de son cru, of his own making

Pag^e 75. — 1< pieusement (ironically), without question^ without examination.

2. qui donne un air antique, etc. Lesage has drawn here the satirical portrait of Michel Baron, Molière's pupil, a celebrated actor, the author of several plays. In the best known of these, V Homme à bonnes fortunes^ Baron is said to have portrayed himself in the character of the Marquis de Moncade.