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Book the Second—The Golden Thread

[X] Chapter X. Two Promises

More months, to the number of twelve, had come and gone, and Mr. Charles Darnay was established in England as a higher teacher of the French language who was conversant with French literature. In this age, he would have been a Professor; in that age, he was a Tutor. He read with young men who could find any leisure and interest for the study of a living tongue spoken all over the world, and he cultivated a taste for its stores of knowledge and fancy. He could write of them, besides, in sound English, and render them into sound English. Such masters were not at that time easily found; Princes that had been, and Kings that were to be, were not yet of the Teacher class, and no ruined nobility had dropped out of Tellson’s ledgers, to turn cooks and carpenters. As a tutor, whose attainments made the student’s way unusually pleasant and profitable, and as an elegant translator who brought something to his work besides mere dictionary knowledge, young Mr. Darnay soon became known and encouraged. He was well acquainted, more-over, with the circumstances of his country, and those were of ever-growing interest. So, with great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered.

In London, he had expected neither to walk on pavements of gold, nor to lie on beds of roses; if he had had any such exalted expectation, he would not have prospered. He had expected labour, and he found it, and did it and made the best of it. In this, his prosperity consisted.

A certain portion of his time was passed at Cambridge, where he read with undergraduates as a sort of tolerated smuggler who drove a contraband trade in European languages, instead of conveying Greek and Latin through the Custom-house. The rest of his time he passed in London.

Now, from the days when it was always summer in Eden, to these days when it is mostly winter in fallen latitudes, the world of a man has invariably gone one way—Charles Darnay’s way—the way of the love of a woman.

He had loved Lucie Manette from the hour of his danger. He had never heard a sound so sweet and dear as the sound of her compassionate voice; he had never seen a face so tenderly beautiful, as hers when it was confronted with his own on the edge of the grave that had been dug for him. But, he had not yet spoken to her on the subject; the assassination at the deserted chateau far away beyond the heaving water and the long, long, dusty roads—the solid stone chateau which had itself become the mere mist of a dream—had been done a year, and he had never yet, by so much as a single spoken word, disclosed to her the state of his heart.

That he had his reasons for this, he knew full well. It was again a summer day when, lately arrived in London from his college occupation, he turned into the quiet corner in Soho, bent on seeking an opportunity of opening his mind to Doctor Manette. It was the close of the summer day, and he knew Lucie to be out with Miss Pross.

He found the Doctor reading in his arm-chair at a window. The energy which had at once supported him under his old sufferings and aggravated their sharpness, had been gradually restored to him. He was now a very energetic man indeed, with great firmness of purpose, strength of resolution, and vigour of action. In his recovered energy he was sometimes a little fitful and sudden, as he had at first been in the exercise of his other recovered faculties; but, this had never been frequently observable, and had grown more and more rare.

He studied much, slept little, sustained a great deal of fatigue with ease, and was equably cheerful. To him, now entered Charles Darnay, at sight of whom he laid aside his book and held out his hand.

“Charles Darnay! I rejoice to see you. We have been counting on your return these three or four days past. Mr. Stryver and Sydney Carton were both here yesterday, and both made you out to be more than due.”

“I am obliged to them for their interest in the matter,” he answered, a little coldly as to them, though very warmly as to the Doctor. “Miss Manette—”

“Is well,” said the Doctor, as he stopped short, “and your return will delight us all. She has gone out on some household matters, but will soon be home.”

“Doctor Manette, I knew she was from home. I took the opportunity of her being from home, to beg to speak to you.”

There was a blank silence.

“Yes?” said the Doctor, with evident constraint. “Bring your chair here, and speak on.”

He complied as to the chair, but appeared to find the speaking on less easy.

“I have had the happiness, Doctor Manette, of being so intimate here,” so he at length began, “for some year and a half, that I hope the topic on which I am about to touch may not—”

He was stayed by the Doctor’s putting out his hand to stop him. When he had kept it so a little while, he said, drawing it back:

“Is Lucie the topic?”

“She is.”

“It is hard for me to speak of her at any time. It is very hard for me to hear her spoken of in that tone of yours, Charles Darnay.”

“It is a tone of fervent admiration, true homage, and deep love, Doctor Manette!” he said deferentially.

There was another blank silence before her father rejoined:

“I believe it. I do you justice; I believe it.”

His constraint was so manifest, and it was so manifest, too, that it originated in an unwillingness to approach the subject, that Charles Darnay hesitated.

“Shall I go on, sir?”

Another blank.

“Yes, go on.”

“You anticipate what I would say, though you cannot know how earnestly I say it, how earnestly I feel it, without knowing my secret heart, and the hopes and fears and anxieties with which it has long been laden. Dear Doctor Manette, I love your daughter fondly, dearly, disinterestedly, devotedly. If ever there were love in the world, I love her. You have loved yourself; let your old love speak for me!”

The Doctor sat with his face turned away, and his eyes bent on the ground. At the last words, he stretched out his hand again, hurriedly, and cried:

“Not that, sir! Let that be! I adjure you, do not recall that!”

His cry was so like a cry of actual pain, that it rang in Charles Darnay’s ears long after he had ceased. He motioned with the hand he had extended, and it seemed to be an appeal to Darnay to pause. The latter so received it, and remained silent.

“I ask your pardon,” said the Doctor, in a subdued tone, after some moments. “I do not doubt your loving Lucie; you may be satisfied of it.”

He turned towards him in his chair, but did not look at him, or raise his eyes. His chin dropped upon his hand, and his white hair overshadowed his face:

“Have you spoken to Lucie?”

“No.”

“Nor written?”

“Never.”

“It would be ungenerous to affect not to know that your self-denial is to be referred to your consideration for her father. Her father thanks you.”

He offered his hand; but his eyes did not go with it.

“I know,” said Darnay, respectfully, “how can I fail to know, Doctor Manette, I who have seen you together from day to day, that between you and Miss Manette there is an affection so unusual, so touching, so belonging to the circumstances in which it has been nurtured, that it can have few parallels, even in the tenderness between a father and child. I know, Doctor Manette—how can I fail to know—that, mingled with the affection and duty of a daughter who has become a woman, there is, in her heart, towards you, all the love and reliance of infancy itself. I know that, as in her childhood she had no parent, so she is now devoted to you with all the constancy and fervour of her present years and character, united to the trustfulness and attachment of the early days in which you were lost to her. I know perfectly well that if you had been restored to her from the world beyond this life, you could hardly be invested, in her sight, with a more sacred character than that in which you are always with her. I know that when she is clinging to you, the hands of baby, girl, and woman, all in one, are round your neck. I know that in loving you she sees and loves her mother at her own age, sees and loves you at my age, loves her mother broken-hearted, loves you through your dreadful trial and in your blessed restoration. I have known this, night and day, since I have known you in your home.”

Her father sat silent, with his face bent down. His breathing was a little quickened; but he repressed all other signs of agitation.

“Dear Doctor Manette, always knowing this, always seeing her and you with this hallowed light about you, I have forborne, and forborne, as long as it was in the nature of man to do it. I have felt, and do even now feel, that to bring my love—even mine—between you, is to touch your history with something not quite so good as itself. But I love her. Heaven is my witness that I love her!”

“I believe it,” answered her father, mournfully. “I have thought so before now. I believe it.”

“But, do not believe,” said Darnay, upon whose ear the mournful voice struck with a reproachful sound, “that if my fortune were so cast as that, being one day so happy as to make her my wife, I must at any time put any separation between her and you, I could or would breathe a word of what I now say. Besides that I should know it to be hopeless, I should know it to be a baseness. If I had any such possibility, even at a remote distance of years, harboured in my thoughts, and hidden in my heart—if it ever had been there—if it ever could be there—I could not now touch this honoured hand.”

He laid his own upon it as he spoke.

“No, dear Doctor Manette. Like you, a voluntary exile from France; like you, driven from it by its distractions, oppressions, and miseries; like you, striving to live away from it by my own exertions, and trusting in a happier future; I look only to sharing your fortunes, sharing your life and home, and being faithful to you to the death. Not to divide with Lucie her privilege as your child, companion, and friend; but to come in aid of it, and bind her closer to you, if such a thing can be.”

His touch still lingered on her father’s hand. Answering the touch for a moment, but not coldly, her father rested his hands upon the arms of his chair, and looked up for the first time since the beginning of the conference. A struggle was evidently in his face; a struggle with that occasional look which had a tendency in it to dark doubt and dread.

“You speak so feelingly and so manfully, Charles Darnay, that I thank you with all my heart, and will open all my heart—or nearly so. Have you any reason to believe that Lucie loves you?”

“None. As yet, none.”

“Is it the immediate object of this confidence, that you may at once ascertain that, with my knowledge?”

“Not even so. I might not have the hopefulness to do it for weeks; I might (mistaken or not mistaken) have that hopefulness to-morrow.”

“Do you seek any guidance from me?”

“I ask none, sir. But I have thought it possible that you might have it in your power, if you should deem it right, to give me some.”

“Do you seek any promise from me?”

“I do seek that.”

“What is it?”

“I well understand that, without you, I could have no hope. I well understand that, even if Miss Manette held me at this moment in her innocent heart—do not think I have the presumption to assume so much—I could retain no place in it against her love for her father.”

“If that be so, do you see what, on the other hand, is involved in it?”

“I understand equally well, that a word from her father in any suitor’s favour, would outweigh herself and all the world. For which reason, Doctor Manette,” said Darnay, modestly but firmly, “I would not ask that word, to save my life.”

“I am sure of it. Charles Darnay, mysteries arise out of close love, as well as out of wide division; in the former case, they are subtle and delicate, and difficult to penetrate. My daughter Lucie is, in this one respect, such a mystery to me; I can make no guess at the state of her heart.”

“May I ask, sir, if you think she is—” As he hesitated, her father supplied the rest.

“Is sought by any other suitor?”

“It is what I meant to say.”

Her father considered a little before he answered:

“You have seen Mr. Carton here, yourself. Mr. Stryver is here too, occasionally. If it be at all, it can only be by one of these.”

“Or both,” said Darnay.

“I had not thought of both; I should not think either, likely. You want a promise from me. Tell me what it is.”

“It is, that if Miss Manette should bring to you at any time, on her own part, such a confidence as I have ventured to lay before you, you will bear testimony to what I have said, and to your belief in it. I hope you may be able to think so well of me, as to urge no influence against me. I say nothing more of my stake in this; this is what I ask. The condition on which I ask it, and which you have an undoubted right to require, I will observe immediately.”

“I give the promise,” said the Doctor, “without any condition. I believe your object to be, purely and truthfully, as you have stated it. I believe your intention is to perpetuate, and not to weaken, the ties between me and my other and far dearer self. If she should ever tell me that you are essential to her perfect happiness, I will give her to you. If there were—Charles Darnay, if there were—”

The young man had taken his hand gratefully; their hands were joined as the Doctor spoke:

“—any fancies, any reasons, any apprehensions, anything whatsoever, new or old, against the man she really loved—the direct responsibility thereof not lying on his head—they should all be obliterated for her sake. She is everything to me; more to me than suffering, more to me than wrong, more to me—Well! This is idle talk.”

So strange was the way in which he faded into silence, and so strange his fixed look when he had ceased to speak, that Darnay felt his own hand turn cold in the hand that slowly released and dropped it.

“You said something to me,” said Doctor Manette, breaking into a smile. “What was it you said to me?”

He was at a loss how to answer, until he remembered having spoken of a condition. Relieved as his mind reverted to that, he answered:

“Your confidence in me ought to be returned with full confidence on my part. My present name, though but slightly changed from my mother’s, is not, as you will remember, my own. I wish to tell you what that is, and why I am in England.”

“Stop!” said the Doctor of Beauvais.

“I wish it, that I may the better deserve your confidence, and have no secret from you.”

“Stop!”

For an instant, the Doctor even had his two hands at his ears; for another instant, even had his two hands laid on Darnay’s lips.

“Tell me when I ask you, not now. If your suit should prosper, if Lucie should love you, you shall tell me on your marriage morning. Do you promise?”

“Willingly.

“Give me your hand. She will be home directly, and it is better she should not see us together to-night. Go! God bless you!”

It was dark when Charles Darnay left him, and it was an hour later and darker when Lucie came home; she hurried into the room alone—for Miss Pross had gone straight up-stairs—and was surprised to find his reading-chair empty.

“My father!” she called to him. “Father dear!”

Nothing was said in answer, but she heard a low hammering sound in his bedroom. Passing lightly across the intermediate room, she looked in at his door and came running back frightened, crying to herself, with her blood all chilled, “What shall I do! What shall I do!”

Her uncertainty lasted but a moment; she hurried back, and tapped at his door, and softly called to him. The noise ceased at the sound of her voice, and he presently came out to her, and they walked up and down together for a long time.

She came down from her bed, to look at him in his sleep that night. He slept heavily, and his tray of shoemaking tools, and his old unfinished work, were all as usual.

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A Tale of Two Cities - Book 2: Part 16

In 45 parts.

Two Promises

CHAPTER X. Two Promises

More months, to the number of twelve, had come and gone, and Mr. Charles Darnay was established in England as a higher teacher of the French language who was conversant with French literature. In this age, he would have been a Professor; in that age, he was a Tutor. He read with young men who could find any leisure and interest for the study of a living tongue spoken all over the world, and he cultivated a taste for its stores of knowledge and fancy.

He could write of them, besides, in sound English, and render them into sound English. Such masters were not at that time easily found; Princes that had been, and Kings that were to be, were not yet of the Teacher class, and no ruined nobility had dropped out of Tellson’s ledgers, to turn cooks and carpenters. As a tutor, whose attainments made the student’s way unusually pleasant and profitable, and as an elegant translator who brought something to his work besides mere dictionary knowledge, young Mr. Darnay soon became known and encouraged. He was well acquainted, more-over, with the circumstances of his country, and those were of ever-growing interest. So, with great perseverance and untiring industry, he prospered.

In London, he had expected neither to walk on pavements of gold, nor to lie on beds of roses; if he had had any such exalted expectation, he would not have prospered. He had expected labour, and he found it, and did it and made the best of it. In this, his prosperity consisted.

A certain portion of his time was passed at Cambridge, where he read with undergraduates as a sort of tolerated smuggler who drove a contraband trade in European languages, instead of conveying Greek and Latin through the Custom-house. The rest of his time he passed in London.

Now, from the days when it was always summer in Eden, to these days when it is mostly winter in fallen latitudes, the world of a man has invariably gone one way—Charles Darnay’s way—the way of the love of a woman.

He had loved Lucie Manette from the hour of his danger. He had never heard a sound so sweet and dear as the sound of her compassionate voice; he had never seen a face so tenderly beautiful, as hers when it was confronted with his own on the edge of the grave that had been dug for him. But, he had not yet spoken to her on the subject; the assassination at the deserted chateau far away beyond the heaving water and the long, long, dusty roads—the solid stone chateau which had itself become the mere mist of a dream—had been done a year, and he had never yet, by so much as a single spoken word, disclosed to her the state of his heart.

That he had his reasons for this, he knew full well. It was again a summer day when, lately arrived in London from his college occupation, he turned into the quiet corner in Soho, bent on seeking an opportunity of opening his mind to Doctor Manette. It was the close of the summer day, and he knew Lucie to be out with Miss Pross.

He found the Doctor reading in his arm-chair at a window. The energy which had at once supported him under his old sufferings and aggravated their sharpness, had been gradually restored to him. He was now a very energetic man indeed, with great firmness of purpose, strength of resolution, and vigour of action. In his recovered energy he was sometimes a little fitful and sudden, as he had at first been in the exercise of his other recovered faculties; but, this had never been frequently observable, and had grown more and more rare.

He studied much, slept little, sustained a great deal of fatigue with ease, and was equably cheerful. To him, now entered Charles Darnay, at sight of whom he laid aside his book and held out his hand.

“Charles Darnay! I rejoice to see you. We have been counting on your return these three or four days past. Mr. Stryver and Sydney Carton were both here yesterday, and both made you out to be more than due.”

“I am obliged to them for their interest in the matter,” he answered, a little coldly as to them, though very warmly as to the Doctor. “Miss Manette—”

“Is well,” said the Doctor, as he stopped short, “and your return will delight us all. She has gone out on some household matters, but will soon be home.”

“Doctor Manette, I knew she was from home. I took the opportunity of her being from home, to beg to speak to you.”

There was a blank silence.

“Yes?” said the Doctor, with evident constraint. “Bring your chair here, and speak on.”

He complied as to the chair, but appeared to find the speaking on less easy.

“I have had the happiness, Doctor Manette, of being so intimate here,” so he at length began, “for some year and a half, that I hope the topic on which I am about to touch may not—”

He was stayed by the Doctor’s putting out his hand to stop him. When he had kept it so a little while, he said, drawing it back:

“Is Lucie the topic?”

“She is.”

“It is hard for me to speak of her at any time. It is very hard for me to hear her spoken of in that tone of yours, Charles Darnay.”

“It is a tone of fervent admiration, true homage, and deep love, Doctor Manette!” he said deferentially.

There was another blank silence before her father rejoined:

“I believe it. I do you justice; I believe it.”

His constraint was so manifest, and it was so manifest, too, that it originated in an unwillingness to approach the subject, that Charles Darnay hesitated.

“Shall I go on, sir?”

Another blank.

“Yes, go on.”

“You anticipate what I would say, though you cannot know how earnestly I say it, how earnestly I feel it, without knowing my secret heart, and the hopes and fears and anxieties with which it has long been laden. Dear Doctor Manette, I love your daughter fondly, dearly, disinterestedly, devotedly. If ever there were love in the world, I love her. You have loved yourself; let your old love speak for me!”

The Doctor sat with his face turned away, and his eyes bent on the ground. At the last words, he stretched out his hand again, hurriedly, and cried:

“Not that, sir! Let that be! I adjure you, do not recall that!”

His cry was so like a cry of actual pain, that it rang in Charles Darnay’s ears long after he had ceased. He motioned with the hand he had extended, and it seemed to be an appeal to Darnay to pause. The latter so received it, and remained silent.

“I ask your pardon,” said the Doctor, in a subdued tone, after some moments. “I do not doubt your loving Lucie; you may be satisfied of it.”

He turned towards him in his chair, but did not look at him, or raise his eyes. His chin dropped upon his hand, and his white hair overshadowed his face:

“Have you spoken to Lucie?”

“No.”

“Nor written?”

“Never.”

“It would be ungenerous to affect not to know that your self-denial is to be referred to your consideration for her father. Her father thanks you.”

He offered his hand; but his eyes did not go with it.

“I know,” said Darnay, respectfully, “how can I fail to know, Doctor Manette, I who have seen you together from day to day, that between you and Miss Manette there is an affection so unusual, so touching, so belonging to the circumstances in which it has been nurtured, that it can have few parallels, even in the tenderness between a father and child. I know, Doctor Manette—how can I fail to know—that, mingled with the affection and duty of a daughter who has become a woman, there is, in her heart, towards you, all the love and reliance of infancy itself. I know that, as in her childhood she had no parent, so she is now devoted to you with all the constancy and fervour of her present years and character, united to the trustfulness and attachment of the early days in which you were lost to her. I know perfectly well that if you had been restored to her from the world beyond this life, you could hardly be invested, in her sight, with a more sacred character than that in which you are always with her. I know that when she is clinging to you, the hands of baby, girl, and woman, all in one, are round your neck. I know that in loving you she sees and loves her mother at her own age, sees and loves you at my age, loves her mother broken-hearted, loves you through your dreadful trial and in your blessed restoration. I have known this, night and day, since I have known you in your home.”

Her father sat silent, with his face bent down. His breathing was a little quickened; but he repressed all other signs of agitation.

“Dear Doctor Manette, always knowing this, always seeing her and you with this hallowed light about you, I have forborne, and forborne, as long as it was in the nature of man to do it. I have felt, and do even now feel, that to bring my love—even mine—between you, is to touch your history with something not quite so good as itself. But I love her. Heaven is my witness that I love her!”

“I believe it,” answered her father, mournfully. “I have thought so before now. I believe it.”

“But, do not believe,” said Darnay, upon whose ear the mournful voice struck with a reproachful sound, “that if my fortune were so cast as that, being one day so happy as to make her my wife, I must at any time put any separation between her and you, I could or would breathe a word of what I now say. Besides that I should know it to be hopeless, I should know it to be a baseness. If I had any such possibility, even at a remote distance of years, harboured in my thoughts, and hidden in my heart—if it ever had been there—if it ever could be there—I could not now touch this honoured hand.”

He laid his own upon it as he spoke.

“No, dear Doctor Manette. Like you, a voluntary exile from France; like you, driven from it by its distractions, oppressions, and miseries; like you, striving to live away from it by my own exertions, and trusting in a happier future; I look only to sharing your fortunes, sharing your life and home, and being faithful to you to the death. Not to divide with Lucie her privilege as your child, companion, and friend; but to come in aid of it, and bind her closer to you, if such a thing can be.”

His touch still lingered on her father’s hand. Answering the touch for a moment, but not coldly, her father rested his hands upon the arms of his chair, and looked up for the first time since the beginning of the conference. A struggle was evidently in his face; a struggle with that occasional look which had a tendency in it to dark doubt and dread.

“You speak so feelingly and so manfully, Charles Darnay, that I thank you with all my heart, and will open all my heart—or nearly so. Have you any reason to believe that Lucie loves you?”

“None. As yet, none.”

“Is it the immediate object of this confidence, that you may at once ascertain that, with my knowledge?”

“Not even so. I might not have the hopefulness to do it for weeks; I might (mistaken or not mistaken) have that hopefulness to-morrow.”

“Do you seek any guidance from me?”

“I ask none, sir. But I have thought it possible that you might have it in your power, if you should deem it right, to give me some.”

“Do you seek any promise from me?”

“I do seek that.”

“What is it?”

“I well understand that, without you, I could have no hope. I well understand that, even if Miss Manette held me at this moment in her innocent heart—do not think I have the presumption to assume so much—I could retain no place in it against her love for her father.”

“If that be so, do you see what, on the other hand, is involved in it?”

“I understand equally well, that a word from her father in any suitor’s favour, would outweigh herself and all the world. For which reason, Doctor Manette,” said Darnay, modestly but firmly, “I would not ask that word, to save my life.”

“I am sure of it. Charles Darnay, mysteries arise out of close love, as well as out of wide division; in the former case, they are subtle and delicate, and difficult to penetrate. My daughter Lucie is, in this one respect, such a mystery to me; I can make no guess at the state of her heart.”

“May I ask, sir, if you think she is—” As he hesitated, her father supplied the rest.

“Is sought by any other suitor?”

“It is what I meant to say.”

Her father considered a little before he answered:

“You have seen Mr. Carton here, yourself. Mr. Stryver is here too, occasionally. If it be at all, it can only be by one of these.”

“Or both,” said Darnay.

“I had not thought of both; I should not think either, likely. You want a promise from me. Tell me what it is.”

“It is, that if Miss Manette should bring to you at any time, on her own part, such a confidence as I have ventured to lay before you, you will bear testimony to what I have said, and to your belief in it. I hope you may be able to think so well of me, as to urge no influence against me. I say nothing more of my stake in this; this is what I ask. The condition on which I ask it, and which you have an undoubted right to require, I will observe immediately.”

“I give the promise,” said the Doctor, “without any condition. I believe your object to be, purely and truthfully, as you have stated it. I believe your intention is to perpetuate, and not to weaken, the ties between me and my other and far dearer self. If she should ever tell me that you are essential to her perfect happiness, I will give her to you. If there were—Charles Darnay, if there were—”

The young man had taken his hand gratefully; their hands were joined as the Doctor spoke:

“—any fancies, any reasons, any apprehensions, anything whatsoever, new or old, against the man she really loved—the direct responsibility thereof not lying on his head—they should all be obliterated for her sake. She is everything to me; more to me than suffering, more to me than wrong, more to me—Well! This is idle talk.”

So strange was the way in which he faded into silence, and so strange his fixed look when he had ceased to speak, that Darnay felt his own hand turn cold in the hand that slowly released and dropped it.

“You said something to me,” said Doctor Manette, breaking into a smile. “What was it you said to me?”

He was at a loss how to answer, until he remembered having spoken of a condition. Relieved as his mind reverted to that, he answered:

“Your confidence in me ought to be returned with full confidence on my part. My present name, though but slightly changed from my mother’s, is not, as you will remember, my own. I wish to tell you what that is, and why I am in England.”

“Stop!” said the Doctor of Beauvais.

“I wish it, that I may the better deserve your confidence, and have no secret from you.”

“Stop!”

For an instant, the Doctor even had his two hands at his ears; for another instant, even had his two hands laid on Darnay’s lips.

“Tell me when I ask you, not now. If your suit should prosper, if Lucie should love you, you shall tell me on your marriage morning. Do you promise?”

“Willingly.

“Give me your hand. She will be home directly, and it is better she should not see us together to-night. Go! God bless you!”

It was dark when Charles Darnay left him, and it was an hour later and darker when Lucie came home; she hurried into the room alone—for Miss Pross had gone straight up-stairs—and was surprised to find his reading-chair empty.

“My father!” she called to him. “Father dear!”

Nothing was said in answer, but she heard a low hammering sound in his bedroom. Passing lightly across the intermediate room, she looked in at his door and came running back frightened, crying to herself, with her blood all chilled, “What shall I do! What shall I do!”

Her uncertainty lasted but a moment; she hurried back, and tapped at his door, and softly called to him. The noise ceased at the sound of her voice, and he presently came out to her, and they walked up and down together for a long time.

She came down from her bed, to look at him in his sleep that night. He slept heavily, and his tray of shoemaking tools, and his old unfinished work, were all as usual.

[studywithavalon]

studyblr intro!! 

Hi lovely people, it’s Avalon! A chronically ill nerd with a passion for embroidery, the French language and tropical plants. I’ve started a studyblr to provide support, tutoring and resources for IB students with a focus on accessibility to less abled folk!

A bit about me: 

I’m 18, a Sagittarius and INFJ 

Italian by blood and living in Sydney, Australia 

I live with idiopathic hypersomnia, endometriosis, PTSD and some other conditions

I completed the IB in May 2019 with a 43 (99.6 atar) 

I studied HL English Literature, Art, Psychology, Maths Studies, SL French and Biology 

I am off to complete a B2/C1 course in French in Montpellier and will return to Australia to study a Bachelor of International Science (In French and Psychology) 

Dream career: Child Protection Officer for the UN, speaking lots of languages

In my spare time: I sew pouches for orphaned wildlife, raise rare and endangered plants and hand embroider 

Tutoring and Resources Info: 

I started tutoring because I felt like there was a lack of tutors who understood the difficulties students face! 

Whether you’ve lost a parent, have a severe illness, have siblings to care for, have to prioritise bringing an income in and more, I understand that education isn’t or can’t be your top priority. I also recognise that these specific problems may make it far harder to study and learn.

I tutor via Skype and in real life, using skills, notes and plans I devised when I was studying for the IB. 

I am working on releasing different sets of my notes for the IB, my planners I use and other study documents I devised to achieve a 43. 

Inspos: 

@emmastudies / @studylustre / @warmhealer / @cupsandthoughts

Big love to you all! Av x 

[eduallblog]

Tutoring: How To Win Your Classmates In Every Subject

When students enrol in tutoring, they often expect to learn tricks that will help them instantly increase their score. Some students find the experience of getting a tutor so enriching that they feel like they are becoming a tutor themselves.

This type of tutoring works best when students are quite young, when they are still in their first year of high school, or when students are independently motivated and simply ask for additional help. If you have forgotten to wet your feet in the tutoring world, you can try getting a private tutor for less than $1,000 a month or even less. Private tutoring is not the only way to make good money as a student, so look at the best - paid - jobs for other options. Tutoring centre near you, like duxtuition.com.au , may be the other option. If you use private tutors once a month and add a tutor to the rest of your time, it may not be an option for you to get them.

Again, you set your own fees, pay no fees and receive the same level of instruction as you would do when working with a teacher. Some offer tutoring sessions for less than $500 a month or even less than $1,000 a month, but even that doesn't pay off.  

If you need more individual attention, look for a teacher with a background in a particular area, such as mathematics, science, technology or economics. Some trainers will have work colleagues or friends in the educational field who have taught you and can give you the best.  

Just like in real life, a positive attitude shows the teacher that even if you don't like the subject, you have respect for it and are willing to give your best. Even if you show your teacher that something is important to you, you are sending the message that you are a committed student. To help students improve their grades and perform better on their exams, it is an easy process to ask them to turn to their friends. I'm not sure what to do. I'm not a math freak or fluent in French, but I'm even showing my teachers that I care.

In fact, even if you study successfully, there are many additional benefits if you work as a tutor. If you are struggling in a subject, tutoring is a way to get a little more help outside the classroom. By stepping in as a tutor, you help your students learn the skills they need to succeed in the classroom. A tutoring certificate not only increases the credibility by being acquired, but it also shows parents that it is safe for their students and relieves them of some of the stress.

Whether you need help improving your grades or just want good grades, a tutor can help you along the way. Most tutoring centers work with you to provide you with the best tutors for your needs. You should also be able to help your students connect with fellow students who also find a particular class challenging.

Tutoring programs can help your child develop learning and learning skills that will help him or her to develop successfully for the rest of his or her life. Tutoring can offer your children valuable one-off lessons and regular tutoring sessions also give them the opportunity to do homework, stay organized, plan ahead and prepare tests. Check out some tutoring programs here to find out what helps you improve your grades.

Create a few videos to show how to prepare for a tutoring session and upload or link your favorite learning resources. Talk to the students who are good in your class and ask them for tips, tools and an action plan to get better as a teacher.

If you need help learning US / international politics or political theory, Varsity Tutors can help you find the perfect tutor. Perhaps your student needs to talk to his professor or academic adviser or get help from a college tutoring center. If you think you would benefit from the support during your language study trip, you should consider contacting Dux Tuition Sydney today. Verbling is an excellent way to find an English teacher if you are able to do so in person of tutors or if you simply prefer online tutors.  

If you have difficulty in performing your best in presentations, exams or in your class in general, your tutor will discuss your topic with you. On the other hand, a tutor will work with him or her to identify areas you can improve and learn more about. Counsellors can offer advice on how to succeed in certain professorial classes, and help students develop strategies to better manage their course load. They can also give students the opportunity to revise or rewrite one assignment per semester for a higher grade.

If you are giving a lot of tutoring and don't get a review, you can ask your students to sign up and leave before they leave. If you have received a tutoring certificate or tutoring award, the list will help you to highlight the skills of your tutors. 

[prcphesieslie]

“You know, I thought it was time that maybe I actually learned the language.... now I’m remembering why I never did in the first place.”

The language in question was referring to the French book open on the table in front of him. He’d pretended to know it just so he could tutor Bianca when he first came to the school. It had seemed like a good idea at the time because hey- how hard could it be to learn the absolute basics of a knew language?

Turns out, a lot harder than he thought.

Besides, of course he had questions about waking up in Sydney. It was weird as hell, but... he’d been an army brat growing up. Learning to assimilate into a new place and culture? He’d been doing that since he was born.

So learning a new language seemed like a fun passed time... maybe he should have just tried a book instead? It might have been better. @thebridgestarters 

[wandering-----wonderings]

A glimpse inside everyones favorite hyperpolyglot, Sydney Bristow. (Yes, I childishly cut Danny out of the picture because I prefer Sydney with Noah, but I like this picture, so there you go.)

Let's start this off with a quick quote from Recruited: I speak five languages (six if you count pig latin. From Shadowed, we also know this: for SD-6 agents, mastering five or six languages was the bare minimum. So right out of the gate, before she even starts working at SD-6, she's already met the 'bare minimum' requirement. Sort of; I'm not sure if SD-6 would count English - or pig latin for that matter.

My current wondering is: what five languages (six including pig latin) did she know before starting SD-6? English would be 1, obviously, and Pig Latin would make two. I'm assuming she's counting her Spanish and Mandarin college electives when she said that (unless she already spoke those languages and just took them as electives to get more of a background on them), so that would be 3 and 4. So what were 5 and 6?

Truthfully, I have no idea. Wikipedia has a list of her speaking 30 languages: English, Russian, German, Greek, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Romanian, Hungarian, Hebrew, Uzbek, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Vietnamese, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian.

Now this is completely a supposition, but the Wikipedia list doesn't mention Latin - it doesn't mention pig latin, either - but I would think that one of the languages she knew before coming into SD-6 would be Latin; it just ... sorta seems like it would be the first language she would learn with her being as studious as she is since, while being considered a dead language, it's still quite present in today's world, especially in the sciences. So my guess for language-number-5 would be Latin.

The sixth language is more of a long-shot. Seriously. In the pilot episode, in the SD-6 briefing room, we hear this:

Sydney: ''What is that? Hieratic?'' Sloane: ''Good try. That's what I thought. Actually, it's demotic. Taking notes in ancient languages was just one of Muller's quirks.''

A quick Google search showed this:

Now, she obviously doesn't know Hieratic or Demotic, otherwise she would've been able to translate right off. However, she was able to recognize it. So my theory is that she either learned the 'parent language' or one of the other 'child languages'. None of them are on the Wikipedia list. Most kids are interested in hieroglyphics but usually not enough to actually learn them (at least, such was the case with me), but I think we can all agree that when it comes to languages Sydney is a bit different - in a good way. So my long-shot-of-a-guess is that her 6th language is 'Egyptian'. Granted, she'd been at the agency for about seven years when we see her in the pilot episode so she could have learned it within that time.

Now that we've done that, let's review her language history in the books (at least, all of the one that I can remember off the top of my head). (I don't think she spoke in anything but English in Sister Spy, Father Figure or Skin Deep, but I may be wrong.)

Recruited: she's taking Spanish and Mandarin as electives, and she also says that she can speak a total of six languages (prior to being recruited)(see above). Spanish is also used later in the book. A Secret Life: she's was trying to teach herself Russian. French was used in this book, but she couldn't understand it. Disappeared: she had to learn Romanian (which she was distracted and didn't do too well at, but I assume she went back and learned it properly later). She also states that after the events in A Secret Life, she came back to L.A. and learned French as if her life depended on it. Free Fall: had her brushing up on one of her ''better languages'' - French. She was also able to translate an one-sided phone conversation she was eavesdropping on, from Russian. Infiltration: her Russian is described as amazing (and at times she'd been ahead of her SD-6 tutor), she says the Romance languages had been easy to learn (I haven't got a clear answer as to how many there are), Japanese took an impossible amount of concentration, and says it was difficult to keep the Oriental languages straight when she threw Cantonese and Mandarin into the mix (which, she should have already knew a fair bit of Mandarin since, as stated above, it was one of her electives). Vanishing Act: speaks in 'flawless' Dutch. (Also, she asks a woman working in a bookstore if she has any first additions of Chekhov, and when the woman ask if she wants it in English [the book], Sydney says she wants it in Lithuanian. This doesn't necessarily mean she speaks Lithuanian since it was a code phrase and it's not listed in her Wikipedia languages, but maybe she learned at some point.) Shadowed: she had recently brushed up on her Greek, and had learned German at some point.

Think about that for a minute. Did you catch what I did? She was recruited in the fall of her freshman year (a few weeks into the school year) and Free Fall says this happened in September. Shadowed itself happens in October of her sophomore year. Which means, Sydney learned 11+ languages in a year. So, aside from learning stuff for school, learning bank stuff (so she would be able to lie more efficiently to anyone who asked what she did on a daily basis for Credit Dauphine), and learning cool spy stuff and going on missions, she managed to cram in 11+ languages amidst carving out time for a social life with Francie (and a few dates with Noah) in one year's time. At the age of 19 and 20 years old. If you didn't think she was superwoman before, you should now.

Not to mention, that that's just the languages she speaks. While Sydney's trading card lists her languages as ''numerous'', she obviously knows a various amount of codes and ciphers as well; which, to me, counts as a language. We know she knows Morse code (2x18) from her mother's earrings, the Substitution cipher from when her dad encrypted her crossword puzzles (4x12), and Skip Sequencing Cypher Text (2x19) from when she was trying to get a message to Vaughn and an ever-helpful Weiss. That's just the ones I can remember right off, I'm sure she knows quite a few more.

As a side note, on Noah Hicks' trading card, it claims he only speaks three: English, French, and Russian. Oddly enough, the Russian was episode based while the French happened in the books - it's odd because I like to find what's different between the show and novels, but that's something that lines up. I'm sure he knows more languages - as it's said, five or six was the minimum - but it's not stated in the novels, the show, his Wiki page, or his trading card.

((Update: Ok, so two things. One, one the back of her season 3 trading card, it has one of Sydney’s languages as Taiwanese, so I guess that bumps her (known) total to 31 languages. Secondly, I did forget about a language from Vanishing Act; ''... a circle filled with words in what Sydney immediately recognized as Latin.'' Now again, it said she recognized it and not knew it (though, that’s probably the same thing for her), but I feel it’s further evidence supporting my theory.))

[frenchtutorsydney-blog]

Things to Know before Starting French Classes Northern Sydney

Mistakes are expected while learning French, this is one of the things to expect while considering learning French.

French is one of the languages that has gained popularity over the years. It is spoken in more and more countries across the globe. Companies are hiring people who are able to work and communicate in different French speaking countries they operate in. If you are a professional, this is one of the main motivators to take French classes in Northern Sydney. But before starting the classes there are several things that you must keep in mind.

You will make mistakes, and it is okay to make mistakes While learning a new language, many people are self-conscious; they worry how they will sound and what people will think of them. In most cases, such people end up not really learning the language. Tutors from the best classes in North Sydney will advise you to understand the psychology of learning. From this, you will understand that making mistakes goes with the territory of learning. Therefore, be ready to make mistakes while taking French lessons. The most important thing is to anticipate the mistake, if you make a mistake and learn from it, that’s okay. At the end of the day those that learn quickly are those that are not afraid to makemistakes.

Accent matters, not only the vocabulary

Have you ever heard someone speak English or your native language but in a funny accent that makes it difficult to understand them? It is the same case with French. When taking French classes Northern Sydney, it is important to master the grammar and the vocabulary. It is however equally important to master the French accent. You must be able to say the words as they should be said. For you to be a fluent French speaker, be ready to master the accent. How well you speak will separate you from the basic speaker to a more advanced speaker.

Practice all the time, it makes perfect (or close)

Whether you have the best French classes Northern Sydney or the best tutors, without speaking the language you will not learn. Speaking makes the larger component in learning a new language. To become fluent, it is important to not only do your homework, master the verbs and expressions, but also to speak the language (mistakes and all). Make a habit of practising with fluent French speakers so you can be fluent yourself. This can be with a tutor, your French speaking neighbours, friends, colleagues or a group online or in the neighbourhood.

These are the few factors to consider while considering learning French. When you have these factors in mind, you will learn faster and more comfortably.

[heavyarethecrowns]

People that have married in the Royal Families since 1800

Denmark

Mary Donaldson born Feb. 5, 1972

She was born in Hobart, Australia, to professor John and university secretary Henrietta Donaldson 

Her mother died on 20 November 1997. In 2001, her father married the British author and novelist Susan Horwood

She has two older sisters, Jane and Patricia, and an older brother, John

Mary was good at sports and music as a child, and was a competitive horse rider as well. Apart from playing hockey and basketball, she also played the piano, flute and clarinet.

She did a bit of modeling when she was at university in Australia. Later, she also appeared as an extra in a TV commercial for an Australian transport company, VLine.

After beginning her career as an advertising executive, she worked as a sales and marketing director and then a project consultant. She also had a brief stint as an English tutor in 2002 in Paris, France.

She met Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at the Slip Inn in Sydney, Australia, during the 2000 Summer Olympics

After meeting Frederik, she enrolled herself in a short-term course in manners and grace, taking lessons in talking, walking and posing for photos. Also known as Star Makers.   

A month after Danish tabloids began reporting about the couple's courtship, she moved to Denmark in December 2001. They officially became engaged on Oct. 8, 2003.

She also started learning Danish as a foreign language in 2003 and can now speak three languages: English, Danish and French.

The Danish parliament passed a special law called Mary’s Law upon her marriage to the crowned prince, granting her a Danish citizenship. Previously, she had held dual citizenship of Australia and the U.K. A secondary title, Countess of Monpezat, was bestowed upon her in 2008.

Crown Princess Mary supports many humanitarian and children’s charities and organizations across the globe. She also lends her support to the Danish fashion industry. In 2007, the crown princess set up Mary Foundation. According to the organization's official website, it's aim is “to improve the lives of children, adults and families who – as a result of their environment, heredity, illness or other circumstances – find themselves socially isolated or excluded from society."

[snorlaxishere]

👋🏻 What’s your name?

Meagan Catherine Kerr

🎂 When’s your birthday?

23rd October 1983

⭐️ What’s your zodiac sign?

I am on the Cusp (it all depends on with country I am reading my star signs from) so I am either a Libra or Scorpio

🏡 Where were you born?

Sydney, Australia

👄 What’s your first language?

English (but I can count to 10 in Spanish, French and Indonesian)

👤 What’s your gender?

Female

🌈 What’s your sexuality?

Straight

💋 What is your romantic orientation?

Single

👕 What’s your favourite type of clothing?

Dresses

👢 What’s your favourite type of shoes?

Thongs (Flip Flops)

🕶 What’s your favourite accessory?

Earrings (I have six piecings in my right and eight in my left ears) so yeah I love earrings.

☂️ What’s your favourite type of weather?

Miserable rainy weather (I love winter)

🐾 What’s your favourite animal?

Bears

🐉 What’s your favourite mythical/extinct creature?

Dragons

🌲 What’s your favourite plant?

Australian Wattle

🌷 What’s your favourite flower?

Black Iris and Black Roses

🍎 Favourite fruit?

I love Strawberries, Rock Melon and Bananas

🥐 Favourite foreign food?

Irish Stew

🍟 Favourite fast food place?

Subway or KFC

🍪 Favourite sweets/candy/snack?

Twisties (cheese) Cadbury Black Forest chocolate

☕️ Tea or coffee?

God no! If anything I prefer chocolate milk

🏒 Do you have a sporty hobby?

I can’t be trusted with any ball sports around my brothers cos we get violent, but I do love to play cricket and basketball. (When I do get to play it again)

⛸ Ice skating or roller skating?

Roller skating

🏅 What’s your best achievement?

Tutoring older people how to use computers

🎼 Do you play any musical instruments?

I was learning to play the drums as a teenager (I had one lesson) but had to stop

🎨 Would you call yourself an artist?

No.

❤️ Are you single or taken?

Single

💛 Who is your best friend?

Scott and Lisa

💔 Who has broken your heart?

Scott

🖤 Do you hate anyone?

I do. Too many to name.

💚 Are you optimistic or pessimistic in problematic situations?

I am both.

💙 Introvert or extrovert?

I am the best of both worlds I am

AMBIVERTS

Ambiverts fall smack in the middle of the introvert-extrovert spectrum. In many ways, ambiverts have the best of both worlds, able to tap into the strengths of both introverts and extroverts as needed.

💜 What do you look like?

Get to know me!

Send me any of these emojis!

👋🏻 What’s your name? 🎂 When’s your birthday? ⭐️ What’s your zodiac sign? 🏡 Where were you born? 😶 What’s your ethnicity? 👄 What’s your first language? 👤 What’s your gender? 🌈 What’s your sexuality? 💋 What is your romantic orientation? 👕 What’s your favourite type of clothing? 👢 What’s your favourite type of shoes? 🕶 What’s your favourite accessory? ☂️ What’s your favourite type of weather? 🐾 What’s your favourite animal? 🐉 What’s your favourite mythical/extinct creature? 🌲 What’s your favourite plant? 🌷 What’s your favourite flower? 🍎 Favourite fruit? 🥐 Favourite foreign food? 🍟 Favourite fast food place? 🍪 Favourite sweets/candy/snack? ☕️ Tea or coffee? 🏒 Do you have a sporty hobby? ⛸ Ice skating or roller skating? 🏅 What’s your best achievement? 🎼 Do you play any musical instruments? 🎨 Would you call yourself an artist? ❤️ Are you single or taken? 💛 Who is your best friend? 💔 Who has broken your heart? 🖤 Do you hate anyone? 💚 Are you optimistic or pessimistic in problematic situations? 💙 Introvert or extrovert? 💜 What do you look like?

[fionas-french-challenge-blog]

Final Language Learning Challenge

Introduction:

I’m embarking on this language learning challenge with the target language of French. I am currently in my second year of Stream A French at UQ, and previously studied Italian in primary and high school. As of such, I am at a low/beginner language level and need to carefully consider how different chosen technologies are designed to support and progress this level. From this challenge I hope to gain an understanding of my own learning styles and strategies through which I may increase the efficiency and success of my language learning journey.

My learning styles and strategies:

My dominant learning styles are communicative and analytical. This means that while I appreciate the value that social interaction, feedback and discussion has on my knowledge acquisition, I also prefer to know specific rules or structures (Willing, K. 1987). I appreciate knowing very clear guidelines/rules for grammar. For example, I am often frustrated when introduced to a new conjugation form without the synonymous provision of rules of use. Second language acquisition is a complex and ongoing process which often involves exception to rules, meaning that throughout my journey it is necessary for me to increase my learning flexibility.

In terms of language learning strategies, I have generally avoided autonomy and confined myself to class-assigned materials in the form of homework, with the occasional YouTube tutorial and French Netflix movie. When considering my learning styles as well as delving into theory on effective language learners, it is clear to me that this has been an ineffective approach as it lacks autonomy and includes minimal ‘time on task’ (Dutton, M. 2019). Despite this, I have so far achieved an average GPA of 5.0 in my university French courses.

My challenges:

Target 1: ‘Improving vocabulary’

To progress my language level, I need to expand and diversify my French vocabulary by through greater exposure increasing memory retention. I have previously attempted to combat this sporadically through use of the app Duolingo.

Target 2: ‘Fluency and confidence’

I often find myself thinking excessively about specific rules and provided structures for language usage rather than trusting my knowledge and intuition. This is problematic for fluency and confidence. The best solution I have found for this is increasing my familiarity and attempting to normalise usage which is an issue when I am placed in variable situations.

Target 3: ‘Understanding and using conjugations’

I struggle to reliably identify which conjugations to use for different circumstances and how to use them. Focusing on categorisation and memorisation through repetition has previously been useful for this challenge.

Language Learning Goals:

In developing these language learning goals, I evaluated each to ensure that they provided opportunities and strategies relevant to my preferred learning styles for me to address identified challenges, and could appropriately address questions posed by the SMART Framework (Dutton, M. 2019).

Does it target a specific area for improvement?

Can success be measured?

Is it possible to achieve?

Is the goal relevant to this project?

Is there a specific time period?

1. To achieve a GPA of 6.0 throughout assessment of my FREN2010 course for Semester 1 of 2010. For assessment completed before the end of the LLC to receive a mark of 6.

Testing method: observation and recording of marks throughout semester. I will know that I have achieved this goal if it is reflected in my GPA.

Challenge areas: speaking; listening; writing; fluency; confidence; accuracy.

2. To confidently differentiate, describe and utilise different verb tenses and conjugations (present; past (passé composé, imparfait); future (futur proche, futur simple); conditional) by the end of the LLC.

Testing method: to write a sentence for each tense and conjugation type per week using the below framework and only a dictionary (not conjugation book). This will be a timed activity. Correcting myself after completion of table using online conjugation website. I will know that I have improved in this area if a decrease in number of errors per week is evident and I am able to complete the table in a reduced amount of time.

Challenge areas: targets 1,3; vocabulary; understanding of grammar; fluency.

3. Speaking only in the target language (French) when communicating with my French teacher in class by the end of the LLC. I attend 2 2hr long classes per week.

Testing method: making a tally of how many times I use English, with a goal of no tallies by the end of the LLC. I will know that I have achieved this goal if my number of tallies decreases as the LLC progresses.

Challenge areas: target 2; confidence in speaking; fluency; vocabulary.

Chosen technologies:

In choosing technologies, I considered a number of personal factors;

Personal learning styles – identified as communicative and analytical.

Previous learning strategies – identified to be ineffective when considering effective characteristics of autonomy and ‘time on task’.

Language proficiency – low/beginner level of French (FREN2010 at UQ).

Motivation – I recognise that I have a habit of procrastinating and neglecting self-assigned tasks.

I also considered a number of technological factors;

Role as a language learning tutor vs as a tool.

Ability to provide feedback.

Relevance to identified goals/challenges/current coursework.

Structure/guidance provided for user.

My plan:

This LLC is centred around increasing ‘time on task’ for French acknowledging its vital role in language learning, as well as increasing my own autonomy in LL outside class. This involves incorporating activities into my day that I can reasonably turn into habits, with a focus on evaluating and altering technology that I use on a daily basis to increase my exposure to French.

In developing this plan, I ensured that it included an activity involving creative use of French to allow for further reflection, interaction, creativity, and reproduction. Note that some items (e.g. Duolingo) already involve an activity, some have been assigned an activity, and some are left without in order to act as realistic facilitators of time on task when considering my tendency towards procrastination.

Incorporating 4+ 30 minute or longer French listening activities into each week. (Specific technology left general in an attempt to allow for my realistic incorporation of this activity into my daily life as a habit. Could be Netflix; podcast; French music; Youtube video). Write a short summary of each audio/visual item consumed.

Duolingo App: Reaching 50XP per day.

Instagram: Follow French Instagram accounts (both specific language teaching, and native users). Attempt to translate text/spoken word preferably through writing before using Instagram’s easily accessible translate tool.

iPhone: Changing language to French so that exposure every day is unavoidable (increasing time on task).

My evaluation approach:

My goal of achieving a GPA of 6.0 in my FREN2010 course at UQ will be evaluated from the observation of my ongoing results from class assessment throughout the duration of the LLC. It is important to note that the final grade achieved will not be released until after this challenge is complete.

Each week, I will write a sentence for each tense and conjugation type in focus using a framework and a dictionary. I will then correct these through online verb conjugation websites. At the end of the challenge, I should have a set of completed conjugation examples for each week including documentation of the mistakes that I made.

I will make a tally of how many times I use English in French class (2 classes per week) and compare these to see if the number decreases towards the end of the LLC.

At the start of the challenge and every following fortnight I will take an online French placement test based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) learning levels. I will ensure that the question sets used are different each time the test is taken and endeavour to take multiple tests at the same time in order to increase result accuracy.

Each week, I will evaluate my usage of each technology where possible according to the relevant criteria (e.g. XP for Duolingo; minutes of French podcasts/Netflix/Youtube etc.), and give a rating from 1-5 in terms of how useful I felt each technology was.

Pre-challenge results:

CEFRL initial test result �� test taken on 30/03/19

Using https://www.languagelevel.com/french/index.htm

Result: A2

I believe that this is an accurate result as I am currently in FREN2010 which should be at a an A2 level. I should be moving into a low B1 level at the end of the semester.

Conjugation table - completed 31/03/19 - time: 8 minutes

Corrections: Vous allez gagner; Ils préféraient

References:

Dutton, M. 2019. SLAT2002 Week 1 Lecture; Week 5 Lecture.

Willing, K. (1987). Learning Styles in Adult Migrant Education. Sydney: NSW Adult Migrant Education Service.

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This time, one year ago, almost to the minute, I was about to receive a phone call that would change the course of my life.

I was working in a toxic job in my hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, and honestly… I was pretty depressed. I didn’t know where I was going in life, I had experienced some rather traumatic events travelling (which I hadn’t yet dealt with) and I had been battling with undiagnosed hypothyroidism for years. My doctor had prescribed a daily pill for the hypothyroidism which resolved my physical symptoms, but my mental health still needed a good deal of work. I felt broken, irreparable, and at the mercy of my own, beautiful, yet very cruel mind.

I had finished work and was on my way to go tutor french, when I saw my friend Trent’s name appear on my phone screen. Trent lived in Sydney, Australia, and we had met and become the best of friends whilst studying French language at a little university in Versailles, France. Trent supported me through some of my toughest times and we were bonded like super glue. He was a direct, pragmatic, boisterous male and I was an emotional, intuitive, sensitive female; we balanced each other out well. He told me jokes which shook me to the core, and I just had to have more! He said shit that was so un-pc and got me so flustered; I could tell early on that he pushed me in ways I needed to be pushed. We talked so openly and so honestly with each other; I’d never experienced anything like it before.

I answered the phone, super perky. “Hey Trent! How’s it going?! I was so excited to see you call!”. What was he was doing on the other line…. is he crying?! Has he stopped breathing? What is he up to? Trent was inaudible. His mum got on the phone and introduced herself, before promptly informing me that they had just found a lump, about the size of a golf ball, in Trent’s brain. They didn’t know what it was, they didn’t know what it meant. They were waiting to find out more and they’d be in touch. Trent was 23.

I went straight back into the art studio where I lived with another of my best friends, my dad, and managed to splutter out the necessary information before letting myself go. Dad was in shock; Trent had been staying with us just a few weeks before, on his way home from six months in South America. Him and my dad adore each other and despite the 30 year age gap, they had formed one of the coolest friendships. Dad encouraged me to go to tutoring anyway, which was a great idea; too much time alone with my brain would be just that.

I wasn’t sure if Trent wanted me to be there by his side or not, so I waited to talk to him again while I made quiet preparations. I had already resigned from my job and I let my boss know I may need to leave sooner than originally planned. I started looking at flights. I pinched a backpack off my twelve year old sister (I asked first!) and started packing.

Trent gave me the go ahead and I promptly booked flights. He was going into an operation to have the tumour removed in less than a week, and if he only had a few days left, if something went wrong or if he were to become brain damaged during the surgery, he expressed that he wanted to spend time with me before his potential end. So. Fucking. Heavy. A few days later, I landed in Sydney, into weather which felt like summer, and begun the chapter of my life in Sydney.

I am thankful for this whole experience. I am so thankful to be friends with people like my dad and like Trent. I’m thankful that I had the balls to go travelling after highshcool, where I meet people like Trent, rather than going to university because everyone it was the norm. I’m thankful that I was knocked around a bit overseas, and came home having learnt incredible lessons and having made lifelong friends. I’m thankful that Trent is still alive! I’m thankful for our healthcare system, for all of the fantastic doctors and nurses who helped to remove the tumour, nurse my friend back to health and who have enabled him to continue being the beautiful being that he is. I’m thankful to Trent’s family, for welcoming me into their home with open arms, even when they really didn’t know what they were getting themselves into. I’m thankful to have a great job here, fantastic friends, a roof over my head. I’m even more thankful to have a positive mentality, for, without one, the aforementioned seem pointless. I’m thankful to be alive. I’m thankful for every single day.

Life is so short, a year has passed by, just like that. I have learnt an astronomical amount in the last year and consequently, I’ve grown a lot. I am a much better person, and my beautiful brain has had a full year free from the reins of depression! May the good times continue…

I look up, to the previous paragraphs and see that the majority of them start with the word “I”. It was when the focus was taken off “I” and put into helping someone else, that my mental suffering stopped. When I was given the opportunity to look after Trent and his family, I didn’t have any time left to spend worrying about myself and how horrible my life was.

How can we create a society that is less “I” and more “we”? How can we let people in dire situations know that this is, by no means game over for them? How can we help to bring people out of depression, harness their powerful energy, and put it forth into productive means? There’s so much good out there to be done.

I would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you so much for reading, I sincerely appreciate your time.

Hana xx

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