[ 54. ] Egal, "Equal."
[ 55. ] Savoir, "to know." The future is je saurai.
[ 57. ] Vouloir, "to want." The future is je voudrai.
| [ 63.] | Je serai, "I shall be." |
| Je serais, "I should be." |
[ 73. ] The feminine words respectively mean "trumpet," "medicine," "navy," "sculpture," whereas the masculine names respectively mean "trumpeter," "doctor," "sailor," "sculptor." This is an old examination question, a time-honored chestnut of the University of London.
[ 73. ] Restait cette redoutable infanterie.... "There remained the redoubtable infantry of the Spanish army, whose big close battalions, like so many towers, but towers that could repair their own gaps, stood unshaken in the awful din of battle and fired from all parts" (with my apologies to the shade of Bossuet).
[ 74. ] La fille de feu.... "The daughter of my good and esteemed deceased cousin is always welcome."
[ 74. ] Mon frère.... "My brother is wrong and my sister is right."
[ 74. ] Elle partit.... "She left the following morning."
[ 75. ] Diable!... "Good heavens! the old man is capricious!"