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ACT II, SCENES VI AND VII
1. When you go[1] to Switzerland, don't forget your overshoes and alpenstocks. 2. Never mind me! Go alone. I will stay here. 3. He who takes the shortest[2] road does not always get there first. 4. When you have finished writing, always[3] take care not to shut[4] the book while the ink is wet. 5. We will carry out the contest as we have pledged ourselves to do[5]. 6. «I mean to beg leave to go with you.» «That's right! Off we go!» 7. I have changed my mind for weighty reasons. 8. Success[6] belongs to those who believe they will succeed. 9. The road you are following is not the highway[7], but I think you will succeed none the less for that. 10. When Daniel has finished speaking, he goes back.
[1: Use future.] [2: le plus court (put after the noun).] [3: toujours.] [4: fermer.] [5: le (lit., «it»).] [6: Sucçès, m.] [7: Tr. «everybody's road.»]