Ce rut un bien bon temps que celui que je

passai, it was a very good time that Ipassed. Note that when a clause is thus represented by a preceding ce, this clause is frequently introduced by que, which serves to specify more definitely, but is usually omitted in English, or may sometimes be rendered by * namely.'

15. des petites camarades JittUplayfeUows. Note that camarade (m. or/.) is hère used as féminine, though plainly referring to boys. This word is often thus used when referring to children or servants. This practice probably arises from the dérivation of the word from the Spanish camarada, l a comrade,' which is féminine.

17. Après un demi-siècle, etc. The attention of the student cannot fail to be arrested by the indefinable charm of reflections like thèse. From the beginning, not only the grammatical forma and constructions (which must necessarily be made famiîiar for a thorough mastery of the language), but also the style of an