gratis, Sound the s

6. j'ai paré le coup, I was equal to the occasion; lit., " I parried the blow."

7. tous, Sound the s. The s is silent, however, when tous is used as an adjective ; cf. tous ses états, page 4, line 23, where the s is not pronounced.

8. Quel diplomate que ce père Machut 1 What a diplomate this fellow Machut is ! This is a good example of the numerous idioms f ormed with que ; the word père is sometimes used familiarly or