Question
What was the parting message of M. Hamel to his students and the village old people? (Expected)
Or
What announcement was made by M. Hamel in his class on the day of his last French lesson?
Solution
The Church bell struck twelve. Mr. Hamel stood up from his chair. His face looked pale and troubled. His voice choked when he tried to utter ‘My friends’. On his failure to speak he wrote with a piece of chalk ‘Viva La France’-‘Long Live France’. Then he leaned against the wall and made his last announcement by making a gesture ‘School is dismissed–you may go’.
