un bout de conduite; cf. page 37, note

Pagro 46a — I. Sophie, i.e.. Wisdom, from the Greek co(^%^ wise;

Page 47* — i. Zadig : the hero of one of Voltaire's most popular Oriental stories, entitled Zadig ou la Destinée. Zadig was a model of shrewdness and wisdom. Voltaire (i 694-1 778) was one of the greatest authors of the eighteenth century.

2. n n'y a qu'une Dosia . . . son prophète, an allusion to the saying of Mohammedans : '' There is only one God and Mahomet is his prophet.**

Page 48. — i. yétue de clair, in a light dress.