Toute m,ignonne, etc. OL 1. 11 abova

L 24. La brave dame, ' the worthy lady.'

Page 7, Une 1. De voir, ' at seeing. '

L 2. 1 mal faire, ' in doing wrong. '

1. 4. Et c'est à quoi elle se décida, ' and this was what she decided on.' Cf. for c'est, note to p. 1, L 1. The prep. à is govemed by se décida.

L 8. En, 'from her.' En generally refers to things. and not to a person as hère,

L 10. Avait été rompue cige, ' had from her childhood

been trained. '

NOTES ON "la perle noiue." 87

L 12. S'était tué, 'had been killed.' Note the French refl. for the English poss. ; also the auxiliary used in French for forming the compound tenses of refl. verlas.

1. 13. Était morte de misère, ' had died of want. ' Note the différent auxiliary used in oach languaga The past part of ail verbs conjugated \vith être (except reflexives) agrées with the subject in gender and number.

1. 14 Prétendue tante, 'supposed aunt.' Prétendu is an exception to the rule that past participles f ollow the nouns thoy qualify.

L 16. ^e sais. Pas is sometimes omitted after pouvoir, savoir, and a few other verbs.

1. 17. Mais c'était, eta, 'but she was as good a woman as her son is an upright young man. '

1. 19. Ne vint pas réclamer, 'did not corne to claim.' Cf. note to p. 3, IL 12, 13.

L 19. Comme bien vous pensez, 'as you may well im&gina'

L 22. De bonnes façons, 'of good manners.' Observe the répétition of the de.

L 22. Quelle ménagère, 'what a housekeeper. ' The art is omitted in French after quel in an exclamatory sens&

L 26. Qui dîner, ' who would ne ver let B.'s flre go out

nor his dinner grow cold.' Observe that in French the inf. foUows close after laisser, instead of beiug preceded by its sub. as in English.

Page 8, line 6. En sa qualité de savant, ' as a scholar.'