il était en butte, ke was cxposed

Page 8. — 1. Tas de gamins! Fox /of of rascals !

2. dont vous ne valez pas les quatre fers, w4ose four shocs you are not worth. As dogs are not shod, this means to be worth nothing.

3. sans demander son reste, zwrfhout waiting for anything more.

4. faire un bout de toilette, £o improve his toilet a little.

Page 9.— 1. faisant de la main un appel sur sa cuisse, freely, slapping himself on the leg to coax him nearer.

2. que le pauvre diable a dû souffrir ! 4ow ##e poor fellow must have suffered !

3. a-t-il le flanc creux ! Æow f#in he is ! lit., “how hollow his sides are.”