de peur de." Because they are afraid to

L 14. sans qu'ils, etc.—"* Without their having to shift their sails once for so many days.”

1. 19. Comment, ete.—" How should they ever again come back against that current of contrary winds except by tacking in that

expanse ?”

1.21. ‘And if it was necessary for them to keep on tacking for ever, ” etc.

1. 30. ei à se reprocher.—"“ And inwardly to reproach themselves for that stubborn devotion,” etc.

L 33. Mais chaque fois, ete.—‘* But every time that the murmurs were about to burst into mutiny,” ete,

Page 34, line 8. Le soër.—‘* In the evening.”

L 8. qui auraient été, etc.—" Which, in spite of themseives, might have been carried far out to sea by a wind storm.”

1 10. entendaient.—‘ Used to hear.”

L' 15. imitaient.—" Looked like.”

L 16. avant la maturité des gerbes. —“* Before the grain is ripe.”

L 14, qu’ils craignirent, ete.—"* That they were afraid they would get . entangled in it,”

98 Norus.

L 21. /es glaces.—"" The ice-fields.”

% 22. tant, ete.—‘ So great is the terror which the unknown has," etc.

1.25. ce qui l'étonnait lui-même. —"* That which astonished himself,” lui-même is added for emphasis.

L 28. /a ligne.—"" The equator.”

L 29. mourait.-—$See Gram., $ 566.

L 31 is crurent.—" They thought there were, ” eto.

Page 35, line 2. ils se communiquaient, ete.—"* They murmured more loudly to one another.” :

L 4, qui ne laissait, ete.—** Who left no other choice to h°3 com. panions than suicide or murder.”

1. 12. ‘ And who was sailing near enough the admiral to be able to talk with him side by side.”