Teachers and Rascals 31: The laborious and delicate mission of the drawing teacher; to him is always reserved the difficult task of redressing the twists and inaccuracies of his young pupils!

Teachers and Rascals 15: Sixth-form pupils wanting to play at Rhetoricians

Teachers and Rascals 8: A young man for whom nothing is sacred

Teachers and Rascals 11: Wait... I'm going to do...the school master

Teachers and Rascals 26: How to make a young man decide finally to be respectful to his parents

Teachers and Rascals 9: The foolhardy young who allow themselves to be carried away by a point of honour, and who snap their fingers at the checks of the highest Appeal Court in the land

Ancient History 29: Telemachus and Mentor. Seeing his languorous pupil. / Burning for Eucharis with a fire always new / Mentor, with a punch, pitched him straight into the water / To make him abandon the island (Unique quatrain by Mr. Duponchel)

NEWS 85: PAINFUL SITUATION OF THE POOR LITTLE KING OF GREECE: The Englishman －Here's a brat that I could only make one mouthful of!... The Russian －Would you please leave this little man alone －you see, I'm defending him!

NEWS 145: He looks terrifying for nothing... and probably even the sparrows won't be frightened of him!..

THE FREQUENTERS OF CAFÉS 1: Personally, I'm in the habit of never giving anything to the waiter, it encourages celibacy

NEWS 83: －Well, look here..., you're dressed as an Austrian to do the cooking,aren't you!... －Why, of course... the short white jacket, that's always been the uniform of the cook's boy!..

NEWS 71: The interlude of a primary school teacher suspended from his duties

PARISIAN SKETCHES 3: － Yes, my dear mister Coffignon, it would be difficult for me to count up the number of my conquests I've always had and today still have great success with women! － To be sure [,] as for me [,] I've only ever had mine [my woman] and I still find that it's too much!

NEWS 105: THE REJUVENATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONEL [sic] FOLLOWING THE REJUVENATION OF AESON: I read in Mr. de Chompre's book that the aged Aeson was in earlier times perfectly rejuvenated by making him simmer in a stew-pot with a multitude of small spices, such as marshmallow roots, lizard, sticks of liquorice and toads... but the precise recipe of this stew has been lost... I have imagined new ingredients, but unfortunately they are devilishly expensive! I think I would have done better to preserve my old fellow by －having him stuffed by Mr. Gannat!

Conjugal Manners 30: The plea of adultery: "Magistrates, my client is sure of the fact. But this personal conviction is not enough to satisfy him; it is necessary for him to share it with your tribunal, with those listeners gathered here... with the whole of France. Such was the task taken upon myself in the intererst of my client, and I believe that I have made the issue clear before you. Now, it only remains for my client to see... his social position confirmed by a fair judgement, and you are very just. Magistrates, do not refuse him this last satisfaction."

Conjugal Manners 24: I'm always telling you, with your sugar..

NEWS 214: － They're talking about holding new elections. － This time before giving our votes to one of the candidates, we'll have him visited by the doctor so that afterwards they don't declare him invalid

THE FEASTERS 4: Rifolaed was more charmed than ever at not having got himself killed in the June days, for that would have deprived him of the pleasure of walking in the streets of Boulogne under a rain of flowers

THE FEASTERS 4: Rifolaed was more charmed than ever at not having got himself killed in the June days, for that would have deprived him of the pleasure of walking in the streets of Boulogne under a rain of flowers

JOURNEY TO CHINA 4: THE SEAFARERS' HOTEL. He who says hotel-keeper －in China－ and above all in a seaport, says patent thief... if you bring to his notice that he counts dinners that you have not ordered －errands that you have not had [him] make －waiters who have not served you －expenses for transporting luggage for which you have paid, he replies graciously: Suh, we always count that, always... that is the Chinese habit!... Editer's note: This habit also exists in certain French sea ports

NEWS 55: － My boy, the apparition of a comet always coincides with some memorable event... this one predicted for us your triumphs at Galuchet's boarding-school!..

The fall of Hankou in 13th Year of Showa. A procession of soldiers, police and teachers, headed by elementary school students holding flags

SKETCHES OF THE HUNT 5: －Well!... Are we going to continue our hunting, despite the vile weathe?... －No! absolutely not..., it's raining... the game fear the rain as much as we do..., they can't fail to come and shelter in this cottage, and we're going to bag lots of them!..

About the Distance between the Eyes and Nose

Conjugal Manners 34: I should have bet on it ... instead of taking him to see Séraphin, you take him to play ... It's already bad enough for grown-ups; poor little dear! ... －－ Don't worry, Madam, that's the way children amuse themselves!