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32, 15 Hardes, clothes. M. Littré suggests that ît is a form of

fardes^ from fardeau^ a burden ; Old English " fardel."

16 Guenilles^ rags. Etymology doubtful.

S3 Les frês. Compare this word with the preposîtîon/r^5, line 11, page 33. Près is the plural ot pré (Latin pratiLm)y a meadow. Près is one of the few French words with a grave accent on the es ; près^ après, auprès, txprès, words in ces like succès, <&c., étc, profèsy dès, and a few otheri,

33, 13 Sur le mien, by mine.

1 i En lacets, in zigzags»

29 Desserra, miclasx>ed. From des and serrer, to hold fast, lock np, from Latin sera, a boit.

3ft, 1 Acheva, completed. From à and chef, to bring to a head, terminate. Chef is from Latin " caput." 4 // devait, he was to, his duty was to.

10 Coupé de, întersected by.

13 D^ autant plus facile. „que, ail the more easy...because.

17 Soit„.soit, whether it was. ..or...

21 Foyer, fire place ; hearth. From "L&tinfocus.

27 La dernière qui restât. Négatives, superlatives and the

word *only,' preceding a relative pronoun, require the verb that foUows to be in the subjunctive mood, as : il ny a personne que je connaisse, there is no one that I know ; la plus belle femme que je connaisse, the most beantiful woman that I know; la seule personne que je connaisse, the only person I know.

29 Connue and prise are both in the féminine in accordance with the rule that the past participle is to be made to agrée with the direct object (in French callcd régime direct) if the said object précèdes it.

31 An tronc crochu, with twisted, gnarled trunk. 3 S, 1 Canal de dérivation, channel to carry off the overflow; branch current.

6 Brouette^ wheel barrow. From bis, double, and rouetie,

little wheel.

7 Niche, recess. Italian nicchîa.

16 Coiffe, cap ; any head covering. Engl. : coîf.

25 "Nous mettons-nous en route ? are we ready for a start

again?

3 S, 6 Sans penser à Capî. For penser foUowed by à, see note • on page 10, line 5.

26 // ne lui fallut pas longtemps^ he was not long ; literally :

it did not require a long time for him.

28 A demi-voix, See note on page 21, line 1.

33 En marche, on we go I

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37, 7 Dtpaisé, Observe that the past partîcîple which hetê 2^recedes its object la crête does not agrée with it in gender. Compare page 34, line 29.

9 Bleuâtre, blueish. The affîx âtre^ added to an adjective of colour, bas the eame force as the English termination ish ; blanc , blanchâtre; noir, noirâtre, d'C.