CHAPITRE IV

90, 4 Plus d'une fois. For plus followed by de, see note on

page 3, une 17.

7 Confusément, For the accented ê, see note on page 5,

line 29.

7 Nous devions, we were to.

13 De toute la soirée, for the whole evenîng.

14 Sans que, followed by the subjonctive, see note on

page 18, line 29 ; and for the verb preceding the subject, see note on page 3, line 3.

20 Rôdafit, prowling about. From Latin rotare, to wheel.

25 La veille, the day or evenîng before. From Latin *• vigilia," watch. Veiller is properly to sit up by night to watch. Our English word " vigil," the day preceding a festival, is of the same origin.

29 Sans me rendre compte, etc., etc., withont being able to foresee exactly, t,e. with no certain knowledge of the danger which threatened me. Compte, account, is from Latin computare,

31, 1 £)*«« air peu fait pour me rassurer, with a look little

calculated to give me confidence.

2 Échapper à, to escape from.

7 D^une voix impatiente, with an impatient voice. 20 Sanglot, sob, Latin singultus,

27 Monsieur ou Vhospice, either you go with this gentleman or to the hospital.

32, 6 En un tour de main, Uterally, with a tum of the hand,

t,e, rapidly.

11 Ce que renfermait le mouchoir. For verb preceding the

subject, see note on page 3, line 3*

12 // s'y trouvait, there were in it«