CHAPITRE VIII
7 "5^ dus, I^SGold not help.
'il' Toute-pùissànte* The adverb tout before an adjectîve in ' the féminine gender, beginning wîth a consonant or an aspirated h, taked the féminine form itself.
21 Albert, Huntley. A name of certain biscuits of English
manufacture.
22 Bourrer, io stuff. From bourre, which means the hair • • '-i' < of cffliain animais» used for stuffîng objects.
27 Plus d'une fois. For plus followed by de see note on page 3, Ime 17- 65, 5 Les tours de Gaston Phœbus. Pau, built about 1863, the biizthpi>l&ce of Heiirj IV., has five towers united by an outer waU. The tower alluded to is 112 fect high and served as a donjon to Gaston Phœbus.
7 A Vaventure, ai hap-hazard ; without any definite plan. 19 Une^Usainê, 8ee note on page 9, Une 26.
29 Viemneut déboucher plusieurs boulevards, on to which several boulevards open. For verb preceding subject «^e note on page 3, line 3. Boulevard, promenade planted with ûees ; the original meaning of boulevard was the elevated portion of a rampart, it has also the-neaning of fortification,
81 Dis nos premières, etc, at our very first performances ; dès (Latin de ex) may often be translated with the help of the English.* very*; dès aujourd'hui, this very day ; dès demain, no later than to-morrow.
66t 1 Soit, foUowed by another or other clauses beginning with soit, has the meaning of '^eilher." Ali the the others are to be translated by ^* or." 6 Eût, for aurait,
8 N* en jugea pas ainsi* The en hère is not to be trant-
lated.
9 Bien que, idthough,^ always takes the subjunctive. 13 Tarit que, sô long as.
19 II lui prenait fantaisie, the fancy seized bîm.
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66, 21 C'était à croire, there was reason to belle ve, yoti wonld hâve thought.
25 Chapeau bas, hat in hand.
27 Baladins, mountebanks, from Italîan ballertno,
28 Chêtive, wretched, from Italian cattivo, from Latin
captivus. Cf. English caitîff.
32 Ainsi que je V entends, that is qnîte my intention. €7, 4 Le chapeau à la main, as before le chapeau bas,
28 Tant son salut, etc. Tant must oe taken in con^ jonction with humble, " so humble was..."
30 Ny pense pasj cannot possibly mean that.
63, 3 La nere refers to V honorable société.
7 Elle also refers to Vhonorable société. In the former instance we bave the conjmictive pronomi la, because it précèdes and is immediately govemed by the verb. In the latter instance elle is the dÎBJunctiyt pronoun, govemed by the préposition pour.
11 Se campant, striking an attitude.
14 Agacé, worried.
19 Matamore, swash buckler, swaggering fellow; from
Spanish matar^ Latin mactare, to kill, and More, a Moor.
26 Un procès. For the grave accent, see note on page 32,
fine 33.
33 II n* en fit rien, he did nothing of the sort* 69, 1 Sans que. See note on page 18, line 29.
G A Vavance, beforehand.
11 Dame. See note on page 6, lîne 7.
14 Tu perds la tête, you lose your présence of mind.
20 Plus d'une. Fox plus ioRoweàhy de, see note on page
3, line 17.
25 Auras, f the future in French, where the présent woold
26 Sera, \ be used in English.
32 Or. See note on page 11, line 24.
70 1 La partie de plaisir, the little bit of fan.
13 Valait, procured.
15 Par plus d'un côté, in more than one branch.
21 Assisté. See note on page 23, line 3.
21 La veille. See note on page 30, line 25.
21 Ailleurs. See note on page 38, line 1.
26 Roulerait, would overcome.
82 De là, etc., hence the anziety of the public (not to misi
the peiiormance).
83 Aussi. For construction following aussi, see note page 44,
line 29.
71, 9 Cambré, with hîs chest stuck out ; assuming an air of importance. Properly an arched position. From Latin caméra, a vault. 10 A plusieurs reprises, several times over.
Fftge Linc
Me lança des yeux furieux, looked daggers at me. N^était pas faite pour, was not calculated to. Pousser à bout, to excite beyond measure.
Aveuglait i rendered blind. From the Latin ab and
oculus, deprived of one's eyes.
Fou, mad.
Rentrer sous terre, to sink into the ground.
Faillit, was very near.
Tant, to be taken in connection with rude.
Au poste, to the police station or guard honse. Posfe,
masculine, means position, station, guard house.
Poste, fem., the letter post.
6 Restes-y. Observe the final s before the vowel y, inserted
for euphony.
7 Des nouvelles, information ; I will let you know how I ' am getting on.
13 7/5 revinrent sur leurs pas, they retraced their steps ;
came back.
16 Une faveur, a bow.
24 Gardé, See rule of agreement of past participle with
the object, page 37, Une 7.
30 Ne s'en tirera pas, will not get off.
7ft, 3 Avait été en grandissant, had gone on increasing.
21 M^allongeait une taloche, gave me a slap.
22 Eût, lox aurait.
75, 13 Le faire passer en police correctionelle,Xo take him before
the magistrate.
14 Sous la prévention, on the charge.
15 Voies défait, assaults, acts of violence.
18 Cher, Âdjectives, used adverbially, do not alter their gender. Elle marche droit, she walks upright ; elle parle haut, she speaks in a loud tone.
76, 7 Bien quHl s'agît de mon maître, although my master
was concemed.
8 Me blottir, to crouch.
9 Poêle, stove. Poêle, masculine, is derived from Latin
pensile, hanging, " a hanging stove " — poêle, féminine, is derived from patella, and means " 9l frying pan." 11 Jugea, tried (not " judged ").
16 Ce qui se dit, what was said.
27 Devait avoir lieu, was to take place. For verb preceding the nominative case, see note on page 8, line 3.
77, 8 M'a emporté, made me lose my temper.
21 Abri, hiding-place.
83 II n'en fut rien, it was not so.
78, 2 Le nommé, the man named. 11 Oii aller, where should we go.
