être bonne, hère, toft

19. juste comme de cire, fitting as if (made) of wax ; say — fitting likc a glovc.

22. là-dessus arriva ; some adverbs and adverbial phrases hâve the power of attracting the verb (as in English and Gernian), thus causing it to stand before the verb, as hère.

29. lui avaient fait souffrir ; for the use of lui for the direct

object of the person, sce note to p. 1, 1. 8.