feuilles volantes, ' fly sheets

1.32. le 8 vendémiaire, an VIII, 'the i Oct., 1799'. The fir:t Vendémiaire of year VIII of the Republican Era was Sept. ?3, 1799. See p. 17, 1. 31.

1. 33. soldats de la 84^, 'soldiers of the 84th'; demi-bn'g-ade^^hMbrigade' is hère understood, hence the fem. gender; cp. p. 70, 1. 19.

1. 37. au fond des Lignes Grises, 'farinto the Grey Mountains'; the Grau Bund or Ober Bnnd, between the Vorder and llinter Rhein. See p. 67, 1. 14.

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1. 29. le soir même, 'that very evening' ; même before the subst.= 'same', juéme after the subit. =^'himself', 'herself, 'itself, etc., même adv. ='even'.

1. 33. l'av'.s, 'the intelligence', 'the tidings'. See p. 72, 1. 33.

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1. 8. se eotivrent de baïonnettes, 'are bristling with bayonets'.

1. 10. de faire replier nus avant-postes , 'to let our advanced posts fall back'.

1. 37. vous lavez amené? 'you hâve brought him in?' Note that amener is 'to bring' what one leads and apporter is 'to bring' what oue carries.

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1. 20. appuyant sur les mots, 'laying a stress upon the words'. 1. 34. en queue, 'behind him'.

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1. 21. il s^ agit de battre, 'what we hâve to do is to beat'. 1. 30. on aura ce soir, 'we sliall hâve this evening'. Note the use oï on to givc a gênerai sensé to the phrase.