LfC rire. Ail verbs used as noun substantives are of tht

masculine gender.

12 Venait de se lever. Venir f ollowed by de has the mean-

ing of, " to hâve just " — ^had just risen.

24 De ce qu^était Vhistoire, of what " history " meant.

25 Eût, for aurait, of fréquent occurrence.

29 Tenait dans, was confiiied to.

29 Qu^enfermait Vhorizon. For verb preceding its subject

in relative sentences, see note on page 3, line 3. 61, 3 De quoi, wherewithal.

8 Au jour naissant, at day break.

11 Que bordaient des vignes. For verb preceding the subject see note on page 3, line 3.

19 Que de maisons l What a quantity of housesl 23 Les quelques petites villes, the few small towns.

26 Auprès. For this accent see note on page 32, line 38.

30 II se produisait, there ezisted.

31 Je ny comprenais rien, 1 could not make head or ta il

of it.

C2, 4 Sans qu'on vît. See note on page 18, line 29.

8 En tous sens, in ail directions.

11 Sans que je V eusse interrogé. See note on p. 18, line 29.

16 Évitent, swing ; as a vessel does at a change of tide.

20 Que de mots l How many words 1

27 Qui s^étaient trouvées. "Eot être as auziliary to reiiective

verbs see note on page 19, line 31.

30 Un public nouveau, a new audience.'

63, 8 Ailleurs, elsewhere. For ailleurs and d'ailleurs see note on page 38, line 1.

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63, 7 Changeant de quartiers ^ changing onr quarters. Changer takes the genitive case of the thing changed : il faut changer de chemise, 17-19 'Suivi, abandonné, fris. For mie of past participle/r«c^Jtff^ its objéct, see note on page 37, ïine 7.

20 Plus de vignes ! no more vines 1

21 A perte de vue, till it was lost to si^Lt.