de Ini-même, "of liis own accord

69.— 16. de but en blanc, '* point-blank." Tirsr de but en blanc

is a military term which means to shoot at a wLite target; the but

is the place where the cannon stands.

20. Me voistn paraissant, ''think of mj appearing! " 24. était finie, imperfect for the past conditional, aurait été finie, 24. on y perdait, y means "through it," in conséquence of

that imprudence.