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PEONOMS.
Nous irons a sa rencontre. We shall go to meet him.
II a parle mieux. He
de^son spoke to the best of hit ability.
II notres. He is
est^des
one of our party.
Les notres se sont bien comports. Our men (soldiers, side, friends) have
Faire das siennes. To play one's pranks. [behaved well.
Je n'y mets rien du mien. / add nothing of my own.
Une de VOS connaissances. An acquaitance of yours.
Cettemauvaisehabitudequevousavez. That bad habit of yours.
Mon pere, j'ai change" d'avis. Father, I liave altered my mind.
Vous aurez bieutot de mes nouvelles. You shall soon hear from me.
II est mon aine" de dix ans. He is my senior by ten years.
Les lettres qu'il vous ecrit. His letters to you.
Monsieur! Monsieur Bernard. Ce monsieur. Sir! Mr. B. TJiis gentleman.
Madame! Madame Bernard. Cette dame. Madam! Mrs. B. This lady.
Mademoiselle! Mademoiselle B. Cette demoiselle. Miss! Miss B. This young lady t
Monsieur votre pere. Madame votre mere. Your father. Your mother.
Mesdemoiselles vos sceurs. Your sisters.
1. Y songerez-vous aussi de votre cote? Oui, j'y songerai aussi du
mien. 2. Se conduit -il bien envers vous? Oui, il est plein d'egards
pour moi et les miens. 3. Ne serez-vous pas des notres? Sans
doute que je serai des votres. 4. Quel est son avis? Quand vous
aurez dit le votre, il dira le sien. 5. J'ai mes raisons pour agir de la
sorte. Et nous, nous avons les notres. 6. Mes Grangers ont perdu
la moitie de leurs feuilles, les votres ont encore toutes les leurs,
7. L'hiver ote a ( 130. a) nos campagnes tout leur agrement.
1. Serez-vous des notres ce soir? 2. J'ai fini mon theme, avezvous
fini le votre?
a leur rencontre?
3. Aurai-je bientot de vos nouvelles. 4. Irez-vous
5. N'y avez-vous pas mis nil peu du votre?
(d) 1. Every one of us has his duties to fulfil; do yours, I shall fulfil
mine. 2. His opinion is sincere, we must respect it, although it is
neither yours nor mine. 3. Here are my books, where are yours?
4. He only asks [for] his [own]. 5. This general was abandoned by
(of) his [men]. 6. When you
have heard our reasons we shall listen
to yours. 7. Your men have fought well. 8. You are playing some
of your pranks. 9. When MaJesherbes entered the room, Louis XVI
went to him, pressed him in his arms, and said to him: Your
sacrifice is the more generous because you expose your life and
do not save mine. 10. I cannot understand how you can dispose
in his favour of a property which is not yours. 11. A friend of
mine is just now in Geneva; if you see him remember me to him
and remind him that he promised (to) me to let me hear from
him.