from France?—Yes, but that from Italy is better.—Have you seen the German butcher?-I have not been able to see him and I have sought him more than one hour.Does he sell veal and pork too, or only beef and mutton? -He sells of the former and of the latter.-It is very warm in this room!-Yes, too warm, open the window!Italy is the most beautiful country in the world.-Yes, and England the richest.-Do you see that black cat?I do not see it, it is too far.-Of whom have you bought this white handkerchief?—I have bought it of the Polish merchant.-Are you willing to eat any veal?—I thank you, I am not hungry.-Who is in the watchmaker's shop?-Nobody, the watchmaker has gone into the country. -Without money you cannot buy anything.-It is very dark in this warehouse!-And cold too, why do you not tell the servant to make any fire?-My little brother has bought two fine fishes for our sister Charlotte.- Allow me to kiss your hand! - My dear friend, listen to what your father tells you. You have torn my coat, now you must pay me for it. I cannot pay you, because I have no money. Why have you not answered the letter, which I have written to you?--Because I have lost it and forgotten, what you have written to me.-Have you done a favour to this man, that he thanks you?-Yes, I have lent him fifty florins. Why has your little boy cried so much today? Because he has been bad. When do you expect back your relations ?-I expect them back to-day or tomorrow. Why do you ask me, whether I have written my letters?--Because you are not diligent, you work little and go out much.-Listen to what I tell you!Have you shown your new book to miss Matilda ?—Yes, she likes it very well.

TEMA 55.

Why have you not yet finished what you have had to do?-Because I have had no time.-Is it very warm in your room? Yes, it is very warm there. -Have you been in my Polish friend's shop?-I have not been there, be

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cause it is too far.-How many pigs has the Dutch butcher? -He has only one. - Have you been alone at the theatre to-night? No, sir, I have been there together with our friend Edward.-When have you come back?-I have been back at half past nine.-Have you permitted to your little boy Edward to read this Italian book?-He has not asked me.- Have you been obliged to write many letters for your father to-night?-My father has told me to write seven, but I have not been able to do it, because I have had neither pens nor ink.-Of whom have you bought all these birds?-I have bought them of the English baker, who is my good friend.-Why has the tailor not mended my new cloth coat?-He has not been able to mend it, because he has neither scissors nor needles. -Have you led the calves to the butcher's?—Yes, sir, I have led them there, but he will not take them; he says that they are too dear.-Have you forgotten to pay for the pork which we have bought to-day?-I have not forgotten, but I have had no money to pay for it.-Have you cut my son's hair?—I have not cut it, it is not too long. Where does the Dutch captain come from?—He comes from England.-Does he like England better than France?—Yes, madam, much better, he says that England is one of the finest countries in the world.-Have you heard the news which he has brought? No, sir, I have not heard it.-Have the Danish sailors found their money?-They have not been able to find it, and they have sought it four days.-Why have you not listened to what your mother has told you?—I have had no time to listen to her, I have been obliged to mend my sister's silk gown, which her little children have torn.-James, it is very cold in this room, make some more fire.

TEMA 56.

What is your handsome sister Mary doing?-She is reading. What is she reading?-She is reading a long letter which she has received from her friend Charlotte. -How many letters a month does she receive from her

friend? She receives four a month, one a week.-Do you always write so fast? - No, madam, only when I have good pens and paper.-Are you fond of writing long letters?—No, madam, I have no patience, therefore I write very few letters and only to my best friends.-What is the matter with you, my dear friend?-Nothing is the matter with me; but I have lost all my money and nobody will lend me any.-How is your mother?—She is unwell.-What is the matter with her?-She has a violent head-ache. Have you called the physician?-Not yet; my mother does not like to have to do with physicians. What is the matter with the English locksmith's lazy neighbour?-His left hand is sore.-Is the Polish merchant's young wife fond of chocolate?-She is not very fond of it; she likes better coffee and tea.-Why have you not taken off your gloves before your coat?-Because my hands are dirty, and I have been ashamed to show them. What is your servant working now?-He is making some fire.-Has he much to do?—Yes, sir; he must mend the torn clothes which my friends have taken off. -Which of these two bonnets do you like better (Which of these two bonnets pleases you better), this old silk one or my mother's?-I like neither one nor the other. -What income has your father, Mr. F.?-My father receives twenty florins a week.-Are you fond of horses? -Yes, I am very fond of horses and dogs, but not of cats.-Why do you not buy any horses?-My income is too small, therefore I cannot buy any.-Do not write so fast!-A thing too quick done, cannot be well done.-Love me little and love me long! Good bye!

TEMA 57.

Why have you not eaten any veal instead of eating some mutton?-Because I am poor and veal is dearer than mutton. Has your father been right in selling his house? He has been right, because he has been obliged to do it. Do you like study, my good friend?—Which study?-The study of languages.-Very much.-Francis,

have you brought the empty bottle to my brother's?— Yes, sir. And what has he told you?-That he has looked for a full one, but that he has not been able to find any. Is your mother unwell?-She is well, but my wife is ill. To whom does the white handkerchief belong which we have seen in the garden upon the tall tree?—I do not know, but I think, that it is my sister's.-How many English lessons a week do you take?-I take four a week.

How many times (How often) do you go to the theatre? -I go there twice a month.-Why do you not go there oftener?-Because I have not much money.-What is your handsome daughter reading?-She is reading a letter which she has received from her brother Henry.-What is the matter with the Spanish physician?-He has a violent tooth-ache.-Take care of yourself; health is the best thing in the world.-The English sailor has broken his left arm.-Poor man! He has seven children, and they still are all little.-Mr. Portly, take off your hat, when you are in my room!-I have forgotten.-How do you do? Very ill; I have the head and tooth-ache.-Will you remain at home, or go to the theatre?-If you go there I will go with you; otherwise I like better to stay at home. Has your father already gone out?-Not yet; he never goes out before dinner.-Is he unwell?-Yes, he has a violent tooth-ache and a sore eye too. What are you mending ?—I am mending what you have torn. Whom do you love more, your father or your mother? -I love neither one nor the other, because they are very bad; they give me little to eat and much to work.Which is the finest shop in town?-Mr. Bolich's.

TEMA 58.

When do you intend to go to church? -I intend to go there this evening at half past four.-Are you fond of snuff? I am very fond of it. Do you smoke, Mr. F.?—No, sir, I am very fond of smoking, but I have no tobacco. When have you begun to read this book?To-night. Does your mother go to church every day?

-She goes there twice a day. When has your son William set out?-He has not yet set out; but he intends to set out to-morrow.-What day of the month is it?It is the twenty-ninth. Of what year ?-Of the year eighteen hundred and fifty five.-Of what month?—Of February.-How many bottles of wine have you in your cellar?

I have there only twenty, but my brother Edward has drunk them all. Which volumes of this work have you read? I have read the fourth and fifth volume.-Have you a wish to read the sixth too?-Yes, sir, but nobody will lend it me; and therefore I cannot read it.—I have lent it to my brother John, and he has lost it; therefore I cannot give it you.-Will you drink coffee?—I will drink some, but I have none.-Come to me before you go to church.-Why? Because I must tell you something. And cannot you tell me now?-No, because I have no time. Does our captain's son intend to go to the market? He intends to go there; but he has no money to buy what he wants. Has your daughter ever been at the ball?-She has never been there.-What number have you written there upon the table?-I have written there the number one thousand, nine hundred and forty seven. The English poet Thompson was born on the seventh of September, seventeen hundred, and died on the twenty-seventh of August seventeen hundred and fortyeight. The year has three hundred and sixty-five days, and the day has twenty-four hours.-I have been three times at London, and only once at the theatre.-Write these numbers: nineteen thousand one hundred and twenty seven; three hundred and forty five thousand six hundred and eleven; one hundred and fifty one thousand one hundred and sixty seven.-London, the twenty-fifth of January eighteen hundred and fifty two.

TEMA 59.

Have you permitted your little boy to eat so many apples ? No, I have told him to eat only five.-What income has your good father?-He has one thousand four