dame de qualité, a lady of rank. As a rule, the inde

finite article is not used before a noun standing in apjmsition to another uoun, because it is rightly considered as an adjective.

8. Il lui en demanda une— (1) The direct object (that is, the

name of the thing asked for) is une, complemented by en (placed before the verb), that is — one . . . of them ; (2) The indirect object (tliat is, the 'person of whom something is asked) is lui, and not d'elle, as we should expect, because in Frencli verbs which dénote taking, asking, horrowing, concealing, require what is called the dative of tlie person; tliat is, they require à before the person -object if it is a 7ioun, or the indirect objective forra (moi, toi, lui, nous, vous, evix, elles) if it is n i^ersonal pronoion : —

(«) The object a noim- : — On a ôté à cet homme tout son argent. On a demandé à ces hommes si . . .

(6) The oh\ect a, Personal p7-onoim : — On lui a ôté tout son argent.

Ou leur a demandé si . . .

Notice the peculiar way of putting ofthcm, of it (expressed or understood) after a numéral or au indefiuite pronoun in French ; for instance —

Has he a book ? Yes, he has {onc) — A-t-il un livre?

Oui, il en a un.

Has he a slate ? No, he has not (onc) — A-t-il nue

ardoise ? Non, il n'en a point.

Has he any friends ? Yes, lie has sevcral — A-t-il des amis. Oui, il en a plusieurs.

9. celle, démonstrative pronoun, / liât one ; hcïc — the onc.

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1. 9. en is liere tbe indirect object of voulaient, and stands instead

of de lui, of him, whicli is generally nsed when tlio indirect object is a, person ; if it dénotes a thing, en must be used. Compare — Je parle de lui (d'elle) — I am speaking of hhn (ofher). Je parle d'eux (d'elles) — I aui speaking uf tlicm (ni. and f. ) with—

J'en parle (m. and f. ; sing. and plur. )— I am speaking of it [of thcin).