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Page 91 Urne 36— Grêle : ShrilL Formerlj graiU, It. groGile, from

Lat. graeilis, 91 81 — ^Le cnit des lenrs : Thonglit he was one of his

own party.

93 9— Elle se glissa maperçua dans: She slipped nn-

noticed in.

XIT.

94 12 — ^n Ini anÎTait parfois : li sometimes happened to

her.

94 16— Des filles de la Sagesse : Of the sisters of mercy.

94 17 — ^Ne se démentait pas : Was indomitable.

95 1 — ^Et les Yendéens gisaient: And the Yendeans

were lying. Qisa/ient is the imperfect of gésir ; from Lat. jacere. Ci-gît = hio jacet, hère lies.

96 10 — Qui avait débuté : Which had begnn. Le dàbvl

d*un acteur, an actor*s first appearance. *

95 18 — Sans : Were it not, but for.

95 14 — Ohez les bonnes sœurs: In the convent of the

sisters of mercy. 95 17 — ^Et elle se reprenait malgré elle à rêver : And in

spite of herself she began thinldng again.

95 24 — ^D*une petite mare : Of a small pool. Un marais,

a marsh, a kitohen garden ; un maraîcher,

a kitchen-gardener. Le Mourais, a district in

Paris ; from Lat. Mariseus,

95 25— Un lambeau: A shred. From Lat. Umbus,

border, fringe. Formerly lamhel, a form which remains in heraldiy.

96 1 — ^EUe se cramponna aux branches du saule et

parvint à : She clung to the willow's branches, and managed to.

96 9 — ^Haletante : Panting.

96 26— Bevint à elle : Becovered her sensés. This verb is very idiomatic ; as, ce jeune homme ne me revient pas, I don*t like this young man ; ce cheval me revient cher, I paid a good prioe for this horse; n'y revenea plus, don*t do it again ; je n*en reviens pas, I am vezy muoh snrprised at it, etc.

96 81 — Qui bande les plaies : Who heals ail wounds.

97 21— Que te âdsait Jeanf et le blessé fronçait lo

souroil : What interest did yoa take in John f nid the wounded man with a frown.