[Footnotes 1: _Use_ devoir. 2: _Use_ valoir.]

B. Word study, based on "Le médecin et sa mule." Use synonyms
for words in italics.

1. The doctor is going to _see_ his _patients_. 2. He meets some[1]
_friends_. 3. They are mounted on their mules. 4. They _dismount_
to talk more _conveniently_, and _let go_ their mounts. 5. Our
mules are going to _get into_ the house, says the doctor. 6. My
patient lives _on the ground floor_. 7. One of the mules enters
with[2] a deliberate step. 8. The _poor man thinks_ it is his
doctor. 9. He _holds out_[3] his pulse, without _turning_.[4]
10. The doctor, _frightened_, comes in to _chase_ out[3] his
mule. 11. I don't know why you want to _strike_ your mule, says
the patient. 12. I am _wonderstruck_ that your mule has[5] cured
my _illness_. 13. _Henceforth stay_ at home.

[Footnotes 1: des. 2: de. 3: _omit_. 4: _infinitive_. 5: _Why
subjunctive?_]

C. Learn synonyms for larynx, connaissance, client, pénétrer,
bruit, animal, chasser, saisir, frapper, arrêter, désormais,
piteux.


9. L'ENTENTE CORDIALE

Une dame voulait faire entendre à sa nouvelle servante qu'elle
devait ménager ses paroles. "Je dois vous dire tout d'abord,