CHAPTER III

CORMATIN-—HIS ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE THE RÉPUBLICANS—FIRET TREATY OF PEACE AT JAUNAYE—TREATY OF MABILAIS—SUSPICIONS ENTER- TAINED BY HOCHE-—HIS PAINFUL SIYUATION—THE REPRESENTATIVES —UNHAPPY STATE OF LA VENDEM AND BRITTANY-—ACCUSATIONS AGAINST HOCHE—-HIS LETTERS TO THE COMMITTEE AND TO LE VENEUR-—PLACED IN COMMAND OF THE ARMY OF BREST—PROOF OF CORMATIN’S TREACHERY—HIS *RREST—RENEWAL OF THE WAR— ARRIVAL OF AN ENGLISH SQUADRON,

Pace 58.

Line 3.—sous main—Secretly—literally, underhand, Distinguish from sous la main. See Note p. 58, 1. 20,

Line 5.—le plus autorisé The most influential.

Line 7.—depuis six mois—Six months previously.

Line 8.—1la trame ourdie &c.—The scheme concocted by him— literally—the web woven by him,

Line 12.—le mot d’ordre The word of command—their orders,

Line 13.—1a guerre à outrance A mortal struggle—Q outrance is literally—to excess, from outre, beyond.

Line 16.—intempestive—Untimely.

“ pât—The relative takes the subjunctive when it comes

after à superlai ve, and frequently after expressions of a similar character, as here, after tout. D.F. 574.

Line 18.—de prêter son concours—To lend his aid—1.e,, to take any part.

Line 19.—dont &c.—Dont depends on clauses, 1. 20. Put obéir instead of observer, and notice how the construction must be changed. See Note p. 82, 1. 22.

Line 21.—illusoire—Deceitful.

« propre—Fitted.

Line 24.—à force de—By dint of—by means of.

“« était parvenu à-—Had succeeded in.

Line 25.—pour endormir,—In order to lull to sleep.

Line 27.—les abuser—Tmpose upon them.

Line 29.—auprès de—To the—See Note pr 32, 1. 24.

Line 30. -parvint à s'emparer &c.—Succeeded in gaining entire j control of the mind of Monsieur—See Note p. 52, 1. 16. ]

Line 81.—en qualité—]In his capacity.

Line 88.—affidés-Trusty followers.

Line 34—l’entourage du prince—Those around the prince, This

word is frequently used in English, as we have no noun

that exactly expresses the idea.

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