cela, E.B. 77, Obs

1. 37. de voir sauter son père, 'from seeing his father blown up.' sauter is intransitive (line 39), meaning to be blown up; faire sauter is to blow up.

Pack 12.

1. 3. s'il en fut, ' if ever there was one.' The past definite is very rare after si, except in this expression.

depuis 1761 qu'il sert. See note on p. 5, 1. 19.