voyantes, complétions, saprelotte, Cp. page 42, note

Page 61. — 1. il nous tardait, we were eager.

2. volants. At this time the skirts were worn over crinoline* and their apparent size increased by flounces.

Page 62* — i. éloigne, i. e. from the commercial side of the matter.

2. comme ça, atrandom. Cp. page 23, note 4, and page 38, note 1. en Pair, at hazard. Properly of throwing straws in, the air to see the lay of the wind.

3. garniture, etc. Note that the French of the middle class lay great stress on the parlor mantel ornaments, clock-bronzes (page 9, note 1), candelabras, and the like. Still this was less than Ratinois had offered, hence his détermination to bring Malingear roundly to the point, and " put the dots on his i's " (points sur les i).

4. tout a augmenté, ail priées have risen, as a natural resuit of municipal and national extravagance. See page 36, note 5.