certaine.—See Gram

1. 25. voulüt. See Gram., $ 572. It often seems to be optional with the writer, or sperker, whether he shall use the indicative or the subjunctive after such expressions as à est juste and il semble ; often there is no appreciable difference of nieaning, but when there is any the subjunctive implies a less degree of certainty than the indicative.

1. 30. échowait.-—‘* Would have failed.” A curious use of the imperfect for the past conditional,