D'un sou, one cent-ers; no, thanks

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4. Londres, Ilavana cigars, originally made for the English trade.

Page 33. — i. Carotte, an untranslatable play upon words ; the word lias a slang meaning of "trick by which one obtains money." Compare page g, note 8.

2. Mazette, a local and ephemeral expression of admiration, to be translated by any one of the current popular équivalents in English.

3. Il n'y a pas . . . , there is nothing to be ashamed of; naturally, Benjamin is ruffled at the implied slight upon bis profession.

Pagre 34. — i . Tutoie ; tutoyer is a verb which cannot well be closely translated; it means to say ///, instead of vous, that is, to speak familiarly or affectionately. How chttmmy he is, perhaps expresses the idea. Farther on. Benjamin uses tu also.