au? 4. Comment les Arabes ont-ils fait voir qu'ils
s'amusaient a voir courir le chameau? 5. Tartarin se tenait-il droit?
6. Pourquoi nos tueurs ont-ils renonce an chameau? 7. Quel etait
l'arrangement de la caravane? 8. Ou Tartarin errait-il? 9. Quel est le
caractere de l'Algerie francaise? 10. Comment les parfums du vieil Orient
se compliquent-ils?

_XVII

TRANSLATION_

1. The hero awoke at dawn and saw that his treasure was gone. 2. The next
day he saw that he had been robbed for the first time. 3. He began to weep
bitterly. 4. Now, it was the prince that had deserted him in the heart of
Africa. 5. He was sitting there with his head in his hands; suddenly he
saw the camel looking at him. 6. Tartarin was stupefied on seeing the lion
come forward. 7. He was ten paces from him, and made the saint's slippers
tremble. 8. Everything was there in front of him. 9. Tartarin saw the big
negroes running at him. 10. He had just slain the poor tame lion.

_QUESTIONS_

1. De quoi Tartarin s'est-il acquis la certitude en se reveillant? 2. Dans
quel etat se voyait-il? 3. De quoi doutait-il? 4. Qu'est devenu le prince?
5. Dans quelle position Tartarin etait-il assis? 6. Qu'a-t-il vu?
7. Qu'a-t-il fait? 8. Apres le coup de fusil qu'a-t-on vu dans l'air?
9. Qu'est-ce que Tartarin a apercu? 10. Qu'est-ce que Tartarin a tue?

_XVIII

TRANSLATION_

1. Put not your trust in princes. 2. He raised his head and asked if the
captain knew where the prince was. 3. I believe that he even let himself
be caught. 4. Besides, I know he saw only the most disagreeable things.
5. Your affair with the prince is known; you must keep your eyes open
mighty wide. 6. From the top of the penitentiary he could see only one
side of the city. 7. Do that; otherwise he will see you somewhere. 8. He
courted Baia from the top of the tower. 9. All that happened ('se passe')
under Tartarin's nose. 10. If you'll take my advice, you'll return to
('en') France, for that is not the first time you have been fleeced.

_QUESTIONS_

1. Qu'est-ce que Tartarin a fait en apprenant que sa Mauresque savait meme
le marseillais? 2. Qu'est-ce que Barbas-sou a dit? 3. Ou etait le prince?
4. Comment l'a-t-on pris? 5. Qu'avait-il fait a Tarascon? 6. Qu'est-ce que
cela fait comprendre a Tartarin? 7. Que faut-il faire en Algerie, d'apres
le capitaine? 8. Quelle est l'histoire du muezzin? 9. Quel conseil le
capitaine donne-t-il a Tartarin? 10. Pourquoi Tartarin ne pouvait-il p