Ô. fringale : ' Sharp hunger

100. 1. en faisant les courses : ' When I was running errands.'

100.2. frotteur : ' Polisher of floors.' In French homes the floors are waxed and polished, usually by men who corne at stated intervais, just as window-cleaners do in England.

100.3. à n^s- suffisance : ' As much as I needed,' ' my fill.'

100.4. j'en ai eu de ces rages : ' What wild impulses I hâve felt,' ' how I hâve raged.'

100.5. ce serait presque pour en rire : ' It is almost enough to make you laugh.'

100.6. tout à l'heure : ' Just now,' ' a few minutes ago.' With a future tense the phrase means ' presently.'