près beau feu = près (l\m beau feu

24. Qu'aller. We sbould in prose say qtie d'aller. The iufinitive, as subject of a sentence, should be gramniatically repeated by ce. Ex. : Vivre, c'e^t souffrir, ' To live is to snffer.' When an inversion takes place, and the impersonal verb stands lirst, as is the case hère (il vaut), the infînitive niust be introduced by de or que de. Ex. : C'eut pitié de voir ainsi couler le sang. Il vaut mieux mourir que de se rendre.