la cession du bail, the surrender of the lease

1. 32. « travailler pour le roi de Prusse, to work in vain ; allusion to Voltaire's famous visit to Frédéric the Great of Prussia, which ended unhappily for the good understanding of the two men, and Voltaire spared no words in deseribing the ungrateful task of pleasing his royal friend. See also note to p. 82, 1. 36.

Page 47. 1. 1. ne vous laissez jjas enfoncer par les entrepreneurs, don't let yourself be hoodwinked by the contractors.