4 Translate, in order to defray. See Sec. I., IX. a. 1. You find in this piece a number of words which in German are to be rendered by terms taken from foreign languages, but which are So received, that it would seem of quite extraordinary style to use

expressions properly Ger

The

man in their stead.
same is the case in many
other instances, but this
use being rather a matter of
fashion, with which it will
change, it is impossible
to give a general rule con-
cerning it.

The Abbé der Abbé, the secretary der Sekretår (Geheimschreiber), the president der Pråsident, a pistole (a coin) eine Pistole.

The member Mitglied, n.; to defray bestreiten, the current expenses die laufenden Ausgaben, to present darreichen (separable compound verb), a second time zum zweiten Mal, to rejoin einfallen (separable compound verb).

II.

It is extremely difficult to1 fulfil strictly the duties of friendship, for 2 it often happens that we lose our friend by telling him of his failings; and if we are silent, we betray the confidence bestowed upon us. It is certainly more honourable to risk the loss of his affection, than seek 5 to maintain it by 6 shutting our eyes to 7 his foibles.

1 See Gram. p. 112, b. 2 For (as a conjunction) denn. It is a copulative conjunction.

3 Say, by that (dadurch) that we tell, &c. See Gram. p.110.

4 Say, which is bestowed, &c.

5 Indirect infinitive.
6 See note 3.

7 to zu.

Extremely åußerft, to happen geschehen (irreg.), to tell sagen, (with following dative of the person), failing Fehler, m.; to be silent schweigen, to bestow one's confidence upon somebody

Vertrauen sehen in jemand, to risk wagen, to shut schließen, foible Schwäche, f.

III. a.

Generosity of Napoleon to an English Prisoner.

4

1

In the year 1805, an English sailor, who was a prisoner at Verdun, made his escape, and arrived in safety near Boulogne, where he concealed himself in the woods, and employed himself in constructing 2 a little bark with3 the branches of some trees, uniting 4 and covering them with his shirt, which he tore in pieces for that purpose. Finding 5 he had not sufficient linen to complete his boat, he 6 went to a neighbouring village, and stole a sheet, with which he finished his little bark. All he wanted was the appearance of some 9 English vessel in the offing; he therefore climbed every day up a lofty tree, and sat watching 10 with impatience; when at last he espied an English sail. Hoping 11 to reach it, he set off, carrying 12 his little boat upon his shoulders. He reached the sea-side, but while 13 embarking, he was seized by the customhouse officers, conveyed to prison, accused of being 14 a spy, and was 15 to be tried as such 16.

Generosity Edelmuth, m.; to an English prisoner, say, towards gegen, to be a prisoner gefangen seyn, to make one's escape sich flüchten, to employ one's self sich beschäftigen, to construct verfertigen, bark Barte, f.; shirt Hemde, n.; to tear in pieces zerreißen, or in Stücke reißen, for that purpose zu diesem Zweck, sufficient hinlänglich (but you had better translate, linen enough), linen Leinwand, f.; to complete vollenden (comp. inseparable: see Gram. p. 72. 2.), the sheet (of a bed), das Leintuch, in the offing auf der hohen See, to climb up steigen auf, vessel Fahrzeug, n.; to espy erspåhen, sail Segel, n. (meaning a vessel) Schiff, n.; to set off sich aufmachen, to embark sich einschiffen, to seize packen, the customhouse officer der Zoilbeamte, to convey to prison (one word) einkerkern, he was to be tried, translate, he should (sollte) &c., be tried; to try untersuchen. (See Gram. p. 71, III.)

III. b.

3

Two days after1, Bonaparte arrived at Boulogne, and the boat being 2 shown to him as a curiosity, he desired to see the sailor. When he was brought before him, Bonaparte said, "Well, my fine fellow, you were making a desperate attempt to see your native country, as 5 you say; I suppose you have a mistress there?" "No, your majesty, but I have an aged and infirm mother, whom I supported out of my pay, and who must be now in the greatest distress."

"And would you have put to sea in this crazy little vessel ?" "Yes, your majesty, had 9 they not prevented me; for I would run any'10 risk to go and to assist my poor mother, who has now only God to protect 11 her."

11

Curiosity Merkwürdigkeit, f.; to desire verlangen, before vor (with following accusative), my fine fellow mein guter Bursche, desperate verzweifelt, the attempt Versuch, m.; the native country Vaterland, to suppose glauben (translate, I suppose decidedly ich glaube bestimmt), the mistress (in this meaning) die Geliebte, aged alt, infirm krånklich, to support unterstüßen, distress Noth, f.; put to sea in die See stechen (this being here a neuter verb, see Gram. p. 24, additional remark 1), crazy zerbrechlich, to prevent verhindern, to go and assist zu Hülfe eilen (to hasten to assistance, with following dative).

III. c.

Napoleon, turning1 to a naval officer who accompanied him, said: "Give 2 this man a suit of clothes and send him with a flag of truce to one of the English cruisers in the Channel: give him also five pieces of gold for his mother: she must be a good mother, and ought not to be deprived of so good 3 a son.'

1 Translate, turned himself also that the dative is the

to..and said.

2 Third person of the plural. Mind Gram. p. 25. 3., and

case of the indirect object. Gram. p. 94.

3 Say, a so good son.

To turn sich wenden, naval officer Marineoffizier, suit of clothes Anzug, m.; in a flag of truce mit einer Parlamentirflagge, cruiser Kreuzer, m.; the Channel der Kanal, a piece of gold ein Goldstück (see Gram. p. 90. 2.), to deprive berauben (with the genitive of the object: see Gram. p. 91. c.).

IV.a.
Justice.

3

A poor curate in Wales, whose salary was not sufficient to support his numerous family, employed his leisure hours in 1 repairing the clocks and watches of his parishioners. A gentleman of the neighbourhood, complained to 2 the bishop of the diocese, stating 3, that he had disgraced the profession by carrying 5 on a trade. The bishop 6, having listened to the complaint, assured the complainant, that strict justice should be done. He accordingly sent for the curate, and asked him how he dared to disgrace the clergy by mending clocks and watches. The poor churchman humbly replied, that he did it to maintain a wife and ten children.