Je venais .... précieux, ' I had just received a most

valuable consignment.' Note that in this construction you never find vins de or suis venu de.

7. gallo-romaines. The Gallo-Roman period of French history is the period when Gaul was under the rule of Rome, and being so ancient, antiquities of that time are rather rare.

9. Qu'est-ce que c'est que ça ? ' What is that ? ' Note the way in which this phrase has been developed. The simplest form is qu'est-ce ? the next longer is qu'est-ce que c'est? and finally qu'est-ce que c'est qv£, ça?, and any one of thèse may be used.