industrie, trickery ; cunm'ng

Page 214. — 1. Harfleur, a town near the mouth of the Seine, in Normandy.

2. Nancy, a large city in E. France, near the German frontier.

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Page 215. — i. Champagne, cf. page 204, note 1.

2. pour avoir de l'argent = des demandes d'argent. The style of this pétition is naïve and popular.

3. faire leurs affaires, look out for their own interests ; Une their pockets.

Page 216. — ï. il faut nous diminuer, y ou must reduce our taxes.