76 to lean the mantelpiece the contempt the dressing-gown to gush out to jest to recover one's breath I did not know what it was all about in a clear voice

77 to notice the style to cross the brief to lower to suspect the college is often mentioned what have you to say to that?

I was ready to suffer anything

78 precipitately to betray to deserve to burst the handkerchief to smother you know what remains to be done to be dismissed there and then what has happened?

79 to sacrifice the jacket to weep the wrist somewhere ajar the b.u.t.t-end of a pistol as he spoke he approached the door they were talking in an undertone

80 to put off resolutely to outlive moreover desperate the dishonour to keep one's word in any case you are in a position to do him a service

81 the devotion angry to owe to enter, book the means to be anxious what was to become of me?

in Paris one can always make a living to settle one's affairs

82 the trousers the promise mournful a wing to forgive thematch, game in such weather at the rate I was going to go in search of some one

83 a stirrup cross-eyed yellow the copse an elm numerous ashamed of the infamous trade he plied to take one's leave I had gone there more than once

84 the hedge to sweep muddy to twist the laughter to warm the ground-floor room the two windows bad been opened wide a table painted green

85 to melt cowardly the theatre to embellish bantering to despise to hold one's breath I thought the game was up judging by his voice

86 a sheath, case the twilight to roast along suddenly the arbour she has been dead twenty years she has packed up her trunks I am quite beside myself

87 the kid to deny exhausted the chestnut-tree to swing (_intr_) the porch that would have done me no good if it were anything but a figure of speech a sudden idea struck me

88 the uproar the future to drown to skate the disgust a rock I have got into debt to feel dull never let the poor woman know the truth

89 the corpse the list-shoes the landing a parcel thus the evil, trouble he has always shown himself very kind to me I thank you for it to walk up and down

90 a stool the height the navy to unfasten to blow the knot you are mistaken the moon was shining full upon the window he does nothing but eat

91 sly, chaffing the waistcoat to prevent the right the decanter the grief he was still holding him with his other hand what a queer idea!

how pleasant it is here!

92 to borrow the sofa to inflate a heap dreadful to spread out not another word! I will see to it myself I should like to have done with it by the way

93 tepid, luke-warm the account carefully a lamp-shade to make haste wide open what a lot of beautiful things!

n.o.body will have noticed anything as usual

94 to lend the cheek to try to float to collect hastily to draw lots half mad without saying anything more

95 to extinguish the oath the draught to overturn to shudder the relic you ought to book our seats this morning I heard some one calling me I could not help blushing at my cowardice

96 scowling wrinkled to pocket the magic scared the condolence to open one's heart what a pity it is!

this very day

97 the disgust the publican the office unhealthy the switch the felt we are full up (_or_ all present) at least I believe it to be so to cut sg. short

98 to nail to stammer the steel the attic the thunder a picture to be out of the perpendicular you need only say so to thrust one's hands into the depths of one's pockets

99 the lock the delight to hang the curtain the anguish to topple down he felt inclined to ask me . .

to run here and there a few steps farther on

100 the bugle a miser the discovery a sword the coachman to enjoy consider yourself lucky to steer for Paris the order to fire

101 the paint-brush the scarcity, dearth pink Spanish so-called to wipe he spends his time in talking I am trying my hardest to do it you should have seen him when . .

102 a cow the reception the codfish to breathe stingy scanty, curtailed she was painful to look upon are you having holidays?

whatever she may say, she is not happy

103 pitiless to be a spy upon to delight to behave to watch to s.n.a.t.c.h from she was looking at me on the sly it takes her appet.i.te away to have one's heart full

II. QUESTIONNAIRE

I (pp. 1-4)

1. Ou et quand suis-je ne?

2. Que trouve-t-on dans toutes les villes du Midi?

3. Qu'est-ce que mon pere s'etait taille dans un pan de sa fabrique?

4. Que m'a souvent conte la vieille Annou?

5. Quels malheurs a.s.saillirent coup sur coup ma famille?

6. Que devint la fabrique apres la Revolution de 1848?

7. Qu'arriva-t-il enfin au bout de deux ans?

8. Pourquoi mes parents n'avaient-ils pas voulu m'envoyer a l'ecole?

9. Que m'avait appris ma mere?

10. Quel cote agreable trouvai-je a notre ruine?

11. Que disais-je gravement au pet.i.t Rouget?

12. Quelle sorte d'homme etait M. Eyssette?

13. A qui s'attaquait-il dans sa colere?

14. Qu'aurait-on cru a l'entendre?

15. Que se pa.s.sait-il a la maison des qu'il sortait?

16. Pourquoi chacun pleurait-il?

II (pp. 5-8)

1. Quelle etait la singularite de mon frere Jacques?

2. Que disait parfois M. Eyssette en parlant de lui?

3. Que repondait Mme Eyssette?

4. Ou jouais-je toute la journee et avec qui?

5. Decrivez le fils du concierge Colombe.

6. Qu'etait tour a tour pour moi le jeune Rouget?

7. Queue etait ma folie en ce temps-la?

8. Pourquoi cessai-je de parler a mon camarade?

9. Comment essaya-t-il de m'attendrir?

10. Que devint-il au bout de quelques jours?