le Gaorisankar, or Mt. Everest

6. l'Himalaya, in southern Asia, between Hindostan and Thibet (cf. page 60, note 4).

7. Doerfel, Leibniz (or Leibnitz), names given to the two highest of the lunar mountains, which lie near the south pôle of the satellite.

Page 40. — 1. puisse, subjunctive used to limit or soften the sweeping character of a superlative expression, and to suggest that there may possibly be room for doubt.

2. se suppose . . . habiter, fancies . . . that it is dwelling.

Page 41. — 1. Jamais de, never any. The verb with ne is omitted;

if expressed, the sentence would read: 77 ny a jamais de, etc.