Eenommée d'habileté, 'réputation for clevemess

II. 19, 20. À l'élégance . . . .au savoir, ' to élégance, choice language and learning. ' Note the répétition of the à ( ' to ') in Freuch before each word which it govems. It is governed by prétentions.

1. 21. Qui n'avait d''autre défaut. The négative ne is to be completed by means of que of the following Une.

1. 22. Fâcheuse disgrâce, ' an awkward misfortune. ' Cf. for the omission of the art., p. 3, 1. 80, and observe that disgrâce cannot be translated by ' disgrâce. ' A similar remark might be.made in the case of many other words having the same form in both languages.

Page 19j line 1. E est de règle, 'it is the proper thing.' 1. 2. Tout métier. When tout is equal to chaque it is used without the article.

L 11. On a pris Vargent, n'est-ce jyas ? ' The money nas beea taken, has it not ? ' Remark that while in English the verb varies in this interrog. phrase, according to that of the preceding clause, it always remains invariable in French.

L 22. Se regardèrent. Se is reciprocaL

L 27. Sa belle serrure du vieux temps, ' its fine old-fashioned lock'

1. 27. Un chef -d'' œuvre, etc., 'a master-piece such as is no longer found except. ' Cf. un with p. 18, 1. 22. AVhen the verb is foUowed by any word of quantity, it is preceded by en, a3 hère, in order to make the idea compléta

Page 20, line 12. Wauraient pu livrer passage à, 'would not hâve let in. ' Note the use of passage -w-ith livrer without an art. There are simUar instances in the French language whera the verb and noun form as it were but one idea.

L 15. Sans rien dire, 'without saying anything.'

IL 16, 17. Qui regarde .... écrire. Ct note to p. 2, L 14

L 24 Aux premiers froids, ' at the fijst cold weather.'

L 28. Ne voulait, etc. Cf. p. 2, L 21.

Page 21j lines 1, 2. JRien de suspect ni même de douteux, ' nothing suspicions nor even doubtfuL ' Note the French for ' nothing ' followed by an adj.