French Conversation and Composition
17. L'homme et la Marmotte
were[4] cowardly, I would throw a stone at that camel. 9. The
Irishman was hauling a cable, when he received[5] the order to[6]
start. 10. She used to know the queen formerly.[7] 11. If I succeed, I
will have the honors of the day. 12. If a man is clever, does he
always succeed? 13. If you are happy, your enemy is unhappy. 14.
Did[8] he find[9] these stones in his pocket? 15. Are they picking up
those stones? 16. If I should succeed,[4] I would be happy. 17. If you
are in Hades, I won't be able to get you out.[10] 18. I couldn't[11]
possibly[8] tell you (it).
[Footnotes 1: future of avoir. 2: soir (m.). 3: permise aux. 4: imperfect indicative. 5: past indefinite. 6: de. 7: autrefois. 8: omit. 9: What tense? 10: vous en tiler. 11: conditional of savoir.]
B. 1. People[1] made fun of the cardinal. 2. Did he learn that the
cardinal had fallen into disgrace? 3. He was very shrewd but clumsy.
[2] 4. I shall take-care[3] not[4] to fall. 5. If I were[4] to[4] go to work,
[5] I should succeed. 6. What has become of[6] the queen? 7. I'd like
to[4] know what[7] has become of her.[8] 8. The boat has[9]
probably[4] left already.[10] 9. He did not receive the order to depart.
10. This man was a good diver formerly.[11] 11. If she guessed the
trick, she would get even. 12. The queen was eating, when she
heard a great noise. 13. If this man were clever, he would know
how[4] to[4] avenge himself. 14. Marc Antony was[12] a great
general. 15. She did not know that he had caught a fish.
[Footnotes 1: on. 2: idiom: avoir la main lourde. 3: prendre garde. 4: omit. 5: se mettre à l'œuvre. 6: est devenue. 7: ce que. 8: elle est devenue. 9: future of être. 10: déjà. 11: autrefois. 12: past definite.]
17. L'HOMME ET LA MARMOTTE
La marmotte venait de finir son long somme; sommeil de six mois
seulement. «N'as-tu pas honte, lui dit l'homme, de dormir si
profondément?--Tu n'en parles que par envie, répondit la marmotte, et tu me fais pitié. J'aime encore mieux dormir la moitié de ma vie,