C'est. See Appendix I. A

84. Nous aimons les fanfarons, *we dote on braggarts.* Fanfaron^ word of Spanish origin.

85-87. de si bon cœur . . . ensuite, * with such a will that it isn't long before we smart for it.' Lit. * we bite our fmgers ' (with anger).

90 91. à celui qui . . . pour nous, ' to the man who undertakes to think in our stead.'

92. quitte à rire <<. . .de lui, ' though we may afierwards laugh at ourselves, and at him.'

93. bon enfant, *good-natured enough ' = * a good sort.' il est. See Appendix I. A. i. § 2.

94. par trop charlatan, ' too much of a quack.* Charlatany of Italian origin.

94. ne devienne, subjunctive of devenir^ as generally afler *verbs expressing feelings* (pleasure, pain, fear, etc.), except

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espérer (comp. Lat. sperare, which takes the infinitival proposition). Ne added after verbs of fearing affirmative.

95. fondateur, from Lat. fundatorevi^ fundare^ * to found * (a city). Fondeur =\xoTi-{o\raâitx (Lat. fundhe^ * to melt ').

d'un nouveau genre ... en France, * a new species of juggle ' {i.e. deceit, imposition). * Of this we hâve more than enough in France.' N.B, «î=*in* or 'to' before a country féminine. Cf. note 1. 69.