Cegt assez joli, ça. — See Note

41. Civisme. — A word coined to dénote devotedness to revolutionaiy opinions.

42. Blanc de mon épie. — '* Se faire blanc de son ép<^e,** as a fencing tenu, means to cover or protect one's self by a skiliul handJing of the sword. Figuratively, it means to boast of advantages, of power that one bas not.

43. Sur ce. — Thereupon ; ancient elliptical formula for sur ce sufét, sur ce propos.

44. Un doi^ de cour. — The least attention. Doigt is often thus used, but only m the most familiar style, to dénote a vexy small qnantity, a mite, a bit; as tm doigt de vm,~ra mère drop of wine.

45. Il n*y a pas de quai te gendarmer nforL — Thero is no reason why I should set myself so much against it.

46. Vous le prenez Aotit — You assume a high tone; 70a talk very big.