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French soldiers in English red coats and carrying British flags were straggling along the roads to join the battalion at the volunteers' camp three miles from the town, and singing: "Brigadier, respondez Pandore Brigadier, vous avez raison."

She laughed and shook her bright head archly. "Chiffonnier! Point du tout! Monsieur, les divines pensets que vous avez donne au monde ne sont pas des chiffons." Beau smiled again, and offered her his arm. "Let me find you a chair!" he said. "It will be rather a difficult matter, still I can but try. You will be fatigued if you stand too long."

I had a flowered white silk waistcoat, and the man said: "Monsieur est bien beau ce matin; on dirait qu'il va a une noce." I answered: "Vous avez bien devine; en effet, je vais a une noce." It was unnecessary to give him further information. The marriage was a curious little ceremony. My wife's father had friends and acquaintances in the most various classes, who all came to the wedding.

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There I should be immediately asked: 'Mais qu'est ce que c'est donc que ce petit Sapajou que vous avez embrasse si tendrement? Pour cela, l'accolade a ete charmante'; with a great deal more festivity of that sort.

"If you'd tie a bit o' pink ribbon round me neck, I'd die wid pride," said McGilveray, spitting on the ground in defiance at the same time. The big soldier laughed, and told his comrades what the bandmaster had said. One of them grinned, but the other frowned sullenly, and said: "Avez vous tabac?" "Havey you to-ba-co?" said the big soldier instantly interpreting.

You have been relieved of your command, and have now only to think of yourself. May I ask what your name is?" "I am Captain Baumgarten of, the 24th Posen Regiment." "Your French is excellent, though you incline, like most of your countrymen, to turn the 'p' into a 'b. I have been amused to hear them cry 'Avez bitie sur moi! You know, doubtless, who it is who addresses you."

Like wildfire the news of the young queen's generosity spread throughout Paris; and in all the streets, cafe, and cabarets the people were singing this couplet "Vous renoncez, charmante souveraine, Au plus beau de vos revenus; A quol vous serviraiio la celnture de refine, Vous avez celle de Venus."

We are old-fashioned people; we imagine that without principles, taken as you say on faith, there's no taking a step, no breathing. Vous avez changé tout cela. God give you good health and the rank of a general, while we will be content to look on and admire, worthy ... what was it? 'Nihilists, Arkady said, speaking very distinctly. 'Yes. There used to be Hegelists, and now there are nihilists.

"'Monsieur, vous avez un fils qui fait de la peinture. "'Oui, monsieur. "'Il a du merite. Il a beaucoup d'avenir. "'Ah, said I, 'c'est une belle chose que l'avenir. "The elderly French gentleman rolled up the whites of his eyes and answered: "'Oui, c'est une belle chose; mais vous et moi, nous n'en avons pas beaucoup! "Superfluous information!