fai failli me jeter, ' I almost threw myself

1. 9. rendrait capable. Not ferait. WTiy? see note on p. 7, 1. 9.

1. 35. f entends bien, cf. bien entendu, 'of course !' p. 34, 1. 23.

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1. 19. quoi qu'on vous dise, 'whatever they say to you...' 1. 40. je n'y vois plus, ' I can't see any more.' The y is conversational hère, and cannot be justified grammatically.