That is, dore instead of dors

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17. 29. Quoi? Caboussat’s unperturbed state of mind is due to

liar the fact that although hs has read the letter, he has not recognised the mistakes in spelling.

of Je devais, ‘I had to,’ ‘it was my duty to.’

1 18. 3. 11... reconnaître, ‘it semed to me I noticed.’

8, 5. Ça sent le romain. The reader will notice how often Labiche resorts to the devire referred to in the ncte to

es P. 15, L 13.

es 5. À bientôt, ‘Good.bye for a little.’

ï 7. De quel.... parler? ‘What confounded defect did he

want to speak to me about ?’ d 9. Tiens!.....toilettes ‘Well, you are dressed, are you ?’

10. Oui, je dois, depuis longtemps, ‘Yes, for some time I have owed.’

: 13. très portée pour, ‘strongly in favour of.’