The Last Lesson
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context
1. In Great Dread Of
Meaning: Very afraid of something. (āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤)
Example: Franz was in great dread of a scolding. (āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
2. In Unison
Meaning: Together, at the same time; with one voice. (āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§, āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤, āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤)
Example: The students repeated the lesson in unison. (āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§°āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
3. Counted On
Meaning: Expected; depended upon. (āĻāĻļāĻž āĻā§°āĻž; āĻ¨āĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
Example: Franz counted on the noise in the classroom. (āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻā§āĻ āĻžā§° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
4. A Great Bustle
Meaning: A lot of activity, movement, and noise. (āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ¤āĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛āĨ¤)
Example: There was a great bustle before school started. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŽā§āĻ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
5. Thumbed at the Edges
Meaning: Worn out at the edges because of frequent use. (āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻĢāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻŦā§ā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻšā§ āĻ¯ā§ā§ąāĻžāĨ¤)
Example: Hauser's primer was thumbed at the edges. (āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻŦā§ā§° āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻšā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤)
6. Reproach Ourselves With
Meaning: Blame ourselves for something. (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° āĻā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻā§°āĻžāĨ¤)
Example: We reproach ourselves for wasting time. (āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻā§°ā§āĻāĨ¤)
Revision
- In great dread of → Very afraid (āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž)
- In unison → Together (āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻā§)
- Counted on → Expected (āĻāĻļāĻž āĻā§°āĻž)
- A great bustle → Much noise and activity (āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛)
- Thumbed at the edges → Worn from use (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ)
- Reproach ourselves with → Blame ourselves (āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§°ā§āĻĒ āĻā§°āĻž)
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1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day ? āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻšā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Franz was expected to be prepared with the rule for participles because M. Hamel had said that he would question the students on participles. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ Participles-ā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻŽ. āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day ? āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ ?
Ans: Franz noticed that the school was very quiet. Usually there was a great bustle, but that day everything was as quiet as a Sunday morning. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžā§°āĻŖāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨ ā§°āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
3. What had been put up on the bulletin-board ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ (Bulletin-board) āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: An order from Berlin had been put up on the bulletin-board. It announced that only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ āĻšāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ˛'ā§°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¤ āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻšā§ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧā§ā§ąāĻž āĻš'āĻŦāĨ¤
Short Answers (Exam Purpose)
1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with ? āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻŦ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: The rule for participles. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: Participles-ā§° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĨ¤
2. What was unusual about the school ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: It was very quiet. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
3. What had been put up on the bulletin-board ? āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĢāĻ˛āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: An order from Berlin. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ āĻšāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻļāĨ¤
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1. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day ? āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋā§ąā§°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: The order from Berlin stated that only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. Therefore, it was the last French lesson given by M. Hamel. The school became unusually quiet and solemn. M. Hamel wore his special clothes, and the village elders came and sat on the back benches to attend the lesson.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻŦāĻžā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨ā§° āĻāĻĻā§āĻļāĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ˛'ā§°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻšāĻ¤ āĻā§ā§ąāĻ˛ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧā§ā§ąāĻž āĻš'āĻŦāĨ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻŽ. āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĢā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ā§° āĻšā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽ. āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§ąā§° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§° āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2. How did Franz's feelings about M. Hamel and school change ? āĻāĻŽ. āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ˛āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?
Ans: Earlier, Franz did not like school very much and was afraid of M. Hamel. But after hearing that it was his last French lesson, he felt sorry for not learning his lessons. His books, which had seemed a nuisance, became old friends. He also forgot about M. Hamel's ruler and strictness and began to respect and admire him.
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŽ. āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĢā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ¨āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻŦā§ā§° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŖāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨ āĻšā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻŽ. āĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§° ā§°ā§āĻ˛āĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ ā§ā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ąā§° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŋ āĻ'āĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
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Understanding the Text
1. The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this ? Why does this happen ? (āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻšāĻ āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻŋ ? āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ ?)
Ans: The people realise the importance of their language when they learn that French will no longer be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. This is shown by the presence of the village elders in M. Hamel's class, the serious atmosphere in the school, and the attention with which everyone listens to the lesson. Franz also regrets not learning his lessons earlier. This happens because they are about to lose the right to learn and use their own language under Prussian rule.
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2. Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons ?” What could this mean ? (āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, “āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§°āĻžāĻŦā§ā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ ?” āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŋ āĻš'āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§ ?)
Ans: This remark is symbolic. It shows Franz's sadness and anger at the order imposing German on the people of Alsace and Lorraine. He feels that the Prussians are trying to control every aspect of their lives. The question also suggests that language is natural and cannot be forced upon living beings. Franz wonders whether even innocent birds will be forced to abandon their natural way of expression.
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Short Exam Answers
1. What shows that people realised the value of their language ? āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻšā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: The village elders attended the last lesson, everyone listened attentively, and Franz regretted not learning French. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻāĻžāĻā§ąā§° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§ā§ąā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
2. What does Franz mean by “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons ?” “āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§°āĻžāĻŦā§ā§°āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ?” - āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: It expresses Franz's sadness and anger at the forced imposition of German. āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§°: āĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻā§ā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĢā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤