une saillie du rocher, a projection of the rock

Pag'e 86. — i. Taken from a letter written from Albany, September 7, 1831, to his old tutor, Ablîé Lesueur. When the letter reached France the good Abbé was dead.

2. nous comptions gagner Albany en droiture, we planned to go direct to Albany.

3. Québec is the capital of the province of Québec and the oldest city in Canada. It has a picturesque location on and below a rocky promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence, and in appearance resembles a mediœval city. There are many interesting historical localities in the neighborhood. Présent population is about 70,000, five-sixths being French.