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98-9. a mené . . . baguette, ' raised such a din with drum and stick ' {i.e. dnim-stick).

100- lOi. qu'il n'y a . . . gonflé, * that there is no man however little that it has not puffed out.' He alludes to the fable of the frog {grenouille) that tried to puff itself out to thtf size of the ox. N.B, ait subj. after the négative verb.

103. crèvent, crever^ act. and neut. = ( i ) * to burst, ' * to split ' ; (2) * to die ' (of animais only).

103-4. 4^® ™0^ ^^ ^'^^ B^^^ P^) ' ^^^ '"y ^^^ should not of their number.' soit subjimct. after verbs of ^wishing^ praying, and commanding.*

105-6. qu'il m'ait ... de toi, * that he has kept the word he gave me in taking you into his charge^ as he says.* See Chap. II. 1. 90. ait subjunct. afier verb expressing *feeling* (pleasure, pain, fear, etc#)

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