B. 1. He hadn't the least recollection of having[1] lied. 2. He
wants to make me[2] eat willy nilly.[3] 3. I saw nothing[134]
strange. 4. Have you made up your mind?[5] 5. However that may
be,[6] I don't believe that he will come.[7] 6. You are pretty
hungry, aren't you?[8] 7. So much the better![9] We will have
something[4] good to[10] eat pretty soon.[11] 8. It is important
that you eat[7] at the usual time. 9. He asks that we bring[7]
the chicken as soon as possible. 10. I killed just now[11] the
biggest hare that I have[7] ever seen. 11. The river is more
terrible than it seems.[12] 12. The cardinal was more weak[13]
than sick. 13. The thing[14] becomes[15] more and more[16] evident.
14. Chirac is the better doctor of the two. 15. He is older by[17]
two years than the other. 16. He is a most terrible man![18]
17. What do you expect![19] Work[20] has worn him out so. 18.
He was in[17] the best humor in[17] the world.

[Footnotes 1: _infinitive_. 2: me faire. 3: bon gré, mal gré.
4: _supply_ de. 5: _idiom:_ prendre un parti. 6: quoi qu'il en
soit. 7: _subjunctive. Why?_. 8: n'est-ce pas? 9: tant mieux!
10: à. 11: tout à l'heure. 12: ne le paraît. 13: faible.
14: la chose. 15: devient. 16: de plus en plus. 17: de.
18: homme on ne peut plus terrible. 19: que voulez-vous?
20: _use definite article._]


29. L 'ESPRIT PRÉCOCE

Pic de la Mirandole, savant italien, se distingua par une précocité
extraordinaire, en même temps que par la hardiesse de ses thèses
en philosophie. Parmi les courtisans qui admiraient l'esprit du