Le couvert, 'set the table

L 22. Il alla tomber, 'he dropped.' Aller and venir with an infin. often hâve so subtle a force that they cannot be exactly translated. Cf. note to p. 3, U. 12, 13.

Page 6, line 1. Achevaient de souper, ' were finishing theit supper,' (Ht. were finishing supping). Note that the English past progressive tense (was, were with près, part.) is rendered in Prench by the imperfect

1. 2. Les coudes, ' wdth their arms.' Eemark that the prep. is not given in French, Note aiso the use of the French article for the English poss. adj. The latter is the case with parts of the body when the contest makes it plain who the possessor is.

L 6. De hon tabac. When an adj. intervenes, the partitive article becomes de.

L 7. Il n'y a pas mieux, etc., 'there is nothing better, is there Christiane ? '

L 9. Aux pieds légers, ' with slender f eet. ' Note the force of à+art. . — about equal to 'provided with.'

L 11. Toute frissonnante, etc., ' trembling as she still was on account of her fiight.' Toute is an adv. hère. It agrées with the Word it modifies when the word is fem. and begins with a consonant or h aspirate. It is generally translated ' ail ' or ' quite. ' In this case it need not be translated.

1. 13. De vous le dire. Omit le in translation ; the sensé of dire would not be complète without a direct object.

1. 14. Par charité. Note the omission of the article after such prépositions as par, sans. etc.

L 20. S'avisant qxce .... à sa bourse, ' thinking some one might indeed be after her purse.' En probably stands for some nonn understood, such as du mal or the lika

L 22. Sur le fait, 'in the act'

1. 23. Une main de petite fille, 'a little girl's hand.' Note the reason for the omission of an art before petite fille. CL note to p. 1, L 8.