en ribotte : Familiar expression for ' tipsy

36.5. dans les démolitions: ' Where old slum property is being j puUed down.' ]

36.6. poil à gratter : ' Cow-itch,' fibrous hairs from haws, which j naughty boys purchase in order to play practical jokes. *

36.7. Montmartre : A well-known and popular quarter of the north \ side of Paris, round the 'Butte' (mound). Upon the latter ? stands the Église du Sacré-Cœur, and from hère may be \ enjoyed one of the widest views of the city. •

36.8. chez les Frères : i.e. ' des Écoles Chrétiennes' : To a school 1 kept by members of this teaching order, a ' church school.' I

36.9. battait son quart : ' Was on his beat,' ' was on duty.' \