me faire faire, as 1, 4. partagé, provided

7. fît . . . grand fond, phrase : did not put niuch confidence in that. là-dessus = sur cela. Note also subjunctive.

S. lui avait vu faire, had seen him make ; lui, indirect, as 10, 3. The story referred to is told by La Fontaine, Fables, III. 18.

Page 12. — I. faire le mort, phrase, to play dead ; ou que = ou quand, as 11, 4, anci frequently. en, by him.

2. que . . . vînt, waited for . . . to corne and, etc. Note idioms.

3. A peine . . . qu'il eut, etc., hardly . . . when he was gratified. étourdi de lapin, as we say, " a fool of a man."

4. On le fit monter, he was shoivn up stairs — idiomatic phrases.

5. lapin de garenne, a ^varren rabbit : not a mère wild one, but from his master's private préserves (our kare). Note the polite M. (jnonsieur^, as usual before titles, etc. — not translated.

6. qu'il lui prit en gré, impers, phrase : which it pleased him to, etc. de sa part, on his part : from him.

7. me fait plaisir, phrase: he gives me pleasure, I accept with pleasure.

8. avait fait du, had done ivith : in the case of. Note this use of faire, for other verbs, like our do.

9. lui fit donner pour boire, had a " tip " given him, as 11, 6. The 'ph.xa.se pour-boire is also used as noun.

10. de la chasse, etc., of his master^s killing (hunt). Un jour qu'il = lorsqu'il, aller à la promenade, hère =go driving.

Page 13. — I . ensuite me laisser faire, then let me act : leave the rest '0 vie.

2. à quoi, etc., for what that would be good : ivhat good that ivoidd do.

3. vint à, happened to. Compare venir de, 1. 25, and venir-}- infin. alone, p. 2, 1. 22, etc. See also venir pour, p. 30, 1. 13.

4. Au secours! Help! The phrase is elliptical. Voilà . . . qui, idiom; simply : 7 he Af. . . . is drowning. Note also English intrans., as frequently, for French reflexive.

5. qu'on allât, sulij. simply: io go. Note below, 1. 21, the infin. d'aller, in same sensé. See also 5, 2.

6. il était venu, //ure had conte; impers., hence, singular, though tlie logical subjcct is plural, au voleur, "thief ! " as above.

7. ne lui eut pas . . . qu'elle, etc., had not . . . when, etc., as 12, 3 : that is : had no sooner . . . than she fell madly in love 7vith him. Below, p. 1 , 1. 26, we fine! plus tôt expressed.

8. voulut . . . qu'il fût, etc., asked him to . . . and io join them in Ihcir drive, être de = to forni part of, share in.

Page 14. — I. prit les devants, idiom: -went on ahead.