devaient être, must hâve been

108. — 25. auprès de, to; more lit, 'near/ 'in the présence of.' 109. — 10. en sorte que, so that; more lit., *in such a way that.' H. en quoi que ce soit, in any respect. Lit., ' in whatever

it may be. J 22. J'aurais dû . . . épargner, I ought to hâve prevented. Lit., ' spared/ Note the lit. also, ' should hâve ought/ devoir not being defective in French, as ought is in English.