CHAPITRE VIII
#ft, 7 ye dus, I could not help.
11 Toute-puissante. The adverb tout before an adjeotiye in the féminine gender, beginning with a consonant or an aspîrated h, takes the féminine form îtself. 21 Albert, Hmitley. A name of certain biscuits of English
manufacture.
f2 Bourrer, to stuff. FrcMn bourre, which means the hair
of certain animais, used for stufi^g objects. 27 Plus d'une fois. For plus foUowed hj de see note on page 3, Ime 17.
•8, 6 Les tours de Gaston Phœbus, Pau, built about 1363, the birth-place of Henry IV., bas five towers united by an outer wall. The tower alluded to is 112 feet high and served as a donjon to Gaston Phœbus.
7 A Vaventure, at hap-hazard ; without any definite plan. 19 Une dizaine. See note on page 9, line 26.
89 Viennent déboucher plusieurs boulevards, on to which several boulevards open. For verb preceding subject see note on page 3, line 3. Boulevard, promenade planted with trees ; the original meaning of boulevard was the elevated portion of a rampart, it has also the meaning of fortification,
81 Dis nos premières, etc., at our very first performances ; dès (Latin de ex) may often be transtated with the help of the English *very * : dès aujourd'hui, this yery day ; dès demain, no later than to-morrow.
•6t 1 Soit, followed by another or other clauses beginning with soit, has the meaning of **either." Ail the the others are to be translated by *' or." 6 Eût, for aurait.
8 N'enjueea pas ainsi. The en hère is not to be trani-
9 Bien que, although, always takes the subjunctiy*. 13 Tant que, so long as.
19 1/ lui prenait fantaisie, tht fancy seîzed hi».
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•6, SI Citait à eroirt, theie WM rMSon io b«lieTe, 70a wmiU hâve thonght.
S5 Chapeau bas, hat in hand.
27 Baladins, monntebankSi irom Italian balUrinû, 88 ChiHvê, wretched, irom Italian cattivo, irom Latin
eafHvus. Ci. English oaitifif.
82 Ainsi que je Ventends, that is qnite my intention. 67, 4 L« chapeau à la main, as beiore le chapeau bas,
23 Tant son salut, etc. Ta»/ most oe taken in eon«
jonction with humble, <* so humble was..." 80 ATy pense pas, cannot possibly mean that.
#S, 8 La nere reiers to Vhonorable société.
7 Elle also reiers to Vhonorable société. In the ionnei instance we hâve the conjmictiTe pronoon la, beeaose it précèdes and is immediatdy goyemed bj tht verb. In the latter instance elle is the disjunotÎT* prononn, goyemed by the préposition pour^ 11 Se campant, striking an attitude.
14 Agacé, worried.
19 Matamore, swash bnckler, swaggering iellow; irom
Spanish matar. Latin mactare, to kill, and More, aMoor.
26 UnpocU. For the graye accent, see note on page 82,
Une 83.
88 1/ n^ en fit rien, he did nothing oi the sort. #9, 1 Sans que, See note on page 18, Une 29.
6 A Vavance, beioréhand.
11 Dams. See note on page 6, Une 7.
14 Tu perds la tète, yon lose yonr présence oi mind.
20 Plus d*une. Foi plus ioUowed by de, see note on page
8, Une 17.
25 Auras, (the intnre in French, where the présent would
26 Sera, \ be nsed in EngUsh.
82 Or, See note on page 11, Une 24.
70 1 La fartie de plaisir, the Uttle bit oi ion. 18 Valait, procured.
15 Par plus d*un côté, in mette ih&nonehiBXiiùïm
21 Assisté. See note on page 23, Une 8.
21 La veille, See note on page 80, Une 25.
24 Ailleurs, See note on page 38, Une 1.
26 Roulerait, woold oyercome.
82 De là, etc., hence the anziety oi the pubUo (not to mifi
the periormance).
88 Aussi. For constmction ioUowing aussi, see note page 44,
Une 29.
yii 2 Cambré, with his chest stnck ont ; assmning an air of
importance. Properly an arched position. Fron
Latin cornera, a yanlt.
10 A plusieurs reprises, seyeral times oyer.
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yi, 12 Me lança des yeux furieux^ looked daggen at me.
19 N* était pas faite four, was not oalenlated to.
82 Pousser à bout, to ezoite beyond measure.
72, 5 Aveuglait, rendered blind. From the Latin oA and oculus, depriyed of one's eyea.
18 Fou, mad.
23 Rentrer sous terre, to sink into the groand. 26 Faillit, was very near.
26 Tant, to be takeL in connection with rude,
75, 2 Au poste, to the police station or guard honse. Poster
mascnline, means position, station, goard honse. Poste, fem., the lettôr post.
6 Restes-y, Observe the final s before the Yowel y, inserted
for enphony.
7 J>es nouvelles, information ; I will let yon know how I
am gettîng on.
13 Ils revinrent sur leurs pas, they retraoed their steps ;
cameback.
16 Une faveur, a bow.
24 Garai, See mie of agreement of past participle with
the objeot, page 37, line 7.
80 Ne s*en tirera pas, will not get off.
T«, 8 Avait iti en grandissant, had gone on inoreasing.
21 M*allongeait une taloche, gave me a slap.
22 Eût, for aurait,
78| 18 Le faire passer en police correctionelU, to take him before the magistrate.
14 Sous la prévention, on the charge.
15 Voies défait, assanlts, acts of violence.
18 Cher, Adjectives, nsed adverbially, do not alter their gender. Elle marche droit, àhe wûXkB xipnfibLi; elle parle haut, she speaks in a loud tone.
76, 7 Bien qu'il s*agît de mon maître, althongh my master
was eoncemed.
8 Me blottir, to cronch.
9 Poêle, stove. Poêle, masculine, is derived from Latin
pensile, hanginç, ** a hanging stove " — poéU, féminine, is denved from patella, and means ** a 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 pre-
ceding the nominative case, see note on page tf
77, 8 M* a emporté, made me lose my temper.
21 Abri, hiding-place.
33 II n* en fut rien, it was not so.
7S, 2 Le nommé, the man named.
11 OU aller, where shonld we go.
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