monseigneiu:. Do not confuse with monsieur

Page 9. — ■ g. II . . . prît. The Duchess had to take. In rendering falloir, avoid the awkward construction ‘it is (was) necessary that.’

12. à, enough to, hard enough to. This common use of à indicates the extent of the action of the preceding verb. The translation ‘to’ in such a case is absolutely incorrect.

15. eut été soufSêe. The past anterior is used only with a conjunction or an adverb of time.

Page 10. — 11-14. Georges . . . avec amour. This advocacy of “painless education” is in line with the general trend of Anatole France’s philosophy.

12. c’était, he was. Ce, meaning ‘he,’ ‘she,’ ‘it’ or ‘they,’ is used as a rule instead of a personal pronoun, as the subject of être followed by a modified noun.

22. Homère, Homer, famous Greek epic poet, perhaps of the ninth century B.C., reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

28. devaient cacher, ought to have hidden, it was their duty to hide. See note on page 5, line 6.

NOTES

Page 11. — 9. eût fait. See note on page 5, line 27.