And ivhat is worse (qui pis est), no one kuows what has

become of them ! " said her elder sister.

8. " I won't hâve that horrid ruan ! " — Nor I either (non plus).

ll.—(ix 2, /. 1, to L 10).

L In order to make their acquaintance, Blue Beard invited the lady and her daughters to lus finest country-house.

2. There the guests spent a whole week in excursions, picuics, hunting parties and dances.

3. [In] the niglit they passée! tlie tiiue in playiug swr/t { = de

telles) tricks on one another that they could uot sleep.

4. " The Lord of the niaiior is a very décent sort of a man ; isn'i

he (7i'€st-ce ^xis), niamma ? "