Take the time to review the following LEAF French Grammar lessons before reading the literary selection for this Module, in order to help you better understand the selection:

• LEAF French Grammar: The Passé Simple (Historic Past Tense) – Regular Verbs
• LEAF French Grammar: The Passé Simple (Historic Past Tense) – Irregular Verbs
• LEAF French Grammar: The Past Anterior

Émeric Bergeaud
Stella (1887)