"Politeness, with the French, is a matter of education as well as nature. The French child is taught that lesson from the beginning of its existence, and it is made a part of its life. It is the one thing that is never forgotten, and the lack of it never forgiven."



Lesson XII.


OUTLINE FOR BLACKBOARD.

MANNERS IN BORROWING.
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Care of borrowed articles.
What not to borrow.
How to return a book.
Returning an equivalent.
Promptness in returning,—anecdote.