V. * Venez une autre fois de meilleure heure
corne earlier another time.
51, 10 Nov^ sommes brouUlês depuis quelque temps, we
fell out some time ago. K". * Je ne suis pas
pressé de me brouiller avec lui,* I am in no
huny to quarrel with him.
18 Au moment où Von allait se mettre à table, at the
▼ery moment when they were going to sit
down to dinner, 25 Salle à manger, dining-room. XT. * Salon,' draw-
ing-room ; * chambre à coucher,' bed-room ;
* cabinet de toilette,* dressing-room.
52, 7 La fit reconduire chez le marchand, had her accom-
panied to the tradesman*s. K". The English Word, * xaerchant * is translated into*French by
* négociant.*
82 Avait été surpris de la trouver encore chez lui, had been surpnsed to find she was still in hifl bouse.
32 8^ était mis aux enquêtes, had made enquiries.
35 Prévenue de, who had heard of.
5S, 11 Tout galonné, laced àU over.
13 Lui fit la révérence, made him a ourtsy. V. * Je
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lui dis ma façon de penser et je loi tirai ma révérence/ I told him whatri thought, and I bo^ed myself o£F.
•3, 16 Le portier donna deux coups de sonnette, the door- , keeper rang the bell twice.
28 Mait à une partie de hoston^ was sitting at a 'Boston * table. K". * Boston * is the name of a game at cards, introdnced in France in 1778. It owes its name to the town of Boston, where the American independence was proclaimed, and seems to consecrate the memory of that erent.
35 Péniblement, laboriouslj, with diffionlty. 84, 1 ChAichoter, to whisper.
8 Partner is of course the English word. The French use it when playing at cards or dancing.
11 Boston/ Boston! K". * Boston ' is made when ail the tricks are taken by the same player or his partner.
21 Elle la congêdda d'un signe de tête, she dismissed her with a sign of the head.
55, 12 Secrétadre des commandements , prîvate secretary. 13 8. M, I. Vimpératrice mère, her Impérial Majesty
the Empress mother, i,e. the widow of Paul I. 15 Pour obtenir des secours, to obtain some help in money.
18 Lui fit dire de passer chez lui, sent her word to
call. xr. * Je passerai demain/ I will call tomorrow.
19 Lorsqu'il était en ville, while he was ont. zr.
* Dîner en Tille/ to dine ont. 28 Au premier abord, at first sight.
56, 1 Avec transport, with rapture. V. * On l'accueillit
et on l'éconta avec transport/ he was received, and listened to enthusiastically.
11 Le secours, the help in money.
13 Incessamment, immediately.
15 Et la pria de dîner chsft Jm, he asked her to stay to dinner.
20 Elle pâlit et fut pi'ête à se trouver mal, she turned
pale, and was on the point of fainting.
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50, 26 Pleine du trouble qui Vagitaitt overcome by her émotion.
34 On donna quelques soins à sa toilette, they
managed to improye her appearance.
57, 9 Sans trouble^ without any nneasiness.
15 Vusage du monde^ the habits of good society.
xr. * C'est un homme qui a beaucoup d'usage du monde,' he is an eztremely well-bred man.
33 Monter en voiture, to enter a oarriage.
35 Lorsqu*elle rentra, when she came home. XT*
* Bentrer en faveur/ to be reoeived into fayour
again.
50, 8 Vne jolie tournure, a pretty figure. K". * Cette
femme n'a pas de tournure,' that woman has
no shape.
^12 Plusieurs membres de la scciété, several persons in
the Company.
IG Après que les remises furent achevées, after the
pool had been paid.
25 Tout ce qui s^était passé la veille, ail that had hap-
pened the day before.
27 Abuser, to delude. W. * L'ombre pour m'abuser
prend des formes visibles,' dar^ess to deceive
me assumes palpable form. (Delil).
59, 3 Lui fit assigner une pension, had a pension settled
on her.
4 Voulut bien elle-même la présenter, and kindly
undertook herself to présent her to the
emperor.
6 L'impératrice régnante, the reigning Empress
(Elizabeth ^ezievna, princess of Baden,
married to Emperor Âlezander in 1793.
11 Ministre de Vintérieur, home minister. K".
'Ministre de la marine,' first lord of the
Âdmiralty.
14 Les personnes en place, persons in office.
16 Prévenir, to anticipate. K". ' Nous prévenions
leurs désirs autant qu'il était possible, we
anticipated their wishes as much as possible.
19 Dont il était chargé, which had been entrusted to
him.
S2 Manière d'être^ manneTS*
Fage Line tfO, 11 Svppléaient à son ignorance profonde j made up foi her profound ignorance, xr. ' Suppléer ce qui manque dans un auteur/ to fill up the gaps ci an author.
£5 LorsquHls étaient outrés, when fhey were exaggerated. xr. * Une déclamation outrée/ a bombastic déclamation.
61, 2 Les jugements pleins de sens qu'elle poHaitf the
pensible refleoiions she made.
18 Lors de sa présentition, when she was presented
to the Empress.
33 Remplirent son cœur d^tm trouble ineayprimablCf
fiUed her heart ^th unspeakable émotion.
35 D^une voiao aîtéréCt with a faltering voice.
62, 1 Prête à se trouver tna{, on the point of fainting. 6 Vivement touchées, deeply moved.
8 Avec trcMisportf with rapture.
17 On remit à un autre jour^ they postponed till
another day. XT. * Il remet sa visite de jour
en jour/ he puts ofF bis visit from day to dpy. 20 L^Ermitage^ the Hermitage, an impérial palace
dose to St. Fetersburg.
'28 Luca Qiovdano, 8ee the Biographical Index at
the end of the volume.
29 Silène, Silène (Lat. Silenus), the attendant of
Bacchus.
29 Baccha/ntes, Bacchantes, priestesses of Bacchus.
30 Satyre, Satyrs (in ancient mytnology), a species of
demi-gods who dwelt in the woods. Tbey are represented as monsters, half-men, halfgoats, having homs on their heads, a hairy body, with the feet and tail of a goat.
63, 16 Une société de personnes instruites, a circle of edu-
cated people.
18 Tour à tour, by tum's.
19 A mesure quHl parlait, as he was talking. 17.
* L*air se calmait à mesure qu'il parlait,' the air grew calm as he went on speaking.
25 Avec sensibilité, feelingly.
29 Enchérir, to improve on, to go beyond.
Bl A son gré, to her liking. V. * De gré à gré,' by mutnal agreement.
128 N0XB8.
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•3, 83 Vukase, the nkase, a proolAmation or order oi the emperor of Bassia haying force of law.
64 17 Accorder wne grâce, grant a favonr. V. ' Faire
grâce à qaelqa*un.* to grant a free pardon to
somebody.
27 Qui avait porté les deuso hommes à secourir.,. la
voyageuse^ whioh had indaced the two men to,
etc. V. * Mes amis m'ont porté à faire cette
démarche,' mj friends indaced me to take
that step.
30 Lev/r valut la liberté^ procored theîr freedom.
K". * Vaille que vaille/ at ail events.
38 Kiew, Kiev. (See Geogr. Index.)
65 8 Alexwndre était monté sur le trêne^ Alezander had
ascended the throne. xr. Emperor Alexander ascended the throne of Bassia in March, 12 2^^ était devenu que plus cruel^ had become the more unbearable on that accoant.
ec^ 2 Pougatcheff. (See Biographical Index.)
4 Lopouloff s* était plus étroitement lié cuvec âua),Lopoalofi had become more intimate with them.
67, 9 Feldiègre, (Etym. Germ. " Feld-Jâger "), a
courrier. '
11 Capitaine ispravnich, the offîcer in command of
the district.
68, 22 Assignations, paper money.
69, 25 Prascovie fit wi cri douloureux, Prascoyie
shrieked. ir. * Un long cri de doaleor vint frapper nos oreilles/ oar -ears were strack by a long cry of pain.
70, 6 L'état religieux qu*avait embrassé PrascoviCy the
conventaal life which Prascovie had entered.
12 Vladimir. {8ee Geographical Index).
14 Les contraignit à prenân'e ce dernier parti, obliged
them to take the latter course.
25 Que ne sorwmes-nous encore en Sibérie, I wish we
were still in Siberia. xr. * Que ne sont-ils
tous venus/ 1 wish they had ail come.
72, 1 Dans le cour<mt dû Va^nnée, in the course of the
jear. V« * Mettre quelqu'un an courant d*ane
PBfeliM
affaire, io let a peraon know ail the partienlars
of an aff air.
yi, 3 Be rendit à VégU$e, repaired to ohnrch.
17 Qu'il vous hénUse mille foiSf may He bless yon a
thonsand times.
20 Longtempê retenties^ long sappresBed. V. * Je ne
Î>ai8 retenir ma bile davantage,* I can no onger contain my anger.
80 La nouvelle religieuse s'oeaujeUit swm peine à la règle oâMtère du couvent^ the new nun easily snbmitted to the seyere regolationB ol Ihe convent.
84 CfymrMmauM^ sisterhood.
yjiv 1 Ba 'poitrvM était attaquée, her Inngs were affected.
5 Chcmger de séjour, to remove to another place. V. * Le séjour de Londres ne me oonyient pas,* London does not agrée with me. ,
88 Étisie, consomption, xr. The word * Etisîe * is no longer ased in medicine. (Bee * phthisie.*)
87 Elle était d*wne taille moyenne mais bien prise, she was of a middle size, and well made.
TSv 18 Buivie d*wn laquais en livrée, attended by a servant in liyeiry.
34 Les marches de VeseaUer, the steps of the stairoase.
74, 8 Auraient été convenables à la santé, would hâve snited her state of health.
12 Où elle se trouvait mcAntenamt, where she was now. Mm * La comtesse donairiôre de B. se trouvait anssi à Lyon,* the dowager oountess of B. was also at Lyons.
2B n ne s'en trowfa point de va,cante à son a/rrvuée, none was empty when she airived.
85 Qui ne s'accordaient pas avec sa santé, which did
not agrée with her.
ys, 18 La veille de sa mort, the day before she died. V. < La veille de Noël, de Fftqnes, de la Pentecôte,* Ohristmas, Easter, Whitsnn eve.
14 Moins... qu'à V ordinaire, less than nsnal. K". * Je serai chez moi ce soir, comme à l'ordinaire,* I ihall be at home to-night, as nsual.
P»ge Une TB, 18 Lâ$ temps écoulés, bygone times.
23 8i je me porte mieux, if I am botter. XT. * Comment faites-Tons donc ponr Yons porter si bien P * how do yon manage to be in snob a goodbealth?
81 Bte, Barbe, St. Barbe, the patron saint of artillery men.
76, 2 Dam le but de, in order to. XT. * Dans qnel bnt ? ' for what pnrposef *de but en blanc/ point blank.
21 PsaJlmodier, to chant.
Je» béprenz de la olté d'Aoste.
79, 1 La dté d^Aoste, the oity of Aosta. {8ee Geogra-
phioal Index.) 5 Pov/r Vu4 servir d*enceinte, to enclose it. V. ' Une
enceinte de haies, de murailles, de montagnes,'
an enolosure of hedges, of walls, of monntains. 14 Bramafa^n. Etym. ProT. *bramar,' to cry, and
*fan,*hanger.
16 Les gens du pays, the natives.
18 Les personnes sensibles, people of feeling.
