qu'y a-t-il? ' what is the matter

1. 24. ce quil y a. Supply vous demandez to complète the construction.

1. 26. tous ceux qtCil a servis. Talleyrand, when taking the oath to the new constitution of Louis-Philippe, is reported to hâve observed

that it was the thirteenth he had sworn to support. For the construction oi servis see note on p. 7, 1. 9.

1.28. qtielqite part, ^ somQVfhtxe\ So mcl/ej>arf, 'nov/hcre.'

1. 32. un subjonctif. Léonie is surprised to hear a servant speak so grammatically. The use of the subjunctive, and more especially of the imperfcct subjunctive, is rare among the middle and lower classes in France, while such forms as aimassiez are avoidcd by ail in conversation.