gagner, hcre, to makc for

17. ne valoir rien, literally, not to hc worth anything ; hère — to

hc vcry awkward for.

19-20. avoir bien peur, to hc much frightencd. 20. je ne saurais, see note to p. 1, 1. 11 ; encore, hère also.

28. dessus instead of sur elle ; thus, 1. 29, dedans instead of dans lui. In English the nearest apj)roach to this use of an adverb instead of a jn-ejxjsition + jJcrsonal jyrotwtm is to be found in such words as — thcreon, therein, therchy, etc. , instead oî on + thnt, or on + it, in + that, etc. Compare also the German, darauf — auf+es, etc.

24. 1. courir au-devant, to run to meet, i.c. as a token of respect,

whieh latter meaning is not iniplied in ' aller à la rencontre.'