ne se comptaient pas, were innumerable

Page 10.—1. un de bon. The preposition æ4 is used here expletively.

2. à rebrousse-poil, literally: “against the grain”; freely: stemming the rush of the retreat.

Page 11.—1. ça n’est pas . .., colloquial for ce n'est pas...

2. je retiens, 7 c/aim, i.e. I retain my rights in the mare to the extent of laying claim to her colt.