Messieurs et mesdames ; note the order

4. Pavé est bon ; he means that the roads are in good condition.

5. Crépy-en-Valois, an ancient and interesting town of 4000 inhabitants, 22 miles north-east of Paris; it is about 15 miles from La-Ferté.

Page 27. — i. On peut toucher, i.e., the fat woman.

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2. Etranger à la Cagnotte ; hc- lias nevcr takcn a haïul in thc ganic.

3. Rosière; in tlic fifth rintiiiy, Saiiit-Mcdaid, l'isliop of Noyon, instituled ihe custom of giviiig an award each ycar to the most virtuous maiden, and this practice is still followcd in many villages. This prize is a crovvn of roses, and sonietimes a gift of Hioney.

Pagre 28. — i. Un fameux fil, a loonderful knack. Fil, "ihread, wire, edge of sharp instruments ; " whence the figurative and popular expression avoir le Jil, to bc kccii, slireunl.

2. Poissy, a town 17 miles west of Paris. Going from La Ferté, it would be necessary to pass through Paris.

3. Ça ne se mange pas, ;)vm can'l eat that; a play upon the word viauger, which also means " to spend." Note the use of the reflexive, équivalent sometimes to the English passive.