B. 1. The king's officers did not laugh at[1] the joke. 2. The
surprise of the old courtiers was[2] great. 3. Voltaire was a
famous author. 4. The servant's master will not be at the castle.
5. He wouldn't have[3] gone to[4] see the servant. 6. The man
with[5] the yellow mask had gone to the château. 7. The beggar
does not notice[6] the mistake at once. 8. I wondered[7] who
was the man with[5] the insatiable stomach. 9. The king winked
at[8] the prank. 10. They noticed[9] the soldier in the room
for the fifth time. 11. When he had[10] eaten, he withdrew. 12.
He is mistaken,[11] he did not see the king. 13. I have been
to[4] see John. 14. The soldiers disappear in turns.[12] 15.
The officer was put in charge of the château. 16. He will see
to the replenishment of the provisions. 17. He is the biggest
eater I have[13] ever seen.

[Footnotes 1: de. 2: _past definite_. 3: être. 4: _omit_. 5: à.
6: s'apercevoir de. 7: se demander. 8: fermer les yeux sur.
9: apercevoir (_perceive concretely_). 10: eut. 11: se tromper.
12: à tour de rôle. 13: _Why subjunctive?_]


4. TROP DE ZÈLE

Un fabricant avait congédié son gérant. Un ami s'en étonnait.
"Comment! vous êtes brouillé avec votre homme d'affaires? Je
suis très surpris que vous puissiez[1] vous passer de lui. Il
prenait, disiez-vous, vos intérêts avec une ardeur!--Certainement,
il a d'abord pris mes intérêts, mais il a fini par prendre aussi
mon capital!"