Monsieur? 'Su

L 23. L'oreille pas, ' my hearûag isn't.'

XOO NOTliS ON "la PEULE NOIRE."

L 24 Mais les yeux, c'est encore bon, ' but my eyes, (they) are still good. ' The language of the old servant is somewhat loose in construction.

1. 28. n est venu h facteur, ' The postman came. ' Note the construction with il (cf. note to p. 39, 1. 22), and the tense used, for which see p. 32, 1. 14.

IL 30, 31. Qui est venu demander quelque chose à C, 'who came to ask 0. for somethiug. ' The construction with demander is contrary to that of ' to ask, ' i. e. it governs the person indirectly and the thing dh'ectly.

Pag'e 41, line 1. Qu'est-ce que c'est que P? ' what is (this) Petersen ? ' ' who is Petersen ? '