translate English to French: One morning I was present while the oldest boy had his lessons. His tutor, who had instructed him at length about ancient history, began upon the story of Alexander and came to the well-known anecdote of Philip the Doctor .
Un matin que jétais présent aux leçons de laîné, son gouverneur, qui lavait très bien instruit de lhistoire ancienne, reprenant celle dAlexandre, tomba sur le trait connu du médecin Philippe, quon a mis en tableau, et qui sûrement en valait bien la peine.