Arrosons . . . , let's i>ay our forfeit, any^uay

7. Depuis . . . , 'i.i<e've hecn Jropping pennies into tliem for awhole year. Fourrons is coUoquial for 7ncttons.

Page 7. — I. BichofE, a drink composed of hot wine, sugar and spices. Varions spellings of the word are found ; it cornes from the German Bischoff, and the drink is said to be so named, as being worthy of a bishop's taste.

2. C'est alors; notice the présent tense, the usual form when a secondary verb in the past follows ; in English both verbs would be in the past tense.

3. Quelle noce; the plural form, noces, means wedding; the singular is used in the sensé of wedding entertainment, or the bridalparty. Hère it is a colloquial expression applicable to any joUifî cation, much as we say, " What a circus ! "

4. Qui marque . . . , ivhich shall be recorded in the annals. — Fastes is the Latin ya^/« {libri). Notice that marque is subjunctive.

Page 8. — I. J'ai vu refers to her play.