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.»]
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