B. Word Study.--Based on "Le Loup et le Chien." Suggest at least
two expressions for words in italics.

1. There was once a wolf who was looking for adventure. 2. _Once_
he was very[1] hungry. 3. He met a dog; "there's my _meal_,"
says he. 4. He _gets ready_ to eat this dog _immediately_. 5.
But the dog _calls his attention_ to his leanness, and _begs_
him to wait a _while_. 6. His master had just _inherited_
property.[2] 7. He was going to give _a lot of dinners_. 8. The
dog couldn't[3] fail to fatten _during_ this _time_. 9. Then the
wolf could eat the dog. 10. "I would rather[4] _eat_ you now,"
says he. 11. But the wolf had the _simplicity_ to let the dog get
away. 12. He came back to _get_ the dog on[2] the _appointed_
day, but the _sly_ fellow had _informed_ his comrades of the
_neighborhood_. 13. They _fell_ upon the wolf _at once_.

[Footnotes 1: très. 2: _omit._ 3: use savoir. 4: aimer mieux.]


26. LE POULET DU CARDINAL DUBOIS

Le Cardinal Dubois, ministre sous la régence du duc d'Orléans,
soupait habituellement d'un poulet rôti. Un soir, au moment où
l'on allait le servir, un chien emporta tout à coup le poulet.
Quand ses gens s'en aperçurent, ils en furent tout désolés, et
pour tâcher de réparer le malheur ils se hâtèrent d'en remettre
au plus tôt un autre à la broche. Le cardinal demanda qu'on lui
servît[1] tout de suite son poulet. Le maître d'hôtel, prévoyant
la terrible fureur du ministre si on lui disait le fait, ou si
on lui proposait d'attendre plus tard qu'à l'heure ordinaire,