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S Pace 102,

Line 4—un mouillage &c.—Arn insecure anchorage—Sûr was at

one time written seur, hence the circumflex, to mark 4 the contraction.

Line 6.—trop peu &c.—Too few in number, moreover

Line 13.—Engloutie—Sunk—literally swalliwed up.

Line 14—Bravant Sotting at defiance,

Line 18.—mit le cap sur-Steered towards—cap, the head or bow of the ship. The verbs avoir and porter are also used with cap to express the same idea,

Line 24.—couru—Encountered.

Line 88.—pièces irréfutables—Unanswerable documents.

‘6 mis en lumière—Brought to light—proved,

Line 34.—brochure—Pamphlet—s0 called because simply stitched, from broche a needle, From same word come the English brooch, brocade, &e. ,

Line 86.—duquel—$See Note, p. 82, 1. 22.

Line 37.—l’insuccès—The failure.

Line 39.-—-malgré lui— Against his will—in spite of himself,

Line 40.—provoqua &c.—\yus the means of his dismissal,

Line 3.—hors d’état—In no condition,

Line 5.--d’outre-Manche—Beyond the Channel—compare outremer. Manche masc, means handle; manche fem. sleeve or channel.

Y we 8.—frais—Expense—frais in this sense has no singular; frais in the singular means ‘ freshness.” From the former we have the word ‘“ defray.”

“ Il en conçut—]t caused him.