Un ami conviennent. The subjunctive in the

clause of hypothetical description. II., 231.

18. — Sous la même toile. Toi^ebeTC means lit. *canvas,’ is used also in the sense of tàbleaUy painting ; rideau^ stage-curtain ; tente, tent. This last acceptation — the one in the text— is, according to the Academy, obsolète.

20. — En butte a. Butte={\) tertre, hillock ; (2) colline, hill ; (3) butt (upon which is placed the target to be shot at). From this third meaning cornes the phrase en hutte à= exposé à. Render, therefore, ‘ exposed to. ’