on etitendaitf etc. See note to

II. au secours. Bender by 'Helpl' Ot au feu, <firel' au voleur, ' stop thief! '

15. en demandant This very common French idiom can generally be rendered by the English present participle. In that case no preposition is admissible in English. Such un-English phrases as 't» asking' must be carefully avoided.

— . si Von. Von is often u^ed for on after que^ si, et, où. V is the definite article. The reuson wliy on can take the definite article u that it was originally Vhomme, ' man.'

2. ont pour Joie de, Inbtead of * have for delight to,' say * take a delight in.'

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4. rien rCeêt joli comme. Lit. 'nothing is pretty as.' Say * nothing is so pretty as.'

6. le pied leur gliese. Leur is dative of the personal pronoun. French dislikes using possessive adjectives with nouns denoting parts of the body. The text is lit * the foot to thum slips.' Bender by * their foot slips.'