verglas, ‘frost after tliaw

— . ni par le grand soleil. Notice (1) that ‘ in * followed by a term referring to the weather is par; (2) that the ‘hot sun * is le grand soleil, as the ‘ open air * is le grand air and ‘ broad daylight ’

le grand jour.

9. sur les nerfs. For ‘bear upon my nerres/ say ‘try my nerves.*

19. de. Omit in English with proper nouns ; but similar uses of the ‘ genitive in apposition * are, ‘ that idiot of a boy,* ‘ that rascal of a valet,* etc. Notice the uses of the genitive on this page; e.g. traite de fourmi, 1. 27, ‘she calls me an ant * (traiter de means ‘ to call opprobriously *), rien de caché, 1. 30.