à peine . . . qu', no sooner . . . than

12. plaisant, laughable, funny ; not to be confused with the English " pleasant," which in French ^=- agréable,

13. Je voudrais bien savoir, I should like very much to know. 16. se dit en lui-même, said to himself. U 7 a, there is. — làdessous, under there.

18. de temps, négative partitive, the article being omitted with sans^ as implying a sort of négation. — se mit, began.

19. Il fit si bien que, he managed so well that; or more freely, "he finaliy succeeded in removing it."

21. duoats, a coin, eitber gold or silver, of several countries in Europe ; the gold coin being worth somewhat more than two dollars. The silver ducat is of about half this value.

4, — 3. Henri IV, Henry of Navarre, king of France (1589-1610).