poorman！iwasinhonorofhisslessonhahehadpuonhisfinesundayclohes,andnowiundersoodwhyheoldmenofhevilgeweresiinghereinhebackofheroomiwasbecauseheyweresorry,oo,haheyhadnogooschoolmoreiwasheirwayofhankingourmaserforhisforyyearsoffaihfulserviceandofshowingheirrespecforhecounryhawasheirsnomore

whileiwashinkingofallhis,iheardmynamecallediwasmyurnoreciewhawouldinohavegivenobeableosayhadreadfulruleforheparicipleallhrough,veryloudandclear,andwihouonemisake？buigomixeduponhefirswordsandsoodhere,holdingonomydesk,myhearbeaing,andnodaringolookupiheardmhamelsayome：

“iwon’scoldyou,lilefranz;youmusfeelbadenoughseehowiis！everydaywehavesaidoourselves:pshaw！i’veplenyofimei’lllearniomorrow’andnowyouseewherewe’vecomeouah,ha’shegrearoublewihalsace;shepusofflearningillomorrownowhosefellowsouherewillhaveherighosayoyou:’howisi;youpreendobefrenchmen,andyeyoucanneiherspeaknorwrieyourownnguage？’buyouarenohewors,poorlilefranzwe’veallagreadealoreproachourselveswih

“yourparenswerenoanxiousenoughohaveyoulearnheypreferredopuyouoworkonafarmorahemills,soasohavealilemoremoneyandi？i’vebeenobmealsohaveinoofensenyouowaermyflowersinseadoflearningyourlessons？andwheniwanedogofishing,didinojusgiveyouaholiday？”

hen,fromohingoanoher,mhamelwenonoalkofhefrenchnguage,sayinghaiwashemosbeauifulnguageinheworld—hecleares,hemoslogical;hawemusguardiamongusandneverforgei,becausewhenapeopleareensved,aslongasheyholdfasoheirnguageiisasifheyhadhekeyoheirprisonhenheopenedagrammarandreadusourlessoniwasamazedoseehowwelliundersoodiallhesaidseemedsoeasy,soeasy！ihink,oo,haihadneverlisenedsocarefully,andhahehadneverexpinedeveryhingwihsomuchpaienceiseemedalmosasifhepoormanwanedogiveusallheknewbeforegoingaway,andopuiallinoourheadsaonesroke

aferhegrammar,wehadalessoninwriinghadaymhamelhadnewcopiesforus,wrieninabeauifulroundhand:france,alsace,france,alsaceheylookedlikelilefgsfloaingeverywhereinheschoolroom,hungfromherodaheopofourdesksyououghohaveseenhoweveryoneseowork,andhowquieiwas！heonlysoundwashescrachingofhepensoverhepaperoncesomebeelesflewin;bunobodypaidanyaenionohem,noevenhelilesones,whoworkedrighonracingheirfishhooks,asifhawasfrench,ooonheroofhepigeonscooedverylow,andihoughomyself：

“willheymakehemsingingerman,evenhepigeons？”

wheneverilookedupfrommywriingisawmhamelsiingmoionlessinhischairandgazingfirsaohing,henaanoher,asifhewanedofixinhismindjushoweveryhinglookedinhalileschoolroomfancy！forforyyearshehadbeenhereinhesamepce,wihhisgardenousidehewindowandhiscssinfronofhim,juslikehaonlyhedesksandbencheshadbeenwornsmooh;hewalnureesinhegardenwerealler,andhehopvihahehadpnedhimselfwinedabouhewindowsoheroofhowimushavebrokenhishearoleaveiall,poorman;ohearhissisermovingabouinheroomabove,packingheirrunks！forheymusleavehecounrynexday

buhehadhecourageoheareverylessonoheverysaferhewriing,wehadalessoninhisory,andhenhebabieschanedheirba,bebi,bo,budownhereahebackofheroomoldhauserhadpuonhisspecaclesand,holdinghisprimerinbohhands,spelledheleerswihhemyoucouldseehahe,oo,wascrying;hisvoicerembledwihemoion,andiwassofu

yohearhimhaweallwanedoughandcryah,howwellirememberi,haslesson！