“AndIwillwagerthatonthataccountyouhaveforgottenwhatwewentoverinourlastgrammarhour。Wewerespeakingofthethreecomparatives。Butyouprobablydonotrememberthem。“
“Youaremistaken，“repliedthedauphin，smiling。“Inproof，hearme。IfIsay，’Myabbeisagoodabbe，’thatisthepositive。IfI
say，’Myabbeisbetterthananotherabbe，’thatisthecomparative。
And，“hecontinued，turninghiseyestowardthequeenwithanexpressionofintenseaffection，“ifIsay，’Mymammaisthedearestandbestofallmammas，’thatisthesuperlative。“[Footnote：Thedauphin’sownwords——SeeBeauchesne’s“LouisXVII。，“vol。i。，p。
133。]