le seul qui. . se permit: after / plus, Le Premier, le

dernier, le seul, Le moindre, le meilleur, and other superlative expressions, either the indicative or the subjunctive mood is used, the former when an absolute fact or a positive assertion is declared, the latter when some idea of uncertainty or doubt is desired to be conveyed. Ex.—

l'amour-propre est la seule chose dont on ne vient jamais à bout.

le chien est le seul animal dont la fidélité soit à l'épreuve.

19. le Siècle: a Parisian morning paper of republican views. » 20. fils de Loyola : Ignatius de Loyola was born in Spain in

1491 and died at Rome in 1556. He joined the army and was severely wounded at the siege of Pampeluna (1 521), after which he became converted and visited Rome and Jerusalem, and in 1528 joined the University of Paris. In 1534 he and a few fellow-students founded the order of the Jesuits, which was approved by Pope Paul III. in t 540, and of which Loyola became the first General in 1541. ‘The objects of the Society of Jesus were (1) the education of youth, (2) preaching and instruction to 8rown-up people, (3) the defence of the Catholic faith against heretics and infidels, and (4) the propagation of Christianity among the heathen by means of missions. Loyola was canonised in 1622.

bially in the sense of aussitôt, dans le même instant.

30. 16. absorber indicates an action completed gradually, by degrees.

Engloutir is used when the action is accomplished suddenly, all at once. Ex. —

un patrimoine est englouti dans une fausse spéculation ; il est absorbé par les procès.

un fleuve s'engloutit dans un abime, il s'absorbe dans Les sables. |

apital of Algeria, was for centuries one of the principal strongholds of the Corsairs or sea-robbers, who infested the Mediterranean and levied

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blackmail Upon all trading vessels. It was bombarded by the English in 1816, and Occupied by the French in 1830.

31. 9. arabes: the Principal inhabitants of Algeria are Berbers, Arabs, Europeans, Jews, Moors, and descendants of Turks. In Marocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, Arabian is the Superior language, ‘The classical form of the language is not used, only a dialect being spoken.

‘ 23: 80n pied nu: when is »# invariable ?