qui me donne, 'which bears

30. mais d'un juteux, 'but, O, so juicy.' Juteux is an adjective used substantively, and with an adjective such as remarqvuhle, étonnant, or the like, understood. And it is for this reason that the indefinite article is used.

21. 7. Je retourne continuer, 'I am going back to continue.' Note différence between retourner (to go back) and revenir (to corne back) : je rrHen suis allé et je suis revenu ; je suis venu et je retourne.

12. je cherche un biais, 'l'm waiting for a good chance,' literally 'I am seeking an expédient.'

14. là-bas, 'yonder,' 'there.' That is, to his excavations in the garden. Là-bas expresses no idea of descent. Note the phrases : à bas/ 'down with !', en bas, ' below,' 'downstairs.'

14. ça embaume le romain, ' it smells delightf ully of Roman antiquities. ' He has said bef ore ça sent le romain ; now he wishes to make his expression still stronger.

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à qui en as-tu donc ? ' with whom are you angry then ?' En is used as substitute for some noun not expressed, such as colère.

fait eoUPiP, 'is spreading abroad.'

bout, 'bit,' 'pièce.'

animal, 'brute.'

là, 'hère.' Quite fréquent in this sensé. il est des injures, 'there are insults.' Il est is used for the more usual il y a.