des collines, 'from the hills

1. 32. que d'avaler sa demi-tasse... 'as to sip a small cup of coffee at the Café Procope'. Note that demi placed before the subst. does not agrée with it.

1. 34. la République est enfoncée, 'it is ail up with the Republic', or 'the Rej-ublic is done for'.

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1,1. sont bien là-bas, 'are indeed yonder'. ^/Vh is frequently used in the sensé of indeed, forsooth, of course ; with the verb vouloir it diminishes its strength [je veux bien = 'l hâve no objection').

1. 4. coup de grâce, 'finishing stroke', i.e. 'ail up wilh us'.