opéra = chef-d'œuvre

5. soupe à bouillon perlé. A soup which vvhen doused with cold water forms pearls of fat at the bottom.

6. soutenue d’un jeune gros dindon, etc. The turkey was perhaps in the tureen and was “ fianked ” by young pigeons at the four corners.

7. couronnée. The s tureen may hâve had a circle of onions and endives about its top, which thus “ crowned ” it.

8. C’est merveilleusement assaisonner, etc. See page 14, note 2.

Page 74. — I. Première chanson à boire. Drinking songs had long been popular in France. Many of them originated in the valley of the Vire river in Normandy, and transplanted to Paris gave rise to the modem vaudeville (vaux de Vire). The first song here and the chorus contain a part which could be taken by a woman’s voice. The second is for ténor and bass only. Both songs are duets. The chorus is a trio.

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