Having been in a similar situation under the "hood" IFR-practice, involving a Japanese solo student in a Bonanza with poor radio comm. and a safety pilot that was more interessted in clocking up cheap hours than do what he was there to do, I know the feeling all too well.
I'll have to force my neckhairs back down now....
As for the Dauphine, it has been discussed before here:
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/254...periences.html
cheers