1. Let us talk of something else, if you have no objection. 2. Such was that scene, the horror of which I shall never forget. 3. If I pass over in silence this portion of my life, the reader will lose nothing by not knowing it. 4. It was always the same story, business not prospering, the rent in arrears, the plate in pawn. 5. Having said this, M. Eyssette senior began to walk with big strides without speaking. 6. I have only succeeded in getting us over head and ears in debt. 7. To get out of it, you have only one decision to come to. 8. From what I see, there is no time to be lost. 9. “Are you not acquainted with what is going on?” he asked, heaving a deep sigh. 10. It was not without difficulty that he at length tore himself away from his friends’ embraces. 11. Travelling by himself and earning his living, he felt a grown-up man. 12. His father’s friend was a fine old man, with nothing about him savouring of the pedant. 13. If you wish to please me, you will not lose sight of him. 14. Thereupon he ran down the stairs four steps at a time. 15. This first duty accomplished, he went in quest of a public-house within his means. VI (pp. 26—30) 1. “This is just what I want,” said he to himself. 2. It was a large room with whitewashed walls. 3. You cannot imagine how happy old Annou was to see her former master again! 4. In a trice the table was laid. 5. What a pity we must go! we were so comfortable here! 6. “A pleasant journey to you!” said one; “God bless you!” exclaimed the other. 7. Did not Captain Cook go to sea again directly after his return to England? 8. It is astonishing that you should not understand so simple a matter. 9. We soon saw him running towards us at the top of his speed. 10. It is a small town in a narrow valley shut in on all sides by the mountains. 11. On the night of my arrival the north wind had been raging ever since the morning. 12. A few people were waiting for the coach on the parade-ground, walking to and fro in front of the office. 13. The whole town seemed to have been asleep for years. 14. As soon as I knocked, the door opened of its own accord. 15. A porter, holding a big lantern in his hand, came up to me with a sleepy look. 16. He had promised us that he would come as soon as he had finished what he was doing. VII (pp. 31—35)