le séjour de : ' The frequenting of

25.2. un plan par cantines, etc. : ' A plan according to, etc.,' i.e. a plan showing ail the places of refreshment.

25.3. marchands de tabac à comptoir : ' Tobacconists with a bar.' ' Le comptoir ' corresponds to our word ' counter.'

25.4. la chope is the German ' Schoppen,' which is a measure (I litre) of béer. The word is used in French to signify either the quantity of béer {^ litre) or the glass.

25.5. la soucoupe : The small heavy plate (' saucer') upon which ' la chope ' stands. The number of thèse lying on the table before the customer forms a check on the quantity of liquor he lias absorbed.

25.6. par trop : ' Rather too,' ' altogether too.' ' Par ' is the Latin ' per,' which was often used in compounds to express a very high degree of intensity, e.g. pergratus, ' most grateful ' or ' pleasing.' In O.Fr. this ' par ' became separable, but ' par trop ' is the only survival of the usage.

26.1 . se regarda passer : ' Looked at his reflection in the mirrors as he passed.'

26.2. sabler means (i) to sand ; (2) to mould (any cast métal object) by running into a sand mould ; {3) to drink off, to toss off.

26.3. roses trémières : ' Hollyhock.' The word ' trémière ' occurs only in this phrase ; its origin is unknown.