Auvergnat : cf. note, p

,, 10. du bien, ' some property,' 'land.' Auvergne is a winegrowing district, and the Auvergnat wanted to buy a vineyard. ,, 16. rébus: see note, p. 29 1. 12.

47. 1. ne vînt : craindre governs the subjunctive, as je crains

qu'il ne vienne, ' I fear he will corne ' ; and the force of the verb is hère attributed to the noun crainte, as in the expression de crainte qu'il ne vienne, ' for fear lest he corne.' Notice the use of redundant ne when the whole sentence is affirmative.

, , 19. bals de barrières : halls held in low dancing-saloons situated near the gâtes. Cf. note, p. 41 1. 25.

,, 20. qu'il : que refers to l'entrée.

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47. 29. il ne se croyait pas le droit : i.e. il ne croyait pas avoir

le droit, ' he did not consider he had the right. '

48. 9. louis : a gold coin, formerly worth 24 francs, now worth

20, also called louis d'or. The narae was given to the coin

when first struck in the reign of Louis XIII., as it bore on

one side the name and head of that king. In the new

monetary system the louis has been replaced by the 20-franc

pièce, but the name is still sometimes used. ,, 12. à moins que, 'unless,' governs the subjunctive, which is

preceded by the particle ?ie. Cf. de crainte que and de peur que. ,, 23. Empereur: i.e. Napoléon Bonaparte, Emperor 1804-14,

died in 1821. Cf. p. 49 1. 15.

un gros vieux . . : evidently Louis XVIII. , 1815-24. Cf.

,, 25. Philippe: Louis-Philippe, surnamed 'le roi citoyen,' was

born in 1773, was king of the French 1830-48, and died in

1850. Cf. p. 49 1. 15.

, , 26. moi : this moi is only used for emphasis.

49. 22. trois étages : Savinien had to mount three storeys higher

before reaching the landing outside the door where Jean- François was standing.

,, 30. dans la malle : the money was in Savinien's waistcoat, which had been found in his trunk.