Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)

Name: Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)
Author: Daudet, Alphonse

Daudet, Alphonse

Autobiographical fiction; Bildungsromans; French fiction -- 19th century; French language -- Readers

1. I should pity him more if he did not complain so often.
 2. Although it was spring, a good deal of snow had fallen during the night
 3. Even if (_do not use ‘si’_) they had utterly demolished the house I
      should not have noticed it.
 4. I was far from suspecting that they had been in England for the last
      fortnight.
 5. Taking everything into account, I hope I shall be able to send you
      something from time to time out of my savings.
 6. What a beautiful town Paris is!
 7. Here at any rate it is not always foggy as in Lyons.
 8. I had come to that part of the letter when I suddenly heard a
      dull noise.
 9. In the playground the children were shouting at the top of their
      voices.
10. Why do you not want us to mention it to them?
11. A monotonous plain stretched as far as the eye could see.
12. I was longing to be alone in my room.
13. We have not seen them yet, but they will not be long in coming.
14. I began to go up the stairs four steps at a time.
15. The new secretary was beside himself with joy.


XVI (pp. 76—80)

 1. Before going in, I stopped an instant to recover my breath.
 2. The head master in his dressing-gown was standing near him, with
      his velvet cap in his hand.
 3. I did not know what it was all about, but on hearing these words
      I blushed for shame.
 4. Turning to me, he took from the mantel-piece a little bundle of papers
      I had not yet noticed.
 5. Instead of answering him, he hung down his head and remained silent.
 6. One word might have exculpated me, but that word I did not utter.
 7. I was ready to suffer anything rather than betray my friend.
 8. It is half-past ten already; they must have missed the train.
 9. All my courage suddenly failed me, and, without saying a word, I
      hurriedly went out.
10. I saw his face brighten as I spoke.
11. “Listen to this before I go,” said he in a low voice.
12. You must promise me to write to them when everything is over.
13. When I was in the army, I vowed that, if ever I came to be drummed out,
      I would not survive my dishonour.
14. I would rather lose my situation than be the cause of his death.
15. The very least we can do is to wait till the last moment before coming
      to such a decision.


XVII (pp. 81—85)

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Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)Daudet, Alphonse

General

Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)

Daudet, Alphonse

Autobiographical fiction; Bildungsromans; French fiction -- 19th century; French language -- Readers

1. I should pity him more if he did not complain so often.
 2. Although it was spring, a good deal of snow had fallen during the night
 3. Even if (_do not use ‘si’_) they had utterly demolished the house I
      should not have noticed it.
 4. I was far from suspecting that they had been in England for the last
      fortnight.
 5. Taking everything into account, I hope I shall be able to send you
      something from time to time out of my savings.
 6. What a beautiful town Paris is!
 7. Here at any rate it is not always foggy as in Lyons.
 8. I had come to that part of the letter when I suddenly heard a
      dull noise.
 9. In the playground the children were shouting at the top of their
      voices.
10. Why do you not want us to mention it to them?
11. A monotonous plain stretched as far as the eye could see.
12. I was longing to be alone in my room.
13. We have not seen them yet, but they will not be long in coming.
14. I began to go up the stairs four steps at a time.
15. The new secretary was beside himself with joy.


XVI (pp. 76—80)

 1. Before going in, I stopped an instant to recover my breath.
 2. The head master in his dressing-gown was standing near him, with
      his velvet cap in his hand.
 3. I did not know what it was all about, but on hearing these words
      I blushed for shame.
 4. Turning to me, he took from the mantel-piece a little bundle of papers
      I had not yet noticed.
 5. Instead of answering him, he hung down his head and remained silent.
 6. One word might have exculpated me, but that word I did not utter.
 7. I was ready to suffer anything rather than betray my friend.
 8. It is half-past ten already; they must have missed the train.
 9. All my courage suddenly failed me, and, without saying a word, I
      hurriedly went out.
10. I saw his face brighten as I spoke.
11. “Listen to this before I go,” said he in a low voice.
12. You must promise me to write to them when everything is over.
13. When I was in the army, I vowed that, if ever I came to be drummed out,
      I would not survive my dishonour.
14. I would rather lose my situation than be the cause of his death.
15. The very least we can do is to wait till the last moment before coming
      to such a decision.


XVII (pp. 81—85)

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)

Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)

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