le terme, "the rent." The word is finer tban ^oy

24. rédacteur is a regular contributor to a newspaper ; directeur is the editor.

26. de gros appointements, •* a big salary." There are several words to express compensation given for work. The French say le traitement cPun professeur ^ le salaire or la paye d'un ouvrier, les gages d*un domestique,

28. se serrer le ventre, squeeze their stomach in a girdle în order to get rid of the feeling of emptiness.

28. tirer la langue derrière les omnibus, thrust out their tongue, like an overheated dog, i.e. grow short of breath, trudging behind stages whose fare is above their means.