Suspect© à certaines personnes, ‘ to certain persons

open to suspicion.’

29.— Le carême plutôt que le carnaval. Le co,rême {O. F. quaresme, L. quadragcsima (oies), the foriieht (day) includes forty days of fasting and six Sundays preceding Easter ; in Eng., ‘Lent.’ Le carnaval is properly an Italian festival, marked by feasts, masquerades, buffoonery, in which ail classes take part. The carnival begins on the feast of J^^piphany (Jan. Cth), and continua until Ash Wednesday [mercredi des cendres, the beginîiing of the carême) puts an end to its festivities. See the allusion in chap. xxxix.

31.— Turin présente en foule. Turin is the chief city in Piedmont, in the N. W. of Italy.

76 ô.— M’attacherais-jô à considérer. S'attacher here=

‘ set my heart on,’ ‘ strive to.’ So : Il s'attache à remplir son devoir, He is bent on doing his duty.

9.— Ce superbe casin. Casin is a last century form of the Ital. Word casino. The Academy admits only the form casino, which is also an English word, meaning a place for gambling, reading, conversation, — social amusement of any kind. ‘Casino,’ ‘ club-house,’ ‘ball-room.’