son commettant, his employer

1. 22. quarante sous =2 francs ; 1 sou=b centimes. Shopkeepers in France still count largely by sous, the expressions dix sons = 50 centimes, i'i7igt sous = 1 franc, quarante sous = 2 francs, cent sous = 5 francs, being most fréquent.

1. 33. seraient escomptées 2)cir ini des usuriers, * would be discounted by one of the money-lenders.' When a bill of exchange is discounted by a money-lender, this implies that it has been refused by the banks and that its owner can obtain no crédit through the ordinary channel.

1. 87. Les syndics de la faillite agiraient au gré des inspirations de du Tillet, the committee of creditors would act according to du Tillet's suggestions.

Page 38. 1. 1. ferait liciter les terrains, would hâve the plots sold by compulsory auction.

1. 3. le dividende de la faillite, the dividend raised by liquidation.