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CIO GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE ΧΧΠΙ -ffitma Junior Division Translate into French Ah it's all very well know all about it replied Ludovic trying to wink with knowing look men must have occupation they must take to something and poor prisoners have little choice You see Sipnor Conte we have amongst our inmates men who doubtless were formerly important personages-men who had brains for it is not small fry that they bring here well now they occupy and amuse themselves at very little cost can assure you One catches flies-there's no harm in that -another added he with fresh wink of his eye which he tried to render still more significant-" another with no end of knives and pen- knives carves figures on his deal table without remembering that am responsible for the furniture of the place The Count would have spoken but he did not give him time Some breed canaries and goldfinches others little white mice For my part respect their tastes to such point Benedetto Dio that had an enormous and magnificent Angora cat with long white fur he would leap and gambol in the prettiest way in the world and when he took his nap you would have said it was sleeping muff my wife made great pet of him so did well gave him away for that kind of game might have tempted him -and all the cats in the world are not worth the poor captive's mouse Translate into English C'est une occasion qu'il faut prendre vite aux cheveux Je trouve ici un avantage qu'ailleurs je ne trouverais pas et il s'engage la prendre sans dot C'est pour ne point l'aigrir et pour en venir mieux bout Heurter de front ses sentiments est le moyen de tout gSter et il de certains esprits qu'il ne faut prendre qu'en biaisant dee temporaments ennemis de toute rosistance des naturels rotifs que la voriW fait cabrer qui toujours se raidissent contre le droit chemin de la raison et qu'on ne