In Neubourg

4. Poêle, stove. The name means hère not only the stove, but the room. The stove is often by far the most conspicuous object in a German room.

5. Ne pas laisser de = nevertheless (are always imagining . . .)•

6. Marri, grieved. Seldom used in M. F. Cf. Molière, Sganarelle, 9 : 1 Oui, son mari, vous dis-je, et mari fort marri.' Cf. English to mar.

7. Quasi, in M. F. à peu près, presque, are more usual — 'almost.'