what announcement did M.Hamel made?what was the impact of the same on the franz?

Dear student,

M. Hamel announced that it was the last French lesson because an order had come from Berlin and it was told that French would no longer be taught in schools. German would be taught in schools from the very next day and thus, M. Hamel was going away. The words were like a thunderclap to Franz. Suddenly, his books felt dear to him and he felt sorry for not paying attention to his lessons. He felt bad for M. Hamel as well.

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