n'oncle, familiar for "mon oncle

Pagre 79. — i. je ne le lui mâcherai pas. Mâcherez " to chew," "to masticate," fig. "to mince," thus: not to mince the matter, 2. se fendre, a fencing term, to make a pass.

Page 80. — I. bimbeloterie, collective noun, toys. 2. sornettes, silly things^ trijîes.

Page 81. — I. Tours, the capital of the department of Indre et Loire, in France ; about 200 miles southwest of Paris.

2. Cannes, on the southern coast of France, one of the most frequented health resorts in Europe, on account of its mild climate.

3. Lord Brougham (i 778-1868), a celebrated British statesman, Lord Chancellor of England from 1 830-1834. The réputation of Cannes as a health resort was first established by Lord Brougham.