parbleu, ‘of course

embêtant, : tiresome,’ « wearisome,' —or more familiarly ‘a nuisance” ; embétant is a familiar word for ennuyeux. 24. Au fait, ‘Ah, well.’ 28. 3. Se fouillant, ‘Fecling in his pockets, ? 10. A nous deux maintenant ! ‘We two for it now !” 13. Voilà! ‘Here I am !” 23. Je vais... Mémoire, ‘I shall let fly at them a paper” ;

in which he would show them that the Romans used glass, and cut glass at that.

29. 1. plus beaux, ‘happiest.’ 3 Se reprenant, “Correcting himself.’ 11. Tenez....]à] ‘There you are !