il eût pu. See note to p

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2. trop de sang avait coiilé pour que .... See note to p. 6, 1. 20; and notice that, after such expressions as 'too much,' *too large,' 'too sraall,' 'enougli,' the English construction (accusative + infinitive) is replacée! in French by pour que and a subjunctive. Cf. : Il est trop tard pour qu'il vienne, 'It is too late for him to corne.' L'ouverture est assez large p)our que nous passions fous, ' The opening is large enough for ail of us to pass.'

6. comment l'accepter, say, ' How could he accept it ? ' and translate on personally, where it occurs in the rest of the sentence.

19. une lueur . . . brille . . . elle devient. The historical présent is hère used to make the narrative more vivid, more dramatic.