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Page 61 - There would be as many," said he, "if I was being taken to the scaffold5." 1 verite ; - foule ; •"' accourait ; 4 parts ; 5 echafaud. THE ADVERB. Place of the Adverb. 1. In French, the adverb is generally placed after the verb in simple tenses, and between the auxiliary and the participle in compound tenses; as: You never sing.
Page 70 - ... cause; gentlemen, said M. Dugar, I have weighed your reasons in the balance of justice, and I find them light. I do not think that the people ought to suffer under a pretence of the deafness of corn, which I know to he ill founded.
Page 69 - THE PRICE OF BREAD. Some years ago, the bakers of Lyons thought that they could prevail on M. Dugas, the Provost of the merchants in that city, to befriend them at the expense of the public. They waited upon him in a body, and begged leave to raise the price of bread, which could not be done without the sanction of the chief magistrate.
Page 70 - I know to be unfounded ; and as to the purse of money left with me, I am sure that I have made such a generous and noble use of it, as you yourself intended : I have distributed it among the poor objects of charity in our two hospitals. As you are opulent enough to make such large donations, I cannot possibly think you are incurring any losses in your business ; and I shall, therefore, continue the price of bread as it was before I received your petition.
Page 70 - ... made such a generous and noble use of it, as you yourself intended : I have distributed it among the poor objects of charity in our two hospitals. As you are opulent enough to make such large donations, I cannot possibly think you are incurring any losses in your business ; and I shall, therefore, continue the price of bread as it was before I received your petition.
Page 46 - De grace (rlion), tell it to my mother ; she knows it, I told it to her yesterday.
Page 47 - Are you the mother of that child ? — No, I am not. — Are those your servants ?