bie7t d'autres, 'many others

24. les gens sans bruit sont dangereux, compare with this the French il n'est pire eau que l'eau qui dort, the English 'smooth waters run deep'. The noise of the torrent can be compared with the scotch saying 'Shaal (shallow) waters mak the maist din'.

LXXI. LES DEUX PIGEONS. This fable is of Indian origin. It is full of the deepest pathos and is one of the finest La Fontaine ever wrote.

Line 8. au moins que, 'at least let'.