Cîteaux, a village near Dijon, in central France, dis

tinguished for its Cistercian monastery of the same name. St Bernard, the founder, came from Cîteaux. 26. j'y suis, / hâve it> 1 recollect. For this scène, see 35-15 and following pages.

94.— 5. ce qu'il eût mieux valu ne pas entendre, what il woidd hâve been better not to hâve heard. Note that the dépendent infinitive, entendre, denoting time coïncident with that of the principal verb, is put in the présent tense in French, while in English it is usually attracted into the tense of the principal verb.

7. il ne se fît pas trop tirer l'oreille, hedidnot require much urging. Lit., * he did not make one pull his ear very much.'

23. combien il reste à faire, how much remains to be done. 33. avait mis de l'ordre dans le cabinet, had put the

room in order.