I. ce que... de venu, 'what liad become of Zéro

15. mesdames leurs épouses, * their wives.' In French it is usual to prefix monsieur, madame, &c., in speaking of a person to whom respect is due. I\Iada/ne voire mère, *your mother,' tnoii sieur le curé^ ' the clergyman.'

20. chef-lieu de canton, 'chief town of the district.' In France there are four kinds of local divisions for administrative purposes : (i) the Department, (2) the Arrondissement, (3) the Canton, (4) the Commune. See note on p. 44, 1. 25.

27. On eût dit d'une, • It looked like,' ///. *One would hâve thought it.' Dire and especially dire de is regularly used in the sensé of ' to judge, think.' On dirait d'un médecin curieux qui, &c., ' You might hâve thought him an interested physician,' &c.

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I. fille des champs, * a daughter of the fields.' Where two nouns are in apposition, note that English requires the indefinite article before the second noun if that noun is one of gênerai description, and so in effect équivalent to an adjective qualifying the fîrst noun. ^ Mylord Rilbourden, vieil avare,"* ' Lord Rilbourden, an old miser.' 5. accentua ses lignes, • its oulline became defined.' 10. c'était bien lui, ' It really was he.' Note that in French the forms 7noi, toi, &c. are used where the personal pronoun is emphalic. C était moi qui, * It w^as I who...'

24. ses... peau, 'his bones are coming through his skin.' 29. entrait... remords, ' pierced the young wife's heart like a goad, and drove home the prick of remorse.' Pointe is used for the sharp point at the end of a goad, aiguillon, and also metaphorically for a sting 01 smarting pain.