on dirait d'une volée, cf. page 43, note

Page 71. — 1. nature morte, dead animais, or game, a less inclusive term than the English " still life."

2. nœuds, knots made with a shuttle and pressed one against the other on a string of thread or silk (a favorite pastime).

3. Lisez plutôt, this redundant use of plutôt, notnoted by Littré, belongs to the familiar style. It usually introduces argument or évidence.

Page 72. — i . 1793, the year when the reign of terror was at its height.