Ce sont des chiffres, ‘ those are clear figures

La Cigale chez les Fourmis.

7. 814 francs. Chameroy, who, like a good business man, does not believein ‘round sums/repeats the odd francs whicb Henriette did not think worth mentioning.

— . Pas un sou de moins. What is dépendent on a substantive is in Frenob put in the genitive. This tendency goes so far that de is put before adjectives and even adverbs when they dépend on a noun. Cf. il y avait dix hommes de tué^s, pas un mot de plus.

8. acheté. As we might write ‘bought/ ‘sold/ etc., omitting subject and auxiliary verb.

9. Nord, i.e. the Northern Eailway of France (Calais to Paris, etc.). So Midi, 1. 10, = the Southern.

10. le lendemain du terme. Quarter day being the 15th of January, April, etc.