fus = allai. A not unusual meaning of être
4. Acciam croc soler, etc. Some of these words are Arabie, though without sense here. The others are gibberish. They seem to hâve been suggested by a comedy, La Sœur (1647), by Jean Rotrou (1609- 1650), which was often played by Molière’s company. One of the characters of this comedy spoke Turkish, having lived in Constantinople. See Mesnard’s édition of Molière, vol. VIII., page 171, notes I, 2. Cf. Introduction, page v.
Page 81. — I. Paladin, etc. Covielle had evidently heard oî Charlemagne’s paladins, but could not name them nor define the tem».
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Pag'e 82. — i. qui s’est allé mettre. Notice the past participle is invariable. See page 2, note 7.