"Pupil at The Lycée Faidherbe, Lille
"(on my holidays)."
The next has not yet learnt the beauties of literary style; he has less notions of form; but his ambition is more far-reaching:
"Your Majesty,—
"I begin by begging your pardon for my presumption; but I have heard everybody say and I read in the paper that Your Majesty is greatly interested in motor-cars. I therefore thought that you must also have ridden the bicycle, which you now, no doubt, care less for; and it occurred to me that, if you happened to have an old one put by, Your Majesty might do me the honour to give it to me.
"Papa and my big brother Jean go out riding on their bicycles and I am left at home with mamma, because I have not a machine and they cannot afford to buy me one.
"I should be so proud to have a bicycle, given me by Your Majesty.
"I shall not tell papa that I am writing to Your Majesty, because he would laugh at me, and I shall take three sous from my purse for the stamp on this letter.
"I pray God not to let those wicked anarchists attack Your Majesty, to whom I offer my profound respect.