V oreille basse, — And quite chop-fellen

169. A Ure d'aile. — As fast as their wings could carry them.

170. Les père et mère. — The parents. Père et mère is thus foond written in the sin^ular eren in the best attthors; it is then to be considered as an invariable compound noun. Pères et mères is also found. Usually it is préférable to repeat the article, possessive or démonstrative pronoun ; as. Bon père et sa mère^ his parents, rather than Ses père et mère.

Je papai des petits verres à ce pauvre dieMe, — I treated the poor fêllow 8everal times. Petit verre generally means a small glass oi brandy or other strong liquor.