venir. — See Gram

1. 37. soirées. — The différence between soir and soirée is that soir refers to a point of time, soirée to a period. Compare also : an and année ; matin and matinée, etc.

Page 14, line 3. cénacle. — A référence to the Last Supper and the little company of ardent believers présent at it,

1. 4. See vocabulary for différence between confidence and confiance.

1. 6. avant d'éclater, etc. — " Before being proclaimed in the world.'