jores en todo el
mundo.

7. Tenemos un campo (field) amplisimo para nuestras operaciones, las
cuales hasta aqui han tenido felicisimo resultado.

8. Nuestros generos son todos de optima calidad y a precios infimos.

9. Es de interes supremo para nosotros el dar los mejores productos a
precios minimos.

10. La cantidad maxima no ha de exceder 500 kilogramos.

11. El hermano mayor es notario y alcalde del pueblo, el menor es
boticario.

12. La ciudad de Cadiz es antiquisima; fundose en el siglo XV antes de
la era vulgar por los Fenicios.

13. El clima de Valparaiso es salubirrimo.

14. Fidelisimo criado, no quiso atraicionar a su amo que habia sido
beneficentisimo para con el.

15. Euclides fue celeberrimo geometra.

EXERCISE 2 (70).

Translate into Spanish--

1. I wish to straighten (poner en orden) the desk on (en) my table.

2. My pad is full of papers; I must get rid (librarme) of them.

3. Will you put all those answered letters in that shelf; You will find
the pigeon-holes alphabetically arranged, put each letter in the proper
bundle.

4. These others are filed away in that letter-file, alphabetically also.

5. Put the file in the safe; we always keep it under lock and key (bajo
llave).

6. Now give me a quire of blotting-paper, pens, nibs (puntitas),
paper-fasteners and the stamp-rack (porta-estampillas).

7. These envelopes go into the waste-paper basket (cestilla).

8. Fetch that stool, please; place it before that desk (banco).

9. See to the (hacer atencion al) fire, it is going out, poke it
(removerlo) a little and add some coal.

10. This is the coal scuttle (caja del carbon), the shovel (la pala) and
the poker (atizador) are near the fender.

11. Hot-water pipes (tubos) are preferable to fires or stoves.

12. Yes, our chimney always smokes; it is a nuisance (ique fastidio!
ique barbaridad!).

13. Post these letters. Stamp them (pongales los sellos) and notice
there are some to be registered (para certificar).

14. Do not forget to put the stamp of the firm (casa).

15. If any weigh in excess (demasiado), it does not matter (no importa);
put the excess postage.

16. Seal that envelope; here are the seal and sealing-wax.

LESSON XXXVI.
(Leccion trigesima sexta.)

THE ADJECTIVE (_contd_.).

The adjective _grande_ (great, large) may _precede_ or follow a noun.