boïars, ' boyars" (Russian noblemen

,, 14. hôte has the double meaning of 'host' and 'guest.' Cf. apprendre, ' to learn ' and ' to teach ' ; louer, ' to hire ' and 'tolet.' ,, 18. où l'on m'attendait : when is /'f« used in préférence to f« ? ,, 19. mon amphitryon : the use of Amphitryon's name in the sensé of ' host,' ' entertainer,' is due to Sosie's famous saying in Molièrc's Amphitryon, Act iii. Se. 5 : — Le véritable Amphitryon Est l'Amphitryon où l'on dine.

, , 21. de choses et d'autres, ' of one thing and another. ' ,, 24. Pétersbourg : the capital of the Ru.ssian Empire, founded by Peter the (ïreat in 1703, is partly built on tho varions islands formcd by the numerous mouths of the Nevu.

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5. 26. quelques années de service : the French construction is

the reverse of the English.