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Pourvu que tu guérisses. — See note, page

154. Je me porte comme un charme. — I am perfectly well, or I am doing capitally.

155. Après nous la fin du monde. — When we are gone, happen what may. This thought is more generally expressed by après nous le déluge.

157. Fuchscommerce — In German studeut' s language, a Fuchs, literally fox, corresponds to Freshman; Commerce, more properly Commerz or Commets, is a convivial meeting of students with certain traditional

usages. The correct form of the compound is Fuchsencommers. To one acquainted with German student customs, this word will appear misapplied hère.

158. Gesoundheit. — The correct spelling is Gesundheit, health. Que diable. — See note, page 35, and page 47.

160. On nous faisait des mines du diable. — They looked at us savagely. See note, page 47.

161. F a 71 fan-la- Tulipe et le Roi Dagobert — The names of two very popular French songs, not of a very elevated character.

162. La drogue. — A game at cards, played among soldiers, in which the loser puts a forked pièce of wood called drogue on his nose, which ne wears until lie wins again.

Bouchon. — A game in which pièces of money are placed on a cork, which is to be knocked over with a quoit.

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