La logique que je vais vous exposer. Logique

\\exe = argum‘'nt exposer =fah'e connaître. Render : ‘the argument I am about (going) to put before you.’

26. — Est-il rien. ‘ Is tbere any thing ?’ The primary meaning

of rien is affirmative (L. res, rem, thing), but the affirmative usage occnrs only in questions (as here), and even then with négative force. II. 136.