son faible, his " foible," or weak side

5. d'achever de troubler, idiom, expressing completeness. Also eurent soin, idiom : took rare.

6. lui firent tant de honte, i?iade him sa ashamcd : honte retaining its construction as noun.

Page 77. — i. la faire obéir ... la ferait vendre. Note juxtaposition of the two uses : make her obey, and hâve her sold. The second arises from omission, or want, of subjéct of the infin. : would make (some one) sell her. See 37, 3-

2. lui trouvait, yô//«(/ in him; lui is rcally ind. obj. of the whole idea trouvait des défauts, the " ethical dative."

3. qu'il ne prît, etc., impersonal, as 33, 3, etc. : that the king might take a fancy to, etc. — au roi being ind. obj. of prit fantaisie, as in last note.

4. ouï tenir ... à S., and 1. 21, firent entendre au roi, are also like uses of ind. obj. as al)ove — in Enghsh somctimcs transi, by pass. with by : as, make him undcr stand ; or, make it understood by him. See also 69, 3, etc.

5. refusiez, impf. indlc, or près, subj.? See 74, i, and 76, 2.

Page 78. — i. achève do satisfaire, see 76, 5. Note again indir. obj., as oftcn, where apparently direct in English.