day ? We are going to

-

do

some now I want a pair o f gloves O f what color,Ma am

B lack,if you please Thes e ae blue Will you have them
I can t
o f kid ? They are stronger Will you try this pair ?
get them on ;they are too small f o r me These will t
you better perhaps Are they well sewed H ow do yo u
sell these mitts a pair Eighteen cents H ave you open
worked stockings What is the price of this pair ? O h,
how dear ! H ere are some cheaper They are very
coarse ! These are ner They would be too large f or
me
L ook at these ;they are o f just th e size you want
The y will wear a long time
I saw the other day some
very pretty dresses in Tremont S treet ;let us go and look
at them ;it is on our way What is the p ice of these
r e f orty ve cents ,Ma am
prints ? They a
Are they f ast
colors ? I warrant them I have o ne l
ik e this already
S hould you like to have o ne with owers These are th e
newest patterns I S hould like a white ground They
are all o f the same price It is rather dear Y o u m ust
consider the width It is very cheap ,I assure you They
are very much in f ashion This is the one that I like the
best H ave you any blond I ll S how y o usome
There is a woman w h o wants to speak to you,Ma am
Y ou may S ho w her in G ood morning,Ma am I come
f rom Mrs Tyndall to ask you if you co u
ld give her your

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dressmaker s direction Yes, with pleasure ;I ll write it

Take a chair H ere ,this is the address : Miss

f o r you
Jeff re ys , 1 86 Washington S treet
Thank you kindly,
Ma am ;I wish yo ugood morning Good day ;my compli
Mary,has
m ents to Mrs Tyndall I will not f ail ,Ma am
the washerwoman brought the linen N o,Ma am I met
her this morning, as I was going to market ;she told me
that she would send it to morrow S he has been ill;that
has delayed her H ave you swept the drawing room ?
D id you shake the ca
rpet this morning ? Do you kno w
where the upholsterer lives ? G o and tell him to come
directly to put up the cur tains H e promised me to be
here at twelve I have a cold in my head ;I do nothing
but sneeze I am hoarse O ur neighbor s little girl nearly
died last night w ith the croup ;the mother s a
ys that she
could not swa
llow any thing P oor little thing ! They
a
r e good people

XX

We are going to have some rain I think S o much th e

Can t you put them
W orse , f o r I have some vi its to pay
l to morrow ? We promised Mrs H to go and see
o ff til
her to morrow,if it should be ne I had quite f orgotten
it You, who are a j udge of the weather,James, do you
think we sh a
ll have rain to day It rains already The
washerwoman is here,Ma am Tell her to come up The
linen does no t look so white as usual These napkins need
mending I know a good seamstress, w h o repairs very
Yes, do so H o w much
nicely : shall I send her to you
do I owe you ? I have not brought the bill Do not f or
get to bring it next tlm e ;I don t like to unu long bills
S he does not look so well as usual S he is recovering
S he has much trouble to get her living
f rom sickness
Master Alexander, have you any thing to be w a
shed
the woman is waiting Tell her that S h e must pl a
it my
s hirt s better,and not put so much starch in my c ollars
.

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It is very cloudy weather

63

The children are gone out

k with their grandpapa ;I am af ra
id they will
f o r a wal
get wet They will get under shelter somewhere O h,
l pick one I t smells good
what beautif ul owers ! I wil
This is prettier It has no smell ;w hat a pity ! H ere are
some more ;let us make a bou quet You must walk a
little quicker ;you must not stay behind H ere is a ditch
Give me your hand : m ind the thorns Don t be af raid !
come,jump ! That s it I h a
ve torn m y dress It doe s
not S how I saw a nest in the hedge ; I should like
to have it You will prick yourself O h, the pretty little
buttery ! I mus t catch it Do not overheat yo urself I
have got it Don t hurt him I ll let him y away
This road leads to the s quare,I think It is better to
l ask that man
in quire, if you are not certain I wil
Where does t his road lead to ? I was not mistaken
.

'

XX I

D inner is ready The children are not returned yet

Here they are coming in H ave you had a pleasant walk ?
Yes,mamma Where di d you go ? We went as f a
r a
s
R oxbury
That is a long way H ow hot I am ! I am
.

very tired W h y don t you sit down ? Do not stay

there ;you will catch cold Where is J enny ? H ere I
l
L
am You limp My shoes pinch me ;they are too s m a
I am going to take them o If you are going up stair s,
will you take that into my room ? G o and g e t the beer
H ere is your change B ring up the me a
t Miss Emily is
i
n
o
t
o
i
sit
there
and
you
will
be
next
to
your
cous
n
;
g
g
Don t hold your spoon in the lef t hand Will yo ucut me
some bread,if you pleas e Will you p a
ss me that plate ?
Do you like vegetables ? Will you have some asparagus
or some potatoes ? MIS S H a
nnah , will you a
llow me to
take a glass of wine with you ? O ur dessert is not very

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64

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LI S H

F RE N C H

shall I off er you ? W ill you have a

n apple ?
With pleasure Mamma, I must have some preser ves
We give nothing to a little boy that say s I must
We shall not go o ut to day : the weat her is to o bad
It is ra ning ;it rains in torrents We cannot have two
ne days in succession The weather is very variable
I am very hungry ! Why don t you eat ? The m ilk is
too hot F red,nish your bread ;yo ualways leave crusts
I am no longer hungry,papa May I go
o n the table
and play ? Y ou must no t go into the garde n;it is too
damp You can amuse yourself in the house S ome o ne
knocked ;I must go and s ee w h o it is
Oh,Mr Wil
liam , how do you do ? Quite well ;and h o w are you ?
Pretty well,I thank yo u Have yo uheard from yo ur s is
ter lately ? S he wrote to me the day before yesterday
Does s h e like the country ? S he enj oys herself there a
gre t deal,s h e says I am very glad to hear it Has not
Mr W been here to da
He
has
just
this
instant
gone
y
By running a little , you are sure to overtake him He
takes long steps,but he does not g o fast
ne ;what

XXII
What do you want, S ir I want a quire of Writing
paper
Give me t w o, and a quire of note paper also
Will you have it gilt edged ? What s the price of it ?
This is twenty cents a quire ;the other is only ten cents
Y es
Will you give
H ave you any drawing paper
me a sheet ? I s hould like to have some m arble a
p er I have none Give me a sheet of cartridge paper
th en Of what size ? S mall Now I want some quills
I ll take one o f those steel pens,and a stick o f sealing
What do you a
S eventy
x
s k for that pencil case ?
wa
Is it silver ? It is o nly plated S how me
ve cents
some pocket books They are all morocco S hould you
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NTO

F RE NC H

to mend my pen You should try to mend it yours elf ;

this is t h e w a
Try
this
one
I
S it a good o ne ?
It
i
s
y
rather too ne Here is another Does it w rite well ? It
is no t Split enough You are very hard to please Try
that other o ne It is a little too soft H O W do you nd i t
now ? Is it not too hard ? No,S ir,it is a very good o ne ;

n
d
like
it
much
A
yours
Miss
M y pen will not mark
I
,
The ink does not run because it is too thick Give me
your inkstand,I will put some fresh ink in it Y ou do
not hold your pen well I cannot write with it Bend
the thumb and ngers to make the down strokes ; now
s tretch them out, and go up lightly to make the ne
strokes You should endeavor to make your letters even ;
round this at the bottom : look a
r c op y : ro und a
t yo u
s
o uturn
That
is
it
y
.

XXI V

mornin g,Mr.
Wil
l
iam,how are the ladies ? My
s ister has been a little in di sposed since T hursday
W hat
is the matter with her ? S he took a cold in returning
from the ball,I think
Guess h o w much that paper cost
Are you going to have your dining room
m e a yard
p apered ? Yes I have had a p igeon house and ne w
stables built lately at my country house You like build
I confess that it amuses me but all I have had done
ing
I must send word to the painter and paper
is useful
hanger to come next week I saw D this morning He
has behaved ill He has not been here Since Y o uO ught
to go and s ee him
Will you come and take a walk ? With pleasure I
am going to fetch my h a
t and cane
Where shall we go ?
Where you please Let us go to the Park Will you
take the children out with you ? Their tutor will not
c ome to day ;it is Henry s birth day ;they have a holiday
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I ll go and call them Will you be good ? Well, let us

start The country is very d ull no w ;there are no more
leaves on the tree s It froze very h a
rd last night There
is ic e on the pond Can you skate ? The ice does no t
bear ye t There are some little boys sliding yonder ; let
us go and s e e them
Y o u must not throw stones , dear
Mi nd what yo uare about ;you hit me with your stick I
did not do it o n purpose Don t push me, William ;stop
There is a huntsman ;he is going to re at us ;he is aim
ing at us Don t talk nonsense don t play the fool What
is that yo u have found ? It is an acorn
It is hard as a
stone I wish I had a knife Oh, what a ne mus hroom !
I ll take it home T hrow it away

XX V

Oh, what a ra! It is the postman He h a

s made
me start G o and op en the door,John ;make haste It
is a ne m orning It is rather foggy. It will clear off
I have three letters f or you this morning This is no t
p aid ;two cents,if you please Here is a letter from your
aunt,w h o tells me that sh e can not come O h,what a pity !
how sorry I am ! I w a
s s o sure s h e would be here at
Christmas Emma, yo u must put your drawings aside,
and co m e and practise The piano is o ut of tune I will
send for the tuner by and b y Henry, go and get m e
my portfolio from the next room ;will you ?
Is Mr S mith at home ? Y e s , S ir ; this w a
y, if you
pleas e Y o uare wante d, S ir I am coming The gen
em a
n is waitin g I am very glad to s e e y o u Will you
tl
s it down
What bad weather it is this morning ! I came
in a hackneycoach I mean in a cab Why don t you
have a horse and carriage of your o w n I haven t th e
n
means Y o u are joking He is an O ld miser ;what a
I don t kno w where to put this
o ri in
a
l
l
You
ca
n
g
.

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leave it here ;it will be saf e Do not t ouch that,H enry

I have an eye to what he is doing ;I never lose sight of
him C o m e a
nd s e e my library
These are second
hand books ;I bought them at an auction ,with this pic
ture I had th em cheap We received yesterday a let ter
daughter S he is a charming girl
f ro m my wife s g o a
This is the letter, if y o u will read it
I have not my
spectacles Are you short sighted ?
Are you not going to school to day,Edward ? Y es
I have bro ught some pretty pictures I ll Show them to
you when school is over
Get away from the re : s tand
back Do you he a
r ? He gets in a passion directly D O
not stand in my light ; I don t s ee : go to your s e a
t
Don t push me s o I did not push you Yes you did
They are always quarrelling Don t do that ;have done
S ilence there : pay attention to your lesson S tand up I
s no t speaking ;I was not doing any thing
Do you
wa
know your questions ? Let me s ee What is Geogra
phy ?
It is the description of the earth Into how many parts is
th e earth d ivided
Into ve p ri ncipal parts, namely,
Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and O c ea
t is
nlc a Wh a
Y o uare wanted S il
G O and c all
Understood by
t
,
M aster S mith
.

'

XXV I

W ell ,when do your holidays commence ? We are

off

to morrow I hope you will nd your parents in good

health I shall, perh a
ps, go to S cotland with Mr Mac
donald s s on Ah,really ! Well, good b y ; I W ish you a
merry Christmas, and a happy New Year
I wish the winter were over We sh all not be able to
go and see Mrs Lawrence tod ay There is always som e
obstacl e I think it is not quite so cold as it was yes
Where
are
you
going
S
ophy
?
I
shall
want
you
te r da
,
y
by and by It is very dirty o ut of doors Who broke
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han dle of that pitcher ? I don t know You m ust

not tell stories Y o ublush : speak the truth It w a
s in
cleaning it H o w awkward you are !
A merry Christmas to you ! Thank you ;I wish you the
same Have you breakfaste d Yes In that case go
and dress I have plenty of time ;it is only ten o clock
You always keep us waiting Are you no t going to church
to day, S arah ? Yes Y ou must go and get ready I
have only m y bonnet to put on The clock is striking
eleven ;make haste ;w e shall be too late Oh , no ;the
bells are still ringing Can you lend me a r a
er b o o k
y
Give her m i ne Don t youtake an umbrella ? Y o umay take
this o ne ;no o ne ever uses it
Here is a c a
b at the do or
It is William Why have you been so long without c om
ing to s ee us ? We are very busy just now : I hav e not
had a minute to myself all the week Where are the chil
dren They are gone to church : they will soon return
G ood morning, uncle
H o w is
H ere they are ,I think
grandmamma ? Why did not S h e come S he said that.
it was too bad weather My feet were V ery c old in church
Come and warm yourself Who preached this morning ?
Mr Carleton He is a good preacher His sermons are rath
er too long Did you ever hear the bishop o f New York ?
No, nev er Are you going any where to morrow ? A s
f or me I am goin g nowhere

th e

X XV II .

Good morning,uncle ;I wish yo ua happy New Year I

thank you,my dear ;I wish you also all that c a
nm
ake
you happy
S tay, this is f o r your new year s gift Oh
how pretty it is ! How I like it ! I will take great care
of it When shall we go out,papa It IS not time yet
Y our sisters are not ready yet
Here is Louisa Where
is Mary Ann ? S he is up stairs ;She is dres s ing Go a
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tell b er t o mak e haste Have you nished your dressing

I must comb my hair Have you brushed your teeth ?
Make haste Have you done I am washing my han ds
I cut my nger a little while ago ;now it smarts Will
you have a bit of cour t plaster Here you are at last !
I s that your new dress ? It is a
l
l rumpled Y o u ought
to put on your cloak It is not cold Give me my shawl
Will you tie this for me It is too tight It is too loose
no w Your bracelet is undone ;take care that it does not
f all
Good by
We are going to town Richard ,you will take care of
these young ladies What s the matter ? I have a corn
which prevents me fr om walking It always pains me
when the weather is rainy It is very troublesome
Ha
s
Mr s P got back ? No,Ma am : but s h e will not be lo ng
no w I will leave you a card : you will give it her if
o u please , and tell her I have been very sorry to be
y
deprived of the pleasure of seeing her S h e will be
very sorry at not having been here H e said that in fun
N 0 ,h e said it in earnest ;he gets more and more ill na
r ed
Y o uwill never persua de me o f that W e hav e
tu
d a nice walk ;now w e m ust part
ha
Why don t you write to M rs J
I don t know what
!
sa
to s a
to
her
Oh
what
childishness
I
should
to
,
y
y
her, Madam, I beg leave to forward y outhe small parcel
rday ;and I prot
w hich was brought here f o r you last S at u
by this opportunity to inform you that
A lady and
gentleman want to s ee yo u I think I hear the baby cry
ing ;go and s ee,Maria ;you will rock him a little to get
Oh ,the beautiful
him to sleep ,o r bring him down stairs

My
hild
l
d
is
he
He
is
only
ten
month
s
H
o
o
?
!
w
c
aunt expects you o n S unday S he w ill have company to
dinner I don t know whether I shall be able to go
n revent you from going
Is it long sin c e yo u
What c a
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heard

from your brother ? Yes ;it is some tim e sin c e

wrote We must go before it is dark

he

XXV III

re
I have good news to tell you What is it ? Y ou a
e
oking
No
indeed
When
did
you
s
e her
I
have
jus
t
,
j
left her house I found Mr D there Did you compli
ment him o n his book ? When wil
l his new novel appear ?
I know nothing about it His rst work has had great
success Are you going out again I am going to Mrs
Give my compliments to her What yo uhave j ust
H S
told me will lease her I have no doubt o f it S ome
It is the drawing master, probably :
on
e is knocking
he is al w ays very punctual He comes twice a week
Don t go away ;I want to speak to you You are not in
a hurry, are you? D o you go back to night to the
Yes ; mamma expects m e Are you going
c ountry ?
to the ball, Th ursday ? I have nobody to take m e
there You must come with us You will Sleep here
I must leave you
, for I am afraid I shall miss the
omnibus O n Thursday, then Good b y My regards to
your fa mily Is the omnibus gone ? Here is another
coming
Where are you gom g that way ? I am going f or a walk
W ill you c ome with me I have not time
must be at
my of ce at ten H o w is your brothe r ? He is gone t o
S cotland for a few weeks When I am rich I shall go to
visit a new country every year Y o u are b uilding castles
in the air You come very late I beg your pardon ,the
clock has just struck ten Y o uare mistaken ;look at your
watch Have yo u nished what I gave yo u yesterday ?
Not yet The more work he h a
s,
th e less he d oes ,I think
Just so When you have done that,you must go and get
this signed
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B ring me some water,Mary

The pitcher is cracked ;it

eaks Will yo utell John to bring me my cloak and boots
l
We are going to have some rain I think Which way is
the wind ? It is North West by that weather cock It
rains It is only a Shower ;it will soon be over It hails
The sky is clearing up The s un shines ;it is going to be
ne
The s ky is quite blue now ;look, there is not a
cloud That does not signify ;the weather is not certain :
I would not advise yo uto go o ut I must
.

XX I X

We shall be only tw o at dinner I have no appetit e

Won t yo u take a little of this ? It is not done enough
f o r me
Is Charles come back ? He will not return till
night Who has been into my room while I was o ut ?
Your sister went to take a book o ut o f your library S he
has turned every thing topsy turvy Will you fold my
cloak and b ring me my slippers ? I have walked at
least ten mile s ;I am used u
I have lost my pocket
ny thing in it ? Y es
book Was there a
Perhaps you
left it below
I am glad to s ee you ;how are you ? How are they at
home ? Every o ne is well,thank you I went to ride o n
horseback this morning Do you still take riding lessons ?
No ;I am learning fencing now I am not yet very ex
pert H o w long have you been learning ? Only a
month Where is Charles ? He is not up yet Is he
ill ? He is no t very well I ll go and s ee him Who s
that ? What s the matter with you? I have a cold : I
did nothing but cough all night We went shing yes
?
t er da
Were
you
successful
Do
you
ever
go
hunting
?
y
S ometimes Who is that young gentleman He is Mr
D s nephe w
I did not recognize him How old is he ?
One and twenty,I think H ow is the little D now ? H e
.

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.

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Is it not too long ? Nc ;o n the contrary, I nd

it rath r s hort The trimming is very pretty Here is
the coach ;you must make haste Are yo u ready ? I
feel the cold on my neck ;I ll put on a neckerchief Aunt
is coming w ith us H o w old do y outhink she is ? S he
looks younger than she is S he paints What a story!
I am sure of it Miss,w ill youdo me the favor to dance
the rst quadrille with me ? I am engaged f o r the rst
I h O e then you will allow me the second Yes ,S ir, with
pleasure S he w a
s the prettiest at the b a
ll I like her
cousin better
Good morning,Aunt Good morning,my dear Is your
I ll go and
m amma at home ? S he is in the garden
call her Mamm a
aunt Will you come u
, here is
stairs ? You look better now I am much bett er ;and
h o w are you ? I have a cold in my head : I h ave not been
I have just come from Mrs
ou
t the last three days
Walker s her husband has been very ill I did not know
that He is not quite recovered yet A t what O clock
?
did youcome home last night We Were all in at twelve
d r es s ,

XXX I

We must start ;go and tell John to put the horse in

the carr iage Which place do yo uprefer I will s it by
you ;when you are tired of driving you will give me the
reins Good by Do not forget to send to M s G s
It is very cold this morning It is freezing ; it freezes
very hard This weather is very healthy I like cold
better than rain S O do I Keep your hat on It is no t
cold here , thank you Make the re burn , Margaret
Will you sweep the hearth ? Your uncle came here this
Were you kind enough to a
s k h im what I spoke
m orning
to you about ? I can do nothing f o r want of money If
I were to lend you w hat youwant,would youreturn it to
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me before leaving town ? To b e sure He is a gambler

Ha
s told s o
H ow d o you know it ? I w a
s he nished
his e ducation
Have you a pencil ? Will yo u lend it to me f or one
minute ? It is not sharpened Never mind ; I have a
p enknife If y o u go down stairs,will you send George
Here,take that
to me ? I have a message to give him
music book to M r s Harris s, and a
s k her whether s h e wil l
be at home this evening Don t be lon g Have you
heard of the accident which happened to poor Mr Brown
the other day He w a
s thrown o u
t of his c a
b , and broke
r m ou
I had my a
t of j oint once
I could not
his arm
have the surgeon till two hours after Judge what I s uf
Haven t yo u your watch ?
f er e d What time is it ?
It is out of order I must take it to the watchmaker It
gains half an hour a day Mine always lose s Whe n
shall I s ee you again ? I have very little time I though t
you were disengaged in the evening N ot before nin e
o clock Well , you will be at liberty on S unday ; will
you come and take tea with us ? I w ill try We shall
expect you Y o ushould bring your sister
l
?
Which is the w a
to
Port
and
S
treet
Go
straigh
t
y
l lead you to it Can you tell me where
o n;this street wil
nd
S tate S treet is ? Take the rst turning to the left,a
then the second to the right I am much obliged to you
.

X XX II

Can I s ee M r s B
Who shall I s a
I
di
t
r
u
s
o
u
b
y
y ,
p erhaps , Ma am N o t at all ; I am very gla d to see
you S it down You cam e by the cars ? Yes At what
time did you start ? At s ix o clock Your family are in
good health ? They were all well when I left I s a
w
Mr s Keating the day before my departure : s h e charged
me to present her compliments to you S he is very kind
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FR E NC H

We are going to dine in the country to day I hope w e

Certainly My compliments at hom e
shall se e you again
when you writ e H e comes to Boston to study law
He is the grandson of Mr Reynolds We must go ;James,
put the horse in the chaise Where is the whip Give
M y sister h a
Here 1 s
m e the rein s
s not come yet
Emma Why did you not come in uncle s carriage I
don t like going in his carriage since the a
ccident which
happened to us ;his horse is to o s hy It is no longer the
s ame ;he has changed it
Here is the newspaper, S ir George, have you been to
inquire about Mr Jones ? Yes, S ir Well,h o w is he to
day He is much better ;they consider him o ut of dan
m very glad to hear that
ger no w I a
The day before
n
yesterday he w a
s so
that
they
thought
he
would
not
i
get through the night
Have yo u nished reading the
newspaper ? Yes,yo u may take it if you wish I only
want to look at the advertisements
A young man of
good address wants a situation A young lady
A resp ectable young person w ishes to engage as
references
Wante d, a governess to instruct
lI
S hal
D id yo uring,Ma am ? Yes,it is f o r some coal
p ut some o n the re Y ouput too much o n Don t make
The chim
s o much blaze ,you will s et the house o n re
ney was swept not long ago There is a great deal of
The room is full o f smoke
s oot already at the opening
Don t shut the door entirely ;leave it aj ar
Have you been out to day ? Not yet Will you come
with me a
S ir, would y o u have
s far as Water S treet ?
the kindness to examine this watch, and tell me what is
ou
t o f order ?
Is it a hunter s watch ? No, it is a r e
ea
It will no t go,the m a
inspring is broken What
te r
lyou charge to put in anothe r
Two dollars When
W ll
n I call for it ? To morrow night ,if yo ulike You will
ca
Then you must leave it with
r e gulate it ,if yo u please
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a day longer Henry,yo u are wasting time I have

You have a lesson to learn I a
m
done all my exercises
not very well Y o umust go to bed
I am not sleepy

me

XXX III

There is a c arriage at the door It is Mrs B s carriage,

nd the Miss B S , Ma am
I thin k Mrs a
We come
rly, don t w e Not too early f or us You are very
ea
kind Is not Miss Emily at home Y e s,here sh e is I
have not been very well all this week The ball fati gued
u
I
only
danced
six
quadrilles
My
cousin
staid
o
y
longer than I did ;s h e did not c o m e home till daylight
W e went last night to the Museum The illumination s
were very brilliant, and the society very select, although
nu m erous We met Mr W and his wife there
S he is
They have not been marr ied more than a
very amiable
year We are going to the Opera this evening ;will yo u
c o m e with u
I am sorry I ca
nnot accom any you
s ?
b
We must s a
good
to
you
now
S
tay
don
t
com
e
;
y
y
any farther,pray
We received this morning a visi t
from Mrs B and her daughters They have just r e
tu
rned from France Did they remain all the time in
Paris ? Oh, no ;they went to visit the banks of the
Rhine
I was sure I should s e e you to day I Hre m ed of you
l
ast night I dreamed that you were going to Paris
What a pity that it is only a dream ! May I go up stairs
You will nd all in disorder in my room I got up too
late ;I have not had time to put my things in the drawers
I do nt mind that I have a bad cough I w a
s s o hoarse
yesterd ay that I could not make myself heard at all I
was o bliged to stay at home ;I kept m y room all day
M ay is going to leave us I l
ike her very much : I a
m
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O FR E N C H

ied S he came here this morning S he is ago od lo ok

ing young woman Y o u know my cousin Jane ? Yes
This is her portrait It is very like her S he is an orphan
S he is still under age Who is her guardian ? He is an
d man
IS he married ? No , he is a bachelor
Ol
He
would make a good match f o r Miss K S he is an old maid
no w Your gloves are o n the ground Y o u have a
pretty ring Is it gold ? How much did it cost you It
s given to me
wa
This has been a ne day The stars
s hine brightly this evening ;I t will freeze to ni ht
g
r

XXX IV

Ia
I have but one word
m sorry to have disturbed you
i
t
to
Take
a
chair
and
down
I
think
it
ou
s
m
to s a
y
y
y
d uty to tell you
That is very strange ;yo usurprise me ;
I can hardly believe you I witnessed it Indeed ! Don t
Be easy
What was he telling
s peak of it to any o ne
you ? That does not concern you Never mind,tell me
all the same Y o u are very inquisitive A gentleman
He could not speak
C alled to s e e you while you were o u
t
a word o f E nglish ;I could not help laughing H e
German ;he is a doctor You were very wrong to laugh
med of it
Y o uought to be ash a
s o ;it is very rude
I met Mr Thompson as I was coming Don t tell
Wh ere did you meet him ? Did he inquire after
s tories
m e ? Where was he going ? Y o uought to have brought
him with you He s a
id he would come to s e e us in the
afternoon Do you think he will come ? Oh,yes ;he is
a man of his word W e are going to the play this even
ing : will you come with us ? I can t ;I expect a friend
He will not co m e ,perhaps I am sure he will Here he
is I h O e you ae w ell We were speaking of yo u I
was afraid you w uld no t come Sit d own ;we are goin g
This is for you IS yo ur tea a
to take tea
s yo uli ke it ?
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ONVE R S A TION

79

Will you have some toast I will take a slice of bread

and butter Will y ou have another cup of tea ? Will
you have the kindness to p a
ss me the butter ? Whose
It is mine Will you have the goodness to
c u is this ?
ring the bell ? A little more water,Mary Will you pour
it into the tea pot ? S hall I ll it up ? That will do
Leave the kettle here Do you knew Mr S ? I know
him by sight He is going to be married Whom does
he marry ? The daughter of a merchant in the city Has
she any fortune ? Do youk now her ? I have seen her
S hall you go to the wed
t wo o r three times at parties
ding ? I don t think I S hall
.

X XXV

Were you much amused last night at the p lay ? Were

there many people there ? The house was full ;there w a
s
no room in the boxes ;we were obliged to stay in the pit
Didn t yo uget there too late No the curtain had not
risen W hat did they act ? They acted a new piece
What was it ? A come dy,with a ballet at the close Did
you have a good seat ? Yes ;I was near the orchestra
Did Kean perform last night ? Yes How do you like
him He plays well Miss C w a
S he
s much applauded
is a very good actress
H e r part was not very difcult
H ave yo uever seen her in the part Of Ph a
edra
H er sister
came o ut l a
st F riday What do you think of her ? S he
is engaged for the whole season
Do you like S ? O h,I
ca
n t bear him Which actor do you like best ? John ,
h ave you been to Mr Bro wn s
What did he say He
was not at home Whom did yo uspeak to ? Y o umust
go there again You can take this b ok to him Take
care that it does not get wet You m ust wrap it up
Wha
t do you wish to day, S ir I want some cloth for
a coat If you willplease pass to the end of the shop,
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they will sh ow you some Will you Sho w this gentleman

W h at sort of cloth do you
s ome cloth , master John ?
Have y o u any patterns ? I like this
W ish for, S ir ?
brown pretty well It is a very good cloth What is the
price of it ? F ive dollars a yard That seems to me
l
rather dear Pardon me, it is not too dear for the qual
ity : only feel it ;how ne and soft it is ! and notice that
it is full ve quarters And what is the price o f this one ?
That blue ? Yes I could not let you have it under s ix
Yet it does not look any ner than the other
d ollars
Y o u are right,it is the same as to quality, but the blue is
alw ays a little dearer than the other colors That ought
not to make so much dier e nc e in the price T ell me
your lowest price That is the lowest, S ir ; we never
overcharge, I assure you Well, I w ill have the rst I
I will go and fetch the piece How much will you
sa
w
have of it ? Cut two yards and a half;if you please
.

XXXV I

F rosty aga l u Tis ne weather for the season It is

not too cold
I have brought you a letter from Mr
N ichols
I made his acquaintance at your uncle s
Come in I am sorry to disturb you, and I hope you
will excuse me You do not disturb me Did you ride
here No,I walked It is very Slippery ;I came n e ar fall
ing down twice S it down ;I will be with you in a minute
N o w , then
I should be very glad to have your opin
io n in an aff a
ir which interests me Allow me to ask you
a question Were you aware of it ? You have acted
very giddily What must be d one
Who is that lady ?
S he is a widow S he is a relation of Mrs D S he is very
poor Has she any children ? S he has four There is
I am afraid I shall get to my o fce
e yet
not one of a
g
too late
There w a
s a re last night in Hanover S treet,

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c olor ? I should like it black Are you particular about

the color ? What is h e price of that cloth ? F our dol
lars a yard It is very dear I be g your pardon , it is
cheap ,I assure yo u I will take it then S hall I take your
?
measure
J ames is going to leave us soon I w ilL
prot by that opportunity to send my cousin a few things
I have been o ut all day ; I a
m
s h e asked me for
I think I have caught a cold Y o ushould take
f atigued
some gruel to night f o r your supper
I must go and buy a hat this morning,for I can t wear
this one any longer ;it looks too Shabby I want a hat
Will you have a beaver o r a silk one I like a silk one
best Here is one very light,which will t yo uwell,I think ;
will you try it o n? It is a little to o large Here is a
n
o ther
The c rown is ra
ther high It must not be too lo w
e ither
What do you think of this The b rim is very
narrow It is the fashion It pinches me a little Will
you try that one It ts me better It ts you beauti
I a
f ully
m looking at the lining : I don t like that color
much I can put another in Well ,then I will take this
one Can you send it to me this evening ? Yes,yo ushall
have it to night Where shall I send it I ll leave you
my address, if you will give me a pen and ink Richard,
bring th e inkstand My ngers are ben umbed, I can t
write Has Charles been here I was afr aid he would
But Mr J calle d about a
n hour
t
c o m e while I was o u
ago I a
m sorry I w a
s not in
.

XXXV III

Here is the tailor, S ir S end him to m e You s ee I

am a man of my word I was afraid you would have
forgotten me Oh , no ;I should have come sooner,but
No matter, I never go o ut before twelve Will
o
u
n
i
o
?
try
your
coat
It
s
t
o
o
long
i
the
waist
I
n
y
.

don

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t think it is ;it ts you well behind Does it not

wri nkle in the back ? No ,not at all It is rather tight ;
I can t button it A llow me The Sleeves are a little too
oose and to o short I think no t, S ir That coat ts you
l
be a
utifully It is well, but it is too tight I can let out
the seams a little, if you like I ll take it home When
will you send it back ? You Shall have it this evening
Y o u may send it at any hour whatever : we never go to
bed before twelve You shall have it about ten o clock
That will do very well Good day Oh ,I forgot I s a
y,
Mr K ,will you send me some patterns for a waistcoat ?
Yes, I will
Do you ever hear from Mr P ? Does he do a good
business ? Y e s ;his business is very good Will you oblige
m e by putting this letter in the post of c e , as y o u pas s
by ? Certainly M r George called o n you He would
no t wait I was busy writing when he came
He is
going to F rance very soon Who told you s o ? He did
He went to Germany last summe r H is father is rich ;
he is independent ;he kee s his carriage He had some
n ol
d friend of the family
thing left h im by a
He was
no relation to them Has not M rs L a brother who
is rich too ? He died last year in the West Indies
He
s in the pri m e of life
He was worth fty thousand
wa
dollars when he died Had he any children ? No ;
but a will was found in which he had m
ade se veral leg
acies I have a bad h eadache ;I am unwell I beg your
pardon for gaping so, but I can t help it A re you
sleepy ?

XX XI X

Do you wish for any th ing ? S h a

ll I go with you Oh,
I know my way about the house Don t d o that,Edward ;
have done ;h o w troubleso m e y o u are ! let us a
lone I
am going to pay some visits ;will yo u come with me ?

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NC H

I shall be happy to accompany you I have a good min d

Has she returned from the coun
t o go and s e e Mrs P
h
try ? Long a
o
Where
does
e
live
now
I
will
Show
s
?
g
you I should not be surprised if Mr J were to marry
her daughter It is not likely But, if that took place,
should yo ube glad of it ? Y e s ;why not ? Her niece is
not of age yet S he is very giddy F ar fro m repenting
o f her conduct , s h e glories in it
What shall we do to amuse ourselves ? What you
please Will you play at checkers ? I do nt play very
well ;but if you wish it,w e will have a game I am not
a very good player either,I assure you I am going to
fetch the checker board Which will you have, the white
Mine are placed One of
o r the black ? I don t care which
If you will leave a square empty in a
m ne 1 s wanting
corner,I will give you the rst man I take Who is to
begin Begin , if you please I have played It is your
turn If you do that,I shall take two If you take me,
I shal : take you afterwards
A h, I did not s e e that move
Take, it is your move I huff you H uing is not
playing ;I t a
ke three and go to king Will you crown
me, if you please ? Do you m ove that ? I ll take you
Never mind , it is done Look, I take four, a
nd go to king
a
gain Well ,gentlemen , who is winning ? That gentle
man I have lost Let uS have another game It is
IIe is
rather late Have yo u ever played with Mr J
not s o skilful as you I give h im four men generally,and
I am stiff with sitting s o long
w in
.

L
.

I see you are preparing to go out ;I won t prevent yo u

from going to your busi ness Which way do you go ? I
will accompany you a little w a
I
spent
last
evening
y
with a friend of yours I have not seen him for a long

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85

time Poor Mr K is dead I met him not lo ng ago

He was not illmore than a week How long h a
s he bee n
d ? A fortnight or three weeks at the most He has
de a
left three children It is very unfortunate What has
become of his brother in la
He is bankrupt How do
w
B y th e by ,they s a
you kno w that ? I was told s o
y
that Messrs G and C o have failed for one hundred thou
sand dollars What anumber of failures there have bee n
lately ! It is not surprising, trade is s o b a
d
What
O clock is that ? hark It is a quarter to eleven I have
an appointm ent at half past Then I will not detain you
ny longer ;good b y Is James in ? He has a ie nd
a
with him, I think They we nt out together A h , here
you are ! I have just come from your house Won t you
return with me ?
You look as if you were in pain My head aches : I
am feverish ; Will you have some beef tea made for you ?
I don t wish to nurse m yself s o
Alexander,they have
brought a pair of boots for you
Good morning,Mr
you have brought my boots at last I beg your pardon ,
S ir,for having kept yo uwaiting ;but it is not m y fault
Will you try them on ? I can t get them on Take the
hooks Allow me Put your foot to the ground now
They pinch me o n the instep ;I can t walk with them
I had rather you would make me another pair I must
take your measure again Make the soles a l
ittl e thicker ;
these are rather too thin Is dinner ready ? Y o uhave
forgotten the kn i ves What will you have ,Henry, soup
s h ? S ome s h ,m a
S ha
ll I give
mm a
o
,if y o u please
ou
If
o u please
Will
o u a small piece o f lamb ?
y
y
y
give me some bread Will you have new o r stale bread ?
Do you like game We have a har e Eat your dinn er
I have done Won t you take a little wine ?
.

'

'

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XL I

Will you be good enough to Show me some silk f or

dresses ? What color do you wish ? Light blue, o r pink
How much is it a yard We have only s ix yards left of
this Will you measure it ? It is exact Any thing else
That is all I want to day Where shallI send the parcel ?

I can take it with me What day is it to day ? T od ay

is Wednesday It is the day of the month that I want to
kno w I am sure I don t know Just look in the alma
nac, if you please ? To day is the eighteenth Your
papa forbade you to play with that,Henry Oh,I have
cut my nger ! That serves yo u right ;why are you s o
obstinate ? He does not trouble himself about what is
id to him He spends all his time at play, o r in doing
sa
mischief Oh ,you have hit me ! I beg yo ur pardon ;I
did not do it on purpose
I wi s h the clockmaker would c o m e to wind up the dra w
ing room clock I ll go and s ee what time it is by the
church clock You had better go into the gard en to look
at the dial, as the s un is o ut It wants a quarter to
twelve S ophy ! Yes, Miss Have yo u done ironing
Make haste, I
m y dress ? You shall have it directly
beg you,for aunt is coming for us at half past twelve
Can you come and dress me no w I ll come presently
I took o ut my curl papers while waiting for yo u Oh ,how
badly yo u have laced me ! Your lacing is broken That
does not signify ;you might lace me tighter You have
skipped a hole Will you take the stockings yo u w e r e
yesterd a
y ? Yes, with my satin shoes Can you undo
that knot It is pretty tight H o w clumsy you are ! get
away A h ! here it is Will yo ucome no w and fasten
my dress ? Where is my sash I dont know what bon
net to put on It is your s traw bonnet that suits you
best Caroline ! c o m e, my dear, co m e Y es , m amma
,
.

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I am Give me my gloves qui ckly W on t youtake

your p arasol ? It is n t sunny
h ere

X L II

I exp ect my brother this morning ;he wrote m e that he

would b e here by ten It is nearly twe e H ere he is,
I think Yes We have breakfasted I thought yo u
would not c om e to day The coach w a
s
s full ; I w a
obliged to walk I hope all are well Aunt was not
orning S he has a cold : s he coughs very
very well this m
much I have a message for yo u This is good weather
for vegetation ;the rain of yesterday has done a great
IS there a
ny
deal of good ;w e needed it very much
letter for me There is o ne : my sister put it aside
Where shall I put this box Leave it here : no one will
touch it Are yo u going o ut ? We shall dine at six
What a bustle the r e is in th e city : should you like to live
here ? Oh ! no, indeed ! It would b e the death of him
How disagreeable this constant rattling of carriages must
be ! I returned by the steamboat Whilst I w a
s on deck ,
a gust of wind came which blew off my hat into the river
H o w I should have laughed ,had I been there
There is a fashionable wedding th1 s morning
Come,
make ha
ste Well ,did you s e e the bri de Y es ,I saw
her stepping into her c arriage ;she is very pretty H o w
s s h e dressed ?
I did no t pay much attention to her
wa
dre ss ;yo u must ask Louisa about it And how do yo u
like the bridegroom ? He is rather a handsome man ,but
I don t like his face ;his look does not please me I fear
he will not m ake his wife happy S he would marry him
in Spite of her parents S he is an only child,I think No,
s h e has a brother,a lieutenant in the life gu a
r ds You
have there a splendid bouquet It is for my mother : I
am going to s e e her thi s evening Will you accompany
.

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me ? I will introduce y o u to my family I shall b de

lighted to go with you Good b y for the present : I will s e e
ln by and by
a
you a
Y o umust be here at s ix precisely
g
Why don t you put on your pumps ?
They are worn
ou
t ;they want new soles
Can yougive me change f or
a dollar ? lI have no money about me
e

X L III

to I nvi te you to p ass to morrow evening

have
come
I
W i th us You do me much honor ;I will go with a great
Y o u have made som e alterations in
deal of pleasure
your house Have not y o useen them yet ? N o Your
drawing room is splendid You have some ne pictures :
there is a battle ;this is a shipwreck What does this one
represent ? The abduction o f the S abine women D O
you like landsc a
pes ? This one is considered a master
iec e All your apartments look on the garden The
prospect from your windows is very pleasant Come to
th e b a
lcony They are pruning the trees We will go
down if you like The walks are newly gravelled, they
want rolling The trees are shooting o ut The s un is
c will soon be in blossom
getting powerful The lila
This
pear tree was loaded with fruit last year The hot house
is nearly empty The wind has blown down tw o o w r
pots Pick some violets
I thought you were going into the country to day I
h ave changed my mind ;I Shall not go till next week
Y o uhave a curious snuff b o x It was a present to me
All that is shell, but what is this It looks like mother
o f pearl
It is Will you have a pinch of snuff ? I never
take it Well, Captain Ward is going to be married
Who told you s o ? He does no t know what has passed
Why don t you tell him ? I would not d o it for any thing
in the world
It does no t concern me The poor girl is
-

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on the other, and I lost

There will be a review on the
Common to morrow Will the Governor be there Most
probably S hall you go and see him I have nobody to
take me there I shall be h a
ppy to accompany you if it is
agreeable to you You are very kind ; I acc ept yo ur
ny r e W orks in th e
off er with pleasure Will there be a
I don t think there will Y o u hear from
evening ?
your cousin Mary from time to time, I suppose S he
has only written once since she left S he is rather lazy
Are you fond of owers ? Look at my rose tree Gather
a ro se These buds will be Open to morrow The lilac
begins to fade What shrub is that ? It came from aslip
I like those hollyhocks very much What do you call
this I have fo rgotten the name of it It comes from
England : it is a hardy plant I must cut that branch off
What is that in that bord er They are larkspurs H ere
is a pink It smells very s weet All that is very dry
Give me the watering pot,James I will s ow some Swee t
eas to morrow D O you like gardening ? Y es , very
much
.

V.
XL

Where will you go and spend your holidays ? I don t

know yet I received this morning a letter from my Sister ;
S he is wrong
s h e complains that you do not write to her
l
o
to s a
for
I
wrote
to
her
not
ong
ago
I
ll
sh
w
you
s
o
,
y
her letter Can yo uread it ? It is very ne S he wr ites
a good hand : it is very neat I wish I could write like
her I th ought Charles would come here this evening
H ere he is It is cold to night You are sensitive to cold
Why did nt you bring Kate S he was not very well ;s he
did not wish to come
How do you do this morning ? Like a man who did
Why did yo u no t sleep ? The
no t sleep last n ight
heat and the th under prevented me What,the thunder !

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91

nd ve ry
it thunder last night I should think it did,a
lou dly to o ;ac lap came which sh ook the house a
nd the
in fell in torrents
ra
I heard nothing at all You m ust
have slept very soundly Is there any bank about here
where I could have a bill discounted ? You must go to
S tate S treet for that There is one in Washington S treet,
mother Do y o u discount bills ? Here is a bill of ex
ch a
nge : $ 2 5 0 0 Boston ,April ls t, 1 85 3 Three months
a
f ter date , pay to my ord er the s um of tw o thousand ve
hundred dollars, value received To J ohn H , 40 6 Tremont

d
Street I don t doubt it will be pai They perform a new
iece at the Boston Theatre to night should you like to go
d
nd s e e it ? I can t g o out without er m IS S Io n I w oul
a
I mu
st get up early to morrow
h ave given you a ticket
A t what time do y o uwish to be waked ? Wake me at a
quarter to s ix
What ! out already ! I have just seen my si ter off

Where is s he going It is very cold this morning :

C
s
w
ul
think
i
a
s
hristma
J o hn, do yo u know
w
o
d
t
one
where Mr D lives ? He has moved ; he lives now at
number s ix in the same street Take this note to h im It
will not be worth while to wait for the answer There is
a letter for y o u, S ir Will you allow me to read it ? Cer

d
Dear
S
ir
my
sister
esires
me
to
inform
you
ta
inl
,
y
that she will not be able to take her F rench le s s en o n
Thursday,because sh e is go m g to the country on a V isit ;
but we hope to have the pleasure of seeing youonMon
day,a
t the usual hour
May 1 2 th,
di d

X LV I

I should like to know ho w Mrs H S little girl is to day

Will you ring the bell ? The servant is gone o ut He is
l
one
to
do
an
er
and
he
wi
l
be
back
again
soon
How
r
g
l
ong youhave been ! I have another message to give you

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IN T O

Now you must go to Mrs H s and in quire about her

daughter,w h o is il
l H ere ,take this knif e to the cutler ;
it is o n yo ur way
It is an age since we had the pleasure of seeing you
H O W 1 8 Mrs H
S o ,s o What is the matter with her
S he does not take enough exercise ,perhaps She is gone
into the country to day with her little girl It is very ne
weather It is too hot This weather is not healthy The
heat does not agree with me John , bring two glasses
S hall I pour o ut the beer ? That will do for me
H o w is the invalid to day ? S he is a little better
Do
you wish to see her ? Yes,if you allow me S he will be
very glad to see you Here is Mrs D co m e to s ee you,
my dear: Good morning,my little friend H o w do yo ufeel
no w ? You must have patience : you will soon be quite
recovered S he must take a spoonful of this mixture
every two hours I don t like it,it is s o bitter It w ill
not hurt yo u: on the contrary,it will do yo ugood Where
is the nurse
She is gone to th e apothecary s to get s o me
l
lint The docto r ha
ready this morning
s be en her e a
he has ordered a bath S he had some leeches put on
yesterday
I have just come from Mrs H s I saw the
invalid Well, h ow is s h e to day ? S he is not o ut of
danger yet The doctor comes to see her twice a day
W ho attends her ? Doctor J That astonishes m e : he
is a quack ;he knows nothing He has a good practice
tho ugh S he is an only daughter They lost a little b o y
last year ;he died of the same complaint Their brother
lives in the country He comes to town now and then
He is well off It is raining You ought to stay till
the rain is over S hall I send f or a coach ? It is not worth
while ;it does not rainno w

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GLI S H IN T O FR E NC H

miles I pref er walking You will fatigue yourself Oh ,

no W e had an accident ;w e upset on the road Y o u
are j oking No, upon my word Indeed ! Y o u were
s very much i ghtene d
no t hurt ? No ;but I w a
I dare
h
?
i
s
S
hall
I
send
for
your
thin
s
T
all
my
sa
i
s
ba
y
g
g
gage
.

X L VIII

Ah, Mr Harri son ,how are you ? Pret ty well Won t

u
i
o
s
t
down
?
I
am
quit
vexed
with
you
Why
?
e
y
Because yo u have not yet c o m e to s ee us since w e
moved Well,I will come and make my peace w ith you
some day this week Y o u must come and dine with us
on that day Y ou a
r e very kind ;I will avail myself o f
your friendly invitation ;but I wish to be received without
any ceremony You well know that I never make any
with my friends What day will you come ? F riday,if
that day suits you Yes, on F riday the m W e went
last night to s ee the new Opera What do you think of
I think it very good I am going to a political meet
it
ing to night I Should like to hear of it , and to know ho w
it went off I ll give you all the particulars when I see y o u
gain The President w a
ted last
s very much complimen
a
l
lsprings in motio nIn ord e r
He puts a
time for his speech
In point o f relig
t o succeed ;he yi elds to no o ne in that
He has greatly c ontributed to it
io n, liberty is m y motto
Shall we b e the better for it I doub t it
How hot it is to day ! it is stiing It has not yet be e n
I am very thirsty Will you drink
s o h o t this summer
something
In crossing the park just no w ,we saw so m e
w us
little boys climbing up the trees : as soon as they s a
they ran away I caugh t one the other day as h e was
gathering the apples in the garden ;he looked very fool
w me ;he began screamin g w ith all his
is h when he s a
m ight on s eeing me ,and then he ran away ;he had a na

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95

escap
There was company last S aturday at Mrs
e
ro w
After dinner all the party went in a boat o n
E d w ads s
the river Were yo uthere I did not go ;but the chil
dren went
Let us have a walk in the garden The
gate is shut I have the key Those d ahlias are Splen
did what a variety of colors and shades ! Will you have
some mignonette P ic k some more It is raining We
The rain is over
We
n get shelter under the arbor
ca
m ust bid you good b y The night is coming o n;let u
s
walk faster I wish I was at home
We took the wrong
That
road
is
not
safe
at
night
We
met
nobody
wa
y
My Shoes leak ;my feet are quite w et
.

XLIX

You could not co me more seasonably ;I wa

s g oing to
send for yo u I don t feel well Y o udo not take enough
exercise I d on t like walking alone Have you seen
Mrs King lately ? Her daughter met with a s a
d acci
dent the other day at Roxbury Wh at happened to her
S he fell from her horse and sprained her ankle I did not
know that I must send the servant to inquire about her
Charles has left school A h, indeed ? He is at a lawyer s
We must think of the future I have a mind to write to
my aunt : have you any message to send to her ? Y o u
may tell her that I have done all her err dndS Have yo u
any letter paper ? Will that be sufcient What a bad
pen ! S hall I mend it for yo u? I can do it, thank yo u
Give m e the penknife I am writing I will not disturb
you Have you done ? I have only to put the ad dress
Can you give me a wafer ? Here is some wax ; that
will do better Have yo u a stamp ? Here, James,take
this letter to the post ofc e ;go quick Are you any
better ? You must go to bed early
W hat is the fare to Worcester,and at what time does the

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train l e ave Look at the time table I am o Where

to Does he know it ? Y o ushould send him word be
fore going there If I were in your place ,I would no t
I am afraid you
d o that ;you will gain nothing by it
will repent of it I w a
s advised to d o s o
Well, then ,
do as you please ;I will not meddle with it any more ;
He
D O y o u know whether young B is gone ? Y e s
ough t to have written before going there That s what
I told him ;but he had taken it into his head to go there
He is very stubborn , one cannot make him listen to rea
Ha
Yes ;his clerk has
s Mr Davis sent the money
s on
m
ust
this
inute
brought
it
I
will
give
it
to
you
if
you
,
j
Certainly Do
w ill be s o kind as to give me a receipt
no t take that pen , you will not be able to write with it ;

here is a better o ne Look here Received of Mr Davis

the sum o f three hundred dollars, as a half year s rent of
th e h o u
s e No 1 94 Charles S treet, due o n the 1 9th ult
B oston, October 2 d,
That is it ;you have only to
sign
There has been a riot at Baltimore,they s a
I
y
h ave not hear d of it

We went la
st week to Plym outh We were much dis a
p ointed To crown o ur misfortune,we had a storm as we
were coming home the rai n overtook us on the road :
we took shelter under the tree s Will you excuse me
Mary, yo u must get dinner ready at four
o ne minute ?
You will set o ne plate more Has th e butcher sent the
m eat ? Is there any wine in the d ecanter ? We have
It must answer I had told you to take
v ery little fruit
The baker had none in his basket
in some stale bread
I beg pardo n for having left you alone s o lon g Here is
another visitor Don t disturb yourself I have had a
great deal of trouble Whose f ault is it ? It is your
fault ;I had warned y ou o f it, but yo u will not listen
.

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He is a slanderer ;he Speaks ill of every body I have

lost my handkerchief It must be some where in the
room Will you give m e one of those books ? Whi ch
IS the paper knife there
The
N O matter which
o ne
leaves are not cut S hall I c ut them for you ? I will not
abuse your ki ndness Henry, put that pamphlet in the
book case,and this novel too Where ? Anywhere
It is very close here S hall I open the window for a
little while ? Look at my little canary He is quite
tame : he eats out of my han d W e had a very pleasant
walk In returning we met M s D s brother He is a
very agreeable man He talked with us a long while Is
his niece returned from Paris ? I forgot to a
s k him
Here is a note for you, Ma am Who brought it ? A
servant
ha
nt last week to s ee the regatta ? I
Did you go to N a
got there too late : it was all over Y o u should have
come with us There were three races The s e aw a
s
crowded with boats
I expected you last night I was not able to come ;I
A strange
s not at liberty till very late in the eveni ng
wa
adventure happened to us the other day We were obliged
to send for the police ;it made such a disturbance in the
s s o frightened that she fainted
house ! Emma w a
I did
s about
not know what I w a
What book is this ? It is a
novel Do you understan d German ? Yes,I do ;and do
you ,Mi s s N O,I don t Did I tell you that my brother
inlaw is goi ng to live in the country ? He is selling his
furniture He has still a ne set of china that h e is obliged
to part with I m ight purchase it Do you want me to
tell h im you will take it ? I should like to see it rst
He will want his m oney directly ;he cannot give credit
Wh e n I buy,it is always for ready mo ney His younger
brother is in business I know him very well ;w e were
We al w ays shake hands when we meet
c hool fellows
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L II
uknow

that poor Mr D is ruined You are j okin g

No,it is no joke His creditors have sold all his property
T he house is to let I passed by the other day There is
a notice u
What has become of young Hit ? That is
no t his name ;it is a nickn me He h a
s lost his situation
What is he going to do ? He owes us something ;Charles
lent him some money He gambles,I think I w a
s no t
a w are o f that Don t say s o Your uncle is right, w e
must not tell falsehoods to clear o urselves : it is a failing
What a fuss he makes about it
He picked a quarrel
I refer it to you I can go
w ith me about nothing
there in the carriage Who w ill take care o f the horse
We can t let the servant go ;we s hould have nobody to
wait upon us
Are yo u c om e to town for good ? Yes,w e are settle d
now How do you like your new lodging ? The street
is very quiet ;it is a very respect a
ble neighborhood Y o u
are not far from Mr W Has he pai d you Not yet It
is very singular, for he appears to be well off We m ust
not al w ays judge by appearances He has been long
established All his property is mortgaged, they s a
y
He is to o fond of Sho w He does no t live in S O grand a
style,though John ,go and tell George that this gentle
man is waiting f o r him Mr George Will b e here resa
ently I s he dressed He is shaving In that case h e
w ill no t be ready till twelv e W e s a
w Mr B at th e
theatre the other evening He is a fop I don t like him ;
he plays the consequential too much He set s up f or a
He made himself the laughingstock o f all the c om
w it
p any the other day at Mrs D s You were always s o
p artial to him formerly Yes,but I have got over it I
d
l
have been told that he has spoken ill of me You s ho u
f or get it
It makes me uneasy
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L III

I s dinner ready ? Will you callthe children

Com e

to dinner The dog is under the table : drive him o ut

He has a bone in his mouth : the rogue ! How do you
pass your time in the country ? It depends upon circum:
stances ;when I have no company,I amuse myself with
gardenin g, I hunt, and sh You should come and s ee
us there That does not depend upon me
W e shall go
a
nd take you by s ur r ls e o ne o f these days
You will
give me great pleasure : the sooner the better Bring th e
wine, James Do you take Port o r S herry ? This is
your glass That is capital wine it is genuine ;there is
no brandy in it
Come ! are you going to sleep ? I a
l
ways take a nap after dinner
Oh,how Mr Hinton made
us laugh the other day at M r s W a
tkins s ,with all his fun !
He is witty ;he is very agreeable in company It w a
s
his niece who s a
S he is very sweet
t near you at whist
tempered S he w a
Her father
s brought u in London
n
tch S he is a
is rich ;s h e will make an excellent m a
is
only daughter H e pretends to be asleep ,but he is l
tening to all w e s a
y
G o od morning, mamma G ood morn i ng, my boy
W here is your sister ? S he is below Go and call her
Eliza, mamma wants you Where have you been , my
daughter ? Mamma, I have been to s e e the little dog
I s the neck handkerchief I gave you to hem yesterday n
Y o u must take your embroidery
is h e d ? Yes, mamma
no w I am very hungry Here is your soup , Miss I
have no spoon Here is one Well, you are not eating ?
My soup is too h o t You must blow it Is it salt enough ?
Yes ;but there is not enough butter in it,and it is too thick
You have no t folded your napkin
m
Don t run I a
v ery thirsty ;will you give me something to drink,if yo u
p leas e ? T here is no more wine in the bottle ;I must go
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NGLI SH IN T O F R E NC H

H ave

you cleaned your teeth

I have mislaid
my umbrella,will you lend me yours ? Does it rain ? N O ,
but it will soon ,I think It was s o ne this morning !
Could you s e w that for me ? I have no thread This
willd o What are you looking for My scissors
Y ou
do nothing but yawn, are yo u sleepy ? Yes ;I should
like to go to bed It is not late , however ;it is not yet
nine o clock I feel ill this evening,I am shiveri ng Are
Give
me
your
arm
that
I
may
Your
o ufeverish
s ee
,
y
p ulse is rather qu
ick,but it is steady Let me see your
tongue ; put it o ut further It is rather white : you
want some h ys io What will you have for supper ? I
will no t eat any thing,thank you ;I am not hungry at all
A boiled egg would not do you any harm Ma am,w e
Y o u must tell your master ;
s hall soon be out o f wood
that is his business I want some coal,too How much
you consume ! it is not a month since w e bought some
f o r yo u Will you give me the box o f matches ? T here
are no matches Here is one on the mantel piece It
w on t light
S ophy,you have not given me an egg cup.
s ?
W e can t s ee ;will youraise the ga
.

L
V

B reakfast is ready, S ir I s your m istress com down ?

Y
S
ir
Adelaide
have
the
children
had
their
soup
,
,
Miss Josephine would not take hers Why S he thought
e

es

it was to o salt but I think she w a

s not hungry,for her lit
tle sister did not complain of it Let me tas t e it It is not
bad ; tis all fancy ;she must eat it Will you ask the
cook if S he has any fresh eggs Yes ,Ma am ;sh e bo ught
Well, you can tell her to boil half a
s ome this m orning
d ozen
S hut the d oor Your master has no knife B ing
m rst ;you will give us the co ff ee afterwards
the h a
W e are going to leave ,James ;you mu s t ut the horse to
.

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1 03

carriage Where is my whip ? Which seat do you

pre fer ? I prefer the back seat, one does not feel the wind
s o mu h Margaret , make haste and light the re ;it is
ha
lf past le ven ;the m eat will no t be done for dinner
Have you nished shelling the peas ? You m ust pick the
salad no w
Is dinner ready
They are laying the cloth,
S ir It is rather late,I think The soup is served up
Take that away, and bring the leg of mutton ,with the
cauliower and the beans You forgot to put on the salt
cellar and the mustard pot I am going to dress the salad,
and you shall mix it Give me the cru s t stand There is
no more vinegar in the cruet Mr Julius,will you do me
the favor to pass the fork which is near you ? I thank
you S hall I give you something to drink, Miss I thank
you, S ir, I have just taken something Will you do me the
favor, S ir,to carve this fowl ? With great pleasure In the
mean time I will help the ladies to some Spinach Not any
f o r me ,S ir ;many thanks to you You w ill take some chick
en ? Will you have a wing or a leg Do you like water
cresses ? Give aplate to the lady, George , and cut us
some bread
Y o umay clear the table now How clumsy
you are I met Mr R at a party day before yesterday
His wife must be fty years old S he does not look so
Are
d ;nobody would take her to be more than forty
ol
his children married ? Wipe your hands I have n o
towel You should put on an apron ,my child ;you will
dirty your dress
What are you doing there you are
very busy I am making preserves What ! do you take
I have done something more tedious ;I
ou
t the stones ?
have already picked all these currants this morning What
patience you have ! Is there enough coal in the range ?
H o w much did you pay for your cherries ?
Ten cents
a pound : there were some a
t eight, but they were
not ne Do you put honey in your preserves ? No,I
put sugar H o w long do you leave them on the re ?
th e

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two hours Your mother need not trouble herself

with housekeeping any longer All that amuses me , a
nd
would fatigue her ;I don t want her to have any thing
to do with it no w
.

LVI

I have had

breakfast thi s morning ;I feel hungry

We are ready for dinner Will you cut me some bread,
if you please ? Do you like the crust ? I like the crust,
and crumb to o Will you have some vegetables ? If you
please Do you like carrots ? No ;give me some turnips,
with a little cabbage,if you please Do yo u eat potatoes
I am not very fond of them,but I eat the m when they are
fried Will you ha ve the kindness to pass me the salt ?
There it is Thank yo u Will you have mustard ? N 0 ,thank
u
I
never
take
it
You
have
the
pepper
near
you
I
o
,
,
y
think Will you have some more beef ? With pleasure,
it is s o nice S hall I help y o uto something else now ? I
will not take any thing more ,I thank you Won t you eat
some roast beef ? I will take a small piece to please you
Will you pass me your plate ? Madam, Shall I off er yo u
I will thank you for a little water
s omething to drink ?
Oh ,I beg your pardon Your pears are very ne
F rancis,is my father up ? Yes, S ir,he has been u a
long time Where is he ? I think he is in the garden
What an early riser you are to day, C a
r ol
ine l
W hy , no ;
it is nearly eight o clock IS your mother up S he w a
s
still asleep when I came down It is very ne to day,
papa ; shall we go into the country ? I am willing, if
your mother has no visits to pay Ah ! there s h e is
Good m orning, dear mamma Good morning, my dear
!
u
n
children
What a lovely d a
s
ppose
we
go
i
to
y
Oh, yes, mamma ! we were talking about
th e country
Ha ! there is Victoria Good morning, aunt H o w
It
They are all well,and I have
r e they at yo ur house ?
a
no

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FR E N C H .

lb e ri ch I hO e he will marry hen Will you

wil
make alittle roo m for me You have no chair I will
take the little stool
D o you know Mr B
Y es ,very well ;we were school
fellows They s a
that
he
is
going
be
married
Who
t
o
m
y
d oes he marry ? The daughter o f a merch a
nt in N ew
Orleans Do you know her ? I have seen her two or
three times at parties,and once at a ball Is sh e pretty
Y e s ,s h e is very pretty, and very lady like
Has sh e any
money ? S he will have a hundred thousand dollars, and
s h e has,they s a
an
ol
d
uncle
very
rich
hos
propert
e
w
,
,
y
y
s h e is to inherit
What is her name P Is sh e a rela
tion of M r s A P ? S he is her grand niece If s o, s h e
m ust have a brother ;for Mrs A P often spoke to us of
her nephew in New Orleans He died last year It is a
pity : if we may believe his aunt, he w a
s a ne young
m am/and very steady
That is true ;he had just been
app ointed c ap tain when he w a
s killed
who

L V III

Could you tell me where the post ofc e is With p leas

ur e : yo utake the street which faces you;when you get to
the end,you will turn to the left, and then take the rst
turning to the right ;o r you c a
n go through this store ,then
a
ny o ne
s k,
you will be close to it,and you have only to a
willtell you Many thanks to you Y o u can t mistake ,
o u make to o
?
Is
the
stove
lighted
Y
o straight o n
g
m uch re ,Mr Alexander ;look,the pipes are red h ot : I
don t know h o w you can stay here
Have yo u nished
s to do,
your letters ? Not quite,yet The more he ha
the less he does,I think
Y ouwho are a ju dge,what do
t
you think of that p icture There is one fault in it,tha
is striking
Al
fred, do not make s uch a noise,m y dear, you Wi ll
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wake your mother Are you not going to school thi s

morning ? It is only a quarter past seven ,papa Well,
have
too
much
time
you
must
get
ready
Oh
n
u
t
o
o
;
,
y
I am quite ready Do you know your lessons ? Yes,
papa ;and I have done all my exercises That s right,
H o w is the weather
bu
t try and not get there too late
this morning ? The s un was o ut j ust now, but the Sky is
getting cloudy now Is it cold ? No, Ma am, it is ver y
mild to day Is your master in ? Y e s ,Ma am,he is in
his study That s right, w e can have breakf ast early
Will you take coff ee or chocolate, this morning ? Make
me some chocolate,f o r a change You have given me a
c u without a saucer ;what are you thinking of
Your
sister is here ,Ma am Good morning, dear, how are you
this morning ? I am well, thank you;and how is your
husband ? He is well ;he has company ;that is the rea
s o n he is not here
My lips are all chapped ;I had a
tooth extract ed this mornin g
Agatha, o n your way
back from taking the little girl to school, do me the f avor
to call at the hair dresser s, and tell him to come to mo r
row morning, and cut my hair At what time, Ma am ?
At nine o clock, if he can , for I wish to go Out early
Have you a bodkin ? Yes, M aam Will you lend it to
me ? Here it is
They thre w dust into his eyes ;he fell
into the snare
They make him believe all they like I
w his s o n in law yesterday at B s ho u
sa
d
H e is an o l
se
soldier ;he has served along time Will you read his
l
etter ? I hai e not my spectacles Are you s hort
sighted ?
.

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LIX

Come, my children , let us sit down to table I have

no napkin And I have no fork Ring for Julia, Adol
You have no t put Virgi nia s napkin o n the table,
chus
nor any fork for Ado lphus I should like a knife , My
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NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

lass
is
not
clean
I
don
t
know
who
has
been
drinkin
;
g
g
ou
I have no a
t of it ;go and rinse it , if you please
p etite this morning We have some fresh sardines Do
you like raw oysters ? I will treat you to some to mor
row at breakfa
st
S end George , fr om me, to Mrs P s
house, to inquire about her daughter Is sh e ill ? My
sister told me that sh e had inammation of the chest It
Mamma,
is a dangerous illness, particularly at her age
shall we go to s e e aunt to day ? I don t know whethe r
we shall be able to go ;your grandmamma is coming to
pass the evening ;I had rather send Julia to a
s k your
aunt to come with your cousins Oh, yes, dear mamma
Joseph have
o u made a re in my study ?
Not
yet
,
,
y
S ir Go,then ,and light it directly Let it alone no w ;it
will go, I am going to blow it Go and nish brushing
m y clothe s Aunt, I know the days of the week now
Indeed ! my child ;let me hear you Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday,Thursday,F riday,S aturday, S unday That s
right ;and the months o f the year ? I will try to s a
y
them ;January,F ebruary,M a
rch , April, May,June,July,
August,S eptember
Well,go on October,Novem
ber, and December Th a
t is it ; y o u are no longer a
child And I, aunt ,I know my gures ,and I c a
n count
u to a hundred You sh all s e e : o ne, tw o , three ,four,
ve, s ix, seven , eight, nine, ten, eleven ,twelve, thirte en ,
fourteen , fteen , Sixteen , seventeen , eighteen , nineteen ,
twenty, twenty one, twenty tw o,
You tire your
a
unt,m y dear chil dren Not at all ;I am gl
ad to s ee that
they are s o knowing I am going to give them some bon
bons Oh, I have forgotten my box ;what a pity ! but
I willgive you some the rst time I come a
gain
I can
not uncork the bottle ; give me the corkscrew, if you
leas e Here , Charles,here is a plum for yo u;but take
good care not to swallow the stone Mam ma,will you
r little b a
u
s ket ?
e is
ve
me
some
Wher
e
i
c urrants ?
y
g

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handsome ; one is never tired of admi ring the Louvre,

the Pantheon , and the Bourse What I like very much
also is the dome of the Invalides,and S t S ulic e s portico
Have you seen Notre Dame ? Yes ;t he church is hand
some , and remarkable for its gra
ndeur ;but I don t like
the towers Perhaps it is because I have seen those of
the cathedral at Orleans, whose elegant architecture noth
ing equals But what contributes no less than the edices
to the embellishment of Paris,and to make of it a delightful
bode, are the boulevards,the quays, the public gardens,
a
the Palais Royal ,those brilliant arcades which are found
o n all sides ,the master pieces of art which are presented
to the gaze every where, and,more than all the rest,per
ha
ps,that gayety which seems to give life and motion to
a
l
lsurrounding objects,and that politeness which o ne meets
w ith in all classes of society ;if we add to this the facil
ities that those who are fond of literature , the arts, and
sciences,as well as those who only think of ivo lo us amuse
ments ,nd there to satisfy their different tastes,it is di fcult
to refrain from calling that beautiful metropolis a place of
delights I hear the drum and music It is the regim ent
from the barracks that you see, who are returning from

drilling Did you go to s ee the revie w in the Champ de

Mars last S unday ? Yes Were you pleased with th e
nce uvr e s of the National Guards ? Very much pleased,
ma
I assure you ;the grenadiers vie wi th the line As for
me, I went to Versai l
les with my mother and sister Did
the waters play ? No, they only play o n the rst S unday
o f the month

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LXI

Ma am,here is a you ng person who has brough t you a

bonnet from your milliner s It is v ery bad weather this
mor ning, is it not ? Yes, Ma am , the wind is very cold,
and it is frightfully muddy in the streets Here is your

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I think the crown is rather high Mrs C told

*

me that sh e would put some feathers to it Ma am ,the y

were still worn last week,but it is no longer the fashion
It is very large It ts better whe n the strings are tied
Y o uwill tell Mrs C that I will
H ere is your little bill
call S aturday Edmund,I Should be much obliged to you
if youwould take your little cart out of the hall ;yo u
leave your playthings every where F rances, if it is
pleasant at two o clock,you will take the children o ut
S ister,will you d o me the favor to come and make some
p urchases with me after breakfast ? What do you wish
to buy ? Various things ;some linen rst to make shirts ;
those which I have are beginning to wear o ut ;and then
some cravats,some handkerchiefs and stockings I also
want some collars I will go with you to buy all these
things,o n condition that yo uwill then take me f or a walk
to the Tuileries Agreed ;I will even take you to the
Vaudeville,thi s evening, if you like ;I h ave two tickets
That is very pleasant,yo uwillgive me much pleasure
Are yo u ready, sister ? Here I a
m Ju
lia,will you put
awa
y my dress Yes ,Miss ;don t trouble yourself about
it, I will put every thing in its plac e
W here will you
go ? A ny where you like M y children , yo u will get
wet, I am afraid O h, no, m other ;besides, if it ra
ins,
we will t a
ke a c a
Do not come home too late N o ,
b
dear mother
I rose at six o c l
o c k this morning ;it
s no t yet light
wa
I dressed myself in the dark G o
and make th e bed , if you please ;I w i s h to go to bed
I did not sleep last night ;I did noth ing but cough
Where are y o u going,Mary ? I am going to get some
our Will you buy, at the same time, a pound of m oist
sugar and some can dles ? Have you done soaking th e
linen ? Here are still some spots They will come out in
time Leave all that to soak in the tub till to morrow
Y o u will have ne weather to dry your line n Y ou

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should stay to keep me company ; I am all alone this

e vening
I have not brought any work We will talk
If yo uare at liberty to morrow morning, you should come
with me In the morning I go to bathe ;I am a s ub
scriber D o you go every day ? No, I only go every
other day
.

L X II
I found m yself in a very s a
d p redi c ament ;I did not
know which w a
to
turn
I
t
was
a
question
of
life
death
o
y

have
a
letter
from
Mr
C
to
d eliver to y o u I made
I
.

his acquaintance at your uncle s And his aff air with his
p artner ? It is not arranged Be on your guard,he is very
cunning It won t pay You know that Mr D retires
I am at my wit s end ;that is beyond my comprehension
H is wife governs him ;he is chicken hearted
One ought
not to retract He compromises all his frien ds They u s ed
him very ill I told him that he w a
That
s a coward
word stung him to the quick ; he blush e d H a
s not
Mr D come yet ? Mr J reproached him with his con duct
yes
he
will
he
promised
I bet he will not come
,
;
Oh
me positively It is getting late It is only ten H e
h
i
l
s cause
s mad with o
at
having
gained
He
a
lows
wa
j y
no j oking about it : he struck a young man who ri diculed
h im the other day
One must not provoke him He
has not much patience Do no t put me in a p a
ssion
There ,he is already in a passion hold your tongue
I
don t like that story much ; tell me another There are
a great many odd volumes o n that She lf They are second
hand books Will you ut that volume back in its place
Where is Mr Am edee He is gone o ut with a friend
I will give him a good blowing u when h e comes
o f his
home To leave the shop without saying a word,and then
what is worse, to choose for going to walk a market day,
when more people than usual are coming ! You get o ut

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the fourteenth , to day is the fteenth Will you do m e

the favor to ring the bell
Here,Julia,take this letter
quickly to th e post of c e ;I am afraid it will be to o late
On your w a
back
Julia
buy
me
a
skein
of
white
thread
,
,
y
,
and a f e w needlefuls of green silk Please to walk in
Why,it is that funny little Edmund You are returned
from school already ? It is not too soon , it is past ve
s so late
o clock I did not think it w a
Well,when is the
distribution of prizes to take place It will be next S at
I
ur d a
week
s
o
make
haste
and
get
rid
of
y
ur
cold
o
;
y
have lost my needle Here it is o n the oor I thank
I
am
tired
of
sitting
: I have not stirred from the r e
ou
y
Has Olympia been a good girl ? S he
f o r ever s o long
Oh ,poor little thing !
s not tr oublesome to he r cousin
wa
AS
s h e has not O pened her mouth once all the evening
s been good, I will give her t o morrow a box o f
she h a
quince j elly, at her dinner
Here are some drops of rain coming down I think we
It
a
re going to have a storm ; the Sky is very cloudy
lighte ns already It thunders Will you shut the window ?
Oh ! What s the matter ? A spider o n the curtain How
childish you are to Scream s o at a spider ! knock it down ,
and crush it I dare not Come away then
Oh,how
it pours ! There is some hail What a hurricane ! we
I have torn my dress
It is
were right not to go out
f
r
u
a
little
ripped
I
will
take
a
stitch
in
it
o
it
b nl
o
;
;
y
y
w ill not Show no w
L X IV
-

Look , my dear,here is an invitation for next week Let

e
e
e
:
I kissed the bride , s h e was
s
we
must
go
there
m
very lively this evening Anna, the little girl is sleepy,
go and put her to bed Will you lock up the silver c u ?
D o y o u know what o clock it is ? You must put that
money in the till Oh ! I inched my nger That piece
.

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not good Who gave it to you ? Run after him He

r o ff now
H o w fatiguing it is to stand all day !
is too f a
I wish it was time to go to bed You are lazy You
m ust not thro w stones over the walls ,you might hit some
bo dy He is laughing in his sleeve
H o w do yo u do ? I did not expect to h a
ve the le a
sure of seeing you this morning ;I thought yo uwere still
in the country How long have yo ubee n back ? I have
: I have not yet been h ome
ust
arrived
Have
you
break
j
fasted ? No,not yet Well,come with m e ;we will break
fast together a
Very well, let us go there
t Parker s
Have youhunted much this autumn Not much ,because
I was almost all the time obliged to superintend the work
men Have yo u made any alterations in your country
house ? We have had a billiard ro om built ;so you can
come and have a game when you like That is nice ;I
will come o ne o f these days and try your billiards Y o u
should come next Monday, we shall have company I w ill
try You will give us leasure Let us step in here ,if
ll
Waiter
!
where
is
the
bill
o f fare
Here
it
o
u
i
w
y
Give us a beefsteak w ith potatoes,an omelet, and
is , S ir
a bottle of wine Waiter ! Here, S ir Tw o cups of coff ee
with milk, and some rolls Y ou will take a little cordial
now Waiter, two small glasses of anise Will yo utake
some biscuit with it ? N 0 ,not any biscuit How much
have w e to pay ? S ir, you have to pay o ne dollar and
twenty ve cents for all you have had Here are two
dollars Will you come and s e e the farm It is too
far We have only to cross the road The s un is
d tempered ,
scorching Do not tease the dog ; he iS b a
and m ight bite you IS not your cousin here ? He is
p acking up He is going off to morrow,for good We
called o n you,yesterday I am veny sorry I was not at

om
His sister has very bad health : s h e is c o ns um
e
h
tiv e ;s he has been taking ass s milk f o r s ix weeks
is

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NGLISH INT O F R E NC H

L XV

Lucy,go and see what time it is by the drawing room

clock ;my watch has stopped ? Mamma,it wants a quarte r
to two Already ! Y es , mamma Then I will no t go out
before dinner Give me the tongs that I may put the re
together ; I feel cold It snows That will make the
weather milder The gardener said this morning that it
It is no war m er f o r that Have you the
wa
s thawing
bellows near yo u? Here they are Blow the re a little,
if you please There,the brands are rolling down W I11 you
put back the tongs in their place, and give me the shovel
that I may take up the ashes ? S w eep the hearth a little
I can t nd t h e hearth brush IS it no t fastened to
no w
the nail at the corner of the chimney ? I d on t s ee it
Ah ! here it is o nthis Side
Will you please pin my neck
handkerchief behind ? Your Shawl is not straight ;draw
t s ide
it a little on th a
My stockings have holes in them,
and my gloves are ripped If youwill give them to me,I ll
mend them for you Where ha ve you put the skein of
thread that I wound this morning I did not use it but
you must take Silk for that Oh ! what a bad needle !
Take one o ut of my needle case Yours are too ne I
have pricked my nger Why don t you put on your
thimble It is to o large for me Will you have mine
They told me that
o u sent to my house this morn
y
ing Yes, it w a
s for Henry
Here is Mr L come to s e e
l? Y e s , S ir What ails you ?
you What ! are you il
Have you any appetite ? Let me feel your pulse He is
feverish S how me your tongue It is a llttle coated
What is that ? C a
lwrite out a prescription
s to r o il
Il
Is it long Since you s a
w Mrs S ? I s a
w her yesterd ay
morning Her nephew leaves on Thursday Which one ?
the one who is in th e navy ? Yes ;he is to embark in a
week I should like very much to s ee a s e aport You
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NGLI S H IN T O F R E NC H

had better go home Come in ,yo uwill get wet

I hear
some o ne coming up It is my Sister with her s on We
are four,we can have a game of whist Will you draw th e
table this way ? I am going to deal S hufe the m well
I have made a mistake Whose fault is it ? Have you
some other cards,Mary ? I ll try to play a trick that w a
s
showed me yesterday This pack is not complete It
must be,however Here are the four kings,the queens,
nd knaves ;a
l
a
lthe court cards are there already : here are
also the aces ,the hearts,and the diamon ds It only wants
a ten of clubs,with the eight and s ix of spade s Where
is my litle girl ? S he is in her cradle ;S h e is asleep You
will gi ve her a spoonful of this draught every quarter of
an hour What do you think is the m a
tter with her ?
We can t s a
any
thing
yet
we
must
wait
I
will
come
y
;
to s e e her a
gain to morrow morning Have youa nurse
for to night
.

L XVII

have you taken my sh oes to the shoemaker s ?

Do not forget to take them this even
N o , S ir,not yet
ing,for I shall want them o n S un day I will go as soon
e washing my plates Don t forget to tell
a
s I have do n
him to nail the heels No, S ir
S ister,w ill you come
and play at shuttlecock with me in the yard ? Have you
the battledoors ? I am going to get them We want a
n
other shuttlecock this is good for nothing now Wait ;
I ll go and tell the porter s little girl to go and buy one
Yes , go
Here is your shuttlecock, S ir That s
f o r us
right ; here is a pe nny for your trouble Thank yo u,
S in How badly you play ! There ! that s enough ;let
us go and have a walk in the garden One more game,
sister ! I will play better ;you shall s e e Y es , and yo u
miss the very rs t stroke ! Because you do not send it
It is the wind whi h drives back the
s wiftly enough
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ONVE R S A TION

119

s sure you would

uttlecock ;it is not my fault I w a
send it upon that wall I am going to get it with the
adder A h ! here is a unt,with E m ilius and his sisters ;
l
let us run to m eet them Good morni ng, aunt Good
morning, dear ; is your mother at home ? Yes, aunt ;
We dined yesterday at Mrs D s We
s h e is up stairs
ate a delicious stuffed turkey There was a splendid
dessert They did not leave the table till nearly nine
o clock Her sister has just returned fr om Italy S he is
delighted with the native country of Tasso I am learn
ing music now Are you ? I began this morning I
already know the scale : do,re,mi,fa, sol ,la, si,do That
is not much ,but still it is somethin g You look as if
you were in pain I have a rush of blood to the head
You ought to apply some leeches I w a
s bled last week
You work too much ;you must take care of your health
That is very difcult with s o much occupation
What ! not dressed yet ! and tis twelve o clock I w a
s
not well this morni ng ;I got up late ;I shall soon be
ready Be quick I have only my cravat to put on If
any o ne calls ,I will be at home by four Will youplay
at dominos ? Let us rather have a game at billiards,if
o uwish to play
I
am
willin
Waiter
where
are
the
,
y
g
balls ? Are they not in the pockets ? I only nd one
The others are on this side Those cues are rather heavy
Here are some lighter This o ne is t ob short for me
Take another, or play with the large end S top ! I will
us e the mace for this stroke How many points had you ?
S eventeen , I believe Yes, this makes you t w enty one
now Twenty o ne to t w enty four Have they marked it ?
Get o ut ;I am going to make a cannon You will miss
t h e ball, m ore likely, and pocket yourself
Didn t I tell
o
u
s
o
How clumsy I am ! If it had not been for that
y
scratch,the game w a
Will yo u have your r e
s yours
venge ? No, it is too late ;we must go H e is a giddy
fellow The chap is no fool
sh

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N GLISH

N TO

FR E N C H

L XVIII

Will you come with me to pay a m at to M r s

Davis this morning ? I have not time ;I must go to
the wood yard we are o ut of wood I am going into
the country to dinner to day Will you put the horse tb
the chaise, th a
t I may start ? I have not the harness
Well , put the saddle on,and give me my spurs You
are late you only went on the trot I beg your pardon,
I came o n th e gallop At what time did you start ?
How is little D no w He had a blister put o n his arm ;
he is much better His mother sp oils him ; s h e allows
him any thing I am astonished that M r s D should be
Her sister does not resemble her in that r e
s o weak
spect ;sh e brings up her children well Here they are,
How late you come !
c oming at last
H o w do you Spend your time in the country ? It d e
p ends upon circumstances ;when w e have no visitors, I
read or walk ;I amuse myself with gardening sometimes ;
but when any one comes to s e e us,then we play Hav e
o u a billiard table ?
To
be
sure
We
have
also
other
y
games , nine pins , checkers, cards,chess, and even dom
inos, to amuse ourselve s in doors, when the weather is
not ne enough to stay in the garden : s o you s e e that we
have all that is necessary to spend the ti m e pleasantly
We only want players sometimes I will come and take
you by surp ri se one o f these days You will give me
great pleasure ; the sooner the better You are in a
great hurry ; you should do us the favor to stay the
whole evening I cannot have that pleasure to da
one
;
y
We ll, since
o f my clerks is ill , s o that I m ust go home
you have business, I will not insist I cannot,indee d
M r s B is coming to di ne with us to morrow : I don t
know what to give her
Do not stand so near the re,my child ;it is not healthy
.

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N G LI SH IN T O FR E N C H

much Pardon me,S ir : you had one night s lodging at fty

nd to day s breakfast and din
cen ts ;yesterday s supper, a
ner,at two dollars that makes two dollars and a half ;and
ts that were given to the horse
then a half bushel of c a
Boy,you may saddle the horse S ee if he will drink b e
fore you put on his bit The road is good, you will get
there by sunset I had a horsewhi
Here it is Here,
b o y Did y o u rest well last night ? At what o clock
dv w e will start
did you get up ? When you are r e a
I must
m putting o n my coat
Are you coming ? I a
buy a watch chain Let us listen to the music : I like this
tune very much W e have just seen the procession
pass Poor Mr D is very inrm What is the matter
with him ? He has the gout ; he walks with crutches
His poor father was deaf and blind when he died Which
o ne o f th e ve senses would you lose with the least r e
gret sight , hearin g, smell, taste, o fe eling ? It is dif

cult to s a
Y
o u may bring up the dinner now ;every
y
I am very h ungr v S o am I Oh, I have
o ne is in
burned my mouth ! That serves you right why are you
You are spiteful He h a
s o greedy ?
s been doing nothin
g
but tease her all the evening I think he I s I n love with
r ts her is a curious o n
her The w a
he
cou
e
y

L XX
S ome one rang,Julia

Yes,Ma am ,I am going Who s

the re ? It is the milk woman ,Ma am Tell her to bring
us better milk How much must I take t o d a
m
Ma
a
?
,
y
Ta
ke a pint Did you pay her last time ? No,Ma am
Well,you must pay her to day How much do we owe
her ? This m a
kes three weeks Do you owe some
thing to th e fruit woman , also ? No,Ma am : I paid her
yesterday And at the grocer s, do you owe any th ing ? I
o nly o w e f o r the p ound o f candl es a
nd the cake of s oa

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that I went f or yesterday, with th e coff ee of this m orning

Very well ;make haste and get the breakfast ready,and
then yo ucan go to market What do you want me to get
to day ? We shall have company to dinner ; w e should
have a fowl and some game Won t you have any sh ?
You may get a piece of salmon ,if it is not to o dear ; or a
mackerel ,but it must be very fresh to be good The meat
pie that I ordered at the pastry cook s ,will serve as rst
course : for Second course,some vegetables, with fried sh
ic ient
Y o uwill keep the custard
o n each Side ,will be s u
pudding and the apple pie f or the last course We must
have something for dessert,Ma am You may buy a f ew
baskets of strawberries ;there is no other uit now W e
shall have some stewed fruit,some cream ,and s om r e
s erves
I hope you are not angry with me You are j oking ;I
l
m obl iged to yo u
n
the
contrary
for
tel
ing
me
when
I
a
o
,
,
make blunders I should lik e to m a
ke a good player of
yo u I doubt much whether y o u will ever succeed ;it
is throwing pearls before swine I don t agree w ith you
Do
u
i
o
kno
that
l
ttle
dandy
h
o
a
next
to
Mis
s
w
w
s
t
y
D I have forgotten his name ;I have it at my tongue s
end,but can t s a
it
He
i
ver
ridiculous
s
y
y
.

p
s

L XX I

Jo sephine,I have j ust invited Mr L t b reakf ast ;what

m , mutton chop , cheese ,
have you to give us ? S ome h a
and cream ,with the coff ee There are some fresh e ggs
below,we can have an omelet
Could you give us som e
oysters
Yes, I am going to send Angelica for some
Will yo u
But you must think to get us some wine soon
cu
t me some bread, Edmund ?
How many crumbs you
s
make o n the table ;mind ! This knife don t out It w a
n
o
t
a
round
long
hold
it
p
roperl
o
o
u
o
n
o
t
d
g
;
y
g
y
.

1 24

Y ou
r ham is
Y o u do no t

NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

delicious S hall I give you another s lic ?

drink That cheese looks nice I must
Do you take milk in your coff ee Yes,
taste o f it
always in the morning I will Show you m y garden now ,
if you like Here is already some lilac in blossom Your
trees are very ne How forward all the trees are W il
l
o u have a rose ?
S
ir
the
men
have
done
sawing
the
,
y
wood Give each of them a glass of wine I am going to
p ay them ;will you excuse me one minute ? Have you
your gun Lend it to me then ,that I may am use myself
with shooting Mind ;it is loaded S te ,there is a spar
r o w yonder,perched o n an apple tree
Ah ! he has own
a
way S hoot at that swallow just passing by Here a
re
fty cents Have you work enough now ? We have much
d ifculty in getting our living
I must ask your permission
to go ;I have many places to go to Gentlemen ,I have

ust
read
in
the
newspaper
House
for
sale
in
Tremont
,
j
S treet : apply at your ofce would you be s o kind as to
tell me of what this h o use consists Y es ,S ir,pray be seated
It is a house newly built, compos ed o f th ee separate build
Ings with ve stories, o n
e o f which O pens o n the street,
and the two others on the yard ;o n each oor there are a
d ining room ,a drawing room, two bed rooms, a kitchen ,
and a closet Is it built of stone ? Yes,the front at least
And at what price do they wish to sell
is o f granite
it They a
That seems to me
s k sixty thousand dollars
Oh no ,the rents bring in ve thousand dollars
v ery dear
nd
a year If you will give me the number,I will go a
oo k at it with my architect
l
e

L XX II

You speak English,I think,Miss Very l

ittle,S ir It

is from modesty, d oubtless, that yo u s a

a
little
I
y
m persuaded that yo u speak it very well
a
O h,no ! I
.

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NGL
I SH IN T O FR E N C H

the lake this morning Wha t ! two o clo ck by your s un

dial ? That must be the time T here will be an eclips e
of the s unIn the month of June Visible a
t Boston ?
S O th ey s a
y

L XX III

T here is the clock striking seven ;c om e, P auline !

m ust

o
y

get up Already I am still sleepy Don t you r e

member that yo upromised your grandmamma to be at her
your
prayers
h ouse by nine o clock ? You must s a
: sa
y
y
them aloud,that I may hear the m Our F ather which art
in heaven , hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come,thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day
r daily bread ; forgive us our trespasses ,as w e forgive
ou
those who tresp a
ss against us ;and lead us n
ot into temp
ta
tion,but deliver us from evil ;for thine is the kingdom,
Amen
the power, and the glory, for ever and ever
Will that do ,mamma ? Is aunt in ? There is a lady
with h en What ! are you going s o soon ? you are in a
great hurry Y o ucome to s e e us s o seldom,you Should
do u
s the favor to stay a little longer when you do come
You know that I cannot go o ut much with my tw o little
girls a
nd my little boy You must bring them with you
I am much obliged to you for your kindness,but youdo not
think of the noise that three little creatures like these make
Oh ! that does not matter ;I like children I wish you
good morning Good by, Madam Do not come any
further,I pray you,it is s o cold You are jesting ;I Shall
have the pleasure of accompanying you to the stairs
You are ceremonious,you should not N ot at all Good
morning ;I hope to s e e o uagain ,Madam ;my kind r e
gards to your sister,if you please
Edmund, willyou come and help me put my garden
in order ? It is so hot in the sun Go and get your cap
H ave you a knife in your p ocket ? I have my little

A?

O N VE ;a
.

the fair Lend it to me,if you please,that I

may clip the branches of this j asmine Here are some
roots that you ought to cut off I have not th e pickaxe
I ll go and get it for you Bring the Spade and rake
at the same time Here is the spade , but I could not
nd the rake IS it not in the green house ? No ; the
gardener must have used it this morning S top ,there it
is yonder with the w a
tering pot in the wheelbarrow
Where ? In the broad walk near the arbor Don t yo u
s e e it ? it is right before your eyes
Ah ! I see it Rak e
nd
this walk, and I will dig the borders Will you go a
fetch some water now, to water the rose trees and thes e
p oor pinks that are nearly dead ? The wind has blown
down the o w er pots that I had put o n th e top of the
o w er stand
Pick up the m yrtle ;it has a branch broken
The caterpillars a
nd the snails spoil every thing ;look at
the leaves of the g tree H o w disagreeable ! I have a
good mind to dig it out , and to plant a vine instead,that
I will train against the wall W hat do you think of it
knif e fr om

L XX I V

Madam,I have the honor to wish you good morning ;

how d o yo u do ? Y o u are very kind, S ir ;I am quite
w ell and how do you do ? Very well ,I thank you
And
s to s it down
I believe he 1 s well Be s o kind a
Mr D
What ! is he absent ? He is now travelling o n business
but you would be more comfortable in that armchair
I do very well in this chair,I am obliged to you Come
near the re ;it is cold this morning Y e s ,but w e don t
feel the cold at all here I forgot th a
t young people are
never cold
s
How is Miss Caroline, Madam ? S he w a
poorly last week , and S h e is gone to day for a
n airing into
the country S he could not have chosen a ner day It
is ne enough,certainly,f or the season
But you m ust in
.

1 28

NGLI SH IN T O FR E N C H

your turn tell me how your family are : h ow is your f a

ther ? I am not satised w ith his health ; the least
thing fatigues him now He is not old, however No,
he is only Sixty one ;but th e d eath of Mr Read caused
him much sorrow It is difcult not to be affected
by the death of a friend fro m childhood That is true
Where is Mrs Read now ? S he IS still at her estate in
Vermont The country looks very nely now ;all the
f ruit trees are in blossom What s the matter ? yo ulimp !
I have a corn which prevents me from walking That is
Yes,but it only glve s me pain in rainy
v ery troublesome
weather I have lost my pocket book Was there any
thing in it Yes You have perhaps left it in the p ocket
of your other coat
Where are my clothes ? h ave you not brushed the m
yet ? I have only to brush your gre a
tcoat and waistcoat
now Will you give me my stockings ? T hey have holes
in them Put them with the dirty linen then You have
several pairs which want mending Already ! it is not
long since I bought them They nearly all have holes in
the heel Y o udo not want me now ? N 0 ,yo umay take
my letter now to the post oi c e , and go where I told you
?
have
no
other
errands
Oh
yes
!
stop
ake
back
o
u
t
,
;
Y
these books to the bookseller s, and ask him to give you
some others ;and then in passing you can step into the
bookbinder s, who keeps at the corner of S chool S treet,
and you will a
s k him for the two volumes that I gave him
to be bound,about a w eek ago ;but,above all,do not for
get to ca
ll at the tailor s,because I want my things Tell
him that I am going to a wedding o n Tuesday, and can
ny longer
not wait a
He is vexatious ,never keeping his
word Do you want me to take back your h a
t at the
same time Yes , you may take it ;it is in the bandbox
You will tell the b a
tte r to send me another, the crown of
which is a l
ittle higher This one is a little too tight,
g

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distrib u
ted.

That p a
inter u
ndersta
nds th e treatm ent of de

il
ta
s, and the eff ects of light and shade
There is a his
lpicture : it is rather damaged : they ought to tak e
t oric a
it down and restore it Look at that beautiful landscape
That distance is very ne These are s e apieces : the c ol
ori ng 1 s excellent The reecte d lights,and the reectio ns
in the water, are very natural This is by o ne of our rst
painters He is looked upon as a rst rate artist This is
considered a master piece W e must be off now This is
r w a hom e
ou
Have
you
e
er
een
to
the
D
seldo
r
f
v
b
u
s
y
G allery ? It is wo r th seeing
I have c ome to bid you good by When do you Intend
to leave I start after dinner What ! to day ? Yes I
am goin g by the e vening train I hope you will not forget
us Certainly not Good b y I wish you a pleasant jour
ney : I hope you will get there without acciden t Is
yo ur iend in ? H e is up stairs in his bed room He is
packing up He goes to night for good Indee d ! I am
I ll go and tell him that you are here W e
s orry for it
went to see you day before yesterday ;did they tell you?
Y o uare determined
Yes ;I am so rry I w a
s not at home
to go, they tell me You will not think of us any more
when you are there I shall never forget my friends
I
I ran I am all out of breath
wa
s afrai d you would be gone ;
S it down then ;I don t start till nine o clock Will yo u
o blige me by taking a small parcel ? it is f o r my Sister
I ll take care of it with pleasure I ll deliver it to her m y
self You must not put yourself to any inconvenience
Good by ;take care of yourself ;w e shall never s ee each
o ther again : may you be happ y !
.

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'

IDIOMATICA
N
0 0 9:

a
m F

or

LEXPRESSIONS

a
nner of u
sin
g th e

the bes t m

fol
l
owin
g exercis es . see Pref

0 V

I.

T o A C C O UN T f r (to one s

mind ) ,
to afford (to buy
uy any tthing
hl ) ,
to agree to a thin
thing,
ny one (to
to agree with a
be of the same mind
with ) ,
to agree with
th any 0o ne
about
the
price
rice
any
o f an
(
thing) ,
to agree with one s health,
s k for,
to a
to ask a question ,
to attend to (a thing) ,
to attend to (a speaker) ,
to attend (a sick man ) ,
to attend (a lecture ) ,
to attend (a course o f lec
tures) ,
to be (a
s regards health ,
)
to be (in sickness) ,
how do you do
how are you
h o w is he to day ? (the
patient) ,
own

SE

RE

ND R E c omp te de ,

avoir les moyens dc ,

consentir a une chose,
e tre d accord ave c quelquun,

onvenir ave c quelquun,

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NGLISH IN T O F R E N C H

to be able to,
to be about to0 ,
1 h,
to be acquainted
ted W
with
t o be active (Spry) .
,
to be afraid,
to be more afraid than
hurt,
to be of a
e ;under age ,
g
to be angry,
to be animated,
t o be anxious to ,
to be anxious about,
to be aware of;
to be as bli nd as a bat,
to be s o bold as to,
t o be a bore to him ,
to be bound to (required) ,
to be out of breath ,
to be a burden to every
body,
to be busy,
to be in good c ir cum s ta
n
c es (well
)

II
to be cold (a person ) ,
t o be co l
d (a
n object ) ,
to be cold (the weather) ,
to be comfortable,
that is be y ond my com
prehension ,
to be concerned about,
to be consumptive ,
to be crazy to s ee,

inqui ter dc ,

e tre poitrinaire,
m ourir d envie dc

oir,

13

N GL ISH

IN T

O FR E N C H

to be hot (a person ) ,
to be hot (an o
object
bj e c ) ,
to be h ot (thee w
weather
th ) ,
ea
to be in goodd humor,
not to be in the
to,
he hhumor
u
I am not in the
he humor to,
to be hungry,
tr ,
to be in a hurry
y
to be a judge of.
;
I am a judge of it,
to be kin d to,
to be late (a person) ,
to be late (the hour) ,
to be at leisure ,
to be on the lookout (on
the alert ) ,
to be o n the lookout f or
e tre a la recherche de,
in
search
of
(
),
to be loved by,
t a loss,
to be a
to be a man of his word,
to be mistaken ,
to be good natured,

to be very particular,
to be in a passion ,
to be persuaded (con
vinc e d of) ,
to be o ut of a pla c e (em
ployment) ,
to be right (a person ) ,
to be right (a lesson ) ,
to be within reach of;

etre

sans plac e,

avo ir raison ,
e tre bien e tre c orr ects ,
e tre a la port e de,

OMA TIC A L E XPR E SSIONS

ID I

h onn te env ers,

l
e tre m a

rude to,
to be sagacious,
1 th,
dw
with
to be satis ed
to be in s e as on ,
to b e

avoir bon nez,

etre c ontent dc,
temp s
etre a
.

IV
hte d,
to be near sighted
to be far sighted
ted,
to be s o silly a
ass to,
to be s o simpl
lee as to,
to be sleepy,

to be sorry f or,
to be starving,
to be s urprised at,
to be taken ill,
to be taken in the very act,
to be teething,
to be on good ter m s with ,
to be thirsty,
to be tired o ut ;tired to
death used up,
to be tired of;
to be thorough ,
to be uncomfortable,
to be vexed at,
to be weather wise,
to be wet through ,
to be wrong (a person ) ,
to be wrong (a lesson) ,

to be ne weather,
to be bad weather,
to be stormy,

13 5

13 6

NGLI SH IN TO

dark ;foggya
to be rainy ;windy,

to

be

FR E

NC H

faire sombre ;dubrouillard,

fair e de la plui e duvent
.

that is a matter of course , c ela vasans dire,

my patience is exhausted, ma patience est bout,
that is hard to bear,
c ela es t pnibl e
s upporte r,
it is to o bad,
c est trop for t,
that is well matched,
c ela e s t bien assorti,
that is not well matched, c ela jure,
it is as common as dirt,
les rues en sont paves ,
you are quite a stranger, c est une nouveaut de vous
voir,
that is wo rt h seein g,
cela mrite d e tre vu,
that is good for nothin g, c ela n est b o n a rien ;c ela
ne vaut rien ,
the re is out,
l
e feu es t teint,
s o be it ,
s oit,
there to be,
y avoir,
there is ;there was,
ily a ;ily avait,
there will be ;will there be ily aura ;y aura t il
was there there w a
y avait i1 ? ilny avait a
s,
s not ,
i
i
t
the question w a
sa
de
ils a
s
s,
,
g
il
i
a
i
?
s
s
t
what was the question
de quoi s a
g
what is that to you
qu estc c que c a vous fait
wh at is the matter
qu y at il
t hat is no matter,
cela ne fait rien ,
that is not worth while,
n
en
vaut
pas
la
peine
,
ca
it is not worth while to,
c c n est pas la peine de ,
is it long since yous a
y at illongtemps que vou s
w?
n avez vu?
combien y at ilde temp s
ho w long is it since
que ?
combien y at ilde temp s
h o w long hav e yo u bee n
here
u
e vous e te s iei ?
q

a
a

I3

N GLISH IN T O FE E L
4;
/

to break up (a c amp) ,
lever,
ve c quelquun.
to break friendship with r om r e a
any one ,
r,
d

borde
r
as
a
river
t o break o ver
<(
its banks) ,
ev er ;s e dissip e r,
s l
to break (a fogg) a
,
verser
ps eet,a
s
wn (u
to break dow
a carriage) ,

in g) ,
brin g (a thing
rsom) ,
to bring (a person
to bring up a child,
to bring about1: (a resu
result
lt) ,
ck,
to bring good lu
luck
to bring to light
ht,
to bring into ffashion
ashion ,
to bring an action against
a
w),
(at l
to build castles in the air,
to

to burst into laughter,

to burst into tears,
to buy cheap ,
to buy second han d,
to buy on credit,
to buy at auction,
to call names ,
to call (a person ) ,
to call on (a person ) ,
to call out (a
nactor) ,
to call together,
can you do that ?
yes,I can ,
no,I cannot,
what do I care f or that
-

ID I

OM ATIGAL

ns s ro ns .
Exn

don t care f or What

she

ne m inqu
iete

'

a
s de

;
1 3 9a

ce

says,
qu elle dit,
I don t care f or that,
a
m
est
bien

a
]
9
g ,
to change o ne s mind,
changer d avis,
fc
or
r ? c ombie n v e nde z Vou s ?
W hat do you charge i
W
ith
regard
to
a
thing
h
l
d
t
(
to be sold ) ,
r e
r ?
or
What do you ch
charg
e
f
o
com
b
ien
pr
e
n
e
z
v
ous
p
ou
r
g
W
ith
r
e
gard
rd
to
o
m
e
s
(
work to be done ) ,
charge 1 t to myy f a
ath
t e r,
to ch e at in play
lay ,
to clean a room
m,
to clean (bla ck) 0one s boots ,
to clear away (th e W eather
a
),
to c l ear away (di
dinner
nne r tthi
hu
ngs ) ,
to clear (a fence lnJ umpi ng) ,
come ! com e !
that does not conc ern you,
to cook (do cooking) ,
to cook (any o n e thing) ,
to correct (a person ) ,
t o corre ct (a
ne rr o r) ,

'

to

ut,

to cut one s teeth ,

r ds ,
to ou
t (in ca
)
to cut (a coat ;ston e) ,
ir) ,
to cut (the a
to cut across (elds ) ,
to c u
t acquaintance ,
to c ut a path (in s now) ,
to d ep e nd o n (f or subsist
c e) ,
en

e ndr e d e,
d p

E NGLI SH

1 40

mro
'

FRE NCH

to depend o n (r ely on ) ,
t o dine out,
to do,
to do right ;wrong,
to do the bestt I can ,
to do one s best
st,
to do two thinggss at on
once ,
ny thing
to do a
ing on pur
u
pose,
to do a
s on e pl e as e s ,

do nothing but,
to do the f av or,

to

to do without,
to do a servic 8e,
to do som e shop
O p ping,
to do reluctantly,
to do a thing wrong (a
s
a puzzle) ,
o uare doi ng it wrong,
y
to do a p e rson (slang) ,
h e do e s well (behave s
well ) ,
h o w does h e do ?
3

v ous v ous y pren e z mal,

enf oncer une personn e,
i1

se conduit bien ,

comment se port e t il com

ment vat il
c est ass e z ;c e la s uir a
,
-

that will do (in the sense

o f enough ,
)
will that do ? (inthe sense
o f enough ,
)
my work is done,
this meat is well done,
do you see that ? yes,I d o,
n o,I d o not,

e s t-c e

assez ? cela s uirat il?

-

E N GLI SH

I42

in e of so l d
to dre s s (a l
diie rs) ,
to drink like a sh,
to e at heartily,
usly,
to eat e normously
to e at o ut of one s hand,

rsa
on
v
to e nte r into con
veersation
tl ,
to e nj oy on e ss s elf (any
where) ,
to e njoy good h e alth,
m e ss) ,
t o f ail (in busin

to f ail to (do any thing) ,

n en
rl
to f ail in a
ntteerrpris
e,
se
to f aint away,
to f all down ,
to f all (in pricee) ,
to f all in with a p ers o n
(meet) ,
to f all o ut with any one,
to f all in lo ve w ith a p e r

so ,

t o f all asle e p,
as it f ell o ut (happ e n e d) ,
to f eel,
to feel th e puls e,
to f eel col d ;sl ee py,
to f eel o ut of sorts,
ny o ne,
t o f eel f o r a
to f e el it one s duty,
I don t f eel like ,
to f ence (with f oil s) ,
t o ght it out,

NTO

RE NCH

ID I

OMA TI CAL E XPR SSIONS

E

to ll a tooth,
ny thing ,
to nd f ault with a
re ! re !
to oat on o ne s back (in
swimming) ,
to f old a l e tterI"
,
to f old one s arms
m S,
to gath e r (ow
rss ) ,
w ei
to gath e r (in ss eew
wing
ing) ,

14
3

plomber une de nt, [ ch ose,

trouv er a
quel qu e
r e dir e a
uf e u! a
a
uf eu!
f air e la planche ,
plier une l ettre,
crois er les bras,
c

ueil
Jir,

f ro nc

X
to ge t,
to get up ,
to get hom e,
to get better,
to get back,
to get out of a difc ulty,
to get a cold,
to get the victory,
to get mo ney,
to get a lesson ,
to get the wrong le ss o n ,
to get a thing made,
to get on (a garm e nt ) ,
to get a f o o th old,
to get f a
t,
to get lean ,
to get in ,
to get out,
to get one s liv1 ng,
to get ready,
to get hot ;c ol d,
to get tire d,
to get w et,

er

1 44

N GLI SH IN T O

RE NCH

to ge t an gry,
to get acquainte
nte d
d,
to get married,
to get rid of,
to giv e ,
t o giv e one s lo ve ,
to give one s complim e nts,
I give it up (a puzzle) ,

ure,
pleasur
giv e an order
der (to a m e r
chant) ,
to go,
to go out by on e s s elf;
to go at Six (start) ,
to go abr o ad (into f or e ign
lands) ,
to go to m e et,
to go out of f ashion ,
to go hard with any o n e,
to glve
to

to go f or nothing,
to go by rule ,
to go by the nam e of;
to go down stairs ,
to go up stairs,
t o go down (subside ) ,
to go f rom one s ho use ,
to go on with work,
to go to work the right
wa
y,
to go without any thing,
place ) ,
to go to (a
to go through re an d
water f or any one,
go away (b e o l
),

sortir seul,
partir a
six heure s,
aller a
l e tranger,

ud evant d e,
alle r a
passer d e mode,
to urner mal pour quelquun

'

se passer d e quelqu e chos e,

se rendre a
;aller a
,
s e mettr e en quatr e pour
n
u
eluu
,
q
q
allez v ous eu

1 46

NGLI S H IN T O F RE N C H

to hav e pity onn ;m

m eeirccyy o n,
r (to pref er) ,
to hav e rather
to have just a
s lie f a
s no t,
ief;
I had ius t as lie
;
usmes s o n
to have a bbusiness
hand,
rr a
nds to do,
to hav e some errands
to hav e a new
W coat made ,
to have something
hing mended,

to hav e to d ee a
allwit
withh ;t o
do with,
to hav e a f all,
to hav e a ngg er in th e pii e
a
hand
in
it
(
),
t o have a grudge agai nst,
to have a narrow escape,
to have but just arrived,
to have r e ason to,
I woul
d not have him do
that,
I would not hav e you do
that,
I would not have him go

ut,

I would not have yo u go

there,
have do ne (stop ) ,
to hear,
to h e ar f rom (a p erson) ,
to hear that (a
ny th ing
has happened ) ,
to hear O f a perso n,
to h e ar (a le sson) ,

entendre parler d un e
s o nne ,
entendre r cit e r,

p
n

ID

to

I O MA T I C A L

h e ar Grisi ;Mario,

E PR E S S I O NS
X

entendre chant e r Grisi Ma

r io ,

to h e ar th e n e ws,
t o h e ar (a sound) ,

appre ndre le s no uv elle s,

e nt e ndre
.

X II

p
p

t o h el ,
aid e r,
to help on e s s elIf (at tablee) , s e s e rvir,
a
id e r,
r s on i
to h elp (a erson
inn ddilf
culty) ,
I ca
nnot h elp it (pre v ent
an act done by others) ,

I cannot h elp it (any thin g

habitual with mys elf ) ,
it can t b e help e d,

can I h elp it
n it b e h elp e d ?
how c a
h elp ! h elp !
to hook a dre ss,
to improve,
to improve o ne s h e alth,
to improve in looks,
to improve (one s mind) ,
to improve (in study ;l es
sons ) ,
to improve the o or tu
mity,
to Inqui re ,
to inquire a
l
ter any o n e,
ho w

cultiver,
f air e d es

p
p p

r o ter

ro

de

r es ,

lO cc a
S ion
,

demander,
dema
nder des nouvelles

l
u
u
u
n
i
rmer dc ,
e
n
f
s
o
;
q
q

to in quire (into

at

S O IY

de

inf or m er

de,

1 48
'

N GLISH IN T O F RE N CH

to in quire th e W
way
a
y,
inquire at Mr such a one s,
inquire Within,
inquire at W 83 0 0 40
S tate S tree t0,
to interrupt,any o n e in
speaking,
to introduc e (on e p e rs o n
to another) ,
to keep,
rs e
to keep a hors
e ; a8s er
v ant,
to keep one s word,
to keep one s room,
to ke e p Lent,
to keep silenc9e,
to k ee p a f e stiva
val da
y,
to keep in doors,
to keep we ll (a
s meat) ,
to ke e p up with any o n e,

to

kee p it u ,

to know,
to know (a p e rs o n ;pl ac e) ,
to kno w (a less o n ) ,
to know a person again ,
to know by heart ,
to kno w by nam e,
to know by sight,
not to know which way to
turn ,
to laugh ,
to laugh h e artily,
to l augh immo derately,
to la
ugh in any one s f ac e,

nter,

r es e

15 0

N GLI SH IN T O F R E N C H

to leave (go away) ,

to leav e f or good,

aller,
s en aller pour tout a
f ait ;
s en aller pour toujours,
l aiss e r trainer s es a
if a
ir es ,
s en

to leave one s things ro un d,

aking a litt e r)
o r about (making
to let,
to let a hous e,
to l e t alo ne,
to l e t o ne hav e (an a
artic
le
rticl

f or

le t me hav e it,
9

ny o ne kn o w,
to let a
to let any one lin,
to lie (tell a liee) ,
to lie down ,
ie idl e ,
to l
to li e b id,
t o lie h e avy on ,
ie under (an accusation) ,
to l
to lie about (litter) ,
here lies,
to light a re ;a can dl e,

to light a room,
to list e n,
to listen to re as o n,
to live,
to li ve on bread,
e nough to live o n,
to live f rom hand t o m ou th ,
to live (to inhabit) ,
to live in Paris,
to liv e in gre at style ,
to long to,

ID I M A TIC A

long t o see h e r,
h e l ongs t o do itt,

L E XPR E SSIONS

15 1

tarde de la voir,
i1 l ui tard e d e l
e f air e

ilme

XIV.

to l ook ;l ook at,

to look w e ll,
t o lo o k ill,

voir
a

to look tire d,
to look ge ntl e man l y o r
lady like,
to look bright,
to look stylish,
to look pal e ,
to look pretty,
to look demuree (as if but
ter would not melt in
one s mouth) ,
o ok a
s if o ne had just
to l
come out of a band box,
to look af ter any on
e
tak
e
(
care of ) ,
to look o ut on
these wi ndows look out
o n the river,
to look f or any thing,
to look at e very thing on
the dark side,
to look every wh e re but in
the right place,
to look like a person ,
to look like a po e t,
to look down,
to l ook up ,
-

e tr e tir

a
quatre pingl e s

av oir soin d e quelquun,

1)

15 2

NGLI SH IN T O F R E N C H

to look over a book,

parcourir uh livre,
to look to any
ny oon e (f or avoir recours a
u
eluu
n
,
q
q
redress) ,
1n
1 y on e
u
n
visi
f
e petit e v isit e a
to look in o na
t
aire
q
u
e
l
y
(
any o ne) ,
to make,
to make a nois
Is e,
to make merryY ,
to make fr e e,

to mak e o ne s s elf a
att h om e,
to make on e s s elf c om

a
to mak e up one s m ind,
f o rt b l
e,

to make it up with any on e ,

make any one beli ev e ,
make an April f ool of,
make a mistake,
make a blund e r,
make haste,
to mak e happy,
to make as good as new,
to make out (writing) ,
to make out (the sense of
a passage ) ,
to make o ut (something distingue r,
distant) ,
to make one sing anoth e r
que]
f air e chang e r d e ton a
tu ne,
u
u
n
a
q
to make o ne s self lame (all s e donne r des courbatur e s ,
over) ,
ny o ne, f air e plac e a
to make room f o r a
u
l
e
u
u
n
,
q
q
f air e ve nir l eau a
la bo u ch e,
t o mak e th e mouth wat e r,
to
to
to
to
to

15

N GLI SH IN T O FR E N C H

n e v e r min d that (d on t l e t
that stop you) ,
not to mind what any one
says,
mind th e babyY a
,
mind what you
b ou t
u ar e a
doing
(
).
to miss,
I miss you,
you miss m e,
h e mis ses h e r,
w e miss him ,
u
u
miss
s,
o
y
t o mov e (awayy f rom) ,
to mov e (placc ee of r esi
denc e and f urniture) ,
to move (in chess,
to mov e an object (stir) ,
to move all hearts,
to move (ih debat e) ,
to overlook (a
s ahill, the
plain) ,
to overlook (a mistake un
i nte ntionally) ,
to ove rl ook (on e s f aul ts) ,

aela n

tie nn e,

u
q

ne

a
s s in u
i
r
d
e
q
u
o
t
e
c
e
n
q

ay e z s oin d e l en f ant,
re ne z gard e a
c e qu
e
f ait e s,

vo s

l
aiss e r

p
p

cha e r ;ne pas voir,

pack,
to pack one s tru nk,
to pack O ff,
to paint,
to pai nt o ne s f ac e ,
to paint f rom nature,
to paint in wat e r col ors,
to paint in Oils,

to

peindre d apres nature,

u
r el
la
a
l
p e indre a
e,
q
lh u
il
e,
peindre a

ID I OM AT I C AL

XPR E SSIONS

l5 o

to paint gree11n ;r e d,
to pass,
to pass j udgm e nt,
to pass rou nd ,
to pass o ne s self O ff f or,
n o ff ence ) ,
to pass by (a
that passes my compr e

hens io n,

X
XV
VI.

pay e r,
f aire s e s comp li m e nt s,
to pay o ne s comp l i me nts ,
f aire atte ntio n,
to pay attention ,
f aire u
ne visite ,
to pav a visit,
to pay the pe nalty of one s e xpi e r s on crime,
crime,
that pays well (is r ota cel a rapport e bi en ,
ble) ,
to pay th e postage,
to pay cash,

it don t pay,

to pick o w e rs,
to pick currants (f rom th e
bush ) ,
to pick currants (afte r
they are gathered ) ,
to pic k (a bird of its f e a
th
ers ),
to p i ck a q uarrel with,
to pick a bone,
to pick o u
t th e b e st,

grener d e s gro s e ille s,

plumer,
cherch e r querell e a
,
ronger um O S ,
choisir ou pre ndre les m eil
le urs,

15 6

NGL I SH IN T O FR E NC H

to play,
to play battl e d ore ,
n th e corn e r,
t o play puss in
to play games,
n iinstrume
ns tr um nt) ,
to play o n (a
Olin;ute,
to play the violi
itar,
to play the guitar
ano,
t o play the piano
dy,ttrag
to play (a comedy
ge ddy ),
ol
to play th e f ool
,
l
to play th e co nss eqquueen
ntial
tia
,
by,
to play the baby
mu
ht (music
S IC ,
to play at sight
)
lg
to play high (bet hhigh
),
oth e r s hands,
to play into anoth
to pl e ase,
9
will you pl e as ee
please to walk in ,
7

upleas e,
if yo uplease,

as

o
y

post (a letter),
n account ),
to post (a
to post (a handbill ),
to pretend to ,
to prete nd not to h e ar,
t o put,
to put a qu e stion ,
to

to put o ut a re,
to put o n o ne s sh o e s,
to put a good f ac e on ,
to put in the wash ,
to put u at a hotel,
t o put aside (f or f uture us e ),

15 8

NGLISH IN T O F R E N C H

to re cov er (a country) ,
to rel
iev e f rom
In a
anXxiety,
to relieve the poor,
ny one s wants ,
to r elie ve a

m pain) ,
reliev e (f rom
t o remember a person (re c
i e after absence ),
og n
r
r e member me to your a
e nts,
f c
to remo ve all ddiii
cu
ul
lttiie s,
to repair o ne s health ,
to repair to (a place ) ,
to r epay (aff ection) ,
to repeat,
to repeat th e same thing
over a
nd over again ,
to rest o ne s h e ad,
to rest o ne s arms o n the
table ,
to rest assured,
to

rapp el e z moi
-

vo s

pare nts,

t o retail (goods ),
to retail (news ; gossip ),
to retire f rom business (go
into the co untry to live ),
to return,
to return (a book) ,
to return (here,where w e
are ),
to return (th e re ,wh ere w e
have b e e n),
to return home,
to re turnthanks,

repos e r s at e te,
appuye r s es bras sur la tabl e,

re ve nir ;retourner ;r e n dre,

re ndre,
revenir,
re tourn e r,

a
l
a
maison
[

rentrer ;rev e nir ouretourn er

remercier ; fa
ire des re mer
nts,

c iem e

ID I

OMATICAL E X PRE SSIO NS

r s eb a
t o rid e on hoorseback
c ,
t o ride behin d (o n hors e
back) ,
hor,
to rid e at anchor
to run ,
to run mad,
carriages run on wh e els,
t o run in th e blood,
to run away (a person ),
to run away (a horse
hor e ),
t o r unup al arrgee bbiill,
s

to save troubl e,
to sav e money,
i
n
f
u
n
to s a
it
,
y
to say a lesson
I sa
!
I
sa!
y
y
to seal the lips,
to seal a letter,
,

to

s ee ,

to

s ee

to

any thin g,

ny one out (t o the

a
door ),
to sell
to sell ch e ap ;dear,

to

s ee

to sel lf or cash ; on cre dit,

to sell at retail,
to s ell at wholesal e,
to sell by the poun d,
tosell by th e yard ,

mo nter a
cheva
l,
monter e n croup e,
-

15 9

1 60

NGLI SH IN T O

how much d o y ou s ell tthat

FR E N

combien ve n de z vous c el a ?
-

to s end,
to se nd f or,
to send of f;
to send word,
to send f orth (e xhal ati onns ),
to send any onnee a
b out his
busin e ss,
t o set,
to s e t (a watch in tim e) ,
to s et a trap,
to s et aj e w el,
to s et a lesson ,
to set a lim b ,
to s et a price ,
to s et an exampl e,
.

out a tree,
s et to work th e right
wa
y,
to s et to work the wrong
way,
to s et up in business,
t o s e t to work,
to set o ff,or out,
to s et sail,
to s et at liberty,
to set o n re,
to settle down (m arry) ,
to settle a questio n,
to settle (a dispute ; a
c
count) ,
to settle (a country) ,
to s ettl e (c o ff ee) ,
to
to

s et

m
a
l
n
a
pr
e
n
d
r
e
e
s s y
;
y
prendre bie n ,
ir,
bl
S ta
louvr a
e,
s e mettr e a
g

co lonis e r ;peuple r,
fa
ire d o s er,

1 62

N GLIS H

IN T

O FR E N C H

Sp e nd mon e y,
to spend the day,
to spend one s f ortun e,

f or

to Spend one s stre ngth ,

tr e ngth (t o
to spend one s sstr
e xhaustion) ,
to stand up,

de

to

to stand rm,
to stand rst (a
s at scho ol ,
)
to stand the cold,
to stick (with
th glu e o r
paste ) ,
to stick in th e mud,
to stick to on ee ss bus in e s s,

ny on e,
to stick up f or a
to stick to what on e h a
s
said,
to stop a person,
rr eter un e p e rsonn e ,
a
to stop a h Ole,
boucher uh trou,
to s top any one from d o
u
u
em c h er qu
el
n
d
e
q
ing,
to stop at a h otel (put up d e scendr e a
l h ot el,
at) ,
s top thie f ! stop thi ef !
to strain e ve ry n erv e,
to strike,
to strike the hour,
to strike u (the music) ,
to strik e up a song,
a thought strikes m e,
th e re is astriking f ault,

3 11 3

C L E XP R E SSION S .

ID I M AT I A

t o stu d y hard,
t o study l
a
w,
to s ubscribe (t o a a
p er
establish e d) ,
to subscrib e (f o r som e 0ob
e c t int e nd e
e
d
d
,
j
).

p
XX

to swim,
to swim withh th e ttiidde of
public Opi ni on ,
his h e ad s w ims
ms,
my head swims
m s,
to take,
to tak e (a n
p e rs o n to a
plac e) ,
to tak e (an obj
b e
e ct t o a
place ;carry it) ,
to take a walk o r stroll,
to take an ai ri ng,
to take advantag e of;
to tak e the opportunity,
to take an oath,
to take any on e s a dvic e,
to tak e pride in ,
to take pleasur e in ,
to tak e leav e o f ;
to take v e ngeanc e o n,
'

to take a j ok e,
to tak e a nap ,
to tak e it kindly of any
on e (to e steem it af av or ),
to tak e it ill of any on e (t o
b e dis le as e d at it) ,

o r ter,

1 63

1 64

N GLI SH

I take it kindly of you,

you tak e it ill of him,

IN T

O FR E NC H

vo
us
e
n
sais
b
o
n
r
e
j
g ,
vous lui e n save z m a
uva
i
e

gre,
to take it kindly (with ou t le prendre e n bonne par t,
O ff ence) ,
l
e pr e ndr e enmauvaise part ,
to take it il
l(b e off ended
n
at it) ,
e part ,
[
ila pris la plaisant e rie en b o n
he took the jok e kindly,
to take afte r any o ne (t o r e ss e mbl e r a
;t e nir d e ,
rese mble ) ,
pr endre garde,
to take care (avoid) ,
la marche,
take care of the step (l e st pre n e z gard e a
you f all) ,
pre ndre garde d e,
to take care not to,
take car e not to f all,
pr e nez garde de tomb e r,
to take care of any on e,
avoir soin de quelquun,
to take to (drink ;study, av oir r e c o urs a
,
f o r relie f ) ,
to take to (study ;lov e it) ,
to take any thing amiss,
pre ndre qu el qu e ch o s e enm a
u
vaise part,
to take off on e s sh o e s an d s e d chauss e r,
stockings,
l
to tak e any on e t o b e d onn e r a
u
e
u
u
n
l
u
d
s
e
q
q
mor e than thirty y e ars
ns ,
tr e nte a
O ld ,
to talk,
to talk English,
to talk nonsense,
to tell a story,
to tell a f alsehood,
they t e ll wonde rf ul s to
ries,
to throw goo d mon e y af te r j et e r le manch e apres l
ac o
bad,
ea
n

g
a
ttach e r,
to ti e (with c o r d s) ,
I

1 66

t o use,

NGLISH IN T O FR E N C H

t o use a e rso n w ell,

t o use ba d languag
guage,
to wait f or anyy one,
to wait on anyy on e
to walk (go af o o t) ,
to walk (stroll) ,
t o walk a mil e ;tw o,
t o wash,
to wash on e s han ds,
to wash one s f ac e,

t o wash (do upp lin e n) ,

t o wash th e plat
lat e s,
t o welcom e (a p e rs o n) ,
w el com e ! (said to a p e r
s o n who arriv e s ,
)
ou
re
welcome
r
n
o
t
o
,
;
y
at all (said in answ er to
o ne w h o says
thank
u
f
or
any
thing
o
y
giv e n) ,
you are wel come to it,
I wonder (wheth er) ,
to work ,
to work a miracl e,

to work a min e,
to write ,
to writ e a go od hand,
t wr o n g a p e rs o n,
t

i1 ny

a a
s d e quo i ,

11 D

PRO VERBS .

ENG IS H

A.
Ou
t of the abundanc e o f th e h e art,th e m o uth sp e ake th .
Q uand le c ce ur est plein i1 d bord e

All s well that ends well La n cou ronn e lmuvre.

.

All

s not gold that glitt e rs

T out

ce

qui rel uit n e st

pas or
T hey are as much alike as two peas in a pod
r e ssemble n t c o mm e d e u x goutt e s d e au
.

Il
s se

B.

Birds

of

a f e ath e r

oc

k toge th e r Q ui

se

r e s s e mb l e

e
a
ss e m b l
Better l at e than never V aut mieu x tar d qu e jamais
Bad n ews travels apac e Les m auvais e s nouvelles s e
sav e nt touj ours trop tot
A burnt child dreads th e re Chat chaud craint l eau

fr oide

He w a
s born with a silv e r spo o n

n c oi

n his

mouth

11

est

F ast bind,f ast n d La prudence est l a m er e de lasur et

A new broo m sw ee s cl e an T out no u
v e au,tout b e au

"

(1 6 7)

1 68

N GLISH IN T O FR E NC H

Wh at is bre d in the bon e will n e v er go out of th e e sh

La caque sent toujours le hareng
Beggars should not b e choos ers N e choisit pas qui
e mprunte
Th e b e tte r th e day,th e b etter the dee d A b o n our,bo nn e

(e

uvr e

A bir d in th e han d is worth two in the bu sh

v aut mi e ux qu e d e ux tu l auras

Un ti e n s

C
A

carp e nt e r

kn own by his chip s

is

A loeuvr e

o n c on

p
p

nait lo uvr i er
T hat is carrying coals to N e wcastl e C e st ort e r de
l eau a
l a riviere
It costs more than it c o m e s t o
L e j e u n en v aut a
s la
c handell e
W hen the cat s away th e mic e will p l ay Q uan d l
es
c hats ny so nt pas l
es souris dansent
Charity begins at hom e Charit bien or donn e c o m
m e nc e par s c i m e me
Y o u put the cart b e f or e the hors e
C est m e ttr e l a
charru e devant l es bmuf s
If the coat ts you ma
1
1
n
put
it
o
n
a
q
u
e
la
v

rit

y
y
qui f a
che
What cant b e cured must be end ure d Il f aut savoir
rir c e qu o n ne saurait em ch er
s ou
Cobbler stick to your last Chacu n s on m tier
F irst come, rst served Qui arriv e le premie r a
umou
in,l
e premier doit moudre
l
Y o umust cut your coat accor din g to your cloth
S elon
ta bourse gouverne ta bouche
Don t count your chickens b ef ore the y ar e hatch e d
Brebis c o mpt e s,1e l oup les mange

'

1 70

NGLISH IN T O F R E N C H

look a gif t horse in the mouth A ch ev al

do nn o n ne regard e pas a
la bride
Ill gotte n gains seldom prosp e r Le bie n mal acquis ne
r ote amais
Y

ushoul d n t

They are hand and glove together Ce sont d eu x t etes

dans un bon net
Half a loaf is better than no bread U n peu vaut mieu x
que rien dutout
A man s house is his castle Charbonnier est maitre
chez lui
Two heads are better than one Deux yeux v oient
mieux q uun
He that w ill not when he may, when he will he Shall
u
f
have na
Q
ui
re
se
m
u
se
y
Do nt halloo till you re o ut of the wood Ilne f ai t a
s
i o s duvillage
s e moquer des chiens , qu o n ne soit l
He that is born to be hanged will never be drowned
Le gibet ne perd j amais s aproie
Hunger is the best relisher Iln est sauc e qu e l ap
p etit
He wont s et th e river a
r e
LeS r it ne lto uffe pas
O u,Iln apas i nv ent la poudre
Hunger wil lbreak through stone walls La f aim f ait
e loup h o r S d ubois
s or tir l
Ma
ke hay while the s un shines Ilf aut battre le f er
u
n
a
d ilest ch aud
q
Y o u have hit the nail o n the head
Vous y e tes
O u,Vous avez mis 1e doigt dessus
.

NGLI SH PR O VE RBS

I.
l
u
i
11
o
n
e
you
giv
e
him
an
inch
he
wil
l
tak
e
an
S
i
If
donne un pied ilen pre nd quatr e
In at one ear and o ut at th e other Entrer par une
oreille e t sortir par l autre
He has too many irons in the re II a trop de f e rs
l
af ois
a
uf eu O n,1 1 ne f a ut pas chasser d e u x li evr e s a
.

J.

Neve r judge by app e aranc e s Ilne f aut pas juge r sui

e moine
s l
r en
O u,L habit ne f ait a
ce
la a

p
p

T o kill tw o bird s with o n e sto n e F aire d un e pi erre

de ux coups
ncienne d at e
I know him of O ld J e le connais d a

L
.

Lik e mast e r lik e man T e l maitre, tel vale t

im e ,a
im e mon c hi e n
L ove me,lo ve my dog Q ui m a
He laughs best w h o laug hs last Rira bi e n qui rira le
dernier
Let well enough alon e L e mi e ux est le nnem i dubi e n
.

A man is known by the company he k eeps D is m oi

qui tu hantes ;j e te dirai qui tu es
Misf ortunes never come singly Un malh e ur ne vient
jamais seul
A miss is as go od a
nil
F aut e d un point Ma
rtin
e
s a I
erdit s on a
ne
.

E NGLI SH

NT O

FRE NCH

ma
k e s the mare go Argent f ait tout
Man proposes and God disposes L homme propose et
Dieu dispose
Many a little makes a mickle L es petits ruiss e aux f ont
l
es grandes rivi eres
Murder will out Tout se d couvre ave c le temps
T he more the merrier Plus on e s t de f ous,plus on rit
What is one man s meat is anoth er man s poison T ous
ts ne s e res s e mblent a
l
es g o u
s
M oney

N.

N e c e ssity knows no l aw N c e ssit n p oint de l oi

Nothing v enture, nothing have Q ui ne hasarde rien
n a rien
Necessity is th e moth e r of in v ention La n c e ssit es t
l a mere de lindutrie
A good name is better than rich e s Bonn e re n o mm e
v aut mi e u x qu e ceinture dor e

0.

r bde
th e f rying pan into th e re Tomb er de C ha
y

ut of

n S cylla
Ou
t

sight, out of mind Les absents ont toujours

tort
O u,Loi n d e s yeu x, loin d uc oeur
I ll l ook out f or number one Apres nous le deluge
of

P.

Practic e make s e rf ect A f orc e d e f orge r on d evie nt

f orgeron
T he o t can t call th e ke ttle bl ack La elle s e m o que
duf o urgon

1 74

NGLIS H IN T O F R E NC H

S tra ws how which way the wind blows

S

(B

Qui pren d un

uf ;
prend un bce uf

There s many a slip between the cup a

nd the lip
11 y
a loin de la coupe aux levr es ou, D e la mai n la bouche,
s e perd souv e nt la soup e
A chaque jour
ic ie nt f o r the day is the e vil thereof
Su
pei ne
it s a
su
It is well to have two stri ngs to one s bow
Ile s t bon
s on a
re
da
v o ir deux cordes a
A stitch in time saves nine Un point f ait a
temps en
s auve cent
A rolling stone gathers no moss Pierr e qui roul e
ma
s s e poin t de mousse
na
S trike while th e iron s hot Batte z le f er p e ndant qu il
e s t chaud
H e w oul d s kin a int
r u
n (e u
Ilton d rait s u
f

\
r
Il le m en e a

nd ng e r
He has him under his thumb a
l
e bout d une
l
ltimes Toute v rit
T he truth is not to be spoken at a
n est pas bonne a
dire
T it f or tat O n doit S a
l a pareille O n, A
ttendr e a
bon chat,bon rat
As th e twig is be nt, th e tree s inclin e d Ilf aut plier
l arbre pe ndant qu il est j eune
A b e au j e u, b e au
O ne good turn deserves another
retour
Tastes diff er Chacun son gou
t
La vie ille ss e
Y o ucant t e ach a
n ol
d dog new trick s
e temp s d a r e n
dr e
nest plus l
.

z.

p
p

NGLIS H

PR O

1 75

VE R R S .

W
Th e will is as goo d as the d ee d Lintentione s t r p ut e
our le f ait
n ill wind that blows nobody any goo d
It is a
A quel
r est bon
qu chose malhe u
Ill weeds grow apace Mauvaise h erbe croit to ujours
S till waters un d e ep 1 1 n est pire eau qu e l eau qui
dort
O u,Ilf aut s e m e de l eau qui dort
Patient waiters are no losers T out vie nt a
point a
sait attendre
I am at my wit s en d J y p e r ds mon latin
Good win e nee d s no bush A bon vin point d ens eigne
A word t o th e wis e is s uicient A bon e nt e nd e ur
t
s al u
.

178

NGLI SH

INT O

FRE N C H

roops ; h e even someti m es drilled with them ; th e s e

amuseme nts seemed o nly the natural eff ect of the viv acity
e : there did not appear in his conduct any dis in
O f his a
g
ina
nd this princess
cl
tion which could alarm th e regent , a
2
n
attered hers elf that the diversio
of these exercises
would re nder him incapable O f application ,and that s h e
would thereby gov e rn a lo nger time
O ne day,in the month of November,the v e ry year o f
the death of his f ather, he h a
d just made the re vi ew o f
several regiments ;the councillor o f state,Piper,w a
s near

May
h im ;the king appeared su nk in a pro f ou nd rev e ry

I take the liberty, said Pip e r to him , t o ask your

3
Ma
jesty of what yo u are thinking S O seriously ?
Ia
m
thinking, replie d th e prince , that I f eel myself worthy of
nd I Should wish that
commanding th ese brave f ellows ;a
4
neither they nor I shoul d receiv e ord ers from a woman
Piper seized at the mom e nt the opportunity of making a
great f ortune He had not e nough credit to dare to tak e
upon himself the d angerous enterprise of taki ng away the
regency f rom the queen and of advancing the majority of
th e king : h e proposed this negotiatio n to Cou nt Axe l
n, who was seeking to gain con
S parre, an ardent m a
sideration: h e attered him with the condence of the
king S parre believed him, u nd e rtook all, and labore d
O nly f o r Piper
T he councillors o f the regency were soon persuad e d :
they went in a body,a
nd made proposal o f it to the queen ,
w h o was no t expecting such a declaration
The S tates
Ge neral were assembled at that time ;the councillors of
th e regency proposed the aff air to it ;there w a
s not one
disse nti ng voice ;the thing w a
s carried with a rapidity
w hich nothi ng coul d arr est ;s o that Charles XII wished
to reig n,a
nd in three days the states co nf erred 5 o n him the
1

'

ll d

Dr i
Y

u
.

a s ait l x i
E ll
Od s
.

Fi
e.

er c ce .

er

Th e

Lor dr e.

diver s ion Les

5 C on
ferr ed
.

d ss pa ions
i

D f rer ent.

RAG ME N T FR OM

O L T A IR E

1 79

n
f
n
ov
e
rn
e
t
T
he
power
the
queen
her
cre
it
ell
o
a
d
d
f
m
g
in a
ninstant S he led afterwards a private lif e, mo re
suitable to her age ,though less to her humor The king
was crowned the 2 4th o f December f ollowing ;he m ade
his e ntry into S tockholm o n a sorrel horse, shod with
silver,having the sceptre in his hand and the cro w n o nhis
head, amidst the acclamations o f a wh ole people , idola
trous of that which is new ,and conceiving al w ays great
hop es of a young prince
1
It belongs to the Archbishop o f U s a
lto perf orm the cer
nd coro natio n this is , o f s o many
emony o f consecration a
rights that his predecessors have arrogated to themselves,
almost th e o nly o ne which rem ai ns to him A f ter having,
according to usage, administered the unctio n to the pri nce,
he was holdi ng in his hands the crown in order to place it
o n his head : Charles snatched it f rom the han d s o f the
archbishop ,a
nd crow ned himself , while looking proudly a
t
the prelate The multitude ,o nwh om every look o f great
ness is al w a
ys imposing, ap lauded the action o f the ki ng ;
those even, who had m st suff ered u nder the despotism
g inthe s o n
O f the f ather,let themselves be draw ni nto praisi n
that haughti ness which w a
gury o f their servitude
s th e au
As soo n a
s Charles was master,he gave h is co nde nc e
and the manageme nt o f aff airs to the councillor Piper,
w h o was soon h is prime minister, without havi ng the name
A f e w days af ter he made h im count,which is a high
of it
rank in S w eden ,and not a vain title which one may assume
ne
s in F r a
w i thout co nseque nce , a
The rst periods of the administration O f the ki ng did
d
no t give f avorable ideas o f him ;it appeared that he h a
been more im p a
He had not,
tie nt than worthy t o reign
th , a
s observa
intr u
ny dangerous passio n but nothi ng w a
2
ble inhis conduct except exces es o f you th and obstinacy ;
L a ch veq u d Up
It b l o ngs t o th A ch bis hop o f Up s al t p fo m
a
l
t en po ss ss iond fai
Nothing w aob s v ab l in h conduct xc p O nn v o y ait dans a n
.

es

d ite q u
e.

co

r e.

er

er

is

t.

1 80

NGLI SH

i N TO

FR E NC H

s eemed inatt e ntiv e to business and haughty ; th e

ambassadors who were at his court e ven took him f o r a Com
nd represented him as such to their mas
mon place genius,a
ters S weden had the same opinion of him ;nobody knew
his character : he w a
s ig norant o f it himself ,when some dis
2
rb a
nc e s that broke o ut all at once in the North ,gave to
tu
his concealed talents an opportu nity to display themselves
Three powerf ul princes,wishing to prevail over his e x
treme y outh ,plotted his ruin almost at the same tim e
T he rst w a
s F red e ric IV , ki ng o f Denmark ,h is cousin ;
the second, Augustus, elector o f S axo ny,king of Poland ;
Peter the Great,czar of Muscovy,w a
s th e third , and th e
most dangerous
he

Peter A lexiow itz h a

d r e c e iv e d an educati on w hich te nded
to i ncrease still more the barbarism o f that part of the
3
world His disposition predisposed him to like f oreigners
bef ore he knew to w hat extent they might be usef ul to him
L e F ort,as we have already said ,was the rst instrument
he made use of to change af terwards th e f ace of Muscovy
His powerf ul genius,which a barbarous education had not
been able to destroy,developed itself almost at once ;he r e
solve d to be a man ,to command men , and to create a new
nation S everal pri nces h a
d bef ore him renounced crowns
f rom disgust at th e weight o f business ; but no o ne had
g in order to learn how to reign better :
c eased to be a ki n
this is what Peter the Great did
He lef t Russia in1 6 9 8,havi ng as yet reigned but two years ,
ised under a common name ,
nd went into Holland , disg u
a
as if he had been a d omestic o f that same L e F ort who m
he sent a m bassador ex traordinary to the S tates General
Arriv e d at Amsterdam,i nscribed on the roll of th e car
.

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NGLI SH IN T O FR E N C H

council, except to cross his legs upo n the table ;abs nt

minded,indiff erent,he had no t appeared to take part in
a
ny thi ng
The council deliberated in h is presence upon the danger
they were in some councillors proposed to turn aside the
t On
tempest b y negotiati ons ; all a
ce the you ng prince
nd assurance of a superior
rises,with the look o f gravity a

n who has taken his stand : Ge ntleme n, sai d he , I

ma
n u njust w a
r ,b u
have resolved never to make a
t to nish
ajust one only w ith the ruin o f my enem ies My
nd attack the rst th a
resolution is take n;I will go a
t
nd when I h ave co nquered him, I
d eclares himself;a
Thes e words
h ope to create some f ear in the ot h ers
astonished all these Old cou ncillors ;they looked at each
other without d aring to reply At last, a
sto nished at
having such a king, a
nd asham e d to hope less than he ,
they received w i th admiration his orders f o r war
Persons were much more surpr sed when they s a
w him
re nounce all at once the most innocent amusements o f
youth F rom the m oment that he prepared himself f o r
r ,he comme nced a wholly ne w lif e ,f rom which he never
wa
af terwards dev iated a si ngle m ome nt F ull o f the idea
o f Alexander a
nd C a
esar, he proposed to imitate all in
these two co nquerors ,except their vices He no longer
2
allo w ed himself either m a
g nice nce ,s orts,o r relaxatio n;
he reduced h is table to the greatest f rugality H e had
liked display in dress ;he was clothed h encef orth only like
a si m ple soldier He resolved also to abstai n f rom wine all
the rest o f his lif e S o me have told me that he meant
thereby to pu nish himsel f f o r a
n excess which he had com
m itte d, and f or a
n aff ro nt which he had made a
t t able to
a woman,in prese nce even o f th e queen his mother If
this be s o,this self co ndemnatio n,a
nd th i s privatio n which
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impose d on himself all
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1 83

lif e, are aspeci e s

h e roism

of

He s et o ut f or h is rst campaign the 8th of May,new

style,of the year 1 7 0 0 He lef t S tockholm ,to which he
never returned An innumerable crowd of people accoma
a
nie d him as f a
r as the port o f C a
rl
a
s c r on
, making v ows
f o r him , shedding tears,a
nd admiring him Bef ore leaving
S w eden he established at S tockholm a council of defence,
composed of several senators This commission w a
s to
take care of all which regarded the eet,the troops ,a
nd
the f orticatio ns of the country Th e body of the senate
wa
s to r u
le all the rest provisionally in the interior O f the
kingdom Having thus establ i shed a certain order in h is
states,his mi nd f ree f rom every other care, busied its elf
henceforth wit h w a
r alone 1
.

After these victories there O nly remained f o r Charle s

XII to nish his rst campaign to march against his
rival in glory, Peter A le xio w itz He was so much the
more animated against him, that there were still at S tock
holm three M uscovite amb a
ssadors who had j ust sworn
the re ne w al of an i nviolable peace He could not nu
d er s ta
nd, he who pri ded himself o n a severe prob ity,
that a legislator like the Czar should make a sport o f
ng rince , f ull o f
what ought to be s o sacred : the you
honor, did not think tha
t there could be a diff erent moral
ity f or kings and f or private i ndividuals The Emperor
o f Muscovy had just had publ i shed a ma nif es t o , which
he would have done better to supress : he alleged f or
reason of the war that they had not rendered him honors
9
nd that they
e nough whe nhe had visited Riga inc ognito,a
d ms ;these
mba
ssa
had sold provisio ns too dear to his a
Bu si d its lf h nc fo th with w aalon N
up
ap lu s q u d lagu
Visit d Riga Pa ss a
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NGLI S H IN T O FR E NC H

were the grievances f or which he w a

s ravaging I ngri a
with eighty thousand m en
He appeared bef ore Narva at the head of this great army
the ls t o f O ctober,in weather more severe in this climate,
than that o f J anuary at Paris The Czar,w h o ,in such sea
so ns,travelled s ometimes f our hundred leagues by post,or
isit in person a mine or some
o n horseback ,to go and v
canal,did not spare his troops any more than him self ;he
knew,besides,that the S w edes, sinc e the time of Gustavus
r in the heart o f winter the same as in
Adolphus made w a
summer : he wished to accustom his Muscovites also to make
2
no distinction of seasons,and to render them some day at
least equal to the S wedes Thus at a time when the ic e
nd s now force other nations, in temperate cl
imates, to
a
s uspend war, the Czar Peter was besiegi ng Narva at thirty
s advanci n
g to
d egrees f rom th e pole ;and Charles XII w a
succor it The C zar h a
d no soo ner arrived be f ore the place,
than he hastened to put in practice all th a
t he had just
l earned in his travels ;he traced his camp,had it f ortied
3
s, and opened
o nall sides ,raised redoubts at regular int erval
himself the trench He had given the comma nd of his
n,a skilf ul ge neral ,but
army to the D uke d e Croi, a Germ a
l ittle seconded at that time by the R ussi a
n Ofcers ;f o r
himself,
he had among his o w n troops the rank o f simple
lieute nant o nly He thus s et an example of mili t ary
obedience to his nobility, till then undisciplinable It was
d made himsel f a carpe nter
not astonishing that he w h o h a
l
i
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u
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t
n
Amsterd
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in
order
to
have
eets
should
be
a
a
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,
f
r
o
a
t
h
i
at
Narv
in
order
to
teach
nation
the
war
s
a
nt
a
,
s coura
The Russians are rob ust,i ndef atigable,perhaps a
f
o
as
the
S
wedes
but
it
is
the
work
time
to
i
ure
e ou
s
;
g
4
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troops to w a
discipli
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to
render
them
invinc
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f
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NGLISH IN T O FR E N C H

S we den ;twe nty thousand S trelitz were f urth e r

on the
same road ;ve thousand others made an advanced guard
It was necessary to make head against all these troops b e
f ore arriving in f ro n
t of the camp , which was f ortied with
a rampart and a double ditch The King o f S weden had
disemb a
rked at Pernau,in the Gulf of Riga,with about
sixteen thousand inf antry, and a little more than four
thousand horse F rom Pernau he had precipitated his
r as Revel ,f ollowed by all his cavalry, and by
m arch as f a
o nly f our thousand f oot soldiers He used to march al w ays
nce, without w aiti ng f o r the rest o f his troops He
in adva
soon found h i m self;with his eight thousand m en on l
y,
before the rst posts of the enemy He did not h e sitate
to attack them all,one af t e r the other,without givi ng them
time to learn with what a small number they had to deal
The Muscovites, seei ng th e S wedes arrive, thought they
had a whole army to combat The advanced guard o f v e
thousand men ,which was guarding between some rocks a
post in w hich a hundred r esolute m en could keep in check
an entire army,took ight at th e rst approach of the
S wedes The twenty thousand men w h o were behind,
seeing their companions ee, to o k fright, and in yi ng
2 disorder through the camp
pread
All the posts were
s
nd that wh i ch on other occas ions
mastered in two days, a
would have been counted f or three vic tories, did not delay
He appeared the n, at
f or an hour th e march o f the ki ng
ast,with his eight thousand men f atigued by s o lo ng a
l
march ,be f ore a camp o f eighty thousand Russians,a nked
b y o ne hu ndred and f ty can no n Hardly had his troops
3
taken some repose ,than,without hesitation, he gave h i s
or d ers f o r the attack
T he signal was two rockets,and the word in German
,
o ff

1
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With the aid of God A general o ic er having r e r e

sent d to him the greatness o f the peril : What ! yo u

doubt, said he, that with my eight thousa nd brave
n make head ag a
S wedes I c a
i nst eighty thousand Musco
vites ? A mome nt af ter, f e a
ring that there migh t b e a
n o f himself af ter this
little boasting in his words, he r a

ofcer : Are you not then of my Opinion ? said he to

Have I not tw o advantages o ver the enemy, the

him
o ne that their cavalry cannot serve them , and the other
that the place being contracted, their great nu mber will
o nly incommode them, a
nd thus I shall in reality be
stro nger than they ? The Of cer took care not to be of a
diff erent Opi nio n,and they marched a
gainst th e Muscovites
at noo n, o n the 3 0 th of November, 1 7 0 0
As soou as the canno nof the S wedes had made a breach
1
in the intrenchments,they advanced,with xed bayo ne ts ,
2
f
n
having at their backs a urious s ow storm,which drove
into the f ace of the enemy The R ussians allo wed th em
n hour, without quitting the
sel ves to be killed 3 f or half a
other sid e of the ditches The king attacked at the right
o f the camp ,where w a
s the quarter of the Czar ;he hoped
to e ncounter him,not knowing that the em peror himself
had gone f o r those f orty thousand m e n,w h o were to arrive
i n a short time
At the rst discharge o f the e nemy s
musketry,the king received a ball in the throat ;but it
was a spent ball , which stopped in th TOldS of ;his black
cravat,and which did liim no i njury His horse was killed
under him Mr de S paar has told me that the king leaped
lightly upo n another horse sayi ng : These f ellows make
4
me take some exercise, and continued to ght a
nd
to giv
orders with the s ame presence of mind Aft er

h x d b ay on ts L a b ai nn aub out d uf u sil

D ov
D o nna
A ll ow d h m s l v s to b kill d S nt tu
Ta
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NGLI SH IN T O F R E NC H

three hours ghting, the intrenchments were f orc e d o n

all sides The king pursued the right as far as the river
Narva with his left wing ;if we may call by that name
about f our thousand m en,w h o were pursuing near f orty
thousand The bri dge broke under the fugitives ;the
ri ver was in a moment covered with dead ;the othe r s,i
d espair,returned to their camp without knowing whither
they were going They f ou nd some barracks, behind
which they put themselves ; there they defended them
selves still,because they could not r un away : but at last
l
their generals ,D o lgo a
uk y,G o l
o f kin ,and Fe d e r o w itz,came
1
a
nd surrendered to the king, and laid th e ir arms at h is
Whilst they were prese nting them to him, the
f eet
Duke o f Croi arrived, a general of the army,w ho had just
rrendered with thirt y ofcers
su
Charles received all these prison e rs of importanc e with
a politeness as easy, and an air as humane ,as if he ha d
been doing f or th em at his court the honors of a f e te H e
w ould keep only the ge nerals
All the subaltern oic er s
and th e soldiers were co nducted,disarmed,as far as the
river Narva : they f urnished them boats to repass it and
to return hom e Inthe mean time,night w a
s approaching ;
the right of the Muscovites was still ghting : the S wedes
had not lost Six hundred men eighte e n thousand Musco
a great
vites had been killed in their intrenchments
number were drown e d ;many had cross e d the river : there
still remained e nough of them in the camp to extermi nate
2
every one of the S wedes But it is not the number of
the dead ,it is the f right o f those who survive which causes
3
f
the loss O battl es The king proted by the little lig ht
which remained to sei e the enemy s artillery He posted
nd the c i ty :
himself advantageously betwee n their camp a
there he slept some hours on the ground,wrapped in his
A nd l a id
M tt (Vin nt i und stood )
T o xt minat v y n P o u xt min j uqua
ud ni
C au s s th lo ss o f Fait p d

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to the Czar His modesty could not prevent their comi ng

at S tockholm several medals to perpetuate the memory
o f these events
Among others,they struck O ff one which
o n o ne side , represented him upon a pedestal , where a
r e d e nchai ned a Muscovite , a Dane , and a Pole ;o n
ea
the other was a Hercules arm ed with his club, holding
u nder his f eet a Cerb e rus,with this inscripti on : Tr es uno
.

p
.

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cont

dctn.

Among the prisoners made at th e battle of Narva, one

2
3
who was a signal example of the vicis s i
s to be seen
wa
tudes o f f ortu ne ;he was the Oldest s o nand heir to the crown
Georgia
ra
s A rtf ch el
this
ou
of
; they named him C za
s signies prince o r s o n o f the Czar, among
ra
title O f C za
all the Tartars as well a
s in Muscovy : f or the word czar
g amo ng the ancient S cythians,
o r t ar used to mean ki n
l
lthese people are descended, and does not
f rom whom a
come f rom the Ca
esars O f Rome,S O long time u nknown to
these barbarians His father,M ittelle ski, czar and master
l part o f the countries which are b e
o f the most beautif u
tween the m ountains O f Ararat and the eastern extremities
of the Black S ea,had been drive n f rom his kingdom by his
o wn subjects ,in 1 6 88, and had chosen to throw himself
into the arms of the Emperor o f Muscovy, rather than
have recourse to the T urkish S ultan The s onof this king,
aged nineteen years, wished to f ollow Peter the Great
nd was taken while
in his expedition against the S wedes, a
ghting by some F inland soldiers,w h o had already stripped
him , and who were goi ng to kill him Count R e ns child
nd pre
tore him f rom their hands,had a coat given him , a
sented him to his master Charles se nt him to S tockholm,
where this unf ortu nate pri nce died some years af ter The
1
king,on seei ng him s e t out, co uld not help uttering aloud
be f ore his Ofcers a natural reectio n o n th e strange d e s
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1 91

t the f oot o f M oun t Cau

tiny o f a
n Asiatic prince ,born a
casus ,who was goi ng to live a captive a
midst the ice o f

s if I were o ne day a priso ner

S w ede n: It is, said he, a
amo ng the Tartars of the Crimea
These words did not
then make a
ny i m pressio n;but in the sequel they remem
bered them but to o well ,when the event had made of
them a prediction

There was then in the M us covite camp a woman a

s
Singular, perhaps, as the Czar himself ; s h e was as ye t
known o nly by the name of Catharine H er mother was
an u nfortunate peasant woman, named Erb Magden ,of th e
lage o f Ri nge n,in Estonia, a province where the people
vil
nd which was at that time under the dominion
are serf s, a
O f S w eden : she never kne w her f ather ;she was baptized
u n der the name o f Martha The vicar o f the parish took
care o f her through charity till She was f ourteen;at that
age s h e was a servant at Marie nbourg,in the house of a
Lutheran mi nist er of that co untry,named Gl uck
In 1 7 0 2 , at the age o f eightee n
rried a S wedish
, she m a
f
n
dragoo n: the d a
a
ter
her
uptials
a
party
the
S
wedis
f
o
h
,
y
troops havi ng b e e n beaten by the Muscovites,this dragoon,
w h o had been in the actio n,disappeared ,1 without his wif e s
being able to kno w whether he ha
d been made prisoner,a
nd
e ven without her ever being able to learn a
ny thing about it
S ome days after,being herself made ris o ner by Gene ral
Ba
uer, s h e served in his house , a
nd the n in Marshal C zer e
m e to f s
The latter gave her to M e n iko ,
a man who e x
er ien
c e d the severest vicissitudes o f f ortune havi ng been
,
,
f ro m a pastry cook s appre ntice , a ge neral , and a pri nce ,
and af ter that stripped O f all and banished to S iberia,
where he died in poverty and despair
s at a s u
It w a
pper at Prince Me n iko s that the Emp e
nd f ell in love with her ; he marri e d h er
ror s a
w her,a
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s e cretly in 1 7 0 7 , not being led away by womanly a

r tic e s,
but because he f ou nd in her a rmness of soul capable o f
nd even o f co ntinui ng them
seconding his enterprises, a
af ter him He had alre ady lo ng since repudiated his rst
wif e, O tt ok ef a
r d, accused o f oppo
, the daughter O f a boy a
ge s which he w a
s making in his S tates
This
s ing the chan
r ;he wanted
was the greatest crime in the eyes o f the C za
in his f amily those only who tho ught a
he thought
s he did
to nd in this f oreign slave the qualities of a sovereign,
although she had none of the virtues o f her s e x ;he dis r e
garded f o r her the prejudices which would have arrested an
ordinary man ;he had her crow ned empress The sam e
genius which made h e r the wife of Peter A lexio witz,gav e
nd Europe saw
her th e empire after th e death of her husb a
with surprise this woman ,w ho never knew how to read or
write,making up f or h er education and her weaknesses by
her courage,and lling with glory the throne of a legislator
Wh e n s h e married the Czar,sh e quitted th e Lutheran
religion ,in which sh e w a
s born,f o r the M uscovite ;they
rebaptized her according to the usage o f the R uss1 an itual ;
a
nd instead of the name of Martha,s h e took the nam e of
Catharine ,und e r which sh e has since been known
.

CHARLE S XII AT VA R N ITZ A

2
The S ultan called a divan extraordi nary, and Spok e at
it himself athi ng which he does but very rarely The
3
ollowi
g
was his speech , according to th e translatio n
n
f
w hich they made o f it at that time :
I have
scarcely known the king of S wede n, but
h
e petition w hich he
t
by the defeat of P ulta
and
by
va
,
4
n asylu m in my empire ;I have
made me to grant him a
.

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a
o u bacha,rst usher
The bashaw of Be nder receive d
th e order at the hou s e o f the khan
f th e Tartars : he
we nt immediately to V anit ato a
g of S w e
s k if the kin
d e n would s e t o u
t as a f rie nd , or f orce 1 him to execute th e
orders o f the sultan
Charles XII , whe n threatened, was not master o f hiS
O bey thy master,if thou d ae s t, said he to h im ,
anger

and quit my presence

The bashaw, in dignant, e
turned a
t f ull gallop , co ntrary to the ordinary custom o f
the Turks In returni ng, he met Fabricius, a
nd cried o u
t
to him, still running The king w i ll no t lis te n to reason ;
you are go i ng to s e v ry s trange things That same
2
f
n
a
n
d
f
he
cut
the
k
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g
took
rom
da
O ff t h e suppl i es
,
y
him his guard f J a
nis s aies ;he sent word t o the Poles
and the Cossacks who were at Vanit a
they
, that if
wished to have provisions, it was necessary to leave the
m p o f the king o f S weden , and come and
ca
ut them
selves,in the city of Bender, under the protection o f the
Porte All obeyed,a
nd le f t the ki ng reduced to the O f
cers o f his house , and to three hundred S wedish soldiers,
against twe nty thousand Tartars and Six thousand Turks
There were no longer a
ny provision s in the camp ,either
n o r horse
The king ordered them to kill outside
f o ma
3
g, twenty of those beautif ul Ara
o f the camp , by shooti n
bian horses wh ich the grand seignior had se nt him,sayi ng :

I want neither their provisions nor thei r horses It was

4
a treat f the Tartar troops, who, as every body kno w s,
5
co nsider horse e sh delicious In the mean time, the
Turks and th e Tartars in vested o n all sides th e little camp
g
of the ki n
6
This p ince, without being dismayed, had regular in
X

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1 95

m de by his three hundred S w ed e s : h e

worked at them him s elf ;his treasurer,his secretaries,the
valets de chambre, all his domestics , aided in the work ;
some barricaded the wi ndows, others planted l j oists b e
2
f
o
buttresses
hind the doors,by w a
y
W hen they had well barricaded the house,and the king
had go ne the rounds of his pretended intre nchments, he
g chess tranquilly with his favorite Gro thus en,
s et to playi n
F ortunately Fa
a
s if all had been in pro f ound security
r
b ri c ius, the e nvoy f rom Holstein , had not lodged at Va
nitza,but in a little villag e between V a
rn
it aand Be nder,
3
ff
e
e
l
w here also dwelt Mr J
y s , e nvoy f rom E ng and to the
king o f S wede n These t w o ministers, seeing the storm
4
ready to burst, took upon thems e lves to act as mediators
nd the ki ng
between the Turks a
T he khan , and a
r tic u
h
a
rl th e bashaw of Be nder,
had
n
o desire to d o vio
l
w
o
y
lence to this monarch,received with eagerness the off ers
o f these tw o ministers : they had together at Bender tw o
conf erences, at which were present that usher o f the
nd master o f the stables, w h o h a
d
seraglio a
nd th e gra
brought the order of the sultan and the f etf ao f the muf ti
Mr Fabricius avowed to them that his S wedish m ajesty
had good reason to believe that they wanted to give him
u to his e nemies in Poland The kh an ,the ba s h a w, and
nd t o ok G o d to witness ,
the others, swore by their heads, a
that they detested so h orrible a e rd y t hat th ey woul d
shed all their bloo d ra
ther than suff er any o ne to be want
ing e ven in resp e ct to the king in Poland ;they s aid that
th e y had in their hands the R u s sian a
nd Polish ambassa
ff ro nt
dors,whose lif e should answer to them f o r the le ast a
that any o ne should dare to o ff er to the ki ng o f S wede n:
tre nc h m e nts

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3

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NGLI SH

IN T

O FR E N C H

nally, they complained bitterly f the insulting

ined f persons who ha d
ici ns which the ki ng e nterta
received a
Although oaths ae
nd treated h i m s well

l su
s

often only the language O f er dy, Fabricius allowed

himself to be persuaded ;he thought he s a
w in their
protestations that air of truth which f alsehood never
imitates but imperf ectly ; he well knew that there had
bee n a secret correspondence betwee n the Tartar khan
and king Augustus ;but he remained persuaded that it
ha
d only been a question 3 in their negotiation of making
Charles XII leave th e territory of the grand seignior
Whether Fabricius deceived himself or not, he assure d
o
f
ustice
m that he would represe nt to the king the i n
th a
j

his distrust
But do you expect to f orce him to leave

added he
Y e s , said the bashaw, such is the order o f
r master
Then he begged th em once more to c o n
ou
s ider well whe ther this order w ere to shed the blood o f a

Y e s , replied the khan ,in anger, if this

crowned head
crowned head disobey the grand sei gni or i n his empire
Inthe mean time ,all being ready f o r the attack,the death
e ;but the order of th e
O f Charles X II appeared inevitabl
sultan not being positively to killh i m in case of resistance,
the bashaw induced th e khan to allow them to send im m e di
n express to Adrianople , where the grand seignior
tely a
a
then was,in order to have the nal orders O f his high ness
nd Mr F abricius havi ng O btained this
Mr J eff r eys a
n to tell the ki ng O f it ;they arrived with
short delay, r a
th e eagerness of perso ns bri ngi ng a piece o f good news ,but
they were very coldly received : he called them self c on
4
stituted medi ators, persisted inmaintaining that the order
the sultan and the f etf ao f the muf ti were f orge d,
of
s ince they had just se nt f o r ne w orders to the Port e
I ns u lting Out ag ant s
Ent tain d of Conc vait u
y b na q u stion 1 1 n tait agi
It h ad o nl
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chaplains O f the king also threw themselves on their

knees bef ore him, conj uri ng him no t to expose to ce t ain
slaughter the unf ortunate survivors o f P ulta
par
va
a
n
d
,
l
a
r l his sacred perso n
tic u
assuring him besides that this
y
s un
resistance w a
just ;that he was violating the laws o f
hospitali ty, in O bstinately persisting in 1 remaining by forc e
a
mong f oreigners w ho had s o lo ng and s o generously s uc
cored him The king, w h o had not got angry with F abri
cius,ew into a passion with 2 his priests, and told the m
that he had t a
ken them to make prayers and not to give
him their advice
G e neral Hord and G eneral D a
whose opi nion had
r dor ,
3
a
a
lways been gainst attempting a combat,th e result of
w hich could o nly be f atal , showed the king their bre a
s ts
c overed with wounds received in h is service
n
d
ssur
a
a
,
;
ing him that they were ready to die f o him,they begged
him that it might be at leas t o n a more necessary occasion
I know by your wounds and by mine , said Charles XII to

th em, that we have f ough t valiantly together ;you have

do ne your duty till no w , do it agai n to da
y
4
There was nothing f o r it,the n, but to Obey ;each o ne
g Thi s
s ashamed no t to seek to die with the ki n
wa
prince , prepared f or the assault, attered himself in secret
with the ple a
sure and the ho nor of sustaining with three
hundred S wedes the a
ssaults o f a whole army H e placed
ea
ch o ne at h is post : his chancellor Mullern, the secretary
E m eu
s ,a
nd the clerks ,were to def end the C hancery house ;
5
BaronFief,at the head of the cooks f o r the king s table , was
a
d another place to
t a no ther post the groom s and cooks h a
u
ard
f
o
r
w
th
h
i
m
every
one
a
a
soldier
he
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:
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A ga ns a mp ng
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1 99

his intr enchm e nts to his house ,prom ising rewards to

e very bo dy, creat i ng O f cers ,and d eclari ng th at he woul d
make captains of the hu mblest valets who sho uld ght
with coura
ge
1
It was no t long bef ore they s a
w the army o f the Turks
a
nd the Tartars comi ng to attack the little intre nchme nt,
wi th ten pieces of cannon a
nd two mortars ;the horse
tails were oating inthe air,the clario ns were soundi ng,the
cries of Allah ,Allah ! made themselves heard on all sides
Ba
ronde G r o th us enremarked that the Turks did no t min
gle with their cries any abusive language 2 against the king,
nd that they o nly cal
led him dem trba
s h (iro nhead )
He at
a
3
n
once made up his mi d to go out by himself without arms
f rom the intrenchments : b e adva nced into the ranks o f the
Ja
r ies , who h a
d almost all received money f ro m him :
nis s a
4
W hat ,my f riends, said he to them, in these very words,

do you come to m assacre three hundred u nprotected

nis s aie s ,who pardoned a hu ndre d
S wedes Y o u,brave J a
thousand R ussians whe nthey cried out to you a
m m cm (par
have you f orgotten the be nets th a
t you have r e
d on
nd do you wa nt to assassinate this great
s ,a
c e ive d f rom u
king of S weden , whom you love so much ,a
nd who h a
s
perf ormed f o r you so many acts o f liber a
lity ? My f ri e nds,
nd the orders o f the s ultan
he o nly asks f or three days, a

are not so severe as they make you believe

These words produced an e ff ct th a
t G ro t h u
s en did no t
nis s aie s swore by th eir beards that
himself expect ;the J a
nd that they would give
they would not attack the king, a
him the three days he asked f or In vain did they give
r es,f a
lf o r the assault ;the J aniss a
r f ro m O bey
th e s ig na
ing, threatened to throw themselves upon their chiefs,if

om

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1
2
3

was n l ong b fo h y O nn u pa s longt mp s s ans

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m nd P p
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GLIS H IN T O F R E N C H

three days were no t granted to the king of S weden;th ey

came tumultuo uly to the te nt f the bashaw o f Bender,
n were f orged
crying out th at the orders of the S ult a
To
this unexpected sedition th e bashaw had no thing to o
pose but patience
He pretended to be pleased with th e ge nerous resolu
nis s aie s , and ordered them to withdraw to
tion of the J a
Be nder The khan of the Tartars, a violent m a
n,wish ed
to begin the attack immediately with his troops ;but the
bashaw,w h o did no t intend that the Tartars alone Should
h ave the ho nor c f taki ng the king, whilst he would be
unished perhaps f or the disobedie nce of his Ja
nis s a
r ies,
p ersuaded the khan to wait till the next day
The bashaw , on returning to Bender, assembl ed all th e
nis s a
r ie s a
ofcers of the Ja
nd the oldest soldiers ;he read
nd showed them the positive o der o f the sultan
to them a
and the f etf aof the muf ti S ixty o f the oldest,w h o had
venerable w hite beards, a
nd who had received a thousand
presents at the hands of the king, proposed to go them
selves and supplicat e him to deliver himself into their
hands, and suff er them to serve as guards to him
The b a
shaw permitted it ;there was no expedient that
he would not have adopted rather than be reduced to the
1
necessity o f having this pri nce killed These sixty Old
n
men we nt the n the next m orning to V a
havi
g in
r nitz a
,
their hand s o nly lo ng wh ite sticks, the only arms of the
nis s a
ii e s whe n they are not goi n
g to battle ; f or the
Ja
Turks regard a
rbarous th e custom of the Christians to
s ba
wear swords in time of pe a
ce, and to enter armed int o
their f rie nds houses and i nto their church es
They addressed th emselves to Baron de Gr othus en
a
nd to Chancellor Muller n; they told th em that the y
came with the de s i gn of serving as f aithf ul gu a
rds to the
s

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NGLI SH IN T O FR E N C H

willing to see them,a

nd sent word to them that if th ey
did not withdraw he would have their beards c ut off ;which
is in the East th e most i nsulti ng o f all affro nt s
The old m en, lled with the liveliest i ndignation , r e

turned, excla
im ing : Ah ,the iro n head ! since he will per
ish ,let him perish They came and rendered an account
to the basha w of their comm ission, and inf ormed their
at Bender of the strange reception the y h a
d
c omrades
l
met w ith All swore then to Obey the orders o f the
nd had as much impatie nce to go
b asha w without delay, a
to the assault as they had had little the day preceding
The order is given at th e instant : the Turks march to
the i ntre nchments the Tartars were already awaiting them,
nis s a
r ie s o n
and the cannon were beginning to re the Ja
moment
o ne side ,and the Tartars o n the other, f orce in
this l i ttle camp Hardly twe nty S w edes dre w their swords ;
the three hundred soldiers were surrounded a
ade pris
nd m
oners without resistance The king was then o nhorseback
nd his camp with Ge nerals Hord , Dar
between his house a
d o r ;and S parre : seei ng that all the soldiers had let them
selves be take n in his presence,he said coolly to these thre e
ofcers, Let us go a
nd defend the hous e ;w e will ght,

added he, smiling, r o a

r t s et
s
oc
i
f
He immediately gallops with them towards this house,
where he had placed about f orty domestics o n guard,and
which they had f ortied the best they could
These ge nerals ,f ully accustomed as they were to the O b
te i ntrepidity o f their master,could n
s tina
o t wo nder enough
2
i
at h s wanting, deliberately a
nd with jokes , to de f end him
self against ten canno n a
nd a whole army : they f ollowed
him w ith some guards and some dome stics,that made in
all twenty p ersons
.

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Th y
w h Qu onleur av ait f aite
2 C ou l d n t wo nd
enou gh a
t his wanting ,de l ib e at l y a
nd with j ok e s
dmi er q u ilv ou l ut d e s a
o u v aient s e l a s ser d a
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F RA G M E N T F R O M V O L T AI RE

20 3

But when they reache d 1 the door they found it besieged

r ie s
by Ja
nis s a
already nearly two hundred Turks or Tartars
had en tered by a w indow, and had rendered themselv e s
masters o f all the apartments with the exception of a
great h a
ll,to which the king s domestics had retired This
hall was fortunately near the door by w hich the king
wished to enter with his little troop of twenty persons :
2
ff
he had thrown himself o
his horse ,pistol and sword in
hand, and his suite had done the same
The J a
nis s a
r ie s fall u
pon him o n all sides ;they were
animated by the promise that the bashaw had ma de them
o f eight gold ducats to each one o f those who should only
have touched his coat, in case they succeeded in taking
him He wounded and killed all those w h o approached
his person One J a
whom
he
had
wounded
pressed
nis s a
r
y
his musketoon aga
inst his face 3 if the am of the Turk had
not made a move m ent, caused by the cro wd which came
4
and went like waves ,the king wo uld ha ve been 5 killed ;the
ball grazed 5 his nose, ca ried away th e tip of his ear,7 and
8
then broke the arm of Gener l Hord,w hose destiny it
was to be always wounded by the side of his m a
ster
The king buried his sword in th e body of the J anissa
r
y ;at the same time his domestics , who were shut u in
the great hall, o en the door of it : the ki ng enters like an
arrow, follow ed by his little troop ;they shut the d oor
n instant, and barricad e it wit h a
gain in a
l
Lth e y can nd
a
Here then is Charles X II in this hall,shut up with all his
suite, which consisted of ne a
rly sixty m en,o fcers, gua1 d s ,
secretaries,valets de cham bre, and do m estics of every kind
,

1
2
3

R ach d Fu nt a
H ha
d th o w n h ms l f
ff
II ta
it j t n b ad
P ss d h i m u s k too n a
gainst h i f ac Lui appu ya n m ou qu ton
is a
g
W hich cam and w nt Qui all ait t ui n ait
W ou l d h a b n E ta
it
G ad
G l iss a u
wa
f hi
Ca i d a
a Lui mpo taun bo ut d l ill
y th tip
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r ie s and the Tartars were pill a

The Ja
ging the rest
nis s a
the house and lling the apartments
Come here
of
1
a moment and drive om my house these barbarians ,
said he ; and putting himself at the head of his m en,he
9
h imself opened the door ofthe hall which led to his sleeping
apartments ;he enters and res on those w h o were pillagin g
The Turks,loaded w ith booty, being frightened at the
sudden appearance ofthis king whom they were accustomed
eap o ut of the window,
t o respect , throw down their arm s ,l
3
even to the cellars : the king proting by their
o r retreat
d isorder, and his o w n men animated by success,pursue the
Turks from room to room ,kill or wound those who do n ot
ee ,and in a quarter o f an hour clear the house of enemies
The king perc eived,in the heat of th e com bat,two Janis
r ies hiding themselves under his bed he killed one o f them
sa
mm a
n
with a sword cut ;the other asked pardon , crying a
I give thee life
id the king to the Turk, on condition
, sa
thou go and make to the bashaw a faithful recital of what
s
th ou hast seen
The Turk gladly promised w hat w a
t of the w indow
wa
nted , a
nd he was allowed to leap o u
a
s the others had done
The S wedes being at last masters of the house reclosed
and again barricaded the win dows They did not want for
rms : a low room full of m uskets and powder had escaped
a
ries ;they m ade use
nis s a
the tumultuous search of th e J a
o f them just in time : the S wedes red through th e win
4
dows, almost muzzle to muzzle, upon this multitude of
T urks, of whom they killed two hundred in less than
ha
lf a quarter of an hour
The cannon was ring aga
inst the h ouse but the stones
being very sof t, it only made some holes, and overthrew
nothi ng
The khan of the Tartars and the bashaw,w h o wished
.

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3

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20 6

said he , take with you a

much powder and ball a
s
s
you can , and let us gain the Chancery, s w ord in hand
The Turks,who in the mean time were surrounding this
house all in ames,were Observing with admira tion mingled
t their as
w ith horror that the S w edes did not come out b u
w the doors open ,
s still greater when they s a
t o nis h m e nt w a
2
and the king and his followers fall upon them like
ate men 3 Charles and h is pri ncipal ofcers were armed with
swords and pistols : each one red two shots at once the mo
4 throwing away
ment the door opened ;and in a twinkling
their pistols a
nd dra wing their s w ords ,they made the Turk s
recoil more than fty paces ;but the mo m ent a
fter this
little troop was surrounded : th e king, who was in boots
5
according to his cus t on, got his spurs entangled and
fell ; twenty one J a
nis s a
r ie s
immediately throw the m
selves u on him : he throws his sword into the air to spare
himself the pain of surrendering it ;the Turks lead him
o ff to the quarters of the bashaw,some holding him under
the legs, others under the arms, a
r
sick
m
a
s w e ca
a
n
y
whom we fear to distress 6
The moment the king s a
w himself a prisoner,7 the
violence of his character, and the fury into which so long
and so terrible a combat must have put him,gave place
at o nce to gentle ness and tranquilli ty : there did not
escape from him a word o f imp a
tience, no t a look of
anger ; he regarded the J a
ni s aie s with a s mile , and
they carried him, c ylng Allah , w ith indignation min
gled with respect His ofcers were taken at the same
time, and stripped by the Turks and Tartars It was on
the 1 2 th of F ebruary in the year 1 7 1 3 ,that this strange
event took place, which had moreover singular couse

u
n
es
e
c
q

2 H is f o l l o w er s
l o mb
Les
3 L ik e d e s p er a
te m en En d s e s p r s
4 In a
t w in k l in g
Da
ns ls m eme clin d oail
5 G o t h is s p u r s en ta
n gl ed S em b arr as s ad ans s e s per on s

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PA R T Ii.
KEY TO C O NVERSATIO N

?
1
est
a
Entrez Bonj our ;comment vou s porte z
Q
vous
Tre s bien , merci ; et vous m eme
Assez bien
Vous ne voulez pas vous asseoir
Voil aune chaise
Ilfait beau temps
vo ir pens a
Vou s e tes bien aimable d a
nous J c suis bien aise de vous voir A qui est c e livre
C est a moi E s t c e que vous comprenez 1e f ran c ais
i Le parlez vous ? U h peu Eh bien ,parlons fran c ais
O u
Parlez moi Me comprenez vo us ? Vous p a
rlez trop vite
parlez plus doucement J e vous co mprends tre s bien main
tenant Rpondez m O I Que dites vous
J e ne vous
entends pas ;p a
rlez plus haut Regardez quelle heure il
e s t a votre Ino n
Ile s t midi Ne
mienne e s t a
tr e ;1a
r r et e
vous en allez pas encore 1 1 1e f aut Vous e tes bien press
mer avec nous
Je v eus reverrai bie ntot Venez demain dej ou
Vous e tes bien aimable ;mais j e ne crois a
s qu
e el
e puisse
j
US a
Disons donc apre s demain E h bienaa
ttendrai
e
N
Q
j
j eudi ,si c e jour l a vous convient mieux
Il fait jour, lev e z vous
J ai encore envie d dorm ir
C est de la paresse ;d ch e vous de vous habiller Etes
vous pre t ? Descendez Ilfait bien froid 1 1 y a uh bon
feu dans le salon o r] allez vous ? Venez ic i O uvrez 1a
porte Voil a papa avec un monsieur Bonj our, papa
l
l
Bonj our, mon ami Le dj ene r est r t ;a
che r cher
e
votre maman La voici J a
i grand faim
E t moi aussi
Do nnez m o i 1e an j e vais 1e couper Voulez vous avoir

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NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

la bont de me passer le beurre ? Qui veut dac a

f e?
ng e votre pain ? Oui , maman
Avez vous d ej a m a
Vous
pouvez prendre une autre tar tine N on, merci ;j e n ai
plus faim
-

II

On frappe C est mon oncle ave c A ugustine J e me

suis lev de bonne heure c c m a
tln;y me suis lev a
upoint
d aj our
C est bien d etre matinal Vous m a
vez dit
l autre j our que vous dsiriez devenir savant : ne le dsirez
vous plus ? Si, m on oncle J en suis bien aise, parce
que j e vous ai apport un petit livr e qui pourra vous servir
Comment le trouvezvous ? Ilest bien joli J e vais le
montrer a ma s ce ur J ai un nouveau livre Qui est cc
l
u
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l
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donn
C
est
mon
oncle
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e
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q
voici Prenez garde de le salir 1 1 y a des gravures dedans
t.
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Madame B et puis nous irons a
uParc Voulez vous venir
avec nous ? Allez demander la permission :1 votre maman
Vous voulez le m m ener
Qu est c c que vous ferez de lui
toute la j ourne ? ilvous emb a
rrassera Oh que non ;i1
?
1
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avec
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cousins
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qui
est
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qui
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j
Jc revi endrai tout seul Non ,Monsieur,vous n te s pas
assez grand pour sortir seul
Votre petit cousin e st ici Voulez vous venir jouer ?
J e ne vous ai pas encore montr c c que ma tante m a
donn pour mes trennes E lle e s t ma marraine Charles
?
a eu un petit jeu d e quilles A qui est cette jolie boite la
C est a moi C est ducarton Le bord est dcoll E s t
Oui ;en voulez vous ?
c e qu il y a des bonbons dedans ?
N en prenez a
Ne la croyez pas,
s ; c est une attrape
Georges ; prenez e m La grille du j ardi n est ouverte ;
l
ngo ir e e s t casse ;les cordes ne valent
a
entrons y La b a
Regardez moi ;j e vais faire un tour de force J e
r ie n
rie que vous ne 1e faites a
J e parie que s i J e vo us
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moi,Elise Oh ! regardez le donc Comment at ilf ait our

grimper l a haut ? Prenez garde de tomber Descendez
Ne criez donc pas co mme c a vous nous to urdissez
Voulez vous vous taire
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fait beau au
jourd hui, Marguerite ;vous pouvez aller
promener les enfants Willy e s t habill,et Kate aussi
vous J e v oudrais bien
Il
s attenden t en bas ; d ec h e
avoir une pingle 1 1 y en a beaucoup dans le tiroir
J e n en vois pas Regardez dans cette petite boite Etes
vous pr ete ? Lacez vos brodequins Le lacet es t trop
u r es d u et d eau ,ma bonne ,voulez
court Allons l a bas,a
vous Nous sommes tre s bien ici On ne voit rien Quel
petit grognon ! iln est j amais content Voici des mar
rons Ce sont des marrons d Inde J e vais les emporter
chez nous Voulez vous me pre ter votre petit couteau,
S arah ? Prenez garde de le casser S i j e le casse,j e vous
v e pas d argent
en donnerai un autre Vous na
Voyons
votre bourse Oh il a six sous Eh bien ! eh bien !
F anny ! Oh la petite voleuse ! Elle m a pris nu s ou;
regardez, elle s e sauve C est pour rire Nous avons
rencontr la s mur d A nne Qu est c e qu elle e s t ? Elle e st
couturi ere Elle est tre s adroite, mais ily en a tant
Voulez vous monter dans la chambre des enfants ?
J entends monter quelquun C est Elisabeth Asseyez vous,
Jc ne suis pas l a
sse, merci Regarde
v oil a une chaise
Devinez qui est c e qui afait cela Ce n est pas vou s ? S i
C est tre s bien cousu Est c c votre maman qui v ous a
appris a coudre ? Non ;c est ma bonne Elle vam ap
prendre a marquer e t a tricoter Avez vous ni votre
criture, S arah Montrez la m oi Vos lignes ne sont a
s
Cette exemple l a e s t trop ne pour m o i Allez
d roites
apprendre votre verbe mainte nant Jc n ai a
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maire Qu en avez v eus fait ? O I l avez vous m ise ? La

voici Vous avez laiss tomber votre mouchoir Ilest
u es de votre chaise ,Edmond ;voulez vous me 1e donner ?
a

J c ne peux pas me b a
is s e r ,j e suis trop serr
Nous allons
demain a S aint Paul avec les enfants C est uh peu loin
Nous irons en voiture , et nous reviendrons a pied J e
i faim maintenant Ilest une
n ai pas djeu
n c c matin j a
Venez ici Edmond
h eure ;sonnez pour la collation
,
;il
ne faut pas encore vous en aller ; tenez vous tranquille
Otez cela,Marie ;mettez le dans la
r m oir e
II a la mau
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Voil a Betsey qui vient faire la chambre ;ilfaut nous en
aller d ici Avez vous mis des draps blancs dans le lit ?
Et a
ient ils bien secs ? Vous ne remuez j amais assez le lit
de plume Ilf aut mettre 1e matelas dessus J ai eu froid
cette nuit ;j e voudrais que vous missiez une autre couver
ture Voulez vous venir j ouer, F anny ? J e n ai pas le
temps ;ilfaut que j e nis s e ma t ache Voil a maman qui
m onte
Voyons votre ouvrage Lo ulet n est pas droit ;
i1 faut 1e dfaire
Elle ne peut pas venir avec nous Ma
tante ne sera pas contente s i j e ny vais pas F inissez,
Guillaume ;que vous e tes ennuyeux ! Laissez la tranquille
Il ne faut pas jouer avec
a
c
e
s
t

m
verre
vous
;
;
9
pourriez vous couper ;laissez le a s aplace Entendez
vous ? Vous m a
ve
dsobi ; allez vous eu J e suis
fa
ch e con
tre vous Pardonnez m o i ;j e ne le ferai plus
Pourquoi pleurez vous Laissez
ve vous ,Jenny
Qua
moi tranquille ; 9ane vous regarde pas N e soyez pas
de Si mauvaise humeur S amaman l a gronde , parce
quelle a cass un carre au de vitre avec s aballe Oh la
petite tou die l Votre gouvernante vous de m ande ; il
S ait elle s a
f aut que v ous alliez dan s la salle c tud e
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le c on Est c e qu elle ne l a a
Elle doit
s bien dite ?
e tre punie Vous ne devez rien dire,Marie ;ce n est pas
votre aff aire J avais tant a apprendre
Nous allons
faire une petite promenade ;nous serons bientOt de retour
Quelle charmante journe ! 1 1 a plu ce mati n ;la pluie a
abattu la poussi e re Nous pouvons j ouer maintenant
Vous pouvez faire rouler vo s cerceaux, s i vous voulez
Voil a une marchande de g ateaux Combien vendezvous
c e s petits g ateaux l a ?
Deux sous la pi e ce J en vais
prendre trois Donnez m en encore un U n de ceux ci ?
Oui C a fait quatre Avez vous 1amonnaie d un dollar ?
Vous m a
v ez donn n
usou de moins J e me suis trompe
Nous pouvons
Ilfaut retourner a la maison maintenant
traverser ici Prenez garde a
u cheval
Vous m a
vez
clabousse ma robe e s t tache Nous voil a revenus de
notre promenade Pouvez vous me laver cela,Henriette ?
Vous allez mouiller vos manches ; vous devriez les r e
trousser

VI

ude lque j ai d vid ce

Qui est c c qui a pris l ch evea
matin ? J e ny ai pas touc h Elise,ma ch ere,vous avez
assez jou ;i1 faut venir travailler maintenant
Est c c que madame votre maman ny est pas J e vous
le e s t en haut dans s achambre ;elle va
d emande pardon ,el
u concert c c soir
descendre tout de suite Nous allons a
Etes vous musicienne ? J e j oue nu peu dupiano C est
ns ;
aujourd hui ma fete Quel age avez vous ? J ai neuf a
ma smur n a que sept ans et demi Ce sera b ientOt 1af te
de maman : nous aurons cong c e jour l a ;nous resterons
c h e de
J e suis f a
usalon toute la soire : on dansera
a
vous avoir fait atte ndre Voulez vous avoir labont de
tirer la sonnette ? Nous avons besoin de charbon ,Marie
Attisez le f e u J ai pas s la soire hier avec Mme Wat
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NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

En c c temps l a J s us dit a s e s disciples

Lisez tout b a
Je vous deman de pardon de vous quitter
s
Si t o t, mais j ai beaucoup d e m lettes a faire avant le
d iner
J esp e re que vous nous ferez une plus longue visite
l
aprochaine fois J avais um parapluie Marie l a desceu
l
l
er chercher
Le voici Je suis
d u Je vais vous la
Du t out
fa
ch e de votre peine
A quelle heure sortirons nous pour faire nos Visites
J ai ordonn la voiture pour midi M P doit venir diner
ur iez pas d linvit r pour auj o ur d h ui
avec nous Vous na
Madame,la voiture e s t a la porte Nou s sommes r tes
Allez la eler Nous vous attendons
o nest Emilie
Vient elle Voulez vous appeler Edouard O uavez vous
t ? J c vous avais dit de ne a
chambre A l
s quitter 1a
lez vous dbarbouiller et vous laver les mains Nous irons
Nous descendrons dans
da
b o r d chercher votre cousi ne
Ap rochez dutrottoir Voulez vous ouvrir la
l
e Parc
porti e re Prenez garde que ma robe ne touche aux roues
Comme ilfait froid auj o ur d h ui ! Ne vous drangez pas,
Monsieur,restez tranquille ily a bien de la place J at
t ends mon fre re dans quelques j ours 1 1 me tarde de le
nts
voir Combien atild enf a
S eulement trois S on
ns
ain e n a a
s en c ore huit a
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Charles qui sort ;j e ne sais a

s qui est c e qui lui
udevant de mes
en a donn 1apermission Je vais a
cousins Votre maman 1e sait elle ? J us quo uallez vous ?
Je vais vous accompagner jusque l a Voyez vous ces
coliers Comme ils nous regardent
F anny, mettez
c e s rubans dans la commode ;vous laissez touj ours trainer
Vous e tes p ale ! Est c e que
a
ir e s sur les chaises
vo s a
Couchez vous s ur le sofa Je frissonne
vous e tes m alade
E s t c c que vous avez la evr e ? Je vai s envoyer chercher
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J Oh ! non ,maman ,j e vous en prie ;i1 voudra me faire

pren dre une mdecine Ce sera pour votre bien
Ma
bonne, vo ule vous nous raconter des histoires ? Je 1e veux

bien : 1 1 y avait une fois nupetit gar c on bien docile e t

b ien complaisant,qui tait aim de tout le monde
Oh ! nous savons celle l a
Ile s t te m ps d aller vous coucher,
m es enfants Oh ! j e n ai
a
dormir
s encore envie de
N importe ilest neuf heures et de mi e Allons ! soyez raison
nable Bon soir, m aman Bonne nuit
N e soyez pas
longtemps a vous dshabiller V Ous avez pris ma chaise
Ne soyez pas si emport Ilne faut pas parler S I haut ;
vous allez rveiller votre petit fre re
Voulez vous aller appeler les el e ves qui sont dans la
cour ? En classe ! en classe ! J ai perdu s ix sous a la
promenade Je ne perds jamais mon argent S errez v o s
livres Que ferons nous pour la prochaine fois ? Vous
ferez cela, e t vous prparerez dep uis ici jusque laOh
Monsieur, c est trop Vous a vez bien le te m ps ; c est
demain cong Vous na
Nous
v ez pas besoin de l
c r ir e
n c r i o ns pas l
Voulez vous me laisser c O Ier
e th e me
votre traduction? J e ne peux pas lire s on grio nna
e
g
Avez vous ni ? Oui, tout a fait Le frere d H enr i e s t
venu ici c e matin 1 1 me parle touj ours quand ilme voit :
nous nous donnons la main II a Pair d un enfant Il
e s t aussi grand que vous
Ne dites a
s 9 a J e n suis s u
r
i ma
l la t e te
Je ne suis bonne a rien c e matin J a
Allez prendre l air dans le j ardin Mettez votre manteau
Ilne fait pas froid
Permettez m oi de passer F ermez
la porte Etes vous mieux ? Elise,vo us ne travaillez
pas Qu est c e que 9avous fait ? C a ne vous regarde a
s
Voulez vous ni , Henri ? Tenez vous tranquille, et ne
ta
quinez pas votre s oeur J irai demain passer la journ e
avec Arthur Tant mieux ;nous s erons plus tranquilles
Mr

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IX

l
e ;donnez
M me Watson y es t elle ? Oui,Mademoisel
vous la peine d e ntr er Madame,voila Mlle D Je l ai
e salon
Y a
t ild a
feu
J e suis f a
ch e
f ait entrer dans l
de vous avoir drange Pas du tout ;j e suis charme de
V ous voir Asseyez vo us, j e vous prie I) e uis quand
e tes V ous de retour ? Nous sommes ar i ves la semaine
derni e re Le pays est charmant Nous sommes rests
quinze jours 5 F lorence I! y a une galerie de tableaux
?
O
h
Etes
vous
alle
Rome
oui
nous
5
n
i

u
ma
e
s
;
g
q
Naples Le voyage ne vous at il
s q ua
s o mm es alls j u
a
s fatigue ? Melle D e s t venue ici c e matin faire une
l
ie
visite a maman Elle arrive d Ita
Elle est a
lle a
vo y a
Rome Que j a
im e a
is a
r
!
Je
n
ai
jamais
t
a
l
e
tran
e
g
ger Mon cousin Charles doit aller en S uisse a
uprintemps
J e voyagerai aussi, quand j e serai grand ;papa me l a dit
Le d j e ner est i1 pre t Oui,Madame Charles,voulez
V ous aller dire a votre smur de descendre ? Venez d
n
m
1 n
e
ner
Vous
n
avez
pas
bonne
e ; ua
zvous ? J ai
v
e
j
q
I pas dormi de la nuit
mal aux dents Je n a
Je vous
p lains
S onnez, Guillaume Je voudrais une petite
Je n ai pas de couteau Elle oublie toujours
c uill e re
quelque chos e Qui e s t c e qui veut couper 1e pain ?
Voulez vous me passer 1e beurre ? Ilny a pas assez de
e sucrier
Voici la clef de lam oi e Avez
s ucre dans l
V ous encore du lait en bas ? Voulez vous 1 apporter ?
F aites des r Otie s Q uel brouil
ard pais ! C est de la
l
fume Allez me chercher une lumi e re ,Jacques H y a
d
a
a
la
porte
allez
On
dit
qu
on
u
e l uu
n
b
o d ouvrir
,
q
q
a V O l cette nuit dans cette rue ci Chez qui ? Chez
vis l eglise A t ou pris les
lorf evr e qui demeure Vis a
Heureusement que la garde passait comme ils
v oleurs
Voulez vous
s ort aient ; ils ont t pris tout de suite
e feu
mettre ducharbon s ur l
Le brouillard s e dissipe ;
teignez 1e feu j e veu x dire 1achandelle
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unte un

e
Attendez
ceci
trop
ai
pour
vou
s
t
s

s
,
j
m aintenant ;j e voudrais que vous s s ie cette multiplica
tion : d ch e vous S ix fois trois font dix huit j e pose
huit e t retiens un six fois cinq font trente,et unde retenu
fo nt trente un;j e pose un e t retiens trois : s ix fois deux
font douze , et trois font quinze Maintenant multipliez
par le second chir e comme vous ave fait avec le premier
Vous poserai j e une division ? Oh M ons Ie ur,1 1 e st bien
tard

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J c voudrais dj ener J ai fait une promenade c e ma

tin ;cam a donn de la tit
Guillaume ! Qui es t c e
qui m a elle ? Est c que vous m a elez ? O n vous
demande J e vais venir tout a l heure Il ne faut a
s
faire atten dre le monde Me voici ; qui e s t c c qui me
demande ? U nj eune homme O ue s t i1 ? D a
ns 1e salon
Je vous ai fait un poisson d avril
Ilny a personne 15
Petit m chant ! vous m e le paierez O uavez vous mis
Je l ai remis a s aplace
l
e livre que vous lisiez hier soir ?
Voulez vous avoir la bont de baisser 1e store ? le soleil me
x Puis j e prendre c ette plume l a Avez
f ait mal aux ye u
vous un petit morceau de papier a me donner ? Pour quoi
f aire ? J e veux crire une lettre 5 Charles ;j e veux lui
fa
ire nu poisson d avril Que vous etes m a
ligne ! Eh
bien , Charles,ily avait une lettre pour v ous J c ne veux
pas lui rpondre ;j e vais f aire sem blant d e tre fa
ch e
Allons jouer a
uvolant Voici votre raquette Ilfait trop
Nous avons log notre volant J e vais vous
d e vent
l avoir Apportez moi le marche pied Il faut prendre
l e c h elle
e
Voil a
1 1 y a lo ngtemps que nous ne vous avons Vu
A nnette qui vient ;c a
ch ez vous Jc vous ai vue,ne faites
enfa
nt, allez Ma bonne , j ai f ai m ;voulez vous m e
a
s l
d onner mon th ? Ilny a a
s deux heures que vo u
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fait
rien
S
i
c
est
de
la
gourmandise
O
u
;
Ca
avez vous pris c c couteau ? Ils est encore amus a couper
d u bois
C est vrai Je s uis f a
Vous dites 9apo ur
ch e
ri re, n est c e pas Non ,j e le dis s rieusement Elle ne
veut pas que j e m a
mu
s e ;elle ne fait que grogner
Je ne
l aime a
s
Elle s en vala semaine prochaine Pour tout
a fait ? Oui Oh que j e suis content ! S uzanne , ilfaut
aller chez l ic ier avant qu il ne ferm e Que dsirez vou s ,
Ma
demoiselle ? Je voudrais unpain de sucre avec une livre
de bon caf Quel e s t le prix d umiel ? Nous n en vendon s
pas Vendez vous da chocolat ? Oui, nous en avons
l
d e xc el
en
t
J enprendrai une tablette J c voudrais avoir
une demi livre de cassonade Pouvez vous m e dire o u
est l
La porte d a c Ot
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J e vous app orte le livre que vous m a

vez demand
l autre j o ur Je vous remercie Je vous 1e rendrai d es
i l
n Ne vous pressez pas
que j e la
ur a
Ilest j olimen t
reli Vo ulez v ous prendre nuve r re de vin Du quel
voulez vous,du rouge ou du blanc Voil a de lO or to,
ij e u
n morceau d e g a
e t voici d uX r es
Vous or ir a
Il faut que j e sorte ;o n vient de m e nvo ye r
t eau ?
chercher J e ne serai pas longtem sg H y a un mon
sieur dans la salle ;allez causer avec lui : Comment s e
por te madame votre m e re ? Elle n est a
s tr e s bien
Qu a t elle ? Elle a un rhum e, d e nt elle ne peut pas s e
d barrasser, e t qui la fait tousser co ntinuellement
Jc
suis fa
ch e d a r endr e cela S avez vous S i Mon s ieur Jon e s
a obtenu la place qu il sollicitait ? Ilne l a pas encore
obtenue J e doute beaucoup quil russisse Ilest bie n
pauvre : il n a juste que c e qu il faut pour vivre S o n
fre re e st a s on aise i1 devrait la
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Monsieur 1e docteur Jenner,Madame On m a dit que

V ous aviez envoy chez moi Oui,c est pour m on petit
O uest il ? Il est couch
gar gon , qui n est a
s bien
Voil a Monsieur Jenner, qui vient vous voir, mon ami
E s t c e que vous e tes malade ? Qu est c e qui vous fait mal ?
Voyons votre pouls II a de la evre Montrez moi
Iln a pas voulu souper
v otre langue : sortez la davantage
hier soir,ni dj e u
ner c e matin II a besoin d une m e de
cine Voulez vous crire une ordonnance ? Je vous e n
verrai une potion avec d e s pilules Iltousse beaucoup
J ai achet des pastilles hier Je reviendrai 1e voir demain
matin : j ai un autre malade dans c e quartier ci Le prin
temps e s t une saison d r euve Qua
upouce ?
vezvous a
C est un panaris C a me fait bien souff rir Vous devriez
mettre nu cataplasme Ilnous faut une garde Margue
rite V eillera cette nuit: Elle s endor m ir apeut etre Oh
que no n O uavez vous achet c es allumettes elles no
a
s p ren dre
Valent rien ;elles ne veulent
Voul ez vous
fermer les volets ,e t tirer le rideau

X III

J ouons au x quatre coins J e sens des gouttes d eau

e vestibule
Allons
fa
ut rentrer Restons d ans l
eu
t gil
Il l
l
utOt dans la salle a manger, nous y pourrons jouer a

olin
maillard
Charlotte, voulez vous jouer avec nous ?
c
C e s t Henri qui est colin maillard Je vais vous bander les
i1
!
eux
avec
Ah
vous
voyez
1
1
O
e s o n bandeau
a
t
;
9
y
a
l
N a
l
ez
s par l a
J en tie ns un
s tricher
ne faut a
Devinez qui c est Ne riez pas Vous me faites des
malices j e ne veux plus jouer Avez vous fai m ? Voulez
rtine de beurre o ude c ontur es ? J aimo
vous chacun une t a
m ieux des c o ntur e s
Voulez vous une pomme , Henri ? Qui veut des g r o
es ! Moi,maman ,s ilvous plait Tenez,partagez avec
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Les enfants font beaucoup de bruit dans la classe ;ils

J c vais leur parler Voil a Mon
s e battent , j e crois
sieur H qui vient ;nis s e Qui e st c c qui a cass cc car
reau ? Ce n est pas moi C est moi Avez vous ni
Il faut le nvo y e r auj o u
votre lettre
rd hui J ai ni,

Monsieur Voyons
Mes chers parents, j e suis heureux
de vous m f o r m e que nos vacances commenceront cette
anne le vingt e t nude c c mois,beau jour o uj e s er e avoir
l
e plaisir de vous voir a la maison , avec m es chers fre res e t
rs
s ce u
Jc suis en bonne sant, et j es er e vous trouve r de
ro
m eme Je me a
tte que vous serez satisfaits d e s
e
s
g
que j ai faits pendant 1e se m estre dans mes tudes Croyez
m o i,mes chers parents, votre a
e c tio nn l
s , Henri
B os

ton ,1 3 juin ,
Qui es t c e qui veut de l en ore ? Moi ;
Donnez m oi votre encrier Il est tout
m oi ; par ici
plein ,prenez garde Thomas,votre p e re e t votre sie ur sont
dans la salle Quel conte ! J e vous dis quils y sont
Regardez cela N y touchez pas ;ny touchez pas,j e vou s
d is ;v ou
ter Que vous e te s ob s tineI N e r e
s allez 1e g a
Voulezvous me
m uez pas la table ;tenez vous tranquille
pr eter votre regle et votre crayon ? Ce papier l a boit Vous
prenez trop d e nc r e Voil a un a
t sur votre cahier
Je
Vou s
v oudrais bien avoir numorceau de papier buvard
devriez e a
Jc n ai a
n
c e r cela
s de grattoir
e parait
Ca
is numorceau de gomme lastique ,j e frot
plus S i j a
va
terais le ndr o it Ce n est pas la peine Qui est c e qui a
pris mes gravures ? C est moi J en ai besoin ;voulez
V o us me le s rendre ? Tenez, voil a vos gravure s Le th
Elle a re nvers tout le lait Ilfaut nous en
e s t pr e t
p asser
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Comment ! vous n etes pas encore lev s ! Nous navons

u
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u
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a
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fait
rien
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tant
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17

vous attendrons pas J ai bien chau d No us

avons march vite Par o uetes vous venues ? Ce n est
pas le plus court Qua
ra ? Elle e s t tombe
ve z vous , S a
S ophie m a pousse J c
e n descendant ;son pied a gliss
e l ai pas fait expr e s
e voulais passer
Elle
n
s
est
pas
e
j
fa
it de mal Ce n est rien ;ilne faut pas pleurer
Qui
Votre chapeau e s t
e s t c c qui veut venir s e promener ?
dans l autre chambre avec votre ombrelle
Ma tante nous
uJardin Z oologique Les singes nous o nt bie n
a conduits a
nt ?
amus e s Ils sont s i dr o les Avez vous vu ll h a
Oui ;Jenny lui a prsent un morceau de g ateau ,e t i1 l a
pris avec s atrompe , ile s t bien apprivois ; on n a a
s
voulu nous laisser monter dessus ,i1 tait trop tard 1 1 y a
de bien jolis oiseaux Quelle vilai ne b e te que le r hino c
re u
ros ! J ai jet un morceau de pain a l ours Quels a
x
hurlements le lion fait ! Le loup hurle , mon ami, mais le
l
ie n e t l
e tigre r u
gissent ; le chie n aboie , le ch a
t mi a
ule ,
l
ne brait, 1e b oeuf mugit , le mouto n
e cheval hennit , l a
bl
e ,l
e coq chante ,1e pigeon ro u
coule,les oiseaux chantent
et
gazouillent , l abeille et la mou che bourdonnent, la
grenouille coasse ,le perroquet parle ,e t le merle sime
Ilfaut conduire la petite a l e cole , mai nte nant,J ean ne
Vous e tes u
npeu en retard Pre nez votre livre Venez
lire o uen sommes nous rests ? De l autre c Ot de la
page Pas tout a fait Si loin Nous a
vons lucela Voici
P al
le ndr oit o unous en som m es rests
e z dis tinc t e
ment ;continuez ;pourquoi vous arretez v us ? Voulez
vous me pr e ter votre crayon d ado is e ? Est c c que vous
ur o ns pas de
Je l ai perdu
Nous na
ne n avez pas nu
cl a
sse cette apre s midi Qui e s t c e qui l a dit
C est
Madame T Qui est c e qui cause ? S ilence ! S avez vous
votre le c on ? Venez me la rciter Vous ne la savez pas
bie n Elle est Si difc ile Ilfaut la repasser N e d
c hi e
pas c e livre Ce n est pas a vous A qui est c c
livre la Donnez m oi cette plume l a Elle n e s t a
s
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taille Ne griff onnez a

r mon p a
pier Je w
a
is le
s su
facer Combien avez vous de f autes dans votre ex r ice ?
Trois seulement Ceci n a pas t corrig Lais ez cela ;
nis s e ; tenez vous tranquille
Allez a votre place
Que ferons nous pour demain ? Vo us apprendrez depuis ic i
usque
1
a
On
vient
chercher
Melle
B
Ai

n
i
Pu
i
s
e
?
e
j
j
j
m en aller ? Combien pu is j e avoir de bo ns points pour mon
fran c ais Laissezmoi pas s er Je vais chez nous Vous
oubliez votre s a
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XVI

Est c e que cette dame que j ai vue e st la maitress e

d e cole ? Non ;c c n
est quune sous maitresse C est une

fran c aise Ah ? Nous la elons Madem oiselle Elle

a un mauvais caract e re elle est tre s col ere
Venez
a
c e joli oiseau
u
n
ouer
Oh
reg
rdez
O
Je
e vois rien
,
j
Ils est envol
Allez me chercher le marteau,petit Jean
Vous devriez enfoncer c c clou l a nupeu davantage C est
assez solide maintenant Voulez vous tenir 9aun instant
C est bien lourd Ne le laissez pas to mber Voil a
Ja
cques qui Vient Nous somm es occups Qu est c c que
c est que c a ? Comment 9aS a elle t il De quoi est ce
fait ? C est du plomb C a a Pair d argent Mettez 1e a
terre Maintenant soulevez le 1 1 me taquine toujours
Ce nest que pour rire,i1 ne faut pas vous fa
ch er Je ne
savais a
e vous tiez ici
Qui est c c qui vous a ouvert
s qu
l
aporte ? Y at illongtemps que vous e tes ici ? J e ne
fa
is que d ar iv er A s seyez vo us ;j e vais causer avec vous
tout a lheure Nous sommes alls hier nous romener a
u
1 1 fa
Jardin Public
isait tre s beau Ily avait beaucoup
de m onde N ous avons vuMadame P avec son ls e t s e s
Leur avez vous p a
rl
Nous ne leur avons pas
e
l
l
es
pa
rl e ;ils taient trop loin La musique a jou pendant
p re s de t rois heures
Votre maitre es t i1 chez lui ? Je ne sais p as ;J 6 vals

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droite Ilne faut j a

mais vous lever pour voir qui sonne a
la porte Ne perdez pas de temps ;faites attention a
votre criture O ue stelle alle D ouvenez vous ? II
J ai
ne faut j amais quitter la chambre sans permission
r te r r e
v c el
aa
Qu est c c que c est ? A qui es t cela ?
t ou
Je ne sais pas C est a moi Je n en ai a
s besoin ;vous
pouvez 1e garder, si vous voulez Qui est C c qui fait c c
bruit l a dans l autre chambre ? Allez voir Je n ose a
s
Ne faites pas la sotte ;ne soyez pas s1 i dicule
Voulez vo us avoir la bont de me tailler cette plume ?
Jc n ai pas de canif En voici un Ilne coupe pas ;ila
besoin d e tre repass Donnez moi 1apierre F aut ilque
e nc r ie r ? iln
en
a
a
Prenez
s
e mette de l en ore dans l
y
j
garde d en renverser s ur la table Que cherchez vous ?
Que voulez vous ? Jc voudrais dapapier En voici Je

vous remercie Voil a une visite Allez dire a

u domes
tique de ne laiss er entrer personne J ai e nvie d a
ler a la
l
ca
mp a
gne aujourd hui S i vous y allez, il f a
ut r evenir
c e soir
D c h ez vous,Jacques
Jc viens ;comme vous
te s press ! Avez vous ni ? J e saigne du nez
V ou
lez vous me donner un peu d eau fraiche ? Voil a une
tache s ur votre gilet Y at illongtemps que vous etes
E s t c e que vous avez
ici ? Non ;j e ne fais que d a
r r iv er
fait tout le chemin a pied ? Oui Vous devez etre lasse
Allez vous reposer nu peu Jc vous appellerai quand 1e
m user avec mon fre re ,dans
diner sera pre t Jacques vas a
allez vous par l a ? Nous allons nous bai
e jardin
Ou
l
n
S
avez
vous
nager
Prenez
garde
de
vous
noyer
er
?
g
Lendroit O unous allons n est a
s profond
.

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Voil a le soleil qui parait, i1 vafaire beau aujourd hui

Quelle h e ure e s t i1 a
v o tr e montre ? la mienne s est arr e t e s
i oubli de la monter
c ette nuit : j a
Ile s t pres de dix

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p

heures S or tir o nsanous aujourd hui ? Oui,c ertaine m ent,

Allez vo us a r ete r
Etes vous pre t,
s il fait beau
Henri ? Vo ule w o us dire a Marie d a orte les bottines
de vo tre s ce ur Mes gants sont d cousus Pri ez Betsey
de vous les recoudre Pouvez vous me cou dre cela Je
va is lo faire tout a l h e ure On m a
Avez vou s
tte nd
e s d o igts
ni ? Quelle mauvaise aiguille ! Je me pique l
P ourquoi ne prenez vous pas votre d ? Je l ai perdu
Voulez vous ouvrir la porte ? Prenez garde que le chie n
Le voil a dehors : faites le rentrer Nous ne v o u
ne sorte
lons pas de vous ;ilfaut rester a la maison Lady H y
i
t at Elle ne nous a pas plus t o t aper c u s qu elle e s t venue
udevant de nous, et nous a r e eus de la manie re la plus
a
amicale Elle nous a fait V oir tout le ch a
teau,jusqu e la
laiterie e t la basse cour,o uF anny a eu l pl a
isir de donner
a manger aux petits poulets Nous sommes alls ensuite
voir faucher, e t George et Henri se sont rouls s ur les
meules de foin comme deux petits fou s
Monsieur W ilson est i1 chez lui ? Non ,Monsieur ;mais
e
Je
e nd s a chaque m inute : voulez vous entrer ?
a
t
e l
t
j
p eux pas attendre Vous lui direz que j e suis venu Le
voil a qui vient Etes V ous all a la campagne hier ? Oui
Vous avez eu beau temps II a plu un peu le soir La
derni ere fois, en revenant,j ai e n de la pluie tout le long
J ava l s oubli de prendre mon parapluie :
d u chemin
j etais t a
ve s e en arrivant a la maison
J 13 ;t oblig de
changer m e s habits ; J ai t m e coucher de bo nne heure
J ai fa
it bassiner m o n lit Les gens de la maison sont tre s
ob ligeants Qu est devenu leur ls cadet ? Ilest en a
pharmaci
n
Leur
neveu
s
est
fait
m
e chez u
ren
tis s a
g
sold a
t ;ils est eng a
g Etes vous libre ? Ilfaut que j e
u es de la Bourse ;
sois a trois heures dans une m aison a
s C est in utile d y all er a r es e nt ;il
i un ren dez vo u
ia
J ai v uun de vos a
mis,ily a quelque s j o ur s,
e s t trop tard
it el
l
e ?
atrou
a une soire S acousine y ta
C o mment L

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ne jolie taille
vez V ous ? Elle a u
Elle est ne en Ameri
que , mais elle a t leve en A ngleter r e Elle joue admi
rablement d u p iano Voulez vous venir a
u concert d c
main ? Je ne pourrai pas Pourq uoi ? Jc compte aller a un
cours de physique
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XIX

Avez vous fait des emplettes aujourd hui ? Nous allons

en faire maintenant
Je voudrais une paire de gants De
quelle couleur,Madame Noirs , S il vous plait Ceux ci
so nt bleus Les voulez vous en chevreau ? Ils sont pl us
forts Voulez vous essayer cette paire ? Je ne pe ux pas
les mettre ;ils sont trop petits pour moi Ceux ci vous
iro nt mieux peut etre S ont ils bien cousus ? Combien
vendez vous c e s mit aines la paire ? Dix huit sous Avez
vous des bas ajour ? Quel est le prix de cette paire l a ?
Oh que c est cher ! En voici de meilleur march Ils
Ceux ci sont plus ns Ils seraient trop
s ont bien gros
grands pour moi Voyez ceux ci ; ils sont juste de la
grande ur q uilvous faut Ils vous dureront longtem
J ai vu l autre j our de bien joli s robes dans Tremont
Str eet ;allons les voir ;c est s ur notre chemin Quel est
l
Elles sont de quarante cinq
e prix de ces indiennes l a
sous , Madame S ont elles bon teint ? Je les garantis
imeriez vous une a e us
J e n ai d ej a une comme c a En a
Voici le s plus nouveaux dessins J e voudrais un fond
bl a
nc Elles sont toutes d u m eme prix C est uh peu
cher Ilfaut faire attention ala largeur C est bien bon
marc h, j e vous assure Elles sont tre s a la mode C est
celle ci que j ai m e le mieux A vez vo us de la blonde ? J c
vais vous en m ontre
Madame ,voil a une fem m e qui d sire vous parler Vous
pouvez la faire entrer M a
da
n1 e,j e vous souhaite 1e bon
our
e viens d e la part de Madame Tyndall vous de
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sieur Alexandre, avez vous quelque chose a laver ? la

femme attend Dites lui qu elle plisse mieux mes che
m idon a mes cols
mises, e t qu elle ne mette pas tant d a
Le te m ps est bien couvert Les enfants sont alls s e
promener avec leur grand papa ;j e crains q uils ne soient
Ils s e mettront a l abri quelque part O h
m ouills
quelles belles e us ! Je vais en cueillir une Elle sent
bon Celle CI es t plus jolie Elle ne sent rien quel dom
mage ! En voil a encore ;faisons un bouquet Il faut
marcher un peu plus Vite ;ilne faut pas rester en arri e re
Voila nu foss Donnez moi la main : prenez garde aux
pines N ayez pas peur ;allons ! sautez C est c a J ai
dchir ma robe C a ne se voit pas J ai vuum nid dan s
la haie ;j e voudrais bien l avoir Vous allez vous piquer
Ne
Oh le j oli petit papillon ! il faut que j e la
ttr ae
vou s ch a
u ez pas trop Je l ai Ne lui faites pas de mal
is s e r s e nv ol
er
a
C c chemi n C i conduit a la
J e vais 1e l
place,j e crois Ilvaut m ieux demander,s i vous n e tes pas
o ncette rout e
r
su
J e vais demander a c et ho m me l a
s
Jc ne me trompais a
c onduit elle
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Le diner est pr et Les enfants ne sont pas encore

revenus Les voil a qui rentrent A vez vous fait une
bonne promenade ? Oui, maman O ue tes V ous alls ?
Nous sommes alls j us qua
Roxbury C est une longue
cours e Que j ai chaud ! Jc suis bien l a
sse Pourquoi
s?
Ne restez pas l a ;vous v ous
ne vous asseyez vous a
enrhumerez O ue s t donc Jenny ? Me voici Vous
boitez Mes souliers me ge ne ut, ils sont trop petits Je
vais les Oter S i vous allez en haut, vo ulez vo us or ter cela
dans ma chambre ? Allez chercher la bi e re Voici
votre monnaie Apport ez 1aviande Mademoiselle Emi
e t vous , vous serez a c Ot de v otre
lie vas e m ettre
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25

ousine Ne tenez pas votre cuill e re de la main gauche

Voulez vous me couper dupain s ilvous plait ? Voulez
V ous me passer cette assiette ? Aimez vous les l egumes ?
Voulez vous des asperges o udes pommes de terre ? Made
m o is e l
l
e Annette , voulez vous me permettre de trinquer
avec vous ? Notre dessert n est pas tr e s beau ;que vous
o r ir a
i j e ? Voulez vous une pomme ? Volontiers
Moi,
maman ,j e veux des c o ntur e s On ne donne rien a nu
petit gar c on qui dit Je veux
Nous ne sortirons pas auj ourd hui ;i1 fait trop mauvais
temps Ilpleut ;i1 pleut a verse Nous ne pouvons pas
avoir deux beaux jours de suite Le temps est bien vari
able J ai grand faim ! P o ur quoI ne mangez vous pas ?
Le lait est trop chaud Fr ederic , achevez votre pain ;
vous laissez to uj ours des crou
tes sur la table Papa,j e n ai
plus faim Puis j e aller jouer ? Ilne faut pas aller dans
l
s j ardin ,ilfait trop humide
Vous pouvez vous amuser
dans la maison O n a frapp ;i1 faut que j aille voir qui
c est Oh Monsieur Guillaume, comment vous portez
vous ? Tre s bien ;e t vo us m eme ? Assez bie n, j e vou s
remercie Avez vous re c u de s nouvelles de M a
de m o i
selle votre s ce ur d e nier e m e nt
Elle m a crit avant
hier Aime t elle la campagne ? Elle s y plait beau
coup, a c e qu elle dit J c suis bien aise d a r endr e 9a

Monsieur W n est il pas venu ici aujourd hui ? Il

En courant un e u
vient de s e n aller dans lins ta
nt
,
r de l
vous e tes s u
e rattraper
it de grands pas,mais
Ilfa
i1 ne v apas vite
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Que d sirez vous ,Mon sieur ? J c voudrais une main de

p apier Donnez m en deux, et une main de papier a
lettr aussi Le voulez vous a tranch e dore ? Quel en
Celui c i est de Vingt sous la main ;lautre
es t l
e p ix ?
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NGLIS H IN T O F R E NC H

nest que di x sous

Avez vous dupapier des sin? O ui

Voulez vous m en donner une feuille ? Je voudrais bien

avoir dupapier marbr Je n en ai pas Donnez moi une

feuille de papier lombard alors De quelle grandeur ? Du
petit A r es e nt ilm e faut des plumes Je vais prendr e
ton de cire a cacheter
une de ces plumes de fer,e t un b a

Combien vendez vous cc porte crayon ? S oixante quinze

r en
E st c e de l argent ? Ce n est qua
Montrez
sou
s
t

g
m oi des porte feuilles
Ils sont tous en maroquin En
voulez vous um plus petit ? Rien autre chose ? Donnez
moi une feuille de papier brouillard, avec numorceau de
gomme lastique A combien tout c ela s e monte t il?
Jc vais vous le dire dans une minute
Entrez Comment vous portez vous ? Vous ne voulez
a
Voici le livre que vous m a
s vous asseoir ?
ve z pr e t e
JG vous remercie beaucoup L avez vous ln tout entier ?
it ni
fa
Jc ne l ai pas tout a
Pourquoi pas ? J avais peur
que vous n en eussiez besoin Je suis all c e matin chez
Madame Johnson ;mais elle tait occupe,et j e n ai pas
i demain J ai vu s a
voulu la dranger J y retournera
ni e ce ,ily a quelques j ours, en soci t Elle a Pair tre s
distingu Elle a t leve en F rance Elle parle fr an
i
I
l
ais
comme
une
fran
c
ai
e
S
on
p
e
re
tait

a
n
a
s
est
g
g
u moins d eux
mort En e tes vous s u? Oh oui ;i1 y a a
Avez vous lacet ouvrage l a Je ne
a
ns qu il est mort
Ine souv iens
a
u Quel en e s t la
ute ur ?
s de l avoir l

i
l
a
une
assemble
y
a
quelques
jours
Mon
l
i
u
e
a
v
J
,
IlS est tir d a
ir e : ila
ffa
s ieur L est venu ici hier soir
r eu
S S I a force de travail et de patience

XX III

l
l
e z vous
Qua

faire Vous ne d evriez pas faire cela

it rien Edou
Qu est c e que 9aV ous fa
it C a ne vous fa
ard,i1 faut serrer vos j ouj oux,et venir tudier Ile s t trop

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NGLI SH IN T O FR E NC H

Estcc que vous allez faire tendre votre salle a manger ?

Oui J ai fait b atir un colombier e t de nouvelles curies
d e r nier e m e nt a ma campagne
Vous aimez les b atisses
m us e ;mais tout c e que j ai fait faire
e que c el
am a
vo u
J a
ve r tis s e 1e peintre et l
Ilf aut que j a
e s t utile
e colleur de
venir la semaine prochaine J ai vuD c c matin Ils e s t
mal conduit 1 1 n est p as venu ici depuis Vous dev nez
l
l
la
e r voir
Voulez vous venir vous promener ? Vo lontiers Je
vais chercher mo n chapeau et ma canne o uirons nO us ?
re
O h vo us voudrez
Allons a
u Pa
Voulez vo us emme
ner les en f ants ? Leur prcepteur ne Viendra a
u
s a
1
e
U
H
n
r
i
u
c
est
O
I
de
naissance
ils
cong
ou
r d hu
i
d
e
o
t
;
J
j
Je vais aller les appele r S erez vous sages ? Eh b ien ,
partons
La campagne est bien triste maintenant ;i1 ny
a plus de feuilles aux arbres 1 1 a gel bien fort cette n uit
1 1 y a de la glace sur la pi e ce d eau
S avez v o us patiner ?
La glace ne porte pas encore Voil a des petits ga
r c on
s
qui glissent l a bas allons les voir II ne faut pas jeter
Pren ez garde a c e que Vous f a
d e pierres, m o n ami
ites ;
vous m a
ton J e ne l ai pas
vez attrap avec votre b a
fait expre s Ne me poussez pas, Guillaume ; nis s ez
Voil a uh ch a
sseur ;i1 vatirer s ur nous ;i1 nous couche en
n
e
l
i
m
i
l
oue
Ne
dites
pas
de
b
e
tises
faites
pas
b

c
e
,
j
?
Qu est ce que vous avez trouv la
C est un gland Il
est dur comme une pierre Je voudrais bien avoir uh
couteau Oh quel beau champignon ! J e vais le m o r ter

z
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e
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Oh quel coup ! C est le facteur Ilm a fait tressaillir

Allez o uvrir 1aporte,Jean ;d ec h ez vous Ilfa
it beau
d
a
e
issiper
v
I1 y a un e ude brouillard
s
c c m atin
Ca
J ai trois lettres pour vous c c m a
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p aye ;deux so us, s il vous pla

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29

Voici une lettre de

votre tante, qui me dit qu elle ne peut pas venir Oh
r qu elle
quel dommage ! que j e suis fa
ch e ! J etais si S u
serait ici a No el Emma, i1 faut mettre vo s d essins de
Le piano n e s t pas
cO t , et venir tudier votre piano
J enverrai chercher la
Henri,
d accord
r ta
ntOt
c c o r deu
allez me chercher m oncarton dans l autre chambre ;voule z
Vous ?
Monsieur S mith est ilchez lui ? Oui, Monsieur ;par ic i,
Monsieur, on vous demande J y vais
s il vous plait
Le monsieur atten d J e suis bien aise de vous voir ?
Voulez vous V ous asseoir ? Quel ma
uvais temps ilfait c e
l
matin ! Je suis venu en a
c e
e
n
t
e
n
b r io l
et
ds ea
j
vez vous pas u
n cheval e t une voiture a vous
P ourquoi na
i
a
Jc n en a
Vous badinez C est un Vieil
s les moyens
avare ; quel original ! J e ne sais pas O II mettre ceci
Vous pouvez le lai sser 1 c 1 ;c e sera en s ur e t Ne touchez
pas a a
J ai lce ila cc qu il fait ;j e ne le perds
, Henri
j amais de vue Venez voir ma bi blioth e que
Tenez ,
voici des livres d o cc a
S IO n; 8 les ai achets a une vente ,
J
aJe les ai eus bon march Nous avons
avec cc tableau l
re c u hier une lettre de la lle ule de ma femme C est une
l
l
e charmante
Voici la lettre,s i vous voulez la lire Jc
n ai pas mes lunettes Est c c que vous a
vez la vue basse
E s t c c que vo u
l
l
e z pas a l e cole aujourd hui,Edouard ?
s na
Si
J ai apport de jolies gravures Fe r ou s les m o n
i quan d l
t e a
aclasse sera nie E lo igne vous du feu :
Pe c u
l
e z vous
Enten dez vous Ilse met tout de suite
e ncol e re
Ne vous tenez pas devant mon jour,j e ne vois
pas clair : allez a votre place Ne me poussez pas comme
e
n
e
J
i a
s pouss
vous a
S i, vous m a
v e z pouss
ca
Il
s sont toujours a s e quereller
Ne faites pas c a,nis s e
S ilence l a : faites attenti on a votre le c on
Levez vous
s ;j e ne faisais rie n
S avez vous vo s ques
J e ne parlais a
tions ? Vo yo ns Qu es t c c que la gographie ? C est la

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description de la terre En combien de parties la terre s e

lE ur o e,
divise t elle En cinq parties principales, s a
vo i

o n
lA sie , lA f rique , lA m r ique e t lO c a
nie
u
e
n
e
n
d
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par
Monsieur, on vous demand e A llez appeler
Monsieur S mith
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nces co mmencent elles

Eh bien , quand vo s vac a
Nous
nous en allons demain J e s er e que vous trouverez vos
parents en bonne sant J irai peut e tre en Ecosse, avec
l
Mac donald A h ,vraiment ! Allons, adieu ;
e l
s de M
e vous souhaite beaucoup de pl a
isir
No
l
une
bonne
5
e
e
u
,
j
anne
Je voudra
is que lhiver f u
a
s se
Nous ne pourrons
t
pas aller V oir Mme Lawrence aujourd hui 1 1 y a to uj ours
quelque em c h e m ent Jc crois qu il ne fait pas tout a fait
Si froid quhier O uallez vous, S ophie J aurai besoin de
vo us tout a l he ure Ilfait bien sale dehors
Qui est cc
i
u
n
a
cass
l
anse
de
Je
cc
o t a l eau
e sais pas
I
l
q
Vous rougissez dites la vrit C est
ne faut pas mentir
en le nettoyant Que vous e tes maladroite !
Jc vous s ouhaite une agrable fete de No el Merci,j e
vous en souhaite une semblable Avez vOus dj eu
n ?
J ai bien le temps ;
O ui En c e c a
S l a allez vous habiller
i1 n est que dix heure s
Vous nous fa
ites touj ours atten
l
l
dre Est c c que vous na
j ourd hui,
e z pas a l e glise au
r er
S ara ? S i 1 1 faut aller vous r e a
J c n ai que mon
chapeau a mettre Voil a onze heures qui sonnent ;d
p chez vo us ; nous a
rriverons trop t a
rd Oh que non ;on
Pouvez vous me pr e ter un livre de pri e res ?
s onne encore
Do nnez lui le m ien Vous ne prenez pas de par a
pluie ?
m ais
Vous pouvez prendre celui ci ;o n ne s en sert j a
Voici un ca
briolet a la porte C est Guillaume Pourquoi
avez vous t s i longte m ps s a
ns venir nous voir ? Nous
a
s eu
s ommes t e s occups dans c c moment oi : j e n ai

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rentre Non , Madam e : mais elle ne tardera pas beau

coup m aintenant Jc vais vous laisser une carte : vous la lui
d onnerez, s ilvous plait, et lui direz que j ai t bien c on
Elle sera bien
r i e d e tre prive d u plaisir de la voir
t a
1 1 a dit c a pour rire
fa
c h e de ne S e tre pas trouve ic i
Non ,ille disait Srieusement ;il devient de plus en plus
mchant Vous ne me persuaderez j amais cela Nous
avons f ait une j olie promenade ;maintenant i1 f aut nous
sparer
Pourquoi n c nv ez vous pas a Mme J Je ne sais que lui

Oh quel enfantillage ! Je lui dirais : Madame, j e

dire
vous demande la permission de vous adresser le petit
paquet que l on a apport ici pour vous samedi dernier ;
r o te de cette occasion pour vous informer que
et e
j
n monsieur qui dsirent vous voir JG
1 1 y a une dame e t u
crois entendre le petit crier ;allez voir, Maria
, vous 1e
bercerez un peu pour le ndor m ir ;oubien apportez 1e en
Oh 1e bel enfant ! Quel age at il? Iln a que dix
s
ba
mois Ma tante vous attend dim anche Elle aura du
monde a diner Je ne sais pas si j e pourrai y aller Qu est
c e qui peut vous e m ec h er d
l
aller
i
long
temps
a
Y
t
y
que vous na
v ez re c u des nouvelles de votre fr e re
Oui ;

i1 y a u
Ilfaut nous en
n peu de temps qu il n a crit
aller avant qu il fasse nuit
.

XXVIII

J ai de bonnes nouvelles a vous dire Qu est c e que

c est ? Vous badinez Non, vraiment Quand l avez
i trouv M
le J y a
D
J e sors de chez e l
V ous vue ?
Lui avez vous fait compliment de son livre ? Quand s on
nouveau roman a
ra
itr a
Je n en sais rien S on pre
t il
Est c e que vous
m ier ouvrage a eu beau coup de succ e s
resso rtez Je vais chez Mad ame H F aites lui mes com
Ce que vous venez de me dire lui fera plaisir
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Jc n en d o ute pas
O n frappe C est 1e maitre de d essin ,
probablement : il e s t touj o urs tre s exact 1 1 vient deux
fois par semaine Ne vous en allez pas ; j e ve ux vous
parler Vous n e tes pas presse, n est c e pas ? E s t c c
que vous retournez c e soir a la campagne ? Oui ;mam a
n
m a
tte nd
Allez vou s a
ubal j eudi ? Jc n ai personne po u
r
m y condui e Ilfaut venir avec nous Vous coucherez ici
Il faut q u
e
e vous quitte , c a
r j ai peur de man que r
j
lo m nib us
A jeudi donc Adieu Mes amitis a votre
famille Est c e que lom nibus e s t parti ? E n voici un
autre qui vient
Ou
allez vous par
Je vais me prome ner Voulez
vous venir avec moi ? Je n ai a
s l
e temps ;ilfaut que j e
sois a mon bureau a dix heures Comment se porte votre
fre re ? Il e s t all en Ecosse pour quelques semaines
Quand j e serai riche j irai Visiter un nouveau pays tous les
ans Vous b a
Vous
tis s ez des C h ateaux en Espagne
venez bien tard Je vous demande pardon , dix heures
viennent de sonner Vous vous trompez ;regardez a votre
montre Avez vous ni c c que j e vous ai donn hier ? P a
s
encore Plus il a d o uvr a
e ,m oins il en fait, e crois
g
j
Jus te m nt Quand vous aurez ni cela,ilfaudra que vous
alliez faire signer ceci
Apportez moi de l eau,Ma
rie Le pot a l eau e s t fendu ;
ilfuit
Voulez vous dire 5.Jean de m a or te r mon man
v oir de l eau ,j e crois
teau e t mes bottes ? Nous allons a
Par oue s t le vent ? Ilest a
c e tte girouette
u nord ouest a
l a 1 1 p leut Ce n est quune ond e ;9avae tre b ientOt
ir c it
pass Il tombe de la grele Le temps s cla
Le
faire beau Le ciel es t tout bleu m ain
s oleil parait : ilva
tenant ;regardez, i1 ny a pas un nuage C est gal le
1
[
r ;e n
e sortir
temps n est par s u
vous
conseille
a
s
d
e
j
1e faut

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Nous ne seron s que deux a diner Je n ai pas d a tit

Vous ne voulez pas un peu de ceci ? Ce n est a
s assez
cuit pour moi Charles e s t i1 rentr ? Ilne reviendra qu a
la nuit Qui est c e qui e st all dans ma chambre pe ndant
que j etais sorti ? Votre s ce ur est all chercher un livre
dans votre biblioth eque E lle a tout m 1 s sens dessus
dessous Voulez V ous plier mon manteau et m a o ter
u moins dix milles ;j e n en
J ai fait a
ntou e s ?
m es a
peux plus J ai perdu m o n portefeuille Y avait i1
quelque chose dedans Oui Vous l avez peut e tre laiss
en b a
s
t il
J e suis bien aise de vous V O ir : comment c a v a
?
Comment se porte t o n chez vous ? Tout le monde s e
porte bien , merci J ai t me promener a cheval c c
Est c c que vous prenez encore des le co ns d qui
m atin
ta
tio n
Non ;j a r e nds les armes a prsent Je ne suis
pas encore bien fort Combien y at ilde temps que vous
apprenez ? II ny a qu nn mois O ue s t Charles ? II
n est pas encore lev E s tc c qu il est malade ? Iln est
a
s tr e s bien
Je vais aller 1e v e in Qui est c e qui est
v e z vous ?
l a ? Qua
J ai un rhu m e : j e n ai fait que
tousser toute la nuit Nous sommes alls a la p e che hier
Avez vous t heureux ? Allez vous jamais a la chasse ?
De temps en temps
Quel e s t c e jeune homme C est
neveu de Mr D J e ne l ai pas reconnu Quel
l
e
i
l
e
a
t
?
Vingt
u
n
ans
e cro is
Com
ent
a
e
t
m
a
l
e
v
,
j
g
petit D maintenant ? Ilest beaucoup mieux C est un
enfant gat e ;s o n p e re e t s am ere lui pe r mettent tout Il
est malin comme un Singe De quoi parlez vous ? J y
suis all bien des fois ;mais j e ne m e n suis j am a
is apergu
Etes vo us all chez M
D ? J e la
i oubli
J e vais
demai n a une rptition J e c onnais le directe ur, et
quelques uns des acteurs

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Ma tante vient avec nous Quel a

e
g
Elle parait plus jeune qu elle n est
c royez vous qu elle a
El
l
e s e farde Quel conte ! J en suis su
re Mademoiselle,
voulez vous me faire le plaisir de danser la premi ere
contredanse avec moi ? Jc suis engage pour la premi ere
J esp ere alors que vous voudrez bien m a
c c o r d er la
Oui,Monsieur, volontiers Elle tait la plus j olie dubal
J aime mieux s acousine
Bonjour,ma tante Bonjour,ma p e tite Votre maman
y est elle Elle est dans le jardin Je vais la eler
Maman , voici ma tante Voulez vous monter ? Vous
avez meilleure mine a r es ent Je suis bien mieux : et
vous, comm ent vous portez vous J ai un rhume de cer
veau : ily a trois jours que j e ne suis sortie Jc viens de
chez Madame Walker : s on mari a t bien malade J e
s cela
Iln est pas encore tout a fait rtabli
ne savais a
elle heure etes vous rentre hier soir ? Nous tions
A qu
tous a la maison a minuit
m ettre

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que nous partions ;allez dire a Jean de mettre

Quelle pl a
ce prfrez vous Je
l
e cheval a la voiture
s
vais me mettre a c Ot de vous ;quand vous serez 1a
de conduire, vous me donnerez les guides Adieu
Ilfait bien
N ou
ie z pas d e nvo yer chez Madame G
bl
froid c e matin Ilgele ;ilgele bien fort Ce temps ci e s t
tre s sain J aime mieux 1e froid que la pluie Moi aussi
Il ne fait pas froid ici, merci
G ardez votre chapeau
Fa
ites d o ne aller le feu,Marguerite Voulezvous balayer
Votre oncl e est venu ic i c c m a
tin Avez vous
l
e foyer
e n la bont de lui demander c e d ont j e vous ai parl ?
is
J c ne peux rien fa
ire faute d argent S i j e vous r eta
e ren d riez vous avant d c
c e d ont vous avez besoin , me l
quitter la Ville ? Certain ement C est nuj oueur Com
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ment l

avez vous

On

me l a dit

87

A t il ni

s es

tudes ?
Avez vous nu crayon ? Voulez vous me 1e pre ter pour
une minute
Iln est pas taill
N importe ,j ai u
n canif
S i vous descendez, voulez vous m envoyer George
a
i
m
une
com
ission
a
lui
donner
Tenez
portez
c
c
,
j
cahier de musique chez Madame Harris , et demandez lui
Si elle sera chez ell ec e S O Ir Ne soyez pas longtemps
Avez vous appris la
cc ident qui e s t arriv s c c pauvre M n
Brown l autre jour ? II a t renvers de s on cabriolet,et
s est cass 1e bras
J ai eu le bras demis une fois Je n ai
u avoir l
Jugez de
e chirurgie n que deu x h eures apr e s
c c que j ai s o u
er t
Quelle heure est i1 ? E st c c que vous
na
ve z pas votre montre
Elle est drange Ilfaut que
porte
chez
l
Elle
avance
d
une
demi
heure
e 1a
h
or l
o er
g
j
p ar j our La mienne retarde toujours Quand vous
reverrai j e
J ai bien peu de temps Jc croyais que
e soir
Vous tiez libre l
Pas avant neuf heures Eh bien ,
V ous serez libre dimanche ;voulez vous venir prendre Ie
Je t acherai Nous vous attendrons
th e avec nous ?
Vous devriez amener votre s ceur
Quel est le chemin pour aller a
t Portland S treet ?
S uivez tout droit ;cette rue oi vavous y c onduire P ou
e s t S tate S treet
V ez vous me dire o u
Prenez la premi e re
a ga uche,et ensuite la s econde a droite J e vo us s uis bien
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Mme B est elle Visible ? Qui annoncerai j e ? Je vou s

drange peut e tre , Madame ? Pas du tout ; j e suis
r m e d e vous voir
ch a
Asseyezvous Vous e tes venu en
i A quelle heure e tes vous parti ?
O u
c hemin de fer ?
Votre famille s e porte bien ? Tout le
A S IX heures
monde tait en b onne sant quand j e suis parti J a
i vu
e m a charg
Mm e K eating la veille de mon d p art : ell
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compliments E lle es t bien a

im ble.
Nous allons diner a la campagne aujourd hui J es er e
que nous vous reverrons Certa
inement Mes compli
Ilvient a Bosto n
m e nts chez vous quand vou s crirez
p o ur faire s o n d roit C est 1e petit ls de M Reynolds
1 1 f aut q ue nous pa
rti ons ;Jacques, mettez 1e cheval a la
voiture o nes t donc le fouet Donnez m oi le s re nes
M as mur n est pas encore venue
Voici Emma Pour
quoi n e tes V ous a
s venue dans la voiture de mon oncle
Jc n aime pas all er dans s avoiture dep uis la
c c id en
t qui
nous es t arriv : s o n cheval es t trop ombrageu x Ce n est
p lus 1e m e me ill a chang
Voil a 1e journal,Monsieur George, e tes V ous all de
mander de s no uvelles de M Jones ? Oui,Monsieur E h
bien, comment vat ilaujourd hui ? Ile s t bien mieux ;o n
1e re garde comme hors de danger maintenant
Je suis
bien aise d a r endre cela A vant hier iltait s i mal qu on
c royait qu il ne passerait pas la nuit
Avez V ous ni de
l
ire 1e journal ? Oui , vous po u
ve z 1e prendre s i vous vo u

z
e
J
veux
seulement
oir
les
annonces
c
Un j eune
l
V
h omme de bon ton d sire une plac e U ne demoi s elle
Une jeune perso n
ne honne te dsire s e placer comme
rpondants
On de mande une institutrice pour en
Est c c que vous avez sonn , Madame
s eigner
Oui, c est po ur dacharb on F aut ilen mettre s ur le feu ?
mm e , vou s
Vous en mettez trop Ne faites pas tant de a
a
llez mettre le feu a la maison La chemine a t ramo
n e ilny a pas longtemps 1 1 y a d ej a beaucoup de suie
a le ntr e La chambre est pleine de fume Ne fermez
p as la porte tout a fait,laissez la entr ouverte
Etes vous sorti aujourd hui Pas encore Vo ulez vous
venir avec moi j us q ua
Water S treet ? Monsieur, vo u~
d r ie vous avoir la bont d e xa
m ine r cette montre , e t de
me dire c e qu il y a de drang ? Est c c une montre de
Non,c est une montre a r e etitio n Elle ne ve ut
chas se
de vou s f aire

s es

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me Suis lev e tr o p tard ;j e n ai pas eu le temps de serrer

n
e
me
fait
rien
J ai
mes a
a
ir e s dans la commode
Ca
une mauvaise toux J tais si enro ue hier,que j e ne pou
vais pas me faire entendre d utout J ai t oblige de
reste r ala mai son : j ai gard e 1achambre toute la j ourne

Marie vanous quitter Jc l aime beaucoup j e suis

Sa
smur ain e e vas e marier Elle
fa
c h e qu elle s en aille
est venue ici c c matin C est une j eune personne de bonne
mine
Vous connaissez ma cousine Jeanne ? Oui Voici
Elle est orpheline
Ile s t bien ressemblant
s o n portrait
Quel e s t s on tuteur ? C est un
E lle est encore mineure
vieillard Est i1 mari ? Non , il es t gar c on Ce serait
d e m m s el
l
e K
C est une vieille lle
un b o n parti pour M a
maintenant Vo s gants sont a terre Vous avez une jolie
bague Est c c que c est de lor ? Combien vous at elle
cou
t e ? O n me l a donn e Ila f ait beau a
u
ou
rd hu
i
Q
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Je suis f ach e de vo uS avoir d rang J e n ai quun m ot

vous dire Prenez une chaise et asseyez vous Jc crois
a
devoir vous dire C est bien singulier ;v ous me surprenez ;
j ai de la peine a vous croire J en ai t tmoin E n
vrit N en parlez a personne S oyez tranquille Que
vous disait i1 ? C a ne vous regarde pas N impo rte,
dites 1e moi toujours Vous e tes bien curieuse Ilest
venu um monsieur pour vous voir pendant que vous tiez
"
sorti Ilne pouvait pas dire un mot d a
ngl
a
is j e n ai a
s
um e m ec h er de rire C est un Alle m and ;ile s t m e de
Vous avez eu grand tort de rire comme 9a c est
c in
bien m a
l
Vous devriez en avoir honte
h o nnet e
J ai rencontr Monsieur Thompson en venant Ne fait es
p as de contes o nl avez vous rencontr A t ildemand
allai t il Vous auriez d la
m ener
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41

dit qu il V iendrait nous voir dans lar es

midi Croyez V ous qu il vienne O l
i o ui c est un homm e
uspectacle c e soir : voulez vo u s
de parole
Nous allons a
venir avec nous ? Je ne peux pas ;j a
Il
tte nds nu ami
r qu il Vl
ne Viendra peut e tre a
s
Je suis s u
GIldlZt
Le
v oici
J esp e re que vous Vous portez bien Nous parlions
de vous J avais peur que vous ne vinssiez a
Asseyez
s
vous ;nous allons prendre le th Ceci e st pour vous
im e z ? Voulez vous une
Votre th est i1 comme vous la
retie ? Je vais r endr e une tartine de beurre Voulez vous
encore une tasse de th ? Aurez vous la bont de me
passer le beurre A qui e s t cette t asse ? C est la mienne
Encore un peu
Voulez vous avoir la bont de sonner
d eau,Marie Voulez vous la verser dans lath ier e ? F aut
Laissez labouilloire ici
illa remplir ? C est assez
Connaissez vous M S ? Je 1e connais de vue Ilvase
marier Qui pouse t il? La lle d un ngociant de la
ville A t elle de la fortune ? La connaissez vous ? J e
1 ai vue deux o utrois fois en soir e
Irez vous a la no ce
J e ne crois a
s que j y aille
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Vous e tes vous bien amuss hier soir a

uspectacle
Y
avait i1 beaucoup de monde La salle tait pleine ilny
avait pas de place dans les loges ;no u
S a
VO ns t obligs
u parterre N e tes vo us pas a
r r ives trop tard ?
de rester a
N o n;la toile n ta
it pas lev e e
Qu est c c qu on a jou ?
it ? Une
On a jou une pi e ce nouvelle Qu est c c que c ta
comdie , avec nu ballet a la n E tiez vous bien plac ?
Oui,j e tais pr e s de lor c h es t e K ean jouait ilhier ? Oui
Comment 1e trouvez vous ? Iljoue bien Mlle C a t bien
it a
appla udie Elle es t tr e s bonne actrice S on r ole n ta
s
tr es difcile L av ez vous jamais vue dans l r 6 1e de Ph e dre ?
s mur a dbut V endredi d ernier Comment la tr ouvez
Sa
vo us Elle est eng age our toute 1as aison
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Aimezvous
Oh j e ne peux pas le s ou ir Quel
acteur aimez vous le mieux ? Je a
n , e tes vous all che z
M Brown ? Qu a t ildit ? Ilnta
it pas ch ez lui
A
qui avez vous parl ? Ilfaut y retourner Vous pouvez
lui porter c e livre l a Prenez garde q uil ne soit mouill
Ilfaut lenve l
o
er
Que dsirez vous aujourd hui, Monsieur ? Je voudrais
d u drap pour u
n habit
S i vous voulez vous donner la
peine de p asser dans le f ond du magasin , on vavous en
montrer Monsieur Jean ,voulez vous faire voir d adrap
a Monsi eur ? Quel sorte de drap dsirezvous,Monsieur ?
Avez vous des chantillons ? J aime assez c e brun l a
C est un bien bon drap Quel en est le prix ? Cinq dol
lars le m etre C a me semble un peu cher Pardon ,c e
n est pas trop cher pour Iaqualit : ta
tez 1e seulement ;
comme i1 e s t n et doux ! et remarquez qu il a cinq quarts
plein E t quel est le prix de celui l a ? Ce bleu l a ? Oui
J c ne pourrais pas vous le laisser a moins de six dollars
Cependant ilne parait pas plus n que l autre Vous avez
raison ,ilest s em bla
e pour la qualit, mais l
e bleu est
bl
touj ours un peu plus cher que les autres couleurs Qane
doit a
e prix
Dites moi
s faire tant de d iff er e nc e dans l
votre dernier prix C est celui l a,Monsieur ;nous ne s ur
faisons jamais, j e vous assure Eh bien , je prendrai 1e
premi er que j ai vu Je vais chercher la pi e ce Combien
v ous en faut il
Coupez en,s il vous plait,deux metres
e t demi
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Encore de la gel e C est un bon temps pour la saison

J c vous apporte une lettre de
Ilne fait pas trop fro id
M Nichols J ai fait s aconnaissance chez votre oncle
Entrez
Je suis f a
c h e de vous d ranger e t j e s er e que
vous m exc us er ez Vous ne me drangez pas Etes vous
N on,j e s uis venue a pied Ilfait bie n
venue en voitur e

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IN TO

Madame y est, s i vous dsirez lavoir Est cc l a votre

petit garc on , Madame ? Oui, Monsieur Il es t bie n
gentil : ila des yeux superbes,et de grosses j oues roses
Ilressemble a s on pe re ,j e trouve
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XXXVII

Connaissez vous un bon tailleur qui soit honn ete Le

m ien e s t nubrave homme,et i1 travaille bien : j e S lllS tre s
content de lui o ndemeure t il? J irai 1e voir Jean
p eut vous conduire chez lui J e voudrais un habit De
quelle couleur ? Je 1e voudrais noir Tenez vous a la
couleur ? Quel es t le prix de c e drap l a ? Quatre dollars
C est bien cher Je vous demande pardon ,
1e m e tre
c est bon march, j e vous assure Eh bien , j e vais 1e
prendre F aut ilque j e prenne votre mesure ? Jacques
i de cette occasion 15
nous quitter b ientOt Je r oter a
va
p our envoyer a ma cousine quelques obj ets qu elle m a
d emands J ai t dehors toute la j ourne ;j e suis
e
J e crois que j ai attrap un rhume Vou s
tig u
fa
devriez prendre dugruau c e soir pour votre souper
Ilfaut que j aille acheter u
tin, car j e
n chapeau c e.m a
ir trop
ne peux pas mettre celui l a plus longtemps ;ila Pa
misrable J e voudrais un chapeau Le voulez vous en
castor ou en soie ? Je l aime mieux en S O Ie En voici un
tre s l eger qui vous ira bien ,j e crois ;voulez vous le s s a
er ?
y
Ilest un peu trop grand
En voici nuautre La forme
est un peu haute Ilne faut pas non plus qu elle soit trop
basse Comment trouvez vous celui oi ? Les bords sont
bien troits C est la mode 1 1 me serre un peu Y o ulez
vous essayer celui l a ? 1 1 me vamieux Il vous vaa
Jc regar de la coiffe : j e n ai m e a
m erveille
s beaucoup
C ette couleur l a Je peux en mettre une autre
Bien ,
lors j e rends celui ci Pouvez vous me le nvo yer c e
a
ije
ur ez c c s oir o u
i,vous la
le nve rr a
Je va
is
s oir ?
Ou
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45

vous laisser mon adre s s e, si vous voulez me donner une

plume et de l en ore Richard , apportez le ncr ier J ai les
mains engourdies ,j e ne peux pas cr ire E s t c e que Charles
J avais peur qu il ne vint pendant que j etais
es t venu ?
sorti Mais Monsieur J est ve nu ily a a e n pre s une
heure Jc suis f a
ch e de na
voir pas t ici

XXXV II I

Monsieur, voil a 1e tailleur Envoyez le moi Vou s

voyez que j e S lllS un homme de parole Je cra gnai s que
vous ne m e us s iez oubli e Oh no u: j e serais venu plu s
t o t, mais
n
e
i
fait
r
e
n
n
e
sors
j
amais
avan
t
,
Ca
j
midi Voulez vo us essayer votre habit ? La taille est
trop longue Je ne trouve a
bie n par
s : i1 vous v a
d erri e re
ne fait pas d e plis dans l
Il
c dos ?
N o n,d utout
Ile s t un peu troit ;j e ne peux pas l
Per
e boutonner
mettez m o i Les manches sont nupeu trop larges et trop
courtes J c ne trouve pas,Monsieur Cet habit l a vous
C est bie n, mai s il est trop troit J e
va a merveille
peux l a
cher 11 11 13 8 11 les coutures, s i vous voulez Je vai s
le m o rter a la maison
Quand le renverrez vous ? Vous
la
ur ez c c soir Vous pouvez le nv o ye r n importe a quell e
heure : nous na
l
l
o ns j amais nous coucher avant m inuit
Vous la
u ez vers dix heures C a sera tr e s bien Bon jour
l
o yer
s m enV
ez VO u
Dites donc,M K , vo u
ia
is
A h ,j o ub l
d e s chantillons pour un gilet ? Oui ,j e vous en enverrai
Avez vous quelquefois des nouvelles de M P ? F a
it
i1 bien Ses a
a
i e s ? Oui ; s o n commerce vatre s bie n
Voulez vous m obliger de mettre cette lettre a la poste , e n
pa
ss a
nt Certainement Monsieur George est venu pour
V ous voir Il n a pas voulu attendre J e tais occup a
cr re quand ilest venu IlvabientOt aller en F rance
II a t en
Qui est c e qui vous l a dit ? C e s t lui
gne l e t e dernier S on p e re es t riche ;ilest ind;
A ll em a
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p endant ;ila voiture

a eu quelque chose d un V ieil

ami de la famille Ilne leur tait point parent Madame
L n a t elle pas un frere qui es t riche aussi ? Ile s t mort
l ann e c dernie re aux Indes occidentales Iltait dans la
force de Page II tait riche de cinquante mille dolla
rs
quand ilest mort Avait ildes e nfants ? Non ;mais o n
a trouv un testament d ans lequel i1 avait fait lusieurs
legs J ai grand mal a la t e te ;j e ne suis pas bi en J e
vous deman d e pardon de b a
iller comme 9a;mais j e ne
pe ux pas m en em ch er E st c c que vous avez envie de
dormir
11

XXX I X

Dsirez vous quelque chose F aut il que j aille ave c

vous ? Oh j e connais les etr es de la maison Ne faites

n
i
e
pas 9a
Edouard
que
vous
e
tes
ennuyeux
s
s
:
!
,
;
laissez nous tranquilles Je vais faire des Visites ;voulez
vous venir avec moi ? Jc serai ch a
rm de vous aecom
a
n
r
J
ai
bien
envie
d
aller
voir
Mme
P
E
e
s
t
cc
g
qu elle est revenue de la campagne ? 1 1 y a longtemps
o ndemeure t elle maintenant ? J e vais vous montrer
Je
l
l
Ce n est
ne serai s pas surpris que Mr J o us a
t sa
e
pas probable Mais , s i cela avait lie u,en seriez vous con
tent ? Oui ;pourquoi pas ? S ani e ce n est pas encore
Elle est tr e s tourdie Loin de s e repentir de
m ajeure
conduite , elle s en fait gloire
sa
Que ferons nous pour no us amuser ? Ce qui vo us fera
plaisir Voulez vous j ouer aux dames ? Je ne joue pas
tre s bien ;mais si vo us le dsirez nous ferons une partie
J e ne suis pas non plus tre s bon j oueur,j e vous assure
Je vais chercher le d amier Lesquelles voulez vo us, les
blanches oules noires ? C a m est gal Voil a les miennes
ranges Ilm en m anque une S i vous voulez laisser une
case Vide dans un coin ,j e vous donnerai le p r emier pio n
z,
p
rendra
Qui
est
Commence
cc qui commence ?
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la
avez l air de s ou rir J ai m a
la t e te : j a
i
la evr e Voulez vous qu on vous fasse du bouillon ?
J e ne veux pas me dorloter comme ca Alexandre, on
ne paire de bottes
Bonjour,Mon
vient vous a o r ter u
sieur C ;vous m a o r tez m es bottes enn Je vou s
demande pardon ,Monsieur, de vous avoir fait attendre,
mais c c n est pas ma faute Voulezvous le s essayer ? Je
ne peux pas les mettre
Prenez les crochets Per
mettez moi Mettez 1e pied par terre maintenant Elle s
me genent duc o ude pied ;j e ne peux pas marcher avec
: que vous m e n fassiez une autre paire
J aime mie a
Il
faut que j e vous reprenne mesure F aites les semelles nu
peu plus paisses ;celles ci sont nupeu trop m inces Le
diner e s t i1 pre t ? Vous avez oubli e les couteaux Que
voulez vous , Henri, de la soupe o u d u poisson ? D u
poisson ,maman ,s ilvous plait Voulez vous que j e vous
i
n
ea
u
?
donne un petit morceau d a
S
il
vous
pla
t
g
Voulez vous me donner du pain ? Voulez vous du pain
tendre o udurassis ? Aimez vous le gibier ? Nous avons

n
i
li
e
vre
Dinez
donc
J
ai
Vous ne voulez pas
n
u
un peu de vin

Vouz

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Voulez vous avoir 1abont de me faire voir de la soie

our robe ? Quelle couleur dsirez vous ? Bleu clair, ou
rose Co m bien est c e 1e m e tre ? Ilne nous reste plus
que six m e tres de ceci Voulez vo u
s la mesurer ? C est
c c dont j ai
u
te
Que
vous
faut
encore
C
est
tout
i
l
?
s
j
besoin aujourd hui O ufaut ilenvoyer le paquet ? J e
peux le m o ter Quel j our est ce a
uj ourd hui ? C est
auj ourd hui mercredi C est le j our d umois que je veu x
l
ma
na
c h,
savoir Ma foi,j e ne sais pas Regardez d o ne la
C est aujourd hui le dix huit Vot re
s il vous plait ?
p apa vous a d fendu de jouer avec 9a
Oh ! j e me
, Henri
C es t bien fait pourquoi tes vous
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O N V E R S A TI O N

49

a
rra
s s e pas de c e qu on lui dit
Il
s o n temps a jouer, o n a faire des sottises
ve z attrap
J e vous demande pardon ;j e
O h ! vo us m a
ne l ai a
s fait expr e s
Je voudrais bien que lhorloger Vint monter la pendule
IS voir quelle he u
Je va
re iles t a lh orloge de
du salon
l eglise Vous feriez mieux d aller dans le jardin regarder
u cadran,puisque 1e soleil parait Ile s t midi moins un
a
quart
S ophie ! Plait i1,Mademoiselle Avez vous ni
de repasser ma robe Vous allez l avoir d ans lins ta
nt
D c h ezvous, j e vous en prie , car ma tante doit venir
nous chercher a midi et de m i Pouvez vous venir m b a
biller maintenant Jc vais venir tout a l heure J ai Ote
m es papillotes en vous attendant
Oh comme vou s
Votre lacet e s t cass C est gal ;
ma
vez mal lace !
vous pouviez me serrer davantage Vous avez pass un
Prendrez vous les bas que vous aviez hier ? Oui,
(Billet
avec m es souliers de satin Pouvez vous dfaire ce
n oeud l a ? Iles t a
ssez serr Que vous e tes maladroite !
Otez vous
Ah ! le voil a Vo u
lez vous v enir a r es ent
ma
ra
f
r ma robe ?
n
e
o
est
ma
ceinture
Je
sais
n
e
a
s
g
quel chapeau j e dois mettre C est votre chapeau de paille
qui vous vale mie ux
Caroli ne ! allons,ma bonne ,allons
Oui,maman ,me voil a Donnez moi vite m e s gants Vous
ne pre nez pas votre ombrelle ? Ilne fait a
s de soleil

obstin
passe tout

Ilne

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a
tte nds mon fr e re ce m atin : ilm a c rit qu il serait ici a
dix heur es Ile s t pre s de midi Le voici,j e crois Oui
No us avons d j en J ai cru que vous ne viendriez a
s
aujourd hui La voiture tait pleine ;j ai t oblig de
venir a p ied J es e e que tout le monde se porte bien
it pas tr e s bien cc matin Elle est enrhume :
Ma tante n ta
e lle tousse be a
ucoup J ai une commis s io n p our vous
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C est nu bon temps pour la vegeta

tio n: la pluie d hier a
t
f ait beaucoup de bien o n en avait grand besoin Y a
ilquelque lettre pour moi ? 1 1 y en a une : ma s oeur la
IS e mettre cette boite
i
mise de c Ot o uva
La
ssez
la
j
ic i : personne ny touchera E s t c e que vous sortez ? Nous
dimerous a s ix he ures 3 Quel tapage ily a dans la vill e?!
r er
dem e u
aimeriez vous a
ici ? Oh non, vraiment C a 1e
ferait mourir Que c e roulement continuel des voitures
doit e tre dsagrable ! Jc suis revenu par le bate a
u a
vapeur Pendant que j e tais s ur le pont,ilest venu un
coup de vent qui a fait voler mon chap ea
u dans la rivi e re
ls ri , Si
a
a
i
!
Que j a
t
l
a
ur a
v
s
j
ngrand mariage c c matin Venez,d ch e vous
11 y a u
Eh bien
u
u
avez
vo
s
v
la
marie
?
Oui
I
a
vue
e
,
,j
i
monter en voiture ; elle es t bien j olie Comment tait
s fait grande attention a s a
Je n ai a
toilette ;
e lle mise
E t comment trouvez vous
ilfaut demander 9aa Louise
Ilest ass ez bel homme , mais j e n aime pas s a
l
e mari
gure s amine ne me plait pas J ai peur qu il ne rende
pas s afemme heureuse Elle a voulu l o us e r en dpit
de s e s parents Elle est lle u ane, j e cro s Non ,el
le a
nt dans les gardes ducorps
Vo uz avez
un fre re,lieuten a
l a un superbe bouquet C est pour ma m ere : j e vais la
u
voir c c soir Voulez vous m a
n
r ?
e
o
s
pr
v
ccom a
e
j
g
i a ma famille
J9 serai charm d aller avec vous
s e nter a
Adieu pour le moment ;j e vous reverrai ta
ntOt Ilfaut
vous trouver ici as ix heures prcises
Pourquoi ne
mettez vous pas vo s escarpins ? Ils sont uss ; ils ont
utr e s semelles
besoin d a
Pouvez vous me d onner la
monnaie d un dollar ? J e n ai a
s d argent sur moi

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J e viens vous inviter a passer la soire demain ave c

u
nou s Vous me faites bien de 1 honneur ;j irai ave c b e a

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GLI SH

EN

IN T

XL IV

FR E N C H .

Henri ! venez V oir votre oncle, qui est a

r
nv
Courons Bonjour, mon oncle Bonjour,mes bon s
a
mis Comme les voil a grands maintenant ! Quel a
g e o nt
i
ns ,e t Henri en aura b ientOt trei ze.
Charles 3 quinze a
l
l e s t n 1e q uinze juin N ou s avons dbarqu a P ort s
mouth ; nous repartons de demain en huit S i t o t ?
Voulez vous faire une partie de cartes A qui est cc a
donner les cartes ? C est a
Voule z
t Madame adonner
vous bien couper Voil a une carte de retourn e B attez
les bien Ilm en faut encore une Quels sont les a
tou
s
J c ne sais que faire Attendez, faites cela ;suivez m on
c onseil ,cela vous p ortera bonheur
S ans vous;c en tait
fait de lui
Voila un monsieur qui dsire vous V oir Quel est s on
u salon , j e vais venir E s t c c que
nom ? Conduisez le a
Avez vous dj en
v otre famille es t en V ille ?
Pa
s
encore Voulez vous dj e ner avec nous Vous e tes bien
b o n Emil
ie,venez dj eu
ner Prendrez vous duth o udu
caf Jc prends ordinairement ducaf le matin Mangez
Voici duj ambon vous en
vous de la viande a d j ener ?
Voulez vous nu (B uf ? Non,
c ouperai j e une tranche
merci A vez vous r e eu des nouvelles de J ean derni e re
ment ? Oui Aime t ilParis ? Oh beaucoup, a c e qu il
dit Parle t ilde revenir Pas encore Etes vous all
voir les courses ? J y s uls all avec Jacques Qui est cc
qui a gagn 1e prix ? J a
va
is par i pour l autre ,e t j a
i
perdu 11 y aura une revue demain dans le parc Le
c c que vou s
ouvern
ur
y
sera
P
robablement
Est
i
l
?
t
e
g
I rez l
i personne pour m y con duire
Je
J e na
e vo ir ?
serai charm de vous y accompagner, si cela vous est
c ce t e votre o e
agrable Vous e tes bien aimable ;j a
avec plaisir Y aura t ilnufeu d atic e le soir ? Jc ne
p ense a
Vou s recevez des nouvelles de votre cousin e
s
C harles !
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Marie

5 3

de temps en temps, j e suppos

Elle n a crit
le e s t partie
qu ane fois depuis qu el
Elle es t nu e u
paresseuse
Aimez vous les e ur s ? Regardez m ou rosier C ueil
lez une rose Ces boutons l a seront ouverts demain Le
lilas commence as e passer Quel est c et arbrisseau l a Il
e s t venu de bouture
J aime beaucoup ces a
s s er o s e s
Comment appelez vous ceci ? J en ai oubli le nom C a
e te r r e : c est une plante Vivace
vient d A ngl
Ilf aut que
e coupe cette branche l a
Qu
est
c c que cela dans cette
j
l
plate bande ? Ce sont des pieds d a
Voici nu
ou
e tte
1 1 sent bien bon
Tout cela es t bien sec Donnez
(Billet
rr o s o ir ,Jacque s
m o i la
J e S e ne r a
i des pois de senteur
de m ain A imezvous le j ardinage ? Oui,beaucoup

e.

X LV
O

p
elle plaint

uirez vous p asser vos vacan es J e n sais aen ore

c

J ai r e eu c c matin une lettre de ma s ceur ;

se
de c c que vous ne lui crivez pas Elle a tort de dire 9a
,
car j e lui ai crit ilny a pas longtemps Je vais vous
montrer s alettre Pouvez vous la lire ? C est bien n
Elle a une j olie criture,c est bien net Jc voudrais pou
V oir crire comme elle J c croyais que Charles Viendrait
ic i c e soir
Le voici Ilfait froid c c
Vous e te s
frileux Pourquoi na
ve z vous
pas amen Catherine ?
it pas tre s bien ;elle n a pas voulu veni r
Elle nta
Comment vous portez vous c c matin
Comme un
homme qui n a pas dormi de la nuit Pourquoi na
v ez
vous a
s dorm i
C est la chaleur et l orage qui m en ont
Comment, l orage ! est c e qu il a t onn cette
em c h
nuit Je 1e crois bien , e t tre s fort m e me ilest venu un
coup qui a fait trembler la maison ;et la pluie tombait par
torrents J e n ai rien entendu dutout Ilfaut que vous
yez dormi bien profondment
Y a
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GLIS H

FR E N C H

IN T

d ici onj e pourra

is f air e e s c ompt er unbillet I]
faut que vous alliez dans S tate S treet pour cela 1 1 y en a
une dans Washington S treet, maman E s t c c que vo us
escomptez les billets ? Voici une lettre de change $ 2 5 0 0
Boston, ler avril, 1 8 5 3 A trois mois de date, payez a m e n
ordre 1asomme de deux milles cinq cents dollars ,valeur
re gue
A Jean H , 40 6 Tremont Street Je ne doute
pas qu elle ne soit paye
On joue une nouvelle pie ce
uBoston Th e a
tre ;aimeriez vous aller la voir J6
c e soir a
ne peux pas sortir sans permission J c vous aurais donn
nubillet Ilfaut que j e me l e ve de bonne heure demain
A quelle heure voulez vous qu on vous rveille Rveil
lez moi a s ix heures moins un quart
Comment ! d ej a dehors ! Jc viens de voir partir m a
smur O u
Ilfait bien froi d c c matin ;on croi
va
t elle ?
rait e tre 5 No el Jean ,savez vous oil demeure M D ?
u numro Six
nag ;il demeure maintenant a
1 1 a dm
s
Portez lui c c billet Ce ne sera a
d ans la m m e rue
la peine d a
Mons ieur,voici une lettre
tte ndr e la rponse
pour vous Voulez vous me permettre de la lire ? Cer
Monsieur,ma smur me ue de vous informer
ine m ent
ta
is jeudi,
nea
qu elle ne pourr a pas prendre s ale gon de f r a
parce qu elle vaa la campagne faire une visite ; mais
nous esprons avoir 1e plaisir de vous voir lundi,a l heure
i
ordinaire 1 2 m a
u
a

rs

XL V I

l
l
e
a
voudrais
bien
savoir
comment
v
la
p
etite
de
Je
Madame H aujourd hui Voulez vous sonner ? Le do
11
:
est
sorti
est
all
faire
une
commission
l
I
m e s tique
!
era
revenu
Com
m
e
vous
avez
t
longtemps
b ie ntOt
s
i1
n
d
J ai une autre commission a vous onner Mainte ant
f aut que vous alliez chez Madam e H demander des nou
velles de s alle,qui est malade Tenez,portez c e cout au
r votre chemin
e coutelier ;c est s u
c hez l

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GLIS H

IN T

FR E N C H

u r es d ici onj e pourra

a
is f air e e scompt er unbillet ?
iez dans S tate Street pour cela I! y
faut que vous all
une clans Washington S treet, maman E t c c que

escomptez les billets Voici une lettre de change

$2 !
Boston, 1 e r avril , 1 8 5 3 A trois mois de date ,payez a
ordre la somme de deux milles cinq cents dollars ,va
a
re gue A Jean H , 40 6 Tremont Street Jc ne d

n
e
pas qu elle
soit pay e e
O n joue une nouvelle p
c e soir a
uBoston Th ea
tre ;aimeriez vous aller 1avoir
ne peux pas sortir sans permission Je vous aurais do
nubillet Ilfaut que j e me l e ve de bonne heure d e m l
A quelle heure voulez Vous qu on vous r e veille R ev
lez moi a s ix heures moins um quart
Comment ! d ej a dehors ! Jc viens de voir a
rtir
smur O u
va
t elle
Ilfait bien froid c e matin ;o n c
rait e tre 5 No el Jean , savez vous ondemeure M
1 1 a d emena
i
1
u
demeure
maintenant
num
e
ro
e
a
g ;
dan s la m eme rue Portez lui c c billet Ce ne sera
la peine d a
Mons ieur,voici une le
tte ndr e la r e o ns e
pour vous Voulezvous me permettre de la lire ?
ta
ine m e nt
Monsieur, ma sea
ur me pri e
qu elle ne pourra pas prendre s ale gon de fran c ais
parce qu elle vaa la campagne faire une visite ; n
nous esprons avoir l
e plaisir de vous voir lundi ,a l he
ordinaire 1 2 ma
i
.

XL V I

Je voudrais bien savoir comment vala petite lle

Mad ame H aujourd hui Voulez vous sonner ? Le
m e s tiq ue est sorti
Il e s t all e faire une commission
Com m e vous avez ete longte m
s era bie n
tet revenu
inte na
J ai une autre commission a vous donner M a
faut que vous alliez chez Madame H demander des 13
velles de s alle,qui est malade Tenez,portez c e cout
chez le coutelier ;c est s ur votre chemin
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n sie cle qu o n n a eu 1e plaisir de vous voir

11 y a u
Com ment s e porte Madame H
Com m e 9a Qu at elle ?
Elle ne prend pas assez d e xer c ic e peut e tre Elle es t
alle e a la campagne auj ourd hui avec s apetite lle Il
fait tre s beau Ilfait trop chaud Ce temps l a n est pas
sain La chaleur ne me c o nvIe nt pas Jean , apportez
F aut il verser la bie re ? C est asse z po ur
deux verres
moi
Comment vala mala de aujourd hui ? Elle est un peu
mieux Dsirez vous la voir ? Oui, si vous me 1e permet
tez Elle sera bien aise de vous voir
Voil a Madame D ,
u
vient
vous
voir
I
na
bonne
Bonj
o
r
ma
petite
a
ie
m
u
i
,
,
q
Comment vous trouvez vous maintenant ? Ilfaut avoir
d e la patience : vous serez b ie ntet tout a fait rtablie
Elle doit prendre une cuillere de cette potion l a de deux
heures en deux heure s J e ne l aime a
c
est
s
i amer !
s
,
m
a
l
vous
fera
p
as
de
:
a
u
contraire
f
n
e
vous
era
,
ca
Ca
E lle e s t all e e c hez l
0 11 est la garde
e phar
dabien
Le mdecin e s t d ej a
cien pour avoir de la charpie
ma
venu c c matin ; il a ordonn e un bain Elle a eu des

sangsues hier J e viens de chez Madame H J ai vu la

malade E h bien , comment vat elle aujourd hui ? Elle
s encore hors de danger
n est a
Le mdecin vient la voir
deux fois par jour Qui e s t c c qui la soigne Le docteur
J C a m eto nne : c est nucharlatan ;i1 ne s a
it rien 1 1 a
une bonne client ele cependant Elle est l
Ils
l
e u
iqu
e
ont perdu un petit ga
rc on l an pass e ;il est mort de la
m eme maladie Leur fre re demeure a la camp a
gne Il
vie nt en Ville de temps en te m ps Ilest a son aise
Il
ple ut Vous devri ez rester jusque c e que la pluie soit
pa
ss e e Voulezvous que j e nvoie chercher une voiture ?
Ce nest p as la em e i1 ne p leut a
s maintenant

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dr e s s e de M ; B ? 11 de
P ouve zvous me donner la
meure dans Beacon S treet ; mais j ai oubli e 1e numro
O n dit que vous allez nous quitter
de s amaison
Qui
e s t c c qui vous a dit
a
?
C
est
votre
cousin
J
ai
grand
e
9
envie d aller passer nuan a Paris ;j e prendrai nua a
rte
m e nt meubl e
Ilne fait pas tout a fait Si cher vivre 1a
qu ici C est a en pre s 1am e me chose Je suis maj eur :
m on tuteur doit me rendre s e s comptes la semaine pro
iqu
c haine
ma
e
Henri vaa la Ja
S as oeur reste ra en
A m eriqu
e ju
s q ua
c e que s on e ducation soit nie
Elle
n a que quinze ans
Voil a une personne qui d e sire vous
V oir Qui e st ce C est une dame en grand deuil
Vous avez appris 1aperte que j ai faite der nier em ent, san s
doute ? Que vais j e devenir avec m es pauvres enfants
iige r ;ilfaut avoir duc ourage ,et vou s
Ilne faut pas vous a
J ai envie de
Vous feriez
er a la Providence

m
I
O
mieux de
Rapportez vous e n a
Elle m a r e
ten u lon gtemps Monsieur, les ouvriers ont ni J y
Nous sommes convenus a cinquante s ous chaque,
v ais
vous savez Oui,Monsieur
Comm ent s e porte Mademoiselle Isabelle ? Elle va
partir pour la campagne
On vaen chemin de fer
r la diligence 5 S a
a
Lynn
e
t
puis
lem
J
u
s qua
n
c
e veu x
,
j
pas faire nu long s ejour
j ai d ej a ete abs ente s ix
Cocher, comment appelle t on c et endroit ci ?
s emaines
E s t c c qu on relaie ici ? Voulez vous ouvrir la por
tie re j e voudrais descendre A quelle distance sommes
nous a
pr e sent de S alem ? Nous n avons plus que Vingt
milles a faire : nous y serons bientet La route est bien
Cette c Ote ci est bien
m on tueuse ;nous allons bien vite
rapide Oh que de monde y a l a bas ! allon s voir c c
d
c
Qu
est
C
est
la
voiture
cc qu il y a l a
u
e c est
q
t ildes voy a
S alem qui vien t de verser Oh ciel ! Y a

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p etits garc ons qui grimpaient au x arbre s : d e s quils

uVeS J en ai surpris un
nou
s ont aper c us ils s e sont s a

udes

l autre jour, qui cueillait les pommes du jardin : iltait

bien s o t quand ilm a vuz i1 s est mis a crier de toutes s e s
forces en me voyant,e t puis i1 s est sauv e : ill a e chapp e
belle Ily avait compagnie samedi dernier chez Mm e
le e s e prome
Edouard Apre s 1e diner toute la socit e s t al
ner en bateau sur la rivi e re Y tiez vous ? Je ny suis
e s enfants y O n
a
t t A l
lon s nous r o
s all e e ; mais l
mener dans le jar din La grille es t ferm e J ai la clef
Ces dahlias sont superbes : quelle vari et e de couleurs et de
nuances ! Voulez vous dar e s e da ? Cueillez en encore I]
leut Nous p o uvons nous mettre a l abri sous 1e berceau
ut que nous vous disions adieu
La pluie est pass e e Ilf a
Voil a la nuit qui vient ;marchons plus Vite J c voudrais
etre a la maiso n Nous nous sommes tromp e s de chemin
Cette route la n est a
s Su
re lanuit Nous n avons ren
Mes souliers prennent l eau ;j ai les pieds
c ontr e personne
ill e s
tout m o u

XL I X

Vous ne pouviez pas venir plus a prop os ;j allais vou s

Je ne me sens pas b ien Vous ne
e nvoyer chercher
p renez pas assez d exer ci c e J c n aime pas a me promener
l
e Avez V ous vu Madame King d er nier em ent
s eu
Sa
u triste accident l autre jour, a Roxbury Que
l
l
e a en n
lui es t i1 arriv e
Elle es t tombe de cheval, et s est donn e
une entorse Je ne savais pas cela Ilfaut que j envoie ls
domestique savoir de s es nouvelles Charles est sorti de
pension Ah vraiment ? Ilest chez nu avou e Ilfaut
p enser a l avenir J ai envie d crire a ma tante : avez
V ous quelque chose a lui faire dire ? Vous pouvez lui dire
que j ai fait toutes s e s commissions Avez vous du papier
a lettre Cela sera t ilassez ? Quelle mauvais e plum e !

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Voulez vous que j e vous la taille Je peu x le faire,merci

Donnez moi le canif J ecris J c ne veux pas vous
dr e s s e a
d eranger Avez vous ni ? Je n ai plus que la
mettre Pouvez vous me donner un pain a cacheter ?
acire ;c a vaudra mieux Avez vous untimbre ?
Voil a de l
Tenez,Jacques ;portez cette lettre 5 1aposte ;allez vite
Etes vous mieux ? Ilfaut aller vous coucher de bonne heure
Q uel est le prix des places pour Worcester et a quelle
utableau des arrives et
heure part le convoi ? Regardez a

s
d epart
J e m en vais
O u L
e sait il
? Vous devriez
1e pr e venir avant d y aller
S i j e tais a votre place,j e ne
ferais pas cela ; vous ny gagnere z rien J ai peur que
vous ne vous en repentiez On m a conseill e de le faire
Eh bien , faites comme vous voudrez ;j e ne m en m ele
l
uS
S avez vous s i le jeune B est parti ? Oui Il
aurait ducrire avant d y aller C est c c que j e lui ai dit ;
mais i1 avait mis dans s at e te d y aller Ilest tre s ent e t e,
o n ne peut pas lui faire entendre raison
M r Davis at il
envoy l argent ? O ui ; s o n commis vient de la o ter
nt
a lins ta
Je vai s vous 1e remettre, s i vous voulez avoir
l
abont e de m e donner un re gu Certainement N e
prenez pas cette plume l a,vous ne pourrez pas crire avec ;
en voici une meilleure Tenez,voyez : Re c u de Mr Davis
la somme de trois cents dollars, pour le demi terme du
loyer de la maison No 1 94 Charles S treet,ec hu le 1 9 du
mois dernier Boston , 2 octobre,
c a ;vous
n avez plus qu a signer Ily a eu une e meute a Balti
more,dit on J e n en ai pas entendu parler
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p
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Nous sommes al
l s la semaine derniere 5 . Plymouth
Nous avons ete bien contrari e s Pour c omble de malheur,
nous avons euun orage en revenant : la pluie nous a pris en
c h emi n: nous nous sommes m is a l abri sous les arbre s
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p
p

Voulez vous m exc us er une minute ? M a

rie ,ilfaut a r eter
Vous mettrez nuc o nvert de
l
e diner pour quatre heures
plus Le boucher at il envoy la viande ? Y at ildu
Vin d a
ns le a
Nous avons bien peu de fruit 1 1 faut
c o n?
ssis
que c a s ufs e Je v o us avais dit de prendre dupain r a
Le bo ulanger n en avait a
s dans son panier
J e vous
demande pardon de vous avoir laisse seule Si longtemps
Voici une autre Vi sit e Ne vous drangez a
s
i
J a
eu bien de la peine A qui la faute ? C est votre faute ;
n
e
n
e
vous
avais
averti
mais
vous
voulez
couter
per
e
,
j
sonne 1 1 us fa
ut pas V ous plaindre C est ni ; n en
parlons plus Est c e que vous allez chez vous ? Pas tout
de suite Ilfaut que j aille acheter une paire de ga
nts , et
me faire couper les cheveux II cherche une place a
pre sent Le s bonnes places sont bien difc ile s atrouver
Pouvez vous me pr e ter c c livr e j e veux copier quel
que chose Avez vous d upapier ? C a s ui a Lai s sez m oi
vous choisir une bonne plume Ce n est pas la peine
Je vous demande pardon de vous tourner le dos Avez
e
n
V ous C O ie tout ? J a
i pass e 9a
e
n
ai
pas
de place
;j
Voici 1e maitre de danse qui vient
Mes demoiselles,
Si vous etes
Voyons Si
ete s , nous commencerons
vous vous souvenez du pas nouveau que j e vous ai a
pris la derni e re fois Bien , Mlle Elise 1e fait a merveille
F aites une r ev erence : pliez un peu davantage , et plus
lentement C est 9a Haussez la t ete E ff acez v o s
e paules Tournez v os pieds nu peu plus en dehors II
fa
ut retomber plus leger em e nt Allez en m esure Tra
versez En avant et a v o s places Chassez a droite et a
ga
uche La queue duchat La chaine d es dames Que
J e crains
a
s au
n
e vienne
u
chaud
P
j
ourd
hui
e M
i
a
q
j
i1
c
co
mence
a
e
tre
tard
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ferai
savoir
quand
m
l
I

n
e voulez pas
u
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n
r
voici
t
isez
vous
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s
a
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e
V e d a
;
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ir s ur l
e piano ?
nous j ouer un a
ter
chantez nous une petite chanson J e t a
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ventu l autre our

rrive une d ele d a
Nou s avons t
a
oblige s d nv y chercher la garde laafait un train

re

ce

er

dans la m a
ison ! Emma a eu une telle frayeur qu elle
S est vanouie Jc ne savais plus 0 11 j en e tais Quel est cc
livre l a ? C est nu roman Comprenez Vous l allemand ?
Oui,j e 1e comprends E t vous aussi,Mademoiselle ? Non ,
e dit que m o n beau
Vous
ai
e ne l
e comprends pas
j
j
fre re vademeurer a la campagne ? IlV end s on mobilier
II a encore un tr e s j oli service en porcelaine dont iles t
ir e
Jc pourrais bien la
Voulez
f orc e de s e def a
c h e te r
e prendrez ?
Jc voudrais
S que j e lui dise que vous l
vo u
uparavant Ilvoudra s on argent tout de suite : i1
1e voir a
Quand j a
ne peut pas faire cr e dit
c h ete, c est toujours
argent comptant S on fr e re cadet es t dans le commerce
J e 1e connais tre s bien ; nous avons ete camarades
d e cole Nous nous donnons toujours une poigne de
m ain quand nous nous ren c ontrons

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L II

Vous s a
ve z que cc p auvre M D est ruin e Vous plai
tez N on, c c n est pas une plaisanterie S es cre an
s au
La maison e s t a louer
c iers ont vendu tous s e s biens
J ai pass e par l autre jour 1 1 y a un criteau Q uest
de venu 1e jeune Hit ? Ce n est pas s on nom ;c est un
t il faire
Que va
II a perdu s aplace
Il
s obriquet
nous doit quelque chose ;Charles lui a pr e t e de l argent
Il joue , j e crois
J c ne 1e savais pas
Ne dites pas
cel a Votre oncle a raison ,o n ne doit pas mentir pour
Quel embarras ilfait de
s e : c est une faiblesse
s e xc u
cela ! Ilm a cherch e querelle pour rien Je m en rap
p orte a vou s J e peux y aller dans la voiture Qui
est c c qui aura soin d acheval ? N ous ne pouvons pas
laisser aller 1e dom es tique ;nous na
ur io ns p ersonne po ur
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Etes vou s venu en ville pour tout a fait

Oui, nous
Comment trouvez vous votre
s ommes install e s a pr e sent
nouveau logement ? La rue e s t bien tranquille ;c est un
quartier tre s bourgeois Vous n e tes pas loin de Monsieur
W Vous at ilpay e Pas encore C est bien singulier, c a
r
Ilne faut pas toujours juger s u
ilparait a s on ais e
r les
apparences 1 1 y a longtemps qu ilest tabli Tous ses
biens sont hypoth qus, a ce qu on dit Ila
im e tr0 p a
briller Ilne vit cependant pas s ur nuS i grand ton Jean ,
allez dire a George que Monsieur la
Monsieur
tte nd
George vavenir tout a 1 heure A t ilfait s atoilette 1 1
En c c cas l a,i1 a
le sera pas pr e t av a
nt
s e fait la barbe
m idi Nous avons v u Monsieur B a
n spectacle 1 autre
soir C est nufat Je ne l aime pas ;i1 fait trop l homme
d im o r ta
nc e
Il se donne pour un homme d esprit Il a
serv i de rise a toute la compagnie l autre jour chez
Madame D Vous lui tiez to ujours Si favorable autrefoi s
Oui, mais j en s uls revenu On m a dit qu il avait mal
parl e d e m oi Ilf a
ut oublier cela C a me donn e de
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linquietude

l
II
L

Le diner est i1 p re t Voulezvous appeler les enf ants

Venez diner Le chien est sous la table : renvoyezle II
a un o s dans la gueule : 1e dr ele ! Comment passez vous
e n ai
quand

d
de
v otre temps a la campagne ?
;
j
Ca
personne, j e m a
mu
s e a j ardiner, j e chasse e t j e p e che
Vous devriez y venir nous voir C a ne d epend pas de
moi Nous irons vous surprendre nude ces jours Vou s
me ferez beaucoup de plaisir : le plus tot s era 1e mieux
Prenez vous de l
Apportez 1e Vin Jacques
O
o
r
t
o
ou
,
C est d uVin excellent ;il
d uX e re s ? Voici votre v erre
est naturel ;il ny a pas d eau de vie d edans Allons !
e s t c c que vous allez dormir
Je fais toujours un somme
apre s 1e diner Oh que Monsieur Hinton nous a fa
it rit e
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IN T

is a
Watkins ,ave c t oute s ses la
n
1 1 a de les rit ;il est tre s aimable en s oci et e
ter ie s !
uwhist Elle e st
C est s ani e ce qui tait a
u r es de vous a
tre s douce Elle a t elevee a Londres S on p e re e st
Elle est lle unique
r iche ;c c ser a nutr e s bon parti
is i1 e coute tout c c que nou s
1 1 fait semblant de dormir,m a
disons
e st vo tr e soa
ur ?
Bonjour,maman B onj our,mon ls O u
Elle est e nbas Allez la e ler Elise,maman vous deman
venez vous ,ma lle Maman,j ai ete voir le etit
d e D ou
1
r
l
r
c hien
Le chu que j e vous ai do nn e a c u e hier, est i
ni ? O u
Ilfaut prendre votre broderie main
i, maman
J ai tr e s faim
Mad emoiselle, voil a votre s oup e
t enant
E n voici une
s de cuill e re
J e n ai a
Eh bien ! vous ne
m angez a
s ?
Ma soupe est trop chaude Ilfaut la souf
er
Est elle assez sal e e ? Oui,mais ilny a pas assez de
b eurre ;e t elle est trop paisse Vous na
ve z pas pli e
Votre serviette
Ne courez pas ! J ai bien s oif ;voul e z
Ilny a plus de
vous ,S il vous plait, me donner a b o ire
vin dans la bouteille ;i1 faut que j aille ala cave Ce n es t
p as la peine ;donnez moi de l eau seulement Celle qui
es t dans la carafe n est pas fraiche ,j e vais en aller chercher
da
utr e Je ne eux a
s trouver vot r e ver re
N e st il
A h ! 1e voici der ri e re une pil
a
e buff et
e d assi
s dan
s l

me
r dhe z M a
da
lautre jou

p
p

p
p

p
p

pp

e ttes .

L IV

a
i chaud,j e suis fat igu e As sey ez VO u
S d one ;r eposez
n peu
J e suis epuis e ;j ai mal a la t e te
A vez
v ous u
V ous d ej e u
n e ? J ai pris une tasse de lait chaud avec une
r etie, c c matin avant de sortir Ce n est pas assez ;ilfaut
manger quelque chose avant le diner Quelle heure est
il Iln est q ue midi
Alors j e mangerai un petit morceau
de pain Voulez vo us d afr omage o udes c o ntur es ave c
J aimerais mieux uh fr uit, Si vous en avez
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J e ne mangerai rien ,merci ;j e n ai pas faim dutout Un

f a la coque ne vous ferait pas de mal Mad a
(E u
me ,nous
manquerons bientet de bois I1 faut dire 9aa Monsieur ;
cela le regarde J ai aussi be s oin de charbo n Com m e
vous en consommez ! i1 ny a pas un m ois qu on vous en a
achet e Voulez vous me don ner laboite d a
l
l
um e ttes II
l
l
ny a pas d a
um ettes En voici une s ur la chemin e e
Elle ne veut pas prendre S ophie,vous ne m a
pas
ve
donn e de coquetier Nous ne voyons a
s clair : voulez
V ous lever le gaz ?

LV

Monsieur, le d ejeu
ner e st pre t Madame est elle des
c endu
e ?
Oui,Monsieur
Ad elaide,les enfants ont ils eu
leur soupe ? M a
demoiselle Jo s e h ine n a pas voulu la
sienne Pourquoi ? Elle l a trouve trop sal e e ;mais j e
it pas faim , car s a
crois qu elle na
petite s oeur n s en est
va
pas plainte Laissez m oi la go u
ter Elle n est pas mau
vaise ;c est une id e e : ilfaut qu elle la mange Voulez
vous demander a la c uis inier e Si elle a des oeufs frais ? Oui,
Madame,elle en a achet e c e mat n Eh bien ,vous pouvez
l
ui dire d en faire bouillir une demi douzaine F ermez la
b or d l
port e Monsieur n a pas de couteau S ervez nous d a
e
jambon vous nous donnerez le cafe a
pre s Nous allons
partir,Ja
c ques ;ilfaut mettre le cheval a la voiture O il
est m onfouet ? Quelle place prf rez vous ? J aime mieu x
e tre dans le fond,o n ne sent pas tant le vent Marguerite,
d e ec h e z V O II S d a
l
l
um er l
e feu ,ile s t onze heures et demie ;
la vian de ne sera pas cuite a diner Avez vous ni d e c o s
les pois ? Ilfaut plucher lasalade maintenant Le
se
diner est i1 pre t ? Monsieur, on m e t le c o nv er t 1 1 m
n peu tard
La soupe est servie Otez
s e mble qu il est u
ela, e t a
pportez 1e gigot de mouton , avec les choux e ur s
et l
Vous avez oublie de mettre la sali ere et le
e s haricots
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moutardier Je vai s assaisonner la salade et vous la tour

nerez Donnez moi lh uilier Ilny a plus de vinaigre
dans la burette M Jules, voulez vous me faire le plaisir
fourchette qui e s t pre s de vous ? Je vous
de me passer 1a
remercie Mademoiselle , vous off rirai j e a boire
Je
vou s remercie bien , Monsieur, j e viens de boire tout a
l heure Vo ulez vous , Monsieur, me faire 1e plaisir de
dcouper cette volaille Volontiers Pendant c c temps
i
1a
a
servirai
des
p
nards
ces dames Pas pour moi,
e
,j
Vous llez manger d u
M o ns 1 eur ;
bien de S remerciements
poulet ? Voulez vous une aile o uune cuisse Aimez vous
1e cresson ? George , donnez une a
s s ie tte a
t Madame ,et
coupez nous du pain Vous pouvez d esservir a pre sent
Que vous etes gauche ! J ai rencontr e M R en soire e
avant hier S afemme doit avoir cinquante ans Elle na
pas l air Si vieux ; o n ne lui en donnerait pas plus de
quarante S es enf ants sont ils mari e s Essuyez V O S mains
Je n ai pas de serviette Vous devriez mettre un tablier,
ma lle ;vous salirez votre robe
Qu est c c que vou s
faites l a ? vous e tes tre s occupe J c fais d e S c o ntur es
Comment ! vous Otez les noyaux J ai fait quelque chose
de plus ennuyeux ;j ai d ej a gren toutes ces groseilles c c
matin Quelle patience vous avez ! Y at il assez de
charbon dans le fourneau ? Combien avez vous pay e vo s
i vre ily en avait a huit,mais elle s
cerises ? Dix sous la l
ie nt pas belles
Mettez vous du mi el dans vos c o n
neta
tures ? Non,j y mets du sucre Combie n de temps les
laissez vous s ur le feu ? Environ deux heures Madame
m e nage To ut
Votre m e re n a plus besoin de s oc c u er da
se,et la fatiguerait ;j e ne veux p lus qu el
l
e S en
c ela m am a
mele
.

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LVI

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m
i a
s de
s
s
es
;
j
r ets a
diner Voulez vous me couper dapain,S il vous
plait
Aimezvous la crou
te J aim e la crou
te et la
mie aussi Voulez vous des l egumes S il vo us plait
e s carottes
Non ;donnez moi des navets,
A imez vous l
avec un peu de chou, S il vous plait Mangez vous de s
pommes de terre Je ne les a
ime a
s beaucoup ,m ais
en
j
les sont frites Voulez vous avoir la bonte
m ange quand el
d e me passer 1e s el? Le voici
J e vous remercie Vo u
le z vo us de la moutarde ? N on, m erci, j e n en prend s
u
amais
Je
crois
e vous av ez 1e
oivr
pr
e
s
de
vous
e
q
j
Voulez vous encore du b ce uf ? Volontiers, iles t Si bon
V ous servirai j e autre chose maintenant ? Jc ne prendrai
Ne mangere z vous pas d a
rien de plus, j e vous remercie
J e n p rendrai un petit morceau pour vous faire
r o s b if ?
laisir Voulez vous me passer votre assiette ? Madame,
i j e quelque chose a boire
J e vou s deman
Vous ofrir a
derai un peu d eau, S ilvous plait Oh j e vous dem a
nde
p ardon Vos poires sont tre s belles
F ran c ois, Inon p ere e st i1 lev e ? Oui,Monsieur,ily a
ongtemps O ue s t i1 ? J e C rois qu il est da
ns le jardin
l
Com me vous e tes m a
tin a
le a
uj ourd hui, Caroline ! Mais
Votre m ere e stelle leve e
no n,ilest pre s de huit heures
Elle d orm ait encore q ua
n d j e suis d escendue Ilfa
it tre s
jourd hui, p a
pa ;irons nous a la campagne ? Je
b eau au
Ah ! la
V eux bien , Si votre m e re n a pas de V isites a faire
V oil a ! Bonjour,ch e re maman Bonjour,mes chers enfants
Quelle charmante journe ! Si n ous allions a la ca
m pagne ?
Oh oui, mam a
n , nous en parlions Tiens ! voil a Vict oire
B onjour, ma tante Comment s e porte t o n chez vous ?
Tout le mon de s e porte bien , et j e viens vous chercher
tous Quel bonheur ! Voulez vous d ej e ner avec nous ?
J c vais voir Si 1e d ej eu
ner est pret.
et puis nous partirons

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vez
a
Vous na
s de chaise
Je prendrai le petit ta
bouret
Connaissez vous M B
Oui, tr e s bien , nous etion s
camarades d ecole O n dit qu il vas e marier Qui pouse
aNouvelle Orl e ans La
t il
? La l
l
e d un n e gociant de l
connaissez vous Je l ai v ue deux o utrois fois en soire e,
i, elle est tre s j olie,
Ou
e t une fois a
ubal E s t elle olie
e t tre s distingu e e
A t elle de la fortune
Elle aura cent
mille dollars, et elle a, dit ou, nuVieil oncle fort riche dont
elle doit hriter Quel e s t son no m ? P Est elle parente
de Mme A P ? C est s apetite nie ce Alors ell e doit
avoir un frere ;c a
t de son
r M m e A P nous parlait souve n
neveu de la N ouvelle Orl e ans Ilest mort la
nnee der ni
e re C est dommage S il e n faut croire s atante,c eta
it nu
beau jeune homme e t tre s range C est vrai ilvenait
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Pourriez vous me dire

est la poste ? Avec plaisir :
V ous allez pren dre la rue en face de vous ; quand vous
u bout, vous tournerez a gauche , e t a
serez a
l
o r S vous
prendrez la premi e re rue a droite ;ou vous pouvez traverser
c e magasin , alors vous en serez tout pr e s , e t vous n a
ur ez
qu a demander, tout le monde vous lindiquer aBien des
remerciements Vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper, allez

Le po ele estilallum e ? Vous faites trop d e

tout droit
feu,M Alexan dre ;regardez ,les tuyaux sont tout rouges
n
e
e
sais pas comment vous pouvez rester ici Avez vous
j
ni vos l
ettres Pas e ncore tout a fait
Plus ila a faire,
m oins il en fait , j e trouve Vous qui e tes connaisseur,
que pensez vous de c c tableau l a ? 1 1 y a un def a
ut, qui
saute aux yeux
Alfred,ne faites pas t a
nt d e bruit , mon ami,vous r e veil
l
l
lerez votre mere N a
ez V
ous a
s a la pension c c matin ?
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71

Iln est que sept heures et quart,papa . Eh bien ! vou s

Oh j e
vez pas trop de temps ;i1 faut vous pr e parer
na
suis tout pre t S avez vous vo s le co ns ? O ui, papa ; et

n
a
d
tous
mes
devoirs
C
est
bien
mais
t
chez
a
i
i
e ne
a
s
,
j
arriver trop tard
Quel temps fait i1 c c matin I! y
vait dusoleil tout a lheure,mais le ciel se couvre main
a
tenant F aitilfroid ? Non ,Madame ; ilfait tre s doux
auj ourd hui Monsieur es t i1 ici ? Oui,Madame,ilest dans
C est bon ,no s pourrons d eje u
ner de bonne
s o n cabinet
heure Prendrezvous du cafe o n du chocolat c c matin
Fa
ites moi d u chocolat, pour changer
Vous m a
vez
donn e une tasse sans soucoupe
quoi pensezvous ?
Votre s ce ur est ici,Madame Bonj our,ma petite ;comment
vous portez vous c e matin ? J c me porte bien ,merci ;et
votre mari ? 1 1 s e porte bien ;ila d umonde,voil a pour
quoi i1 n est pas ici J ai les levr e s toutes gerc es ;j e me
suis fait arracher une dent c c matin Agathe,en revenant
de conduire la petite lle a la pension ,faites moi 1e plaisir
de passer chez 1e c oi e ur et de lui dire de venir d emain
matin nf e couper les cheveux A quelle heure,Madame
A neuf heures,S ilpeut,parce que j e voudrais sortir de
bonne heure Avez vous nupasse lacet Oui,Madame
Voulezvous m e le pre ter ? Le voici O n lui a jet e de la
poudre a
e panneau
O n lui
ux yeux ;ilest tomb e dans l
fait accroire tout c c qu on veut J ai vu s o n gendre hier,
chez B C est nuancien militaire ;ilas eiwi longtemps
Voulezvous lire s a lettre
Je n ai p as mes lunettes
A vez V ous la vue basse ?
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LIX

Allons,mes enfants ! mettons nous a table Jc n ai a

s
de serviette E t moi,j e n ai pas de fourchette S onnez
Julie, Adolphe Vous n avez pas mis la serviette de
Virginie sur la table ui de fourchette p our Adolph e JG
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ou drais un couteau Mon verre n est pas pro re j e ne

ez le rincer S il vous
s ais pas qui e s t c e qui a bu dedans ;all
i pas d a etit c e matin
lait Je na
Nous avons des
sardines fr a
ic h e s
Aimez vous les huitres crues ? Jc vous
en r egalerai demain a d ej eu
ner
Env oyez G eorge de ma
part chez Mme P , demander de s nouvelles de s alle
E s t elle malade ? Ma s ce u
r m a dit qu elle avait une u
xion
de poitrine C est une maladie dangere use, s urtout a s on
n
e
Mama
irons
nous
voir
ma
ante
aujourd
hui
Je
a
t
,
g
ne sais pas Si nous pourr o ns y aller, votre grand maman
d oit ve nir passer la soir e e ;j a
im e a
is mieux envoyer Julie
prier votre tante de venir avec V O S cousines Oh oui,
ch e re m ama
n Joseph , avez vous fait du feu dans mon
cabinet Pas encore, Monsieur Alle z alors en allumer
t o ut de suite N y touchez pas m aintenant ;ilvaprendre,
v
i
i
r
Allez

n
i
r ol
e brosser mes habits
e
a
s l
e
s
o
u
e
j
Ma tante, j e sais les jours de la semai ne maintenant
Vraiment , mon enfant ! voyons Lundi, mardi, mercredi,
jeudi , vendredi, samedi, dimanche C est bien ; et les
mois de l ann e c ? J c vais essayer de les dire : j anvier,
fevrier, mars , avril , mai, j uin , juillet, aou
t, septembre
Bien ;continuez Octobre , n ovembre , et d e cembre
C est cela vous n e tes pl us nuenfant E t moi,ma tante,
Vous
e sais mes c h i e s , e t j e sais compter jusq u a cent
j
allez voir : un, deux, trois , quatre, cinq, Six, sept, huit,
neuf;dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize,dix
Sept, dix huit, dix neuf, vingt,vingt et un,vingt deux
Vous fatiguez votre tante,m e s petits enfants Non ,pas du
tout ;j e suis bien contente de voir quils sont Si savants
Je vais leur donner d e S bonbons Oh j ai oubli e ma boite ;
quel malheur ! mais j e vous en donnerai la premi e re fois
s dbo u
que j e reviendrai J e ne peux a
cher la bou
it
teille ;donnez moi 1e tire bouchon S il vous pl a
Tenez,
Charles , voil a une rune pour vou s ;m ais pre nez bien
garde d a
lez vo us me d onner
er l
e noyau Maman ,vo u
l
va
les ? 0 1) es t votre petite corbeille ?
des gro s eil

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oup de choses Oh oui, j ai Visit e les endroits les lus

r
t
ns
Que pensez vous des e dices publics J c le s
nte es s a
trouv e 1aplupart tre s beaux ;on ne s e lasse point d a
dm ir e r
Ce que j aime beau
e Panth e o n e t la Bourse
1e Louvre ,l
coup aussi, c est 1e d eme des Invalides et le portail cle
S aintS ulpice A vez V ous vuNotre Dame ? Oui ;l egli e
est belle, et remarquable pour s agrandeur ; m ais j e
Peut e tre est c c parce que j ai vu
naime pas les tours
nS ,dont rien nega
celles de la cathdrale d O r lea
l
e l el e
gante architecture Mais c e qui ne contribue pas moins
que les e dices a embellir Paris,e t 5 .en faire nu S ej our
r ts ,les quais ,les jardins pub
charmant,c e sont les b o uleva
lies,le Palais Royal,ces brillants passages que l on trouve
de tous c et e s,les chefs d ce uvr e que les arts or ent partout
aux yeux ;e t plus que tout le reste peut e tre,cette gaiet e,
qui semble donner la Vie et le mouvement a tous les
obj ets qui vous environnent, et cette politesse que l on
trouve dans toutes les classes de la socit Si l on
ajoute a cela les facilit e s que ceux qui aiment les lettre s
e t les arts , comme ceux qui ne songent
u
a
u
plaisirs
fri
x
q
voles, y trouvent pour satisfaire leurs gou
ts divers,o n a de
la peine a ne pas appeler cette belle capitale un lieu de
d el
ic e S J e nt e nd s les tambours e t la m usique
C est
i revient de
1e r egiment de la caserne que vous v o yez,q u
le xe r c ic e Avez vous ete voir la revue , a
u Champ d e
Mars, dimanche d ernier ? Oui Avez vous ete c ontent
nce uvr e de la garde nationale ? Tr e s content,j e
am a
de l
v o us assure : les grenadiers rivalisent avec la ligne Moi,
Est
e suis all a Versailles avec ma m e re et ma s mur
e
c
j
que les eau x jouaient ? N on, elles ne j o uent que l
e
premier dimanche damois

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ONVE R S A TION

LXI

75

voil a une demoiselle qui vous app ort e un

chapeau de chez votre marchande de modes Ilfa
it bien
mauvais temps c e matin ,n est c c pas ? Oui,Madame, 1e
vent e s t tre s froid, et ilfa
it une boue a
r e u
s e dans les
rues Voil a votre chapeau J e trouve la calotte nupeu
it dit qu elle y mettrait des
va
haute Madame C m a
plumes Madame , la semaine derni e re on en portait
encore , mais c e n est plus la m ode 1 1 es t bien large
1 1 v e us v amieux quand les brides sont no uees
Voici
votre petit m emoir e Vous dir ez a
Madame C que j e
p asserai chez elle samedi Edmond,j e vous serais bie n
oblige d eter votre petit chariot du pass a
ge ;vous laisse z
trainer vos j ouj oux d e tous les c et e s F ran c oise,s ilfait
beau temps a deux heures, vous Irez promener les enfants
Ma s oeur, voulez vous me faire 1e plaisir de venir faire
des emplettes avec moi apr e s 1e d ej eu
ner ? Que voulez
vous acheter ? Differentes choses ,
de la toile d a
bo r d,
pour faire des Chemises ;celles que j ai commencent a
S user ;et puis des cravates, d es mouchoirs et des bas
J ai aussi besom de cols J irai avec vous acheter toute s
c e s choses , a condition que vous me m ener ez ensuite faire
une promenade aux Tuileries J y consens j e vous m e
ner a
i m e me a
uVaudeville c e soir s i vous voulez ;j ai
deux billets C est tre s agr able ;vous Tef erez beaucoup
de plaisir Etes vous pre te , ma s mur ? Me voici Julie,
vous s errerez ma robe Oui, Mademoiselle ; ne vous en
inquitez pas, j e rangerai tout O uvoulez vous aller ?
O uvous voudrez Mes enfants, j e crains que vous ne
il
l
r s , S il pleut,
soyez mouille s Oh que non ,maman d a
eu
nous prendrons un a
Ne revenez pas trop tard
cr e
N o n, ma ch e re m e re J e me suis lev e a Six heures c e
matin ;ilne faisait pas encor e clair Je me suis habill e
dans lob s cur ite A ll ez faire le l
it, s il vous plait ;j e
M ad ame ,

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EN

IN T

FR E N C H .

s dormi c ett e n u
udrais m e c oucher J e n ai a
it ;j e

O u allez vous, Marie

it
tousser
J e vais
i f a qu
e
na
Voulez vous acheter en m e me
chercher de la farine
temps une livre de cassonade e t nupaquet de chandelles ?
Voici encore des
A vez vous ni de tremper 1e linge ?
taches Elles S en iront a la longue Laissez tout cel
a
tremper d ans le baquet jusqu e demain Vous aurez beau
temps pour S e cher votre linge Vous devriez rester a m e
tenir compagnie ;j e suis toute seule c c soir J c n ai a
s
pport e d o uvr a
Nous
causerons
S
i
vous
e
tes
libr
e
e
a
g
n
er
c c om a
e
Le
matin
d emain matin ,vo us devriez m a
,
g
j
l
vais a
lez vous to us les j ours ?
u bain ,j e suis abonn e Y a
Non ,j e ny vais que tous les deux jours

vo

L X II

J e me suis tr ouVe dans une tris te Situation ;j e ne savais

it une q uestion de Vie o u
plus o udonner de la t e te C eta
d e mort J ai une lettre a vous remettre de la part de
M C J ai fait s aconnaissance chez votre oncle E t s o n
ir e avec son associ e ? Elle n est pas arrang e s Pre
a
a
nez garde, il est tre s rus e Le j eu n en vaut pas la
chandelle Vous s vez que M D se retire J y perds
mon latin ; 9ame passe S afem m e 1e m e ne ;c est une
O n ne doit pas se ddire
1 1 c om
vr aie poule mouille
p romet tous ses ami s On l a tre s mal trait e Je lui ai dit
qu il tait la che Ce mot la l a pi que a
uvif ;ila roug i
M D n es t a
s encore arriv e ?
M J lui a reproch e S acon
duite J c parie qu ilne Viendra a
Oh q ue s i,i1 Viendra ;
s
i1 me l a promis positivement
1 1 se fait tard Iln est que
d ix heures Iltait fou d e j oie d a
vo ir gagn e son
o c es
Ilne nte nd pas raillerie l a dess u
s : ila frap e nu j une
homme qui le plaisantait l autre jour Ilne faut pas le
provoquer Iln a pas beaucoup de patience Ne me

mettez a
en
col
e
re
Tenez ! 1s voil a d ej a en col e re ;taisez
s

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vous quelque chose a dire a

ma tante ?
Priez la de dire a Eugenie que j ai fait toutes s es com
missions, et que j e lui enverrai s arobe, s o n collier e t
s e s boucles d o r eil
l
e s ,a vec l
e chapeau ,la semaine prochaine
,

l
e
c
l
e
par chemin
fer J e ne sais pas Si j ai des pains a
cacheter maintenant Attendez,voici de la cire a cache
ter 9avaudra mieux Que j e suis e tourdie ! j ai oubli e de
d ater ma lettre
Quel jour du mois est cc auj ourd hui
Attendez : lundi tait le douze, mardi le treize , mercredi
l
e quatorze , c est aujourd hui 1e quinze
Voulez vo us me
e service de sonner ?
r endre l
Tenez, Julie, portez vite
c ette lettre a la poste
j ai peur qu il ne soit trop tard E n
r evenant , Julie , achetez moi n
nc,
u cheveau de l bl a
e t quelques aiguilles de soie verte
Entrez ,s ilvous plait
Tiens ! c est c e dr Ole de petit Edmond Vous etes d ej a
revenu de la pension Iln est pas trop tet,ilest cinq heure s
t Si tard
passes J e ne pensais pas qu il f u
Eh bien ,
quand la distribution des prix aura t elle lieu ? Ce sera
de samedi en huit ;ainsi de ec h ez vous de vous d ebar
ra
La voil a
s s e r de votre rhume J ai perdu m o naiguille
par terre Je vous remerci e J e suis lasse d e tre assise ;
e n ai pas boug e de 15 depuis lo n
a
gtemps
Olympe
elle
t
j
ete une bonne l
l
Elle n a pas ge n e s acousine ? Oh ,
e
pauvre petite ! elle n a pas ouvert 1abouche une fois de
toute la soire e P uis quelle a t sage, j e lui donnerai
demain une boite de gel e e de coings, a son diner
Iltombe des gouttes de pluie
Je crois que nous allons
avoir un orage 1e ciel e s t tre s couvert Il claire d ej a
1 1 tonne
Voulez vous fermer la fen e tre ? Oh ! Qu est
c c uil a
l
a
U
ne
ara
gn
e
e
sur
rideau
Que
vous
e
tes
?
i
l
e
q
y
enfant de crier comme cela pour une araign e e ! faites la
tomber,et cra
sez la J e n ose pas Otez vous alors
Quel ouragan !
O h com me ilpleut ! Voici de la grele
nous avons eu raison de ne pas sortir J ai d echir e
ma robe Elle n est quun peu dcousue ;j e vais vo us y
fa
ir e nup oint c a ne s e verra pas maintenant
repass e.

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79

T enez, ma ch e re ,voici une in vitation pour la semaine

prochaine Voyons : i1 faudra y aller J ai e mbrass e 1a
marie ;elle tait tre s gaie
soir Annette, la petite a

cc

sommeil, allez la coucher Voulez vous serrer la timbale

d argent S ave z vous quelle heure ile st ? Ilfaut mettr e
cet argent dans le comptoir Aie ! j e me suis pinc e le
s bonne
doigt Cette pi e ce l a n est a
Qui vous l a donn e e ?
Courez apr e s lui Iles t trop loin mai ntenant Que c est
fatigant d e tre debout toute la j ourne ! Je voudrais qu il

Vous e tes paresseux Il

fu
t temps d aller me coucher
s jeter de pierres par dessus les murs ,vous pour
ne faut a
n
l
rit
sous
cape
I
e luu
r iez attraper qu
q
is pas a
ttenda
Comment vous portez vous j e ne m a
avoir le pl
aisir de vous voir c e matin ;j e vous croyais
encore a la campagne Depuis quand e tes vous revenu ?
r r iv er ; e n ai pas encore ete chez moi
Je ne fais que d a
j
Avez vous d ejeu
n e ? N on, pas encore Eh bien , venez
avec moi ;nous dje u
nero ns ensemble chez Parker Tre s
bien , allons y Avez vous beaucoup chass e cet automne
P as beaucoup,parce que j etais oblig e presque tout le temps
de surveiller les ouvriers Avez vous fait des changements
votre maison de campagne ? Nous avons fait b a
tir une
a
salle de billard ;ainsi ,vous pourrez venir faire une partie
quand vous voudrez C est bon ;j e Vf iid i a
j nu de c es
jours essayer votre billard Vous devriez venir lundi pro
chain ;no us aurons dumonde J e t a
cherai Vous nous
ferez plais ir Entrons ici, Si vous voule z Garc on , o u
est la carte La voici, Monsieur Donnez nous un bif
tec aux po m mes de terre,une omelette,et une bouteille
de Vin Garc on ! Voil a,Monsieur Deux tasses de cafe
ulait et d es petits pains Vous prendrez un peu de liqueur
a
nis e tte Y o u
intenant ? Gar c on ! deux petits verres d a
ma

N on,pas de biscuits
Combien
ez vou s d es bis c uits avec
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von s nous a payer

Monsieur, vous avez a
p ayer un
a
dollar vingt cinq cents pour to ut c c que vous avez eu
Voici d eux dollars
Voulez vous ven ir VoI la ferme ?
v ns qu a traverser la route
C est trop loin Nous na
Le
a
ce
l
lant N a
pas
e
chien
m
e
chant
i
l
s oleilest bru
e
s
t
;
g
,
Votre cou sin n est a
e t ilpourrait vous mordre
s ic i ?
demain pour tout a fait Nous
Ilfait s e s malles 1 1 S e nVa
avons ete vous voir hier Je s uis fa
ch e de na
a
vo i
s ete
S aS (B 11 1 a m i c tre s mauvai s e sant e ;elle e s t
chez moi
nes s e depuis S ix semaine s
poitrinaire elle p rend dulait d a
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p
p

Lucie , allez V oir quelle heure ilest a la p endule dusalon;

ma montre e s t a
r r etee
Maman ,iles t deux heures m oins
un quart D ej a ! Oui,ma
man Alors, j e ne sortirai a
s
avant 1e diner Donnez moi les pincettes, que j a
rr a
nge 1e
feu ;j ai froid Ilneige Celarendra le te mps plus de ux
Le jardinier a dit ce matin qu il d gelait Ilne fait a
s
plus chaud pour cela Avez Vous 1e s o uf et pre s de vous
Le voici S o uiez nupeu le feu, S il v ou s plait Voil ales
tisons qui roulent Vo ule v o us remettre les pin c ettes a leur
lace, et me donner la pelle, que j e rel eve les cendr e s ?
Ba
layez nu peu le foyer mai ntenant J e ne e ux pas
a
u clou dans l
e
trouv e r le petit balai N est il a
s
coin de la chemin e e ? J e ne le vois a
Ah ! le voici
s
de c c c e t e Vo ulez vous, s il vous plait, me mettre une
epingle 5 .mon c h u par derri ere ? Votre ch ale n est pas
droit ;tirezle un peu de c c c et e Mes bas sont trou e s,
S i vous voulez me les
e t mes gants sont dcousus !
d onner, j e vous les raccommoderai
O uavez vous mis
u dc lque j ai d e vid e c c matin ? J e ne m e n
lech e ve a
ma
is i1 faut prendre de la soie pour 9a Oh
s uis pas servie
uelle
mauvaise
aiguille
!
Prenez
e u une dans mon e tui
q
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manger
a

J e vais leur j eter une p oign e de

c h en
evis
Tiens ! vous avez des abeilles Ne vous
approchez pas des ruches ; il y a quelques abeilles de
sorties ;elles pourraient vous piquer Les chenilles ma
n
gent toutes les feuilles Cueillez une rose Voil a de tre s
jolis oeillets S entez cette gir o ee Elle sent tre s b o
s,
Vous avez um perce oreille s ur votre c o l;ne remuez a
que j e 1e fasse tomber E t vous avez une petite
couturi e re s ur votre ch u Le potager est ferm e S avez
vous c e que c est que cela ? Non C est du chanvre
Vraiment Oui ;nous 1e donnons a ler a de p a uvres
J aimerais a voir faire de la toile I] y a un tiss e
femmes
rand pr e s d iC I Le temps e st tr eS Couve rt Ilpleut ;nous
pouvons nous mettre a l abri sous c c berceau Nous ferions
mieux d aller chez nous Entrez,vous vous ferez mouiller
J en
n
el uu
u
r avec s o n
C
est
ma
s
c
e
te nds monter qu
q
Nous sommes quatre,nous pouvons jouer a
l
s
u whist
Voulez vous approcher la table de c c c et e ? Je vais donner
M elez les bien Jc me suis tromp e A qui 1a
l
es cartes
utr e s cartes,Marie j e vais essayer
faute Avez vous d a
de faire nu tour qu on m a montre hier Ce jeu ci n est
p as complet Ildoit l e tre, cependant Voici les quatre
rois,les dames et le s valets toutes le s gures y sont d ej a :
voici aussi les as , les cce ur s et les carreaux Ilmanque
n dix de tr e e, avec l
e huit e t l
e Six de pique
s eulement u
O uest ma petite lle Elle est dans s on berceau ;
elle dort Vous lui donnerez une cuillere de cette
potion tous les quarts d h eur e Que croyez vous qu elle a ?
On ne peut rie n dire encore ;i1 faut attendre Jc reviendrai
Avez vous une garde pour cette
1avoir demain matin
nuit ?
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A nnette, avez vous port e mes souliers chez l
es
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r j en
soir, c a
aurai besoin pour dimanche
i fa
uS S itOt que j a
ua
it ma vaisselle N O ublie pas
J irai a
S aux talons
ou
Non ,M o n
d e lui dire de mettre de S c l
uvolant ave c
sieur Ma s ce ur,voulez vous venir jouer a
e s raqu
ettes ? J e vais le s
moi dans la cour ? Avez V ous l
chercher Ilnous faut un autre volant ;celui C i ne vaut
lus rien Attendez ;j e vais dire a la petite po rtie re
d aller nous en a
cheter nu O ui, allez Monsie ur, voici
Bien voici uns o upour votre peine Je vous
N otre volant
?remercie ,Monsieur
C om me vous j ouez mal ! Tenez ! c est
a
ssez ;allons nous promener dans le jardin Encore une
/v o u
artie,ma S (B u1 ! j e j ouerai m ieux;
Oui, et
s verrez
uis vous manquez ls premier coup ! Parce que vous ne
m e lenv o y e
a
s assez fort
C est le vent qui repousse le
olant ;c c n est pas ma faute J e tais S u
r que vous l
e nv e
riez s ur c c mur J e vais l avoir avec l e chelle Ah !
voici ma tante avec E m ile e t s e s s murs ;courons a leur
Bo njour, ma t a
nte Bonjour,ma ni e ce ;votre
r encontre
m e re y est elle Oui ,ma tante, elle est en haut Nou s
a
vons din e h ier chez Mme D Nous avons mang e une
dinde f arcie dlicieuse 1 1 y avait nude s se rt superbe On
n est sorti de table qu a pre s de neuf heures S aS (B11 1
l
Elle est enchante de la patrie da
r ive r d Ita
ie
vient d a

T asse J a r ends la musique maintenant Ah ! J ai

tin J e sais d ej a la gamme : do,i e,m i,
c ommenc e c e m a
i eou, mais c est
Cela nest pas be a
fa
, s ol
, la, si , d o
Vous avez l air de sou ff rir Le
t oujours quelque chos e
ng me porte a la t e te
sa
Vous devriez mettre des sang
il
va
sues On m a s aign e lasem a
ine derni e re Vous tr a
lez trop ;ilfaut pren dre soin de votre sant e C est tre s
diic il
e avec tant d o c c u a
tio ns
is
Comment ! a
l
s encore h a
b il
e! et ile s t m idi
J e neta
a
s b ie n c c matin ; e me suis lev e tard ; e serai b ie ntet
j
j
pre t D e ech e vous J e n ai que m acravate a mettre
S i quelquun vient,j e serai a lamaison aquatre heures

p orter

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Voulez V0 us jouer aux dominos ? F aisons l

utet une
partie de billard, Si vous voulez j ouer Jc veux bien
Ga
rc on , o usont les billes ? Ne sont elles pas dans les
blouses ? J e n en trouve quune Les autres sont de c e
c Ote ci
C e s queues l a sont nupeu lourdes
E n v oici de
plus l ege res Celle ci e s t trop courte pour m O I Prenez
en une autre,ou jouez avec le gros bout Attendez ;j e
vais me servir de la masse pour c e coup Combien aviez
Vous de points ?
Dix sept, j e crois Oui ; c a Vous fait
maintenant vingt et um Vingte t un a vingt quatre
L a t o n marqu e ? Otez vous ;j e vais faire un caram
bol a
ge Vous allez manquer 1abille lutet, et vous
mettre dans la blouse Ne vous l avais j e a
s bien dit ?
Que j e suis maladroit ! S ans c e r a
c c r oc ,1apartie tait
a vous Voulezvous votre revanche ? Non, il est trop
tard ;ilfaut nous en aller C est un fameux et ourdi Le
aillard
n
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a
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Voulez vous venir av ec moi faire une visite a Mme

Davis c c matin ? Jc n ai a
s l
e temps ;ilfaut que j aille
a
uchantier ;nous manquons de bois
J e vais diner A 12
cam p a
gn
e aujourd hui Voulez vous mettre 1e cheval a
l
avoiture,que j e parte ? Jc n ai pas le harnais Eh bien ,
m ettez la selle, e t donnez moi m es perons Vous e tes en
l
l
ie qu au trot ? J c vous demande pardon ,
retard ;vous na
u galop A quelle heure e tes vous parti ?
e suis venu a
e petit D ;
maintenant ? On lui a mis
.m m m e nt s e porte l
i
l
m
a
vsicatoire
u
bras
beaucoup
ieux
m e re
a
e
t
S
s
n
;
9
te ;elle lui permet tout Jc suis etonne que Mme D
m ga
S as ce u ne lui ressemble pas a cet gar d ;
s oit Si fai ble
elle el e ve bien ses enfants Les voici qui viennent e nn!
Comme vous venez tard
A quoi p a
ssez vous votre temps a la c a
mp a
gne ? Cela
vons pas de V isites ,j e lis ou e m e
depend ;qua nd nous na
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EN

elle a
u lit ? Oui ;j e l
u
i ai dit q u ell e f er a
it
v o ir mal a l
bien de s e coucher, car elle s e lai g nait d a
a
t et e et le frisson Ilfaut que j a
ille la voir Prenez garde
de la rveiller, Si elle dort Elle a la gure b r u
l
a
nte ;j e
crains que c c ne soit la rougeole J enverrai chercher M
L demain mati n Si elle nest pas mieux Fr a
ngo is ,voulez
vous plier mo n manteau et aller me chercher une lumi e re
J ai pass e pr e s de l a l autre jour
La mal so nes t a louer ;
n criteau
Monsieur, i1 ny a a
i1 y a u
s de feu dans
votre cabinet ;faut ilque j en allume ? N o n,c e n est pas
la peine ;j e ny resterai pas longtemps Monsieur,voici le
m emoire du boulanger Le b oucher ne vous at il a
s
do nn e le S i en Voulez vous assaisonner la salade Lh uile
Justine, o ue s t le couve rcle d u sucrier ? La
es t g ee
cafetie re S en v a;dcouvrez la,e t Otez 1adufeu
Qu est
l
I
faut
esp

rer
u
e cela ne
u
ce
e l
e mdeci n a ordonn e ?
q
q
Il
Ilm est arriv e hier une e trange aventure
s era rien
ne voulait pas S e n aller ;o na t oblig e d envo ye r c he r c h er
la garde
A combien s e monte mon m emoire, Madame , S ilvous
plait ? j e m en vais Le voici, Monsieur C a ne doit pas
e tre tant Jc vous de mande pardon ,Monsieur : vous avez
e
une nuit a cinquante cents , le souper d hier,e t le d ej eu

rd hu
i
a
ner e t le diner d a
a
deux
dollars
cela
f
it
deux
u
ou
,
,
j
d o llars e t demi, et puis un demi boisseau d a
vo ine qu on a
d onn e a
er mon cheval
ucheval Gar c on ,vous pouvez sell
Voyez S il veut boire avant de lui mettre s o n mors La
route es t bonne, vous arriverez a
u coucher du soleil

a
a
i
une
crav
che
La
voici
Tenez
gar
c
o
Avez
v
s
a
n
J
,
vous bien dormi cette nuit ? A quelle heure vous etes
V o us lev e ? Quand vous serez pre t, nou s partirons
c h ete
Venez vous ? Jc mets mon habit
Ilfaudra que j a
une chaine de montre
E c o uto ns la musique j aime
ir
beaucoup c e t a
Nous V enons de voir passer la r oc e s
s ion
Le pauvre M P es t bie n inrm e Qu e s t cc qu il

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a la goutte ;il marche avec des bquilles S on

pauvre p e re tait sourd e t aveugle quand il e s t mort
Lequel des cinq sens perdriez vous avec le moins de regret,
la vue,l oui e,lo do r a
t o u le toucher ? C est dif
t,l
e go u
cile a dire Vous pouvez servir le diner maint enant ,tout
l
e monde e s t ici
J ai tre s faim E t m oi aussi Oh ! j e me
suis bru
l e la bouche C est bien fait ;pourquoi e tes vous Si
gourman de ? Vous e tes mchant Il n a fait que la
taquiner toute 1asoire e Je crois qu il est amoureu x
d elle II lui f ait 1ac our d ur e manie re c urieuse
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a sonn e,Julie Oui, Madame,j y vais Qui est cc

itier e,Madame
qui es t l a ? C est la la
Dites lui d nous
apporter de meilleur lait Combien f aut ilque j en prenn e
aujourd hui,Madame Prenez euune pinte L avez vou s
pay e e la derni e re fois ? Non ,Madame Eh bien ,ilfaut
la payer auj ourd hui C ombie n lui devons nous ? Cel a
fait trois semaines Devez vous quelque chos e a la fr uiti
e re aussi ? Non , Madame, j e l ai pay e e hier E t chez
le ic ier, devez vous quelque chose
Jc ne dois que la
livre de ch a
ndelles et le pain de savon que j ai ete chercher
hier, avec le cafe de c e matin Bien de ech ez vous
d a r ete r l
ner,et puis vous pourrez aller a
umarch
e d ej e u
d
Que voulez vous que j a
u
u
r d hi ? N ous a
urons
a
c h ete a
o
j
monde a diner ;nous devrions avoir de lavolaille et da
V ous pourre z
gibier : Vous ne voulez a
s de poisson
prendre numorceau de saumon ,S iln est pas trop cher ;ou
bien nu maquereau , mais ildoit e tre bien frais pour e tre
bon Le p at e que j ai command e chez le p atissier servira
d e nt ee pour second service ,des l e gumes avec dupoisson
frit de chaque c Ote seront s ufs a
Vous garderez les
nts
ulait et la tourte de pommes pour l
(R ufs a
e dernier service
V ous
1 1 nous faut quelque chose our l
e d ess r t Madame
O n

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es paniers de fraises ;ilny a pas d a

utr es
a
ch ete re z quelqu
fruits maintenant Nous aurons deS compotes,de la cr e me

t r e s .
con

de S

et

que vous n etes pas f ach e contre moi Vou s

u contraire , d e me dire
plaisantez ;j e vous suis oblig e, a
quand j e fais des fautes J e voudrais faire de V ous un b o n
oueur
e doute beaucoup que vous russissiez j amais ;
J
j
c est jeter des perles aux pourceaux J e ne s uis pas de
Connaissez vous c c petit dandi qui tait assis
Votre avis
a c Ote de Mlle D ? J ai oubli e s on no m ;j e l ai s ur le
e dire
s l
Iles t tres
bout de la langue,mais j e ne p eux a
l
r idicu
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Jos e hine,j e viens d inViter M L a d eje u

ner ;qua
vez
Du j ambon ,des otelettes de m ou
v ous a nous donner ?
ton ,d ufromage et de lacreme, avec le cafe 1 1 y a en
Pour
ba
s des (e ufs frais ,nous pouvons avoir une omelette
riez vous nous don ner des huitres ? O ui,j e vais envoyer
Ang elique en chercher Mais, ilfaut que vous pensiez a
nous avoir du vin b ientOt Voulez vous me couper du
pain , Edmond ? Comm e vous faites des miettes s ur la
table ;prenez garde ! Ce couteau ne coupe pas Ilny a
a
s longtemps qu il a t repass e ; vous ne 1e tenez pas
bien Votre jambon est dlicieux Vous en donnerai j e
une autre tranche Vous ne buvez pas Ce fromage a
bonne mine 1 1 fa
ut que j en gou
te P r enezuvo us dul a
it
dans votre cafe? Oui,toujours 1e matin J e vais vous
montrer mon j ardi n maintenant Si vous voulez Voici d ej a
r
Vos arbres sont tre s beaux Comme tous
d ulilas en eu
les arbres sont avanc e s ! Voulez vous une rose Mon
sie ur,les homme s o ut ni de scier le bois Donnez leur a
chac unnuverre dc vin Jc v a
is les payer ;voulez vous m ex
Avez vous votre fusil P retez le moi
e u e r une minute ?
il
e s t ch arg e A t
s e a tire r Prenez gar d e ;
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l
ut qui nous rend a
pas avoir d orgueil,car c est un d ef a
a
Prenez une chaise, et
f ois ridicules e t dsagrables
asseyez vous Ne faites pas attention a moi,j e vous en
prie Appr chez vous du feu T h ere se, voulez vous
arranger un peu le feu ? Pas pour m oi Ce boi L
i
noircit ;ondirait qu il e s t mo uill C est signe de nei g e
Quelle fume e vous faites ! Laissez la porte ouverte pen
dant quelques moments Quoiquil soit instruit, i1 y a
beaucoup de choses dont iln a pas d id ee Ilne S atten
dait a
s a nous trouver 1a
i
l

tait
tout
bahi
Vous
avez
;
it bien des changements dans votre maison
fa
Ne les avez
?
vous pas encore vus Non Cet te pi e ce C i tait votre salle
a manger,j e crois ? Oui ;e t comme elle tait nupeu petite
quand no us avions du monde,j en ai fait mon cabinet Il
Comment
e s t tre s beau ;j e vous en fais mon compliment
trouvez vous ma biblioth e que ? Tr es j o lim e nt faite ;e s t
Ou
i
Vous avez de tre s beaux tableaux
e lle en acajou ?
1 1 me faut une pendule maintenant, et des vases pour
mettre s u ma chemin e e Vous en trouverez a
b o nm ach e
dans Washington S treet 1 1 faut que j e vous montre m o n
I] y avait ici un petit vestibule que
s alon maintenant
l
supprim
e
fait
abattre
cloison
qui
Sparait
et
a
i
a
a
i
Z
;
j
j
les deux pi e ces du devant,pour n en faire quune C a fait
um beau salon La chemin e e e s t tre s j olie C est dumarbre
Ne touchez pas aux murs,la peinture n est a
l
ie
s
d Ita
S i vous voulez v oir les etages suprieurs ,
encor e S e che
nous monterons Ilme tarde de pouvoir Sortir mes eur s ,
mais ilfait e ncore trop froid
y avait de la glace s ur ls
lac c c mati n Quoi ! deux heures a votre cadra n
um O IS dc
d oit e tre I heu e 11 y aura une eclipse de s oleil a
O
n
di
e a
n
l
t
Visibl
Bosto
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Voil a
sept h eure s qui son nen t allons ,Pauline ! ilfaut
D ej a ? j a
i encore som m eil Ne vous r a elez
vou s lever

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s que vous avez promis a votre

ra
o us a
n
d
m
ma
a
n
g
d e t re chez elle a neuf heures Ilfaut f aire votre prie re :
dites la tout haut, que j e lentende
Notre P e re qui
nctie;que ton re gn e
es aux cie ux, que ton nom soit s a
arrive , que ta volont e soit faite s ur la terre comme a
uciel ;
donne nous aujourd hui notre pain quotidien pardonne nous
nos p e ch e s, comme nous pardonnons a ceux qui nous o nt
ivr e
is point en tentation ;mais del
o ff ens es ;e t ne nous ind u
nous dumal ;c aa toi appartiennent 1e r e gn e,la pui ss a
nce,
e t la gloire ,a jamais
Amen Maman ,es t cc assez Ma
tant e y est elle ? 1 1 y a une dame avec ell e Q uoi ! vous
partez d ej a ? vous e tes bien press es ! Vous venez nous
voi r s i rarem ent,vo us devrie nous faire le plaisir de reste r
nupeu plus longtemps quand vous venez
Vous savez que
e ne puis pas beaucoup sortir avec mes deux petites l
l
e
s
j
e t mon petit gar c on
Ilfaut les amener avec vous
Jc
vous suis bien oblig e e de votre bont e, mais vous ne songez
pas a
u tapage que font trois petits etre S comme 9a Oh
cela ne fait rien ;j aime les enfants J e vous souhaite 1e
bonjour Adieu,Madame N e venez pas plus loin ,j e vou s
en prie ;i1 f ait S i froid Vous plaisantez j a
ur a
il
e plaisir
le s c a
l
de vous accompagner j us qua
le r
Vous f aites des
c e remonies,vous avez tort Pas d utout Bonjour ;a
uplaisir
de vo us revoir,Madame ;mes amiti e s a Mademoisell e votre
s oeur, S ilvous plait
ng e r mon jar
Edmond, voulez vous venir m aider a
ar ra
din ? Ilfait S i chaud a
Allez chercher votre
u soleil
casquette Avez vous un couteau dans votre poche ? J ai
mon petit couteau de la foire P r ete z le m o i, s il vous
plait, que j e tail l
e les branches de c c j smin Voil a des
racines que vous devriez couper J e n ai pas la pioche
J irai vous la chercher Apportez en m e m e temps la b e che
e rateau
e
Voici la bech e ,m a
et l
is j e n ai pas utrouver l
rateau N est il pas dans la serre Non ;1e jardinier
doit S en e tre servi c e matin A tte ndez, 1e voila l a ba
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dans la brouette 0 1)
Da
n s la gran d
r s d uberceau
Vous ne 1e voyez a
s
iles t d e
e
Ah ! j e 1e vois Ratissez c e tte a
le
l
vant vos yeux
Voulez vous aller cher
i l
es plates bandes
e t j e b ec h e r a
cher de l eau maintenant,pour arroser les rosiers et c es
pau vres (Billets qui sont presque morts ? Le vent a re ni
is mis s u
va
r l
vers e les pots de e ur s que j a
e haut d a
gradin Ramassez le myrte ;ila une branche de cass e e
Les chenilles et les li m a c ons a
bim e nt tout ;regardez l
es
ie r
Que c est dsagrable ! J ai bien envie
f euilles dug u
de la
anter une vigne a la place,que j e ferai
rr a
c h er ,e t de p l
Qu en pensez vous ?
m onter en espalier 1e long d amur

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L XX I V

r de v ou s souhaite r 1e bonj our ;

Madame , j a
i lh onneu
co m ment vous portez vous ? Vous e tes bien bon , Mon
sieur ;j e me porte tre s bien ;et vous m eme ? Tre s bien,
M
D
Je
crois
qu
i
l
t
s e po rte bien
e vous remercie
E
j
Ayez la bont e de vous asseoir Comment est c e qu il e s t
absent Ilvoya
ge maintenant pour aff aires
mais vous
Je suis tre s bie n
s eriez plus a votre aise dans c c fauteuil
Approchez vous da
r cette chaise ,j e vous suis oblig e
su
feu ;ilfait froid c c matin Oui,m a
is o n ne sent pas le
is que les jeunes gens nont
froid du tout ici J o ub lia
amais
froid
Comment
s e porte Melle Caroline ,Madame ?
j
Elle a t un peu indispos e la semaine derni e re , et
elle est all e e aujourd h ui prendre l air a la campagne
ur a
it pas uchoisir nuplus beau j ou r, Ilfait assez
Elle na
Mais ilf a
b eau ,ile s t vrai,pour la saison
ut,a votre tour,
me dire comm ent votre famille s e porte comment s e porte
Monsieur votre p e re ? Je ne suis pas content de s as a
ute;
la moindre chose 1e fatigue maintenant Iln est pourtant
1
pas a
n
i
n
a
que
soixante
n
ans
mais
la
et u
e
N
o
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,
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faire V O S Visites ? J ai co m m and e la voiture pour deux

heures On a sonn e ;j e ne peux pas voir qui c est Allez
udomestique de ne laisser entrer personne courez
dire a
V ite,de ech ez V ous

L XXV

Voulez vous me donner cent plumes, avec un b ton de

c ire a cacheter ?
Avez vous d u papier a dessin ? Com
bien tout cela f ait i1 Vo uS travaillez encore ? que
faites vous maintenant ? Je fais une bourse pour mon
fre re Vo ulez vous venir avec moi j us quaWinter
S treet ? Traversons ici pen dant qu il ne passe pas de
voitures D e ech onS nous J a
i manqu e de tomber ; 1e
pav e est S i glissant !
Ma femme et mes enfants sont all s a la campagne c c
im a
is a
matin , e t comme j e na
s a rester a
la maison tout
s eul , j e suis venu di n
er avec vous C est tre s aimable a
vous ;mais j e regrette que vous ne nous ayez pas fait pr evenir,
parce que nous vous donnerons unm auvais diner Je pren
is s uque vous dussiez venir
drai la fortune d upot S i j a
va
ra
i
command
e
quelque
autre
chose
Vous
auriez
eu
a
u
s
j
tort, on peut faire un tre s b o n diner avec la soupe et le
bouilli ;i1 faut agir en ami , s a
ns cr m onie ;9avaut mieux
Mesdames, quand vous serez pra
tes , nous partirons
Voici le chemin de lFHI o sitio n 1 1 y a ici beaucoup de
ta
bleaux pre cieux Etes vous connaisseur en tableaux ? 1 1
I
l
n
c c tableau l a
e s t pein t
a
beaucoup
de
talent
da
s
y
d apr e s Rapha el : c e s t une b elle peinture : les passion s
vous l
r e m ie r
e
ont
b
en
exprimes
Comment
trouvez
i
s
lan de c e tableau ci
C est imit e daTitien Il n est
c e tous les
pas bien expos e Ceci est d a re s nature : i1 e a
autres : c est peint a lhuile ,j e crois Non ,c est seulem ent
a la
est
bien
conserv
e
Les
couleurs
en
sont
l
I
l
e
u
a
el
q
bien vives La lu m ie r e e t le s o m bres s ont bie ndistribues
e in
l
adist ribution des d e tails , e t
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ux e ets de la lumi a
re et des ombres
a
d his toi e : il s t u
n peu endo mmag e :

Voil a nutableau
r
o n devrait 1e de s
e
cendre et le faire restaurer Regardez c e beau paysage
Cette perspective es t tr e s belle Ceux ci sont des m a
rines : le coloris es t excellent Les r e ets de la lumiere,
Cc
e t la r e exion des objets dans l ea usont bien naturels
Ilest consid e re
ci est par l un de nos pre miers peintres
n artiste de premier ordre
On regarde cela
c omme u
c omme n
uchef d oeuvre Ilfaut nous en aller maintenant
Voici 1e chemin de la m aison A vez vous jamais ete a la
Du
sseldorf Gallery Elle mrite d e tre vue
J e viens vous dire adieu Quand comptezvous partir
J6 p ars apr e s diner Comment ! auj ourd hui ? O ui j e m en
vais par le train duSo i r J esp ere que v ous ne nous oublie
rez pas Non , certainement Adie u Je vous souhait e
nub o nvoyage : j es er e que vous arriverez l a sans accident
Votre ami y est i1 ? Ilest en haut,dans s achambre Il
fait s amalle 1 1 S e n vac c soir pour tout a fait Vrai
ment ! J en suis fach e J c vais lui dire que vous etes ici
Nous sommes all e s vous voir avant hier ;vous l a t oudit
Oui ;j e regrette de na
Vous
v oir pas ete a la maison
e tes d e cid e a pa
rtir, a c e qu on me dit Vous ne penserez
i j amais mes
plus a nous qua
Je no ub lier a
nd vous serez l a
amis
J avais peur que vous ne fussiez parti j ai couru
e ne pars qu a
Asseyez
vous
donc
f
e
e suis tout e Ss o u
;
j
j
e s ery ic e de prendre
neuf heures P-o ur r ie vous m e r endr e l
unpetit paquet ? c est pour ma s ce ur J c m en chargerai
Ilne faut pas
volontiers J e le lui e m e ttr a
i moi m e me
vous ge ner
Adie u;portez vous bien ; nous ne nou s
reverrons p lus ;s oyez heureux !
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e
i
l
n
naturel de la V ivacit de s o n a
paraissait
e
;
g
t alarmer la r egente ,
t qui u
da
nS s aconduite aucun d egou
it que les dissipations de ces ex
tta
e t cette princesse s e a
ic a
draient incapable d a l
tio n,e t qu elle en
e re n
e c ic e s l
gouvernerait pl us longtemps
umois de novem b r e ,1am e me ann e e de la mort
U m our,a
de s o n a
r e ,il
venait de faire la revue de plusieurs r egiments ;
u r es de lui ;1e roi parais
l
e r d E ta
t Piper tait a
1e c o ns e il

iS j e prendre la
sait abim e dans une re verie profonde
Pu
libert e, lui dit Piper, de dema
nder a votre majest a quoi
elle s o nge Si Srieusement
Je songe , rpondit le prince,
que j e me sens digne de commander a ces braves gens ;e t
u
i
m
oi n
e r e cu
i
eux
s s io ns l
o r dr e d une
e voudrais que u
j
i s i t dans l
e moment l
femme Piper s a
oc ca
S io n de faire
une grande fortune Iln avait pas assez de cr e dit pour oser
e ntr e ris e dangereuse d Ote r la
s e charger lui m e me de l
nce r la majorit duroi ;ilpro
va
r egence a la reine, et d a
posa cette ngociation a
u c omte Axel S parre,ho m me ar
dent, qui cherchait a se donner de la consid e ration : ille
nc e duroi
de la c ona
S parre le crut,s e chargea de
a
tta
i lla que pour Piper
tout e t ne trava
Les conseillers de la r egence furent bientet persuad e s :
l
ils a
l
er e nt en corps en faire la proposition a la reine, qui
it pas a une pareille d e claration
Les Etats
nc S a
ttend a
gnraux etaient assembl e s alors ; les conseillers de la
r en
ro os a
t
l
a

a
i
r e : iln
eut
pas
r e e ne e y
u
n
e vo ix
g
y
contre ;la chose fut emporte d une rapidit que rien ne
r r ete r ; de sorte que Ch a
po uvait a
rles XII souhaita de
r egner,et en trois jours le s Etats lui def er er ent le go iive r ne
ment Le pouvoir de la reine e t s on cre dit to m b erent en
le me na depuis une vie prive,plus con
um instant E l
e quoique moins a s o n humeur
venable a s on a
Le
roi
g
fut couronn e 1e 2 4 dcembre suiva
nt ; ilt s on entre e
dans S tockholm s ur nucheval alezan,ferr e d a
rgent, ayant
1e sceptre a la m a
in et la couronne en t e te ,aux acclama

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tie ns dc tout um peuple,i dol a

tre de c e qui est nouveau ,et
concevant toujours de grandes esp erances d unjeune prince
L archeve que d U s a
lest en possession de faire la c er em o
nie d usacre et d ucouronnement ;c est de ta nt de droits que
e se u
l qui lui
s es prdcesseurs s e sont arrog e s , presque l
uprince,
reste Apre s avoir,selon l usage,d onn e lo nc tio na
iltenait entre s e s mains la couronne pour la lui remettre
r la t e te : Charles l
rr a
des mains cle l arch ev e que, et
a
su
ch a
s e couronna lui m e me , en regardant er em ent 1e prlat
La m ultitude, a qui tout air de grandeur im pose toujours,
applaudit a la
c tio n d uroi ;ceux m e me qui avaient l
e plus
is s er ent entrainer a
ge mi sous le despotisme dup e re S e la
ug ur e de leur
louer dans le ls cette er te qui tait la
s ervitude
D e s que Charles fut maitre,ildonna s ac ona
nc e e t l
e
maniement des aff aires a
u conseiller Piper, qui fut b ientOt
e no m
Peu de j ours
s o n premier ministre , sans en avoir l
apre s ille t comte ;c c qui est une qualit e minente en
S u e de, e t no nnuvain titre qu on puiss e prendre sans con
s e quence, comme en F rance
d m inis tr a
Les premiers temps de la
tio n d uroi ne d on
ne e nt poi nt de lui des id ee S favorables : i1 parut qu il avait
a
Ilna
it a l
va
ete plus impatient que digne de r egner
ve rit e aucune passion dangereuse ;mais o n ne voyait dan s
s aconduite que des emportements de j eunesse , et de
ut a
in: les am
Re h a
lo inia
tr e te;i1 paraissait inappliqu
e prirent in e me po u
r un
r s qui e taient a s acour l
ba
ssa
d eu
ge nie m e diocre,et le peignirent tel a leurs maitres La
S u e de av a
it de lui la m e me opinion : personne ne connais
sait son caract ere ;i1 lignor a
it lui m e me ,lorsque d e s ora
ges
na
r en
t a s e s talents
e nord d o n
f or m eS tout a coup dans l
cach e s occasion de se d eployer
Trois puissants prince s,voulant s e prvaloir de s on e x
tre me jeune s se, c ons ir a
r en
t s aruine presque en m e me
rc k,
nem a
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cousin : le second,Auguste,lecteur de S ax e,ro i

P ologne ; Pierre le Grand, czar de M os c ovie, tait
troisi e me, et le plus dangereux

s on

do

l
o

Pierre A lexiow itz avait re c u une education qui tendait

a augmenter encore la barb a
rie d e cette partie dum o ndeT
S o n naturel lui t d a
b o r d aimer l
e s e trangers avant qu il
sa
t a quel point ils pouvaient lui e tre utiles
Le F ort,
comme on l a d ej a dit ,fut le premier instrument dont i1 s e
servit pour changer depui s la face de la Moscovic S on
puiss a
nt ge nie,quune e ducation barbare navait ud etruire,
s e d e veloppa presque tout a coup : i1 reso l
ut d e tre homme,
de commander a de s hommes, et de cr e er une nation
nouvelle Plusieurs princes avaient avant lui renonc a
d e s couronnes par dego t pour l
e poids des a ff aires ;ma is
a
It c e S S e d e tre
ucun na
roi pour apprendre mieux a
va
r egner c est c e que t Pierre le Grand
Il quitta l
aR uS S ie en 1 6 98,na
a
n
en
ore
r
e
gn
e
que
t
c
y
deux annes, et alla en Hollande , d eguis e sous un nom
V ulgaire,comme s il avait eteundomestique de c c m eme Le
F ort,qu il envoyait ambassadeur extraordinaire a
u r es d e s
Arriv e a Amsterdam ,inscrit dans le rele
E tats gnraux
d e s charpentiers de la
m ir a
ute des Indes, ily travaillait
dans le chantier comme les autres charpentiers Dans les
intervalles de s o ntravail i1 apprenait les parties des math e
f
i

a
ma
es
u
o
c
peuvent
e
tre
utiles
a
prince
les
t
tiqu
u
i
n
r
,
q
tions, la navigation, l art de lever d s plans 1 1 entrait
dans les boutiques des ouvriers examinait toutes les manu
factures ; rien nech a a
De l a il
it a ses observations
passa en A ngleterre ,o ui1 se perfectionna dans la science
de la construction des vaisseaux : ilrepassa en Hollande,
e de s o npays
va
nta
e t vit tout c c qui pouvait tourner a l
a
g
E nn, apre s deux ans de voyages e t de travaux auxquels
t voulu se soumettre,ilreparut
lautre homme que lui n e a
nu
en R u
ssie, amenant ave c lui les arts de lE ur o e D es
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On f ut bien plus surpris encore quand on le vit renoncer

e s plus innocents de la
t out d un coup aux amusements l
jeunesse Du moment qu il s e pr epara a la guerre,ilcom
men ea une vie toute nouvelle,dont ilne S est jamais depuis
nd e e t de
e cart un seul moment Plein de lidee d A lexa
C e sar,ils e proposa d imiter tout de c es deux conqu erant s
hors leurs Vices Ilne connut plus ui magnicence, ni
j eux,ni d elassements ;ilrduisit s atable a la fr ugalit la
plus grande Ilavait aim e le faste dans les habits ;ilne
fut v e tu depuis que comme nu Simple soldat Il r e solut
aussi de s a
vie Les uns
bs te nir de vin tout l
e reste de s a
m ont dit qu il voulut par l a s e punir d un exc es qu il avait
commis,et d un aff ront qu il avait fait a table a une femme,en
pr e sence m eme de la reine s am e re S i cela e s t ainsi,cette
condamnation de s oi m e me ,e t cette privation qu il S im
posa toute s aVie,sont une espe ce d h er ois m e non moin s
a
dmirable

i,nouveau
pour s apremi e re camp a
gne le 8 m a
style,de l ann e 1 7 0 0 Ilquitta S tockholm ,O II ilne revint
jamais U ne foule innombrable de peuple la
n
a
cc o m a
g
u
uport de C a
rl
x pour lui,
s c r o on, en faisant des vce u
j s qua
en versant des larme s , et en la
dm ir a
nt Avant d e sortir
de S u e de iltablit a S tockholm un conseil de d efense,
compos e de plusieurs Snateurs Cette commission de vait
prendre soin de tout c c qui regardait la otte,les troupes,
e t les fortications d u pays
Le corps d aS e nat dev a
it
r egler tout le reste ovis io nnellem ent dans linter ieur du
royaume Aya
nt ainsi mis un ordre certain dans s es e tats,
plus que de
s o n esprit ,libre de tout autre soin ,ne S o c c u a
la guerre

Ilpartit

pre s c e s victoires, il ne restait a Charles XII , pour

achever s apremi e re campagne, que de marcher contre s o n
rival de gloire ,Pierre A lexio w itz Iltait d a
uta
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anim e contre lui qu il y avai t encore a S tockh olm trois a

m
de u s m os c o vite s qui venaient de jurer l
e renouvelle
ba
ssa
ment d une paix inviolable Ilne pouvait comprendre,
lui qui s e piquait d une probit s e ve re , quun lgislateur
comme le czar s e f i t un jeu de c c qui doit etr e\S i sacr e :
e j eune prince , plein d h o n
l
ne ur ,ne pensait a
s qu il y e a
t
une mora
le di r e nte pour le s rois et pour les particuliers
L empereur de Moscovic venait de faire publier nu mani
feste , qu il eu
t mieux fait de supprimer : ilallguait pour
raison de la guerre q uO n ne lui avait pas rendu assez
d h o nne u
rs l
o s uilavait pass e inc o nito a Rig a
e t qu on
,
g
q
avait vendu les vivres trop cher as e s ambassade urs :
ie nt l a les griefs pour lesquels ilrav a
c eta
geait lIngrie avec
quatre vingt mille ho m mes
Ilparut devant Narva a la t e te de cette grande arm e e ,
l
octobre,da
e 1
nS un temps plus rude en c c climat que ne
l est celui de j anvier a Paris Le czar, qui dans de a
l
r e il
e s saisons faisait quelquefois quatre cents lieues e n
poste o n a cheval ,pour aller visiter lui me me une mi ne o n
quelque c a
nal ,ne a
r nait pas plus s es troupes que lui m e me :
g
ilsavait d a
il
l
e temps de Gus
r s que les S u d ois ,depuis l
eu
tave Adolphe ,faisaient 1aguerre a
uc ce ur de lhiver comme
dans l e t e : ilvoulut accoutumer aussi ses M o s c o vites a ne
e
point c o nna
itre de saisons, et les rendre un j our pour l
m oins e gaux aux S udois
Ainsi dans nu temps o f] les
glaces et les neiges forcent les autres na
tlo ns , dans des
clim a
ts temp er e s, a suspendre la guerre , le czar Pierre
assigeait N a
rva a trente degre s d up ele ;et Charles XII
va
nca
S a
it pour la secourir
Le czar ne fut pas plus tOt
arriv e devant la place qu il s e h ata de mettre en pratique
tout c c qu il venait d a r e ndr e dans s e s voyages : iltra ga
s o n camp , l
e t f o rtie r de tou s eetes , e leva des redoutes
d e distance en distance , e t ouvrit lui m e me la tranch e e
u duc de
Ila
vait d onn e le comman d ement de s o n arm e e a
r
lors a
C roi,A llemand,g e n e ral habile,mais peu se c ond e a

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it dans s es prop re s
va
russes : pour lui, ilna
troupes que le rang de Simple lieutenant Ildonnait ainsi
ita
lr e a s anoblesse ,jusque l a
le xe m l
e de l ob e issance m il
it pas tonnant que celui qui S eta
indisciplinable Ilneta
it
fait charpentier a Amsterdam pour avoir des otte s ,f u
t
l
ie nte na
t a Narva pour enseigner a s anatio n l art de Ia
guerre
Le s Russes sont robustes, infatigables, pe nt e tre aussi
n temps a aguerrir
courageux que les S udois ;mais c est a
les troupes,e t a la discipline a le s rendre invincibles Les
l
s en
s r egiments dont o n a
t e s er e r quelque chose e taient
command e s par des otc ier s alle m ands ;mais ils etaient en
petit nombre : le reste tait des barbares arrach e s a leurs
fore ts, co nverts de peaux de b e tes sauvages,les nns arm e s
de ech e s, les autres d e m a
s s ne s :
e n avaient des fusils ;
it v unn Si e ge r e gulier ;i1 ny avait pas un bon
aucun na
va
r m ee
Cent cinquante canons,qui
canonnier dans toute la
auraient da
rduire la petite ville de Narva en cendres,y
l
rtil
er ie de la V ille
avaient a peine fait bre che ,tandis que la
renversait a to ut mo m ent des rangs entiers dans les tran
ch e es Nar va tait presque sans fortications : le baron
de Hoorn , qui y commandait,n avait pas mille hommes de
troupes rgles cependant cette arm e e innombrable na
va
it
n la rdu ire en d ix semaines
C eta
it d ej a l
e 15
novembre quand le czar apprit que
l
e r o i de S u e de ,ayant travers e la mer avec deux cents vais
seaux de transport, marchait pour secourir Narva Les
ie nt que vingt mille ;l
S udois neta
e czar na
it que la
va
supriorit dn nombre Loin do ne de mpriser son enne
mi, ilemploya tout c e qu il avait d art pour la
cc a
b lr
Non content de quatre vingt mille hommes,i1 s e prepara a
lui opposer encore nne autre arm e e,et a la
que
r r ete r a ch a
pas Ilav a
i t d ej a mand e pre s de trente mille hommes,qui
va
nca
S a
ie nt de P l
e s k o w a grandes journes
1 1 t alors
une d emarche qui l en
t rendu mprisable,Si unl gislateur
es
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mille hommes fatigu e s d une Si longue marche, devant un

camp de quatre vingt mille Russes , bord e de cent cin
quante canons A peine ses troupes eurent elles pris quel
que repo s que, sans dlibrer, il donna s e s ordres pour
la
tta
u
q e

Le signal tait deux fus e es,et le mot en allemand Avec

l ai d e de Dieu U n ofc ier gen eral lui ayant reprsent e la

grandeur dn p eril : Quoi ! vous doutez, dit i1, q na

ve c
mes huit m ille braves S udois j e ne passe sur 1e ventr e a
qu a
tre vingt mille M o s c o vites ?
U n moment apr e s ,
craignant qu il ny e n
ronnade da
t nu peu de fan f a
nS s e s

paroles ,ilc o ur nt lui m eme apre s eet ofc ie : N te s vous

donc a
s de mon avis ?
lui dit i1
N ai j e pas d eux
avantages s ur les ennemis : lnn que leur cavalerie ne
p ourra leur servir,et l autre que,le lie n tant resserre,leur
grand nom bre ne fera que les incommoder ? et ainsi j e
Lo icier n eut garde
s erai rellement plus fort qu eux
d etr e d nn autre avis, e t o n marcha aux M o s c o vite s a
m idi ,l
e 3 0 novembre , 1 7 0 0
D e s que le canon des S u doi s eut fait br e ch e a
ux r e
io nne tte a
n bout du
tr a
nc h em nts , il
s s a
va
nc er ent, la b a
fusil, ayant a
nVisage
n dos nne neige furieuse qui donnait a
des ennem is Les Russes s e r e nt tuer pend a
nt nne demi
heure sans quitter le revers des f O S S eS Le roi attaquait a
la droite ducam p , o ntait le quartier duczar ;i1 esprait
e rencontrer,ne sachant pas que l empere u lui m e me avait
l
ete chercher ces quarante mille hommes, qui d evaient ar
river dans e n Aux premie res d charges de la mo ns
e t e rie ennemie ,l
e roi re gut nne balle a la gorge ;mais
u
q
e s plis d e s a
r r etadans l
c et a
it nne balle morte qui S a
cravate noire,e t qui ne lui t aucun mal S on cheval fut
M de S paar m a dit que le roi santa lege re
tne so ns lui
ment s ur nuautre cheval, en disant : Ces gens C i m e fo nt
faire m e s exercices et continua d e combattre e t de don
Apre s trois
es ordr es avec la m e me pr e sence d esprit
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nch e m e nts furent forc e s de tou s

he ures de combat ,les r etr a
c et e s Le roi pours u ivit la droite j ns qua
la rivi ere de
Narva avec son aile gauche, Si l on e nt appel r de c e ndm
environ quatre mille hommes qui en poursuivaient pr e s de
q uarante m ille Le pont ro m pit so ns les f nyads : la
rivie re fut en nu moment c o m a
rte de morts ;le s autres,
l
d e sesp er e s, r eto uner e nt a leur im sans savoir o tI ils a
laient Ils tr o uver e nt quelques baraques derri e re lesq uelles
ils s e mirent ;l a ils s e dfe ndirent encore,parce quils ne
pouvaient pas s e sauver : mais e nn leurs gnraux Dol
i
z, vinre n
r
d
o
w
t
a
t
se
rendre
n
l
l
f
k
F
e
e
i
r on
k
o
o
n
e
t
G
,
,
g
y
roi, et mettre leurs armes a s es pieds Pendant q uon les
r m ee, u
lui prsentait arriva le duc de C o I, g e n eral de la
i
q
venait s e rendre lui m e me avec trente ofcie r s
nc e avec nne
Charles re c ut tous ces prisonniers d im o r ta
pol ites s e aussi aise e t nuair a ussi humain que s illeur ea
t
fa
it d a
ns s acour les honneurs d une fete Ilne voulut
ux Tous les ofc ier s subalternes et
garder que le s gener a
les soldats furent conduits d e sarm e s j us qna
la ri vi e re de
Narva : o nleur fournit d e S bateaux pour la repass e r,e t pour
S en retourner chez eux Cependant la n uit S a r o ch a
it ;
la droite des M o s c o vite s s e battait encore : les S udois
ie nt pas perdu Six cents hommes : dix huit mille M O S
na
va
c o vite s avaie nt ete tu e s dans l
e a retranchements ;nn
grand nombre tait noy e ;beaucoup avaie nt pass e la ri
vi ere : ilen restait encore assez d ans le c a
m pour exter
n dernier des S udois
mi ner j us qua
Mais c c n est pas le
nombre des morts, c est le o uva
nte de ceux qui survi vent,
qui f a
it perdre les batailles Le roi r otad u e n de j our
qui restait pour s a
isir la
ne m ie Il s e posta
r til
l
e r ie e n
avantageusement entre leur camp et la Ville : l a ildormit
quelques heures s u la terre, envelopp e dans son manteau,
e n attendant qu il
a
t fondre a
n point d n j our sur l aile
gauche des ennemis, qui na
it point encore ete tout a
va
fait rompue A deux heures dn matin ,le g en eral V d e,

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qui commandait cette gauche, ayant s ule gracieux a c cueil

que le roi avait fait aux autres gnraux , et comment i1
avait renvoy tous les ofcie s subalternes et les soldats,
ce Le vain
le nvo y asupplier de lui accorder la m e me gr a
i
va
u
enr lui t dire qu il na
t
qu
a
S a r o c h e r a la t e te de
q
pes, et venir mettre bas les armes et les drapeau x
s e s tro u
Ce g e n eral par ut bientet apre s avec s e s autres
devant lui
ient a
n nombre d envir o n trente mill
e;
M o s c o vite s , qui eta
ils m a
r ch e e n
t t e te nne ,soldats e t ofc ie r s a travers moins
d e sept mille S ned ois z les soldats,en passant devant l
e roi,
jetaient a terre leurs fusils et leurs ep e es ;et les otc ier s
p ortaient a s e s pieds les enseignes et les drapeaux 1 1 t
repasser la rivi e re a toute cette multitude, sans en retenir
e nombre
un seul soldat prisonnier S il les avait gard es ,l
t ete a
u moins cinq fois plus grand que
d eS prisonniers e a
celui des vainqueurs
Alors ilentra victorieux dans Narva,accom pagn e d nduc
d e C o I e t des autres O fC Ier S gnraux m o s c ovite s : i1 leur
t rendre a tons leurs ep e es ;et sachant qnilS manquaient
d argent,et que les marchands de Narva ne voul a
ient point
n duc de Croi, e t
leur en pr eter, ilenvoya mille ducats a
cinq cents a chacun des oicier s m o s c o vites, qui ne on
d m i er c c traitement, dont ils h avaient
ie nt se lasser d a
va
pas m eme d idee On dre s sa a
ns s it6 t a Narva nne relation
d e la victoire ,pour lenvo yer a S tockholm et aux alli e s de
l
aS u e de ;mais le roi retrancha de s amain to nt c c qui
tait trop avant a
geux pour lui et trop injurieux o ur le
czar S amo d estie ne put em ech er qnon ne fr a a
t a
S tockholm plusieurs mdailles pour er etue r la m emoire
de c e s e ve nements Entre autres on en frappa nne qui le
reprsentait d nn c Ote sur nupi e destal, o nparaissaient e u
chain e s nn Moscovite ,nuD a
nois,et nnPolonais ;de l autre
tait nuHercule arm e de s amassue ,tenant sons s e s pied s
nn Cerb e re , avec cette l egende : Tr es uno contudit ic tu
Parmi les p risonniers faits a la j ourne de Narva on en
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elle ne c onnut s on p e re ;elle fut b atis ee sons le nom de

Marthe Le vicaire de la paroisse 1 eleva par ch arit e jusqu a
quatorze ans ;a c e t age elle f ut ser vante a Marienbourg
chez nuministre luthrien de c e pays,nomm e Gluk
En 1 7 0 2, a Page de dix huit ans, elle pousa un drago n
su
ed o is : 1e lende m ain de s es noces,nnparti d e S troupes d e
i
es M o s c o vite s , c c dragon q u
Su
ede ayant ete battu par l
avait ete a la
femme a
t
c tio n ne reparut plus ,sans que s a
e
en
s avoir S i1 avait et e fait prisonnier,e t sans m e me qu ell
u
t jamai s rien apprendre
Q uelques jours apre s,faite ris onnier e elle m eme par le
g en eral B a
uer,e l
le servit chez lui, ens uite chez le marchal
Celui c i la donna a M en iko;homm e qui a
C e r e m e to f
ne,ayant ete
de S de la fort u
c onnu les plus extre mes VIc IS S itu
de g a
rgon p a
tissier,g en e ral et prince, ensuite de o uille de
tou
t e t el
eg ne en S ib e rie, o il ile s t mort dans la mis e re
e t dans l
e dsespoir
Ce fut a nusouper chez le prince M enzik o que l empe
r la vit e t en devint amoureux
r en
ille o u
s as e c r etem e n
t
r tic e s de f emme , mais
en 1 7 0 7 , non pas Sduit par d eS a
parce qu il lui tro uva une ferm et e d a
me capable de seconder
s es entreprises,e t m e me de l
es continuer apr e s l
ui Ilavait
d ej a r e pudi e depuis longtemps s apremi e re femme O ttok ef a
,
l
l
r d,accuse de S o
e d n
nb oia
o s er aux changements qu il
f aisait dans s e s e tats Ce crime tait l
e plus grand aux yeu x
d n czar ; ilne voulait dans s afamille que d es personnes
qui pensassent comme lui : ilcrut rencontrer dans cette e s
clave e trange re les qualits d nn souverain ,q uoiq ue lle n e u
t
aucune d e S vertus de s o n sexe : i1 ddaigna pour elle les
r e u es qui eussent arr e t e n
n homme ordinaire : i1 la t
j g
couronner imp eratrice Le m e me ge nie qui la t femme
de Pierre A le xio w it lni donna l empire apre s la mort d e
s o n mari
LE nr o e a vn avec surprise cette femme , qui
ne s ut j amais ui lire ni crire ,rparer s on e ducation et s es
f aiblesses par s o n courage,et remplir avec g loir e 1e tren e
du
nl
gislate ur

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Lors quelle

pousa 1e czar elle quitta la religion luth e

rienne, o uelle tait nee,pour la moscovite on larebaptisa
nlieu d nnom de Marthe
selon l usage dnrite r nS S ien e t a
elle prit le nom de Catherine,so ns lequel elle a t c onnue
depuis

CH ARLE S XII A

VA R N ITZ A .

Le S ultan t assembler nn divan extraordinaire, et y

parla lui m eme ;c e qu il ne fait que tre s rarement T el
fut s o n discours,selon la traduction qnon en t alors :
Je n ai presque connu le roi de S u
ite
ede que par la d ef a
de P ulta
va
,e t par la pri e re qu il m a faite de lui accorder
un asile dans mon empire : j e n ai, j e crois,nnlbesom d e
lui,et n ai sujet ui de la
im e r ui de l
e craindre ;cependant ,
utr es motifs que 1 ho s ita
l
ite d un musul
s ans consulter d a
man ,et ma gnrosit qui r epand la ros e e de s e s faveurs
r les grands comme sur les petits ,sur les e trangers comm e
su
r m e s sujets, e l ai re n e t sec o u
s e s minis
ru
de
tout
lui
su
,
,
j
e
ns
tre s, s es oi cier s ,s es soldats,et n ai cess e pendant trois a
e t demi de l
a
cca
bl
er de pr e sents

~
i accord e une escorte consid e rable pour l
e c on
Je lui a
dnir e dans s es e tats
II a demand e mille bourses pour
ien de
payer quelques frais, quoique j e les fasse tous ;a
nl
m ille j en ai accord e donze cents : apr e s les avoir tir e es de
l
amain dn S eraskier d e Bender i1 en d en
mnde encore mille
autres,et ne veut point partir, sous pr etexte que le s c o te
s
est trop petite ,a
nlieu qu elle n est que trop grande pour a
mi
upays a
s e r par n
Je demande d n
h o s ita
l
ite
o e S i c est viol er les lois de l
que de renvoyer c c prince,et Si les puissances e trange re s
u
s tic e en cas qno n
doivent m a
s e r de violence e t d in
cc u
j
Tout le divan r ep en
it a le faire partir par force
s oit r ed n
s tic e
dit que l
e grand seigneur agi s sait avec n

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Le muphti declara que

FRE

NC H

ite n
l
lh o s ita

est p e int de c em
mande aux musulmans envers les indele s ,e ncore moin s
envers les ingrats : e t i1 donna son f etf a
, esp e ce de mande
ment qui acco mpagne presque toujours l
e s ordres impor
tants d n grand seigneur : ces f e tf asont revere s comm e des
oracles, quoique ceux d ont ils e manent soient de s escla
ves
d usulta n comme les autres
Lo r dr e e t le f etf afurent port e s a Bender p ar le b on
yonk im r a
nd maitre deS e curies, et un c hia
ou
r , gra
x ba
ou
cha
Le bacha de Bender r e gnt lo r d r e che z
,premier huissier
l
e kan des Tartares : i1 alla a
ns s itet a V a
rn
it a
demander Si
l
s r o i de S u e de voulait partir comme ami ,o n 1e rduir e a
e x e cuter l
e s ordres d usul
tan
it a
Charles XII me nac e neta
s maitre de s acol e re :
Obis a ton maitre Si tnl oses, lui dit i1, et sors de ma r e
s ence
Le bacha indign e s e n retourna a
n grand galop,
c ontre l usage ordinaire des Turcs
En S eu retournant

ilrencontra F abrice , et l
ui cria, touj ours en courant
Le
r oi n
e ve n
t point couter la ra
is on vous allez voir des chose s
bie ntranges Le j our m e me ilretra
ncha les vivres a
n roi,
e t lui eta
lr e s z i1 t dire au x Polonais et
sa
garde de j a
m s sa
rn
itza
aux Cosaque s qui e taient a
que S ils voulaient a
Va
ede,e t
voir de s vivres ilfallait quitter 1e camp dn roi de S u
venir s e mettre dans la V ille de Bender sous la p rotection
de la Porte T ous Obirent,et la
is s er ent 1e roi r ednit au x
maison ,et trois ce nts soldats sud ois contre
o ic ie r s de s a
vin gt mille Tar tares e t Six mille Turcs
e s h om
e camp pour l
Ilny avait plus de provisions dans l
Le roi ordonna qu on tu a
t hors du
m e s ni pour les chevaux
ca
m p, a coups de fusil ,vingt de ces beaux chevau x arabes

que le grand seigneur lui avait envoys, en disant Je ne

Ce fut
veux ni de leurs pro visions ni de leurs chevaux
un r egal pour les troupes tartares,qui,comme on sait,trou
cs et
vent la chair de cheval dlicieuse Cependant les
e petit camp d nroi
l
es T artare s investirent de tous c et e s l

NGLIS H IN T O F R E N C H

der ;i1 cr u
t V oir dans leurs protestations cet a
ir de verit
que le mensonge nim ite jam a
is qnim a
rfa
item ent ils a
it bien qu il y avait e n nne secre te correspond a
nce entre
va
l
e kan tartare e t l
e roi Au g u
ste ;mais ildemeura couv a
in
it agi dans leur ngo c iation que de faire so r tir
c nqu il ne S eta
Charles XII des terres dugrand s e igne nr S oit que F abrice
s e tr o m a
t o nno n,illes assura qu il reprsenterait a
nroi lin

d
a
n
e
s
l
ustice
de
ses
Mais
prtendez
vons
forcer
a
e
c
e
,
J

partir ? aj outa t il Oui, dit le bacha, tel est lor d e de

notre maitre Alors i1 les pria encore une fois de bien con
ne t e te cou
sidrer Si cet ordre tait de verser le sang d u
nee
r on
Oui, rpliqua 1e kan en col e re , Si cette t ete c on
nee d es ob eit a
r on
n grand seigne u
r dans s onempire
Cepend a
nt tout tant pre t po ur l assant,la mort de Charles
XII paraissait in evitable mais lo r dr e dusultan neta
nt a
s
positivement de le tuer en c a
e bacha en
s de r e sistance , l
gagea le kan a souff rir qu on envoya
e moment n
t dans l
n
expre s a Andrinople, o ntait alors 1e grand seigneur,pour
avoir les d erniers or dres de s ahautesse
M Je reys et M F abrice ayant obtenu c e ende rel a
che,
r r iver e n
c oururent en a
v er tir l
e roi ils a
t avec le m r e s s e m ent
de gens qui apportent une nouvelle heureuse,mais ils furent
tre s froidement re ens : illes appela mdiateurs volontaires,
persista a soutenir que lor dr e d usultan et le f etf ad am n h
ti e taient forge s, nis qnon venait d envoyer demander de
nouveaux ordres a la Porte
Le ministre anglais se retira,bien r e solu de ne se plus
ir e s d un prince Si inexib le
m eler des a
a
M F abrice,
e minis
aim e duroi,et plus a
c co u
tnm e a s onhumeur que l
tre anglais ,resta avec lui pour le conjurer de ne pas hasar
der nne vie Si r eciens e dans nne occasion Si inutile
nch em ents ,e t
Le roi pour toute r e ons e lui t voir s es r etr a
m e diation seulement pour lui faire avoir
l
e pria d e m l
o y er s a
des vivres O n obtint aisment des ac s de laisser passer
des p rovisions dans l
s c amp d nroi en attendant que l
e c on
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rier f u
t revenu d A nd ino l ;l
e kan m e me avait d efendu
a s es Tartares,i mpatients dupillage , de rien a
ttenter c o n
e s S udois
u
nouvel
ordre
de
sorte
que
Charles
tr e l
s
n
a
;
j q
XII sortait quelque f ois de son cam p avec quarante chevaux,
e t cour a
it a
n mil
ieu d e s troupes tartares, qui lui laissaient
eu
r e s e c tn
s e m e nt 1e passage l ibre ;ilmarchait m e me d r oit
a leurs rangs,et ils S o nvr a
ie nt l
ntet que de r e sister
E nn lo dr e d n grand s eigne nr tant venu de passer a
n
lde l e p e e tous les S udois qui feraient la moindre r es is
tance, et de me pas pargner la vie du roi,1e bacha e nt 1a
complaisance de montrer cet ordre a M F abrice, a
n qu il
fit nudernier effort s ur le s rit de Charles F abrice vint

us s itet c c triste rapport

faire a
Avez vous vu lor dr e
dont vous parlez dit le r o i Oui, rpondit F abrice E h
s
bien , dites leur de m apart que c est nn second ordre quil
x
se
point
partir
F
abrice
o nt suppos e , et que
n
e ve n
e
j
a
i
n
i
o
n
o
s
a
eta
a
ses
pieds
mit
en
col
e
re
lui
reprocha
e
,s
,
j
trete to nt fut inutile
Retournez a vos ac s , lui dit le

d
r oi en souriant ; S ils m a
e
saurai
bien
me
u
en
e
tta
t
,j
q
fendre
Les chapelains dn roi s e mirent aussi a genoux d evant
lui,1e conjuran t de ne pas exposer a nu m assacre certain
a
s
les m a
lheureux r e ste S de P ulta
surtout
personne
e
t
va
,
ra
sacre ;la
ss u
nt de plus que cette r e sistance tait injuste ,
nt a res
qu il violait les droits de lh o s ita
tr a
l
ite en S o inia
ie nt Si longtemps
ter par force chez d es e trangers qui la
va
it point
e t Si gnreusement secouru
Le roi, qui ne S eta
fa
ch e contre F abrice , s e mit en col e re contre s e s pr e tres ,
e t leur dit qu il les avait pris pour faire les pri e res e t non
pour lui dire leurs avi s
Le gen eral Hord et le gen eral D a
t le sentiment
r d or ff,do n
avait toujours ete de ne pas tenter un combat dont la s uite
ne pouvait e tre que funeste ,m o ntr er ent a
n roi leurs poi
trines couvertes de blessures re c ues a s onservice ;et l assu
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NGLI SH IN T O FR E N C H

aan moins

dans une occasio n plus n ecess aire

Je sais par v o s blessures
c t p ar les miennes , leur dit
,
Charles X II , que no us avons vaillamment combattu en
semble ;vous avez fait votre devoir j us qna
pre sent,faites
l
e encore
Ilny eut plus alors qu a O bir ;chacun eut hont e de
ne pas chercher a mourir avec l
Ce prince ,prepar e
e roi
r de
a l assant,s e a
it e n secret dn plaisir et de lh o nne u
tta
s outenir avec trois cents S udois l
e s eff orts de toute une
arm e e Ilpla c a chacun a s on poste s on chancelier Mul
lern ,1e se cr etaire E m r e us ,et les clercs, devaient dfendre
la maison de la chancellerie : le baron F ie f,
a la t ete des
l
ofc ier s de l
ef r e
abouche, tait a nn autre poste les a
r
niers ,les cuisiniers ,avaient un autre en droit a garder ;c a
avec lui tout tait sol dat : i1 courait a cheval de s es r e
nc hm e nts a s amaison , promettant des r e compenses a
tr a
to u
t l
e monde , cr e ant des o ic ie r s ,e t assurant de faire c a
ita
ine s les moindres valets qui combattraient avec courage
r m ee des ac s e t
On ne fut pas longtemps sans voir la
nchm e nt
des Tartares qui venaient attaquer le petit r etr a
avec dix pi e ces de canon et deux mortiers ;les queues de
e s cris d e
cheval otta
rent en l a
ir,les clairons sonnaient, l
l
a
Al
l
a s e faisaient entendre de tous c et e s Le baron
,A l
ient dan s
de G r oth us en remarqua que les acs ne m ela
ie nt
leurs criS aucune injure contre le roi,et quils la ela
de fer A ns sitet i1 prit 1e
s eulement dem ir ba
s h, t e te
p arti de sortir s enl sans armes des retranchements : il
s a
va
ncadans les rangs des j an i ssai res, qui presque tou s
vaie nt r e cnde l argent d e lni : Eh quoi ! mes amis, leur
a

dit i1 e n propres mots, venez vous mas sacrer trois cents

S udois sans d efense ? vous, braves janissaires, qui avez
m
pardonn e a cent mille Russes quand ils vous o nt cri e a
n (pardon ) , avez vous oubli e les bienfa
ma
its que vous avez
Te ens de n
ssassiner c e gra
nd roi de
s ? e t voulez vous a
ou
i vous a fait tant de lib e.
S uede que vous aimez tant, e t qu
es
l
ites ? Mes amis ,ilne demande que trois j o nr s,et l
ra
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p aix, et d entr er arm es chez leurs amis et dan s leurs

eglises
d
e ent a
n baron de G oth us en e t a
Ils a
n chancelier

r es s

M ullern ;ils

leur dirent qnils venaient dans le dessein de

n r oi, e t que S il voulait, ils l
servir de deles gardes a
e con
ie nt a Andrinople , o ni1 pourrait parler l
dnir a
ui m e me n
grand seigneur Dans le temps qnils faisaient cette pro
p osition , le r o i lisait des lettres qui arrivaient de C o n
ntino l
s ta
e ,et que F abrice , qui ne pouvait plus l
e voir,l
ni
avait fait tenir s e c r etem ent par un janissaire : ell es e taient
d n comte Poniatowski, qui ne pouvait l
e servir a Bender
ni a Andrinople ,tant retenu a Constantinople par ordre de
la Porte depuis lindis c ete demande des mille bourses : i1
mandait a
isir o n m a
n roi que les ordres d n sultan pour sa
s
ient que
sacrer s apersonne royale e n cas de re sistance neta
trop r e els ; qu a la Verit e le sultan tait tromp e par ses
ministres, mais que plus l empereur tait tromp e dans cette
a
a
ir e,plus ilvoulait e tre obi ;qu il fallait plier s ous la
n e cessite ;qu il prenait la libert e de lni conseiller de tout
tenter a
u r es des ministres par la voie des ngociation s ,de
ite o ni ! ne fallait que de la
ne point mettr e de lin e xibil
douceur, e t d a
tte ndr e de la politique et d utemps l
e re
m e de a un mal que la Violence aigrirait sans ressource
Mais ni les propositions de c e s vieux j anissaires ui les
n r oi
lettres de Poniatowski ne purent donner seulement a
l id e c qu il pouvait ec hir sans deS ho nnenr : ilaimait mieu x
m ourir de la main des acs que d e tre en quelque sorte
nis s a
leur prisonni er Ilrenvoya ces a
ir es sans les vouloir
voir, e t leur t dire que S ils ne s e retiraient illeur ferait
couper la barbe ;c c qui es t dans lO r ient le plus outrageant
r onts
d e tous les a
Les vieillards, remplis de lindigna
tio nla plus vive , S en
r ner e n
Ah , la t e te de fer ! uis quilveut
r e to u
t en criant :
p erir,qu il p e risse Ils vinren t rendre c ompte a
n bacha de
leur commission, e t apprendre a leurs camarades a Bender

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r e ception qu o n leur avait faite Tous j ur er ent

ux ordres dn bacha sans d el
alors d o beir a
ai,e t e nr e nt a
n
ta
nt d im a
tie nc e d aller a l assant q nil
S en avaient e n e u
1e our pr e c e dent
Lo r dr e e s t donn e dans le moment : les T urcs marchent
aux retra
nche m ents ;le s Tartares le s attendaient d ej a,et
ie nt a tirer : les j anissaires d nn c et e,
les c a
nons c o m m enga
e t les Tartares de l autre ,forcent en u
n instant c c petit
camp A peine vingt S udois tir er ent l ep e e ;les trois
cents soldats furent envelopp e s, et faits prisonniers sans r
nc e
Le roi tait alors a cheval entre s amaison e t s o n
S is ta
r do r,
camp avec les g nraux Hord,D a
e t S parre : voyant
ie nt laiss e prendre en s apre sence ,
que tous les sold ats S eta

ildit de sang froid a c e s trois o icier s : Allons d ef e nd f e

la maison ;n ous combattrons, ajouta t ilen souriant, ( r o

letrange

r s
a

et

oo s .

us s itet i1

galope avec eux vers cette maison , o h il

avait mis environ quarante domestiques en sentinelle ,et
qu on avait f o r tiee d umieux qu on avait u
Ces gnraux ,to ut accoutume s q uils e taient a lo inia
tr e
d m ir er
intrpidit de leur maitre ,ne pouvaient s e lasser d a
qu il vo ult de sang froid et en plaisantan t se dfendre c o n
tre dix canons e t toute nne arm e e : ils 1e suivirent avec
quelques gardes e t quelques domestiques qui faisaient en
t vingt personnes
to u
Mais quand ils f u
rent a la porte ils l treifve1 ent assig e
d e janiss a
ires ;d ej a pre s de deux cents Turcs o n T a
rtares
ie nt rendus maitres de
ient entre s anne fen e tre ,e t S eta
et a
tous les a
ppartements,a la r e serve d une gra
nde salle o nles
d omestiques d uroi s et a
ie nt retire s
Cette salle tait he n
reu
l
s em en
t pre s de la porte par o n
e r o i voulait entrer avec
it j et e en bas
petite troupe de vingt e r So nnes : ilS eta
sa
de s o n cheval le pistolet et l ep e e a la main ,et s as uite en
v ait fait autant
a
Les j ani ss aires tombent sur lui de tous c et e s ;ils etaient
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it faite 1e bacha de huit du c ats

a
nimes par la promesse qna
va
d or a chacun de ceux qui auraient seulem ent touch e s on
dre Ilblessait t iltu
h abit, en a
S qu on russit a le pre n
i nt de s a
ait tous ceux qui S a o ch a
personne U nj anissaire
it bless e lui appuya s o n mousqueton s u l V isage ;
qu il ava

p
p
r

Si le bras d n ac n avait fait numouvement,c a

us e par la
foule qui allait et qui venait comme des va
u
e s ,1e r o i
g
tait m ort la b a
lle glissa s ur s onnez,lui em porta nu b out
de lo r e ille, e t a
lla casser le bra
sa
n g e n e ral H e r d,dont la
destin e e ta
it d e tre touj ours bless e a c et e de s o nmaitre
Le r o i e nf o ngas on ep e e dans le corps dn janissaire ;
e n m e me temps s e s domestiques ,qui e taient enferm e s dan s
la gr ande salle, en ouvrent la porte : le r o i entre comme un
t h it su ivi de s apetite troupe ;o n referme la porte dan s
In
. t
t,e t o n la barricade avec to ut c c qnon e nt trouver
Vo i C harles X II dans cette salle enferm e avec toute s a
S uit e , qui consistait en pr e s de soixante hommes , o fc ie r s ,
des, secr etaires , valets de chambre,et domestiques de
sa
toute esp e ce
Les j anissaires et les Tar tares pillaient 1e reste de la
l
n en
Al
on
s u
maison ,et rempliss a
ient les appartements
a
chasser d e chez m o i c e s barbares , dit i1 ;e t s e mettant a l
t e te de s on monde,ilouvrit lui m eme la porte de la s a
lle
d
o
n
n
ait
dans
son
appa
r tement a coucher ;i1 entre ,e t
a
fait f en s ur ceux qui pillaient
Les Turcs, charg e s de butin ,e ouva
ntes de la subite a
i
l
a
r itio n de c e roi
n
S etaien t accoutum e s a respecter,j et
q
tent leurs armes ,sautent par la fene tre,o n s e retirent jus
r o t a
n
u
e dans les caves
l
e roi
t
de
leur
d
e
sor
d
re
les
e
t
,
q
siens anim e s par le succe s ,poursuivent le s Turcs de cham
bre en chambre,tuent o n blessent ceux qui ne fuie nt point,
am a
ison d ennem is
n quart d h e nr e nettoient l
et en n
Le roi aer eut,dans la chaleur dn combat, deux jam sa
ient sous s on lit ;i1 en tua nu d nn coup
s aires qui se cach a

mma
n
Je
d e ee ;l autre lui demanda p ardon en criant a
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i
n
e qu il n est pas plus bea nd e tre bru
qui S im a
l
e
que
d
e
tr
e
g
p risonnier I U nautre garde,nomm e Rosen,S a
de dire
vis a
que la maison de la chancellerie,qui net a
it qu a cinquant
a
s ,avait nutoit de pierres e t tait a l
e r eu
ve d nf e n;qu il
fallait faire nne sortie,gagner cette maison ,et s y dfendre
Voil a unvrai S udois, s ec r ials roi : ilembrassa c c gar de,
r l
e champ
Allons , mes a
et l
e cr e a colonel s u
mis, dit i1,
prenez avec vous le plus de poudre et de plomb que vous
p ourre z, et gagnons la chancellerie l ep e e a la main
Les Turcs, qui cependant entouraient cette maison tout
embrase , voyaient avec nne admiration m el e e d e o uva
nte
que les S udois n en sortaient point ;mais leur tonne
ment fut encore plus grand lo r s qnils virent ouvrir les
portes,e t le r o i et les siens fondre s ur eux e n d e sesp ere s
Charles et s e s principaux o ic ier s etaient arm e s d e ee s et
nt
d e pistolets : chacun tira deux coups a la fois a lins ta
que la porte S o uvrit ;e t dans le m eme clin d ce il, j etant
leurs pistolets e t tirant leurs e ee S ,ils ent reculer les
T urcs plus de cinquante pas ;mais le moment d apre s cette
p etite troupe fut entoure ;le roi,qui tait en bottes selon
sa
con
tnm e ,S e m b a
rra
dans s e s perons ,et tomba ;vingt
ss a
et n
njanissaires se e tte nt a
ns sitet s ur lui : ilj ette en l air s on
ep e e pour S e a
r ner la d ouleur de la rendre ;les Turcs
g
e tenant so n
s les
le m m ene nt a
n quartier dubacha, les uns l
jambes,le s autres sons les bras, comme o n porte numalade
que l on craint d inc o m m o der
A n moment que l
ence de s on
e roi se vit saisi , la vio l
temp e rament, e t la fureur o nun combat Si long e t Si terri
ble avait d u1e mettre rent place to ut a coup a la douceur
e t a la tranquillit i1 ne lui chappa
tie nc e,
a
nmot d im a
s u
a
s n
n coup d oeilde col e re ;ilregardait l
e s jani s saires en
souriant, et ceux ci 1e portaient en cri a
nt A llaavec nne
n
indignatio n m el e e de respect S es o ic ie rs furent pris a
l
es par l
e s Turcs e t par les Tartares
me me temps e t de onil
r r ivacet e tran e
Ce fut le 1 2 fevrier de la
n 1 7 1 3 q na
g
l
ier es
ev enement,qui eut en c ore des s uites singu

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