base, 'basis

204-5. ^01^ verrez ... se réduit, 'you will see to how little it is reduced ;' ^//ïf=this basis.

206. cela, Le, this solid basis of man's conduct that he will State furthev on.'

206-7. U ^'& UXOi bien du temps pour, ' it took me a long time to.*

208. qu'il peut y avoir, ' that there may be. ' Il y a = ' there is.'

2ZZ. Vint se placer, 'came and placed himself.'

212. café, * café * ; * café ' generalised from its original meaning of * coflfee ' into a place where coffee, and generally where any sort of drink and food, can be obtained.

portant son arme en sous-officier, ' saluting as a noncommîssioned officer.' At this time, at the word of command ' Portez armes I ' a soldier placed his gun so that the left arm

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was bent across his chest ; on the contrary, a non-commissioned officer would replace his left arm by his side : it was this the sergeant did wheri presenting the letter.

213. sur papier gris, 'upon cap-paper,' thîn coarse paper used for wrapping parcels up in, that would blot if written upon with ink.

214. dans la bretelle, *under the strap,' usually='brace,' to sustain trousers.

se leva, * got up ' ; * se lever,* always technically, of getting up when seated, or getting eut of bed; *to arise' ( figuratively) = s^ élever.

216. de copier . . . d'ordre, ' to make a copy of it in the order-book.'

222. le fourrier le remplacera, ' the quarter-master will take his place.' * Replacer *=*to replace,* i.e. put back in same place as before.

224. qui lui servit de pupitre, ' which he used as a writingdesk.' Lit. 'which served to him as a writing-desk.'

225. il toussa, *he coughed.* The Lat. 4th conj. tussîre has formed 'tousser* ist conj., a rare instance, instead of a verb of the 2d conj. E.g.finire has formed 'finir* 2d conj. ; stabilire^ ' établir,' etc.

Note the consmnmate art of this interruption.