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J'ignore absolument le nom de l'auteur; mais le style elegant, la precision des informations et quelques details d'opinion que je ne partage pas m'avaient fait supposer que nous devions attribuer a Jurien de la Graviere le travail en question. En tous cas, quelque soit l'auteur, je demande a tous mes amis de lui renvoyer le merite et la responsabilite qui lui appartiennent.
"Monsieur Moustache," said McElvina, taking off his hat with mock gravity to the dog, who seemed determined to keep at a respectful distance, "je vous demande mille excuses." "Ah! que c'est charmant!" cried some of the fair sex, who, as well as the men, had been attracted by, and were listening to the dispute.
It was long before he could be made to understand the true meaning of the French word demande, and his own demands were backed with threats and couched in terms more forcible than diplomatic.
It was all so amiable that one did not like to contradict him. At the same meal another was giving a sketch of the youth of Martin Luther; he left the church on se demande encore pourquoi. In the innocence of his heart this abbe regarded the rebellion of Luther less as an unpermissible than as an inexplicable act. The society of the Italian friends of my first visit gave me much pleasure.
"Monsieur," said Gustave Adolphe to the old negro, "le prisonnier refuse de faire reponse, et demande a manger et a boire." "Va l'en chercher, Gustave Adolphe," replied the old man. "Allons, messieurs," continued he, addressing the other negroes. "Il faut lever l'ancre de suite, et amener notre prisonnier aux autorites; Charles Philippe, va chercher mon porte-voix."
"What the dev I mean qu'c'est qu'c'est?" he asked. "Monsieur a demandé le petit pain," the girl replied, astonished at his astonishment. With great presence of mind he accepted the situation, took in the bread, and did without his bath. The Member says that, coming upon him suddenly amid the silence of the snow, he heard him practising the slightly different sounds of pain and bain.
They answered they could giue no resolute answere to this demande, vntill the Gouernors of the Iland had consulted therevpon, and therefore desired him to send againe to them the next day.
"A political infants' school. One has to treat things in broad splashes." "You almost persuade me to be an Englishwoman," said the Princess. Paul bowed. "But what more beautiful thing can there be than a Frenchwoman with England in her heart? Je ne demande pas mieux." And the Princess did not put her hands to her ears.
He gathered the cards into his pocket, took up his hat, and saying stiffly "Monsieur, je vous demande pardon." moved towards the door. On the threshold he paused, and turning towards me with an air of faded dignity: "Young gentleman," he said, "you I thank for your politeness."
"I have been inclined to think otherwise," "I should be pleased to hear your reasons," "Aren't you mistaken?" are more acceptable phrases with which to introduce dissent. In French society a discrepancy of views is always manifested by some courtesy-phrase, such as "Mais, ne pensez-vous pas" or "Je vous demande pardon" the urbane substitutes for "No, you are wrong," "No, it isn't."
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