1. He refused to believe that, although the insinuation awakened
melancholy in his great soul. 2. He found nobody who seemed ugly to him.
3. Sit down near the fountain, although you are a prey to remorse. 4. We
hear from Tarascon that they have not heard from you for many months.
5. What has become of you? 6. So many of our fellow-countrymen gave some
that I scarcely dare to ask them for it. 7. However, when they came to the
fair they claimed to have known over there a man whose description tallied
with his. 8. He was making for Paris. 9. When he had read that, Tartarin
was ashamed of himself. 10. You think he is hunting lions in Africa.
_QUESTIONS_
1. En quittant Barbassou où est-ce que Tartarin s'est dirigé? 2. Quel
était l'effet des jurons du capitaine? 3. En arrivant à la maison
qu'est-ce que Tartarin a fait? 4. Comment a-t-il appris ce qu'on pensait
de lui à Tarascon? 5. Que pensait-on de lui? 6. Quel était le sort de
beaucoup d'autres qui étaient partis pour chasser les lions? 7. Les
marchands nègres que prétendaient-ils? 8. Qu'est-ce que Tartarin a fait
après avoir lu le journal? 9. Qu'est-ce qui lui a apparu? 10. Pourquoi
avait-il honte de lui-même?
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