le serrait à la taille, was tight to hi s figure

70. caniche, a poodle (der. from canis) ; barbet, a sfianiel, lit. a dog with long hair, from Lat. barba.

123. soit . . . soit en l'exploitant, either . . . or by making a profit on him yourself. Exploiter was originally used of agriculture, to wor/c, cultivate ; then more generally, to e?nploy, ?nake the most of.

132. piquer, lit. to goad, hère to drive. 140. pièce de cent sous, a five -franc pièce. 151. mettez-en quarante, make itforty!