CHAPTER XVIII

140 12 Un dompteur de vagues, a tatner of waves.

140 13 Aux roueries de l'Océan, to the deceits of the océan.

Nota. — Rouerie cornes from roué, a name given formerly to a young man who, by his vices, was worthy to be roué ; that is, to be broken on the whetl (roue).

142 25 Faillis-chiens, synonymous with coquins, rascals.

S'affalant, running ashore.

Je le rosserai, le mâtin ! 1*11 beat him, the rascal !

Nota. — Mâtin is literally a big dog — a niastiff.

La plus forte raclée, the best licking.

Si ce cagnard de Pornichet, if that lazy-bones of Pornichet.

145 7 Va te coucher clampin, go to bed, you slow coach .

145 22 11 a fait la nique à la mer, lie lias laughed at

the sea.

146 11 On y va ! mes chéris, we are coining, my dar-

lings.

147 21 Le bateau piaffa et partit, the boat pranced

and went off .