le chat s’était trouvé, the cat had been

Page 7.—1. que lui présentait le maitre d’hdtel; relative clauses are often inverted in French so that the subject stands last.

2. d’accourir prés d’elle au plus vite, 40 hasten to her as quickly as possible.

Page 8.—1. vous en avez dix de moins; ez stands for the noun azs. The de before moins is a very common French idiom, according to which, “ten men killed” is dix hommes de tués ; “ one franc more,” wx franc de plus.

2. inutile d’intéresser mes services, i. e. because my services would be disinterested, owing to my fondness for the cat.

3. elle les aurait! note idiomatic use of the conditional; caz it be that she is to have them!

Page 9.—1. il se tenait cramponné, merely: he was clinging. 2. donnérent un vigoureux coup de collier, lit. “ gave a vigorous pull at the collar”; trans. gave a sudden start.

3. la téte penchée, absolute construction; “with her head leaned,” or leaning her head.