Oe n'est pas sa fante. See Appendix I. A

161. ean-de-Tie, 'brandy,* lit. * water of life.' Plur. eauxdi'Vie, Cf. feux <Vartifice^ Ch. m. 1. 123.

162. me tirer . . . pistolet, ' to fire his pistol at me.' 163-4. *>^ <^^ ^® ^ borne, 'by the roadside.' Lit. 'at the

corner of a milestone.'

Z64. N'est-ce pas? <Eh?' or «Didn'tyou?*

X67. e'étalt nn fort bd enikat, 'he was a very fine boy.' See Appendix I. A. il

x6& C'était Men nne MUe, <It was a marble.' Italics not being used in French as they are in English, expletives are used, such as bien hère. For pronouns the disjunctive is used instead of the conjunctive : e.g, ' / do not think so '= ' je ne le crois pas, moi.'

170. les pins fortes, *the largest.' Of size, /^r/= ' thick,' •large.'

171. balles, ' bullets.' Cannon-ball = ' boulet (m. ) de canon ' (m.).