Visiter mes bois: in France where coal is expensive each
= has a portion of land given up to the growing of timber for perdrix the ‘red-legged partridge,’ not the little brown bird ud f our September stubbles
Page 36 |. 10. à quel propos? ‘why do you ask ?’ 24 métayer : t farmer who shares the half (Za mortié) of all the
1 th ‘ luce with the landlord who has supplied the capital. A/éfay 1 the : 3 rl t ; i systen t land-tenure by wh the propriétaire gives the land, nd truments, while the co/on or far r gives his labour
nt of . Page 37 . l'auvent : a small roof projecting over a window or r; say ‘ porch
cabriolet : an interesting word which gave us our word : cab.’
meant for a light d discrètement : ot course vot ‘ discreetly te plutot bien que mal ther good-lool le prétendu, :: iit Cf, in Brit the Young
lassemblée, t] te the name of
Wie.
26. il se trompa deux fois de porte, ‘twice he mistook the door.’ Cf. 22 se trompa de livre, ‘ he took the wrong book.’
Page 38 |. 4. on dansera, ‘there will be dancing.’
7. le char à bancs: an old-fashioned four wheeler fitted with a leather hood (capote) to be drawn over the ox cupants of the back seat
Page 39 |. 15. la grande porte charretière du log 5: the building was like the old inns described by Dickens where, after passing through a wide entry, the doors led off a central court, in
Which the vehicles were drawn up.
24 pere, ‘senior’; fils, ‘junior.’
Page 40 I. 2. la soutane is the long black cassock worn by the Roman Catholic « lergy.
12. fouace and tourtisseau are the names of local dainties, as the Scotch Pitcaithly bannocks. Translate ‘cakes ind tarts
Page 41 |. :2. vielleux : a player of the vielle, which was an ancient form of 5:07 played mechanically, The real hurdy-gurdy.
13. cornemuseux: a player of the cornemuse, a rustic form ot bay pipe
15. la bourrée is the name of a dance of Auvergne, as we speak of reels and strathspeys,
20. si nous dansions! ‘what do you say toa dance?’ Sz has the force of ‘ suppose.’
Page 421. 26. sous les acacias: the false acacia is much cultivated in public squares on account of its quick growth and abundant foliage
Page 43 |. 7. au pied du Calvaire : the Calvaire is a mound on which is erected the (rucifix.
13. il donnait force roignées de main, ‘he shook hands again and again.’
17. il allongea un maitre coup de fouet, ‘he dealt a smart flick of the whip.’
Page 44 |. 2. peureu: comme un lièvre, ‘timid as a hare,’ a good natural simile
