doré par le ss i very pretty phrase for ‘ sunburnt
t re bleu so
Page 23 |. 16. gars: the word u
20. pastour : the author prefers an old t modern word, as we migat \ herd tadie
27. aux Epiraies: the name of a field, possibly because ther vere thern-bushes (44 pine) grow ry !
Page 24 1. 24. a la vesprée, ‘in the evening,’ or ‘at event poet form ot & }
cela lui tenait chaud en hiver . kept him free from
anxietv and care
Page 25 |. 1. sauvage: all that
like the old English use of ‘ wantor Page 26 |. 4. l'Orient, ‘the near Fast’: , er ra far East 18. il passa sergent, :/ #esint soldat, il ve Fh à ergiste: in \ cases the noun is used predicatively with irticle 25. la diane: Diana, the god of the day and of hence the name iven to the mor
Page 27 |. :. prennent des directions, ‘note where they
8. les musiques, ‘the regimental bands.’ 10. qui font bouillir le sang : #oui//ir is intransitive, e.¢ ,
bout, ‘the water oO r usiliy js ty utiit}r . L vad i 9. à vous de tout cœur, rs faithfully \ form of conclud ing à fetter which indicates f rity
Page 28 |. 1. un gaillard qui a des moustaches, : à lad worth his salt 26. la tour Malakof was taken by General MacMah n on the
8th September 1858
Page 29 |. :7. coiffer sainte Catherine, : to live an old maid’: litera to dress the hair of St. Catheri: who ts the patron saint of \ ing vi
22. j'ai un parti en vue, ‘I have looked out a husband fer vou
See Introductory Not
Page 30 1. 2. les verveines, ‘verbena,’ a sweet-scented plant to
which were formerly attri}
6. dites donc : a common expletive to draw attention ‘1 16, M. Delétane Mr. Po: if. Zeb We A ite Observe that names nade from substantives retain the part rticle
from adjectives, only the art
mots fnronnuneas < : SoS :
MVLUS (ji i in ji it Gar htm oO t
Page 31 |. > en petite tenue, ‘in undress uniform’; ex grand tenue, ‘in full uniform,’
iS We 15. sapre-bleu : don't sav ‘ Zounds’; the real equivalent is some thing like ‘great Scott!’ but these minced oaths are best left
tert ites
Page 32 |. 13. le major: it | i Beauvais to flatter his young
à n DV ¢ ne Him mayer inst 1 Ol serxygent-major i € »
16. honni soit qui mal y pense: our national device, and £, Clb ut y fense mal f hon may he who sevil int ‘ to pub n ; from Aonnir, ar ete verb meaning ‘to
