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Lesson VII, Lines 330-381.
What do you learn from line 333? What characteristic does Benedict show,
line 339? Learn 351-352.
Were these marriage papers that were signed? What? What three facts of
old time life, lines 353-368? What are compared, lines 368-371? Why should
Evangleline feel sad at this time? Was it natural? How could the star follow
her footsteps? Look up reference line 381.
SEC. IV.
_The Betrothal Feast. The Mandate._
Lesson VIII, Lines 382-459.
Was the betrothal feast an important event in Grand Pre? So much thought of
now? Explain 385-386. For what purpose were the people gathering? How did
Acadian life differ from that of today? Why was hospitality greater under
Benedict's roof? Who were some of the principal persons at the feast? Who is
now introduced? Was there a peculiar sadness in the occurances of the day?
Why?
We have three pictures strongly contrasted in this, the preceding and the
succeeding lessons. Try to get a clear idea of each of these three scenes.
Contrast the feast and the reception of the Mandate. Why refer to the
solstice? What was the immediate effect of the news? Then what? Was it a
time when character would show? Explain.
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