FIN
Le jeune Henri, the yoang
Henry.
le soin des enfants^ the care
ofchildren.
une occupation,, a worii.
digne des anges, worthy of
angels.
au commencement, at the be-
ginning.
du siècle dernier, of last cen-
tury.
il y avait, there was.
nondoin de, not far from. la grande forêt de B^ the
large forest of B.
un antique et superbe château, an ancient and magnificent castle.
habité, inhabited.
par, by.
le comte, the connt.
la comtesse, the countess.
ils n'avaient que, they had but. [child.
uji seul enfîmt, one Bingle nommé, named.
petit garçon, little boy.
plein de, fall of.
gentillesse, liveliness.
beau, beantifnl.
comme, as.
un ange, an angel.
aussi, also.
le chérissaient-ils, they loved
him tenderly.
au delà de toute expression,
beyond ail expression, in-
expressibly.
mais, but.
avant, before.
sût, knew, was able.
prononcer, to pronouhce.
doux, sweet.
la guerre, the war.
éclata, broke out.
fut obligé de quitter, was ob-
liged to leave.
pour, for, in order to.
se rendre, to go.
resta, remained.
seule, alone.
avec, with.
devint, became.
alors, then, therefore.
seul, only.
la tendresse, tender affection,
love.
son unique consolation, her
sole consolation.
au milieu, in the midst.
où, where.
laisser, to leave.
la laissait, left her.
époux, consort.
elle résolut de se vouer, she determined to dévote herself.
tout entière, entirely.
de cet enfant chéri, of this tenderly loved child.
vceux, vows.
appelaient, called, invoked, îonged for.
sans cesse, încessantly.
volant, flying.
la rencontre^ the meeting.
elle lui présenterait, she would show, deliver to him.
leur fils, their son.
grandi et embelli, grown tailler and improved.
le soir, evening.
la chambre, room.
la comtesse était assise, the countess was sîtting.
tenant, holding.
le genou, knee.
la bonne, the nurse.
amusait, amused.
présentait, showed.
en folâtrant, playfully.
quelques fleurs, some flowers.
nouvellement cueillies,Yecent\y gathered.
f enfant étendait, the child stretched out.
la main, hand.
saisir, to lay hold of.
la mère souriait, the mother smiled.
jouissait de, rejoieed, was pleased at.
la joie naïve, the natural, innocent joy, delight.
cher, dear.
tout à coup, saddenly.
qui avaient accompagné, who
had accompanied.
entra, entered.
r appartement, the apart-
ment, drawing-room.
apporta, brought.
la triste nouvelle, the sad
news.
son maître, his master.
dangereusement blessé, dan-
gerously wounded.
demandait, asked, desired.
à voir, to see.
avant, before.
son dernier moment, his last
moment, dying hour.
qui ne paraissait pas, which
did not appear. éloigné, distant.
à ces mots, at thèse words.
devint pale, grew pale.
comme la mort, as death.
fut tellement saisie, was so
much frightened.
qiûil lui resta à peine la force,
that she had scarcely the
strength, powei*.
soutenir, to hold.
le messager, the messenger.
tâcha, endeavoured, did his
utmost.
rassurer, to cheer up, to restore tranqnility.
donnant, giving.
C espoir, the hope.
pourrait, might be able.
se rétablir, to recover.
il ne put cacher, he could not
conceal; withhold.
le danger, the danger.
imminent, at hand.
qu^elle serait obligée, that she
woiild be obliged.
partir, to start.
sur-le-champ, instantly.
lu
voyager, to travel.
nuit eljour, night and day.
la nuiff le jour, night, day.
siy if.
elle voulait, she wished.
être sûre, to be sure.
trouver, to find.
encore, still.
en vie, la vie, alive; life.
résolut, determined.
perdre, to lose.
embrassa, embraced.
versant, sheddin^.
des larmes amères, bitter
tears.
s'écria-t-elle, exclaimed she.
tout éplorée, full of tears.
hélas, alas.
comprendre, to comprehend.
encore, yet.
le désespoir^ despair.
avant, before.
connu, known., 7non coeur se brise, my heart
breaks.
emmener, to take with.
le pénible voyage, laburions,
pain fui joumey.
au milieu des horreurs de la
guerre, in the midst of the
horrors of war.
continua-t-elle, continued she.
en se tournant, tuming.
vers, towards.
je vais te confier, I am about
to confide to thee.
ce que fai de plus cher, the
dearest object I haye.
le soin, care.
aie bien soin, soin, watch with
great care.
7ie le laisse pas seul, leave him
not alone.
pas même, even not.
pendant, daring.
son sommeil, his sleep.
fais, do act.
comme, as.
toujours, always.
les mêmes soins, the same cares.
surtout, especially.
le matin, morning.
tous les matins, every morning.
lorsquHl fera beau, when it is fine weather.
tu lui feras respirer, thou wilt let him breathe.
air, m. air.
Pair pur, pure air.
en le promenant, taking him
for a walk.
dans le jardin, in the garden.
chante-lui, sing to him.
souvent, often.
une chansonnette, a littlc
song, tune.
parle-lui,, speak to him.
sans cesse, incessantly, al-
wavg.
montre-lui, show him.
la fleur, flower.
ou, or.
un objet, object, thing.
d^autres objets agréables,
other agreeable objects,
pleasing things.
un ange, angel.
Vange tutélaire, the guardian
angel. fai recommandé, I hâve or-
dered, charged.
la femme de charge, the house-
kecper.
en lui confiant, intrusting to
her.
veiller, to watch .
que tu suives poncfiteUefnent,
that thou obeyest exactly.
je viens de te donner, I hâve
jast giyen yoa.
de m*en rendre compte, to
give me an account of it.
promets-moi, promise me.
de ne jamais rien oublier,
never to neglect anything.
pour que, in order that.
du moins, at least.
à cet égard, in this respect.
tranquille, qaiet.
à mon refour, on my retnm.
gai, merry.
bien portant, in good health.
j'e te récompenserai, I shall
reward thee.
promit, promis éd.
embrassa, embraced.
le bénit, blessed him.
puis, then.
Vayantrendtt, having retarned
him.
descendit, descended.
la cour, the court, yard.
où F entourèrent , where sur-
roanded her.
tous ses domestiques éplorés,
ail her servants weeping.
enfin, at last.
la voilure, carnage.
elle monta en voilure, she
stepped into the carriage.
partit, departed.
h Ventrée de la nuit, at the
approach of night, at dnsk.
entrée, i. entrance, beginning.
malgré la pluie, notwithstand-
ing the rain.
tombait, fell.
le torrent, torrent, stream.
par, by, through, in.
enlèvement, m. kidnapping.
la paysanne^ coantry-girl.
pauvre, poor.
orphelin, m. orphan.
orpheline^ {., orphan.
Pâme, {., the sool, heart.
aimante, loving, kind.
pieuse, pions.
l'humeur, {., temper, disposition.
Fhu9neur douce et gaie, sweet and gay, merry disposition.
la f^aicheur^ the bloom.
son teint, her complexion;
annonçait, announced, toretold.
la santé, health.
Pinnocence, {., innocence.
la réunion de ces avantages, the nomber of thèse advantages.
avantage, m., advantage.
qualité, (., quality, nature, rank, qualification.
à se Pattacher en qualité, to engage her as.
résolu, determined.
le maître, maister.
la maîtresse, mistress.
car, becanse, for. [derly.
elle chérissait, she loved ten-
le bienfaiteur, benefactor.
la bienfaitrice, benefactress.
la reconnaissance, reward, gratitude.
exaltait, animated.
son zèle, her zeal.
elle se complaisait à prodiguer, she took pleaaure in hestowing.
en qui elle honorait, in whom she respected.
déj'à, already.
son futur maître, her future matter.
tricotait, knitted.
auprès, near, close to, at the
side of.
joli berceau, m., beantifui
crib.
dormait, siept.
sur lequel, upon which.
elle avait réuni, she had col-
lected.
autres . belles fleurs, other
pretty flowers.
afin que, that, to the end that.
le réveil, awaking-time.
à son réveil, at his awaking.
le regard, look, glnnce.
les premiers regards, the first
looks.
rencontrassent, might meet.
une gaze blanche, a white
gauze.
léger, light, thin.
la mouche, Ûy.
le défendait de la pipure des
mouches, protected him from
the sdngs of the Aies.
à travers, tbrongh.
ce tissu transparent, this transparent woven ganze.
la joue, cheek.
joues rondes et merveilles,
Tonnd and beantifui cheeks.
paraissaient, appeared.
plus flra^hes encore, lovelier
then.
dont, wîth which.
11710 tendre sollicitude, à tender
care.
entourer, to snrronnd.
une troupe, a band.
ambulant, wandering.
se fit entendre, began to play.
devant, before.
la port^ tiie door, gâte.
le» domestiques accoururent^
the servants assembled.
leurs maîtres, their master
and mistress.
conduisirent, condncted, took.
ces étrangers, thèse strangers.
une salle basse, a gronnd
parlonr, haTl.
idée, (., idea, notion.
où Vidée leur était venu soU"
dainement, where it had
suddenly corne into their
mind.
ce soir même, this very even-
ing.
aimait passionnément, was
very fond of.
fidèle, tme, faithful, mindful.
elle restait tranquillement
assise, she remained qniètlj
sitting.
à côté, at the side of.
le côté, side.
qui dormait encore, who was
still asieep.
lorsque, when*.
le garçon jardinier, the yonng
gardener.
entra, entered.
lui dit, said to her. *
viens donc, do corne.
descends un peu, corne down a little.
si tu savais comme nous nous amusons là-bas, I wish you knew how merry we are down-stairs.
jamais de ma vie, never in iny life.
je n*ai entendu, hâve I heardi un tambour de basque orné
de petites clochettes, a dnl-
oimer.
la clochette, smoll bell.
tvir lequel il donne des coups
de poing, on which he
thumps.
un coup de poing, blow with
the hand clenched.
comme s'il voulait le mettre
en pièces, as if he wanted
to break it into pièces.
le marmot, little urchin.
acier, m., steel. fait résonner un triangle d^a'
cier, plies the triangel of
Steel.
ma foi, by my honor.
ne va pas mal, sounds not
badly.
tandis que, whilst.
gros et robuste, fat and vigo-
rous.
un gaillard, joUy fellow.
sottie, blows.
un cor de chasse, a hunting-
horn.
le son, Sound.
en tire des sons si forts, gets
ont, blows sotinds so lond.
oreille, {., ear.
que les deux oreilles m'en
tintent, that it tingles in
both my ears. .
à la fois, at once.
descends donc bien vite, corne
down then very quick.
dit, said.
qu'elle ne pouvait quitter, that
she could not leave.
enfantillage, m., childisbness.
répliqua, replied.
cet étourdi, this thoughtless
one.
est-ce que tu voudrais faire,
wonldst thon really play.
la sainte nitouche, saint, de-
mure woman, hypocrite.
tandis que, whilst»
tu vois bien, theatvrdlyfeeit, cet enfant dort, Hàt efail4
sleeps.
certes, indeed.
tu ne peux pas Paider, thon.
canst not help him.
allons, let as go.
un petit quart d'heure, siamBll
quarter of an honr. * tu retourneras, thon wilt re-
tum.
au moins, at least.
une contredanse, country-
dance, light and- sprîghUy
dance.
se laissa entraîner, allowed
herself to be persnaded. • le coeur lui battait, her heart
was beatlng.
tout le monde était d^'à réuni, ail were already as-
sembled.
elle s'y amusa fort peu, she
had very little pleasure.
elle se sentait tourmentée
d'une vague inquiétude, a
great uneasiness came on
her.
plusieurs fois, several tîmes.
les autres la retinrent, the
others retained her.
enfin, at last.
n'y pouvant plus tenir, not
able to hold her any longer.
elle s'échappa, she made her
escape.
en tout hdte, in great haste.
la hdte, haste, speed, hunry.
auprès, near.
avait confié à sa garde, had
confided to her care.
comment peindre son e/fhoi,
how describe her terror.
vidcj empty.
disparu, disappeared.
elle cherchait à se rassurer,
she tried to recovor from
her fear.
sans doute, without doubt faire une niche, to play a
tricke.
caché, hid.
pourrait être instruite, might
be informed.
de cette mauvaise plaisanterie, of this bad joke.
par conséquent, in conséquence off.
la faisait trembler, made
her tremble.
parcourut, ran.
alors, then.
une frayeur mortelle, a deadly
fear.
s'empara de son âme, seized,
came upon her sool.
elle se précipite, she hurries.
criant, exclaiming.
qui de vous, who of you.
m'a Joué le mauvais tour, has
played me the trick.
tout le monde resta muet, al)
were silent.
la surprise, surprise.
la crainte, fear, dread, anx-
iety.
personne n'étant sorti, no-
one having left.
ils ignoraient, they knew not.
ce qui s'était passée what had
happened.
sur-le-champ, immediately.
on cessa, they ceased, left off. partirent, went away.
sans, without.
visitèrent, searched.
bientôt, soon.
Paffreuse certitude, the frightful certainty. .
le jeune comte avait été enlevé, the yonng count had been stolen.
plusieurs, several.
également, Hkewise, also.
le gémissement, grown,' moan.
ce fut alors qi/éclatèrent les gémissements et les sanglots^ this then was the cause that lamentations and sobs brook ont.
le sanglot, sob, sobbing,
devint, became.
Dieu, God.
s^ écria, exclaimed.
la femme de chambre^ the chamber-maid.
suffbquée par les larmes, choked by tears.
que va devenir, what will become of.
elle apprendra, she will hear.
le coup de grâce, death-blow.
elle en mourra, she will die of it.
se livrait, gave herself up.
surtout, above ail.
le désespoir, despair, grief.
la douleur, grief, affliction.
elle voulut s^ enfuir, she wanted to run away.
se détruire même, even destroy herself.
si on ne Feut retenue, if they had not retained her.
elle se serait Jetée, she would hâve thrown herself.
la rivière, river.
sans cesse, incessantly.
le coeur, the heart.
navré de douleur et de repen^
tiry overwhelmed with grief
and sorrow.
le repentir^ cepentance.
qui aurait jamaù pensé, who
ever woiild hâve thought.
qi^un seul instantes oubli, m.,
that a single instant pf for-
getfolness.
si légère desobéissance , such
a light, trifling, disobedi-
ence.
obéissance, obédience.
des suites aussi déplorables,
80 sad coQsequences.
la suite, train, retinue, attendants.
tandis que, whilst.
rassemblés, assembled.
la chambre à coucher, the bed-
room.
retentir, to resound.
le cri, shriek.
pendant que, whilst.
échevelée, disheyelled.
attachait, fixed.
ses regards égarés, her be-
wildered looks.
vide, empty.
maintenant, now.
auprès duquel, at the aide of
which.
se jetée à genoux, to kneel
down.
au milieu, among, in the midst. dont, which, with which.
le matin même, the same
moming.
dispersées, scattered.
la terre, earth, gronnd.
par terre, on the gronnd.
flétries, withered.
foulées, trodden upon.
le pied, foot.
aux pieds, at the feet.
la porte s'ouvrit, the door
opened.
vit, saw.
la blessure, wonnd.
d'abord, at first.
hâtèrent, hastened.
la guérison, recovery, cnre.
dès que, as soon as.
hors de tout péril, ont of ail
danger.
le péril, péril, hazard, danger.
la sollicitation, entreaty.
pressée encore plus, urged
still more.
par, by.
la tendresse maternelle, maternai love. .
la route, road, way.
tétait remise en route, had
began her retum.
le plus tôt possible, as soon
as possible.
droit, directly. décrire, to describe.
la stupeur, the alarm.
la subite apparition, the sud-
den appearanee.
plongea, plunged.
jeta, uttered.
son air désespéré, her despe-
rate look. .
oeil, m., eye.
ses yeux routes et gonflés, her
red swollen eyes.
la pâleur, the paleness.
ces figures consternées, thèse
terrified faces.
surtout, above ail.
frappèrent, strack.
les premiers regards, the first
looks.
son âme, her soûl, heart.
personne n^ osait répondre^TLO"
one dared to answer.
mille pressentiments sinistres, thousa^d fearful forebodings.
idées affrayantes , frightfnl surmises.
se croisèrent, crossed, flashed.
dans son esprit, in her mind.
esprit, m,, spirit, sonl,genius.
avec la rapidité de Féclair, with the velocity of lighfcning.
éclair, m., flash of lighting.
elle tremblait (Rapprendre, she feared to hear.
enfin, at last.
lorsmifi, when.
la révélation, révélation.
demi-révélations, half-knowndiscoveries.
lui eurent laissé deviner la vérité, had enabled her to guess the truth.
elle tomba évanouie, she fainted
quand, when.
elle eut repris ses sens, she had recovered her sensés.
sens, m., judgment, meaning, sensé.
quel affreux malheur, what dreadful saffering.
le malheur, misfortune, disaster, ill luck, sad event.
la nouvelle, news.
tomber, to fall.
enlevé par des voleurs, stolen hy the robbers.
tu allais grandir, th,on shoaldst
sans, withoat. [grow np.
moeurs, m., morals^manners.
à peine, scarcely, hardly.
osé-je, darc I, hâve 1 the courage.
y penser, to think of ît.
mieux voudrait, it woald be
hetter.
avoir à pleurer, to hâve to
weep.
la tombe, grave.
ensuite, then.
la miséricorde, mercy; cle-
mency.
ainsi que, as well-as.
la force, the strength.
supporter, to bear.
chrétiennement, in a Christian
like manner.
ce coup affreux, this terrible
blow.
quoique, although.
qui nous aient privé, which
hâve deprived us.
cependant, nevertheless, yet.
puisque, since. ainsi, thus.
je remets, I deliver, give up.
entre, in, into.
offrir, to offer, présent.
en, for. [painfnl.
quelque douloureux, however hélas, alas.
on wHa arraché, they hâve tar
ken away, deprived me.
mais, but.
la puisance, au thon ty, might,
power.
on ne peut le soustraire à,
they cannot withdraw, se-
cure him from.
votre puissance, your power.
partout, every where.
désormais, henceforth.
seul, alone.
veiller, to watch.
je suis assurée, I am certain.
éprouver, to try, sufFer.
aujourd'hui, to-day.
épreuve, f., trial, proof^ test.
cette mire vraiment chrétienne^ this truely Christian mother.
lapeine,^B\xï, anxiety, tronble.
cherchait à adoucir sa peine, tried, endeavonred to appease her affliction.
faites-moi périr, let me die.
le chagrin, affliction, anger, trouble.
le repentir, repentance.
méritent la rémission, deserves reniissîon.
maintenant now.
ordres, m,, order, command.
combien mes ordres étaient sages, how wise my commanda were.
ritf^r, to leave.
malheur, misfortnne.
peuvent exposer, can expose, lead.
le goUt du plaisir, the love for pleasure.
rétourderie, f., heedlessness.
la désobéissance , disobedience.
oubli, forgetfalness.
a suffi, snfflced.
détruire, to destroy, min.
à jamais f for ever.
le bonheur, happiness.
désormais, henceforth.
le chagrin, sadness.
flétrira, will fade, wither, discourage.
sous nos pieds, nnder onr feet.
lorsque, when. [ered.
un peu remise, a little recov-
eut appris, had heard.
que peti d^heures encore s'étaient écoulées, that only a few hours had elapsed.
envoyer, to send.
plusieurs de ses gens, several
of her servants.
la rouie, road, way.
faire des recherches, to seek,
search with care.
côtés, sides.
ils revinrent, they retnmed.
les uns après les autres, one
after another.
rien, anything.
découvrir, to discover, find.
courir à la rencontre, to ron
to meet.
chacun, every one.
dès que, as soon as.
apercevoir, to perceive, re-
marked.
de loin, at a distance, afar
off.
la tristesse, sorrow, grief,
sadness.
la figure, face.
se ranimer, to reanimate,
excite afresh.
elle versait des torrents de
larmes, she shed torrents
of tears.
enfin, at last.
revint, retnmed.
sans avoir pu, withont having
been able.
la moindre, the least.
alors, therefore, then.
perdit tout espoir, lost ail
hope.
s' abandonnant, giving way,
yielding, faillit perdre les yeux, almost
lost the sight.
à force de pleurer, with much
weeping.
elle devenait d^une pâleur
exceMswe, she grew exceed-
inglj pale.
Pambre tPelle-méme^ the sha-
dow of herself.
tous te sentaient émus, ail felt
moved.
la pitiéf compassion.
tout à coup, suddenlj.
personne, any one.
savoir, to know.
ce qt^elle était devenue, what
luid become of her.
une bohémienne vieille, an old
laide, ngiy.
méchant, wicked.
ffras, greasy.
teint jaune et flétri^ jellowish and withered complexion.
cette vilaine femme, this disgnsting wretch .
exerçait, exerciscd,practised.
Raccorder, to suit, concur, join.
facilement, easilv.
elle disait la bonne aventure aux gens crédules, she told credulons people their fortune.
voler, to rob.
en quaVité de diseuse de bonne aventure, as a fortuneteller.
aventure, {., adventure, fortune.
naguère, latelj.
s'introduire, to gain entrance.
la localité, property of the place.
pour en bien étudier les localités, to spy ont well the property of the place.
les prétendus-musiciens, wandering musîcians.
pendant, whilst.
le rez- de 'Chaussée, ^onnd-
âoor.
les sons bruyants , noisy
sounds. , assourdissaient tout le monde,
deafened ail.
entra, ontered.
par, by.
une petite porte du jardin, a
Uttle garden-door.
le garçon Jardinier, theyoung-
gardener.
se glissant le long, creeping
along.
le bosquet et la charmilles,
tbicket and hedges of yoke-
elms.
elle pénétra, she entered.
ni, nor.
entendue, heard.
un escalier dérobé, a private
staircase.
précédemment, before, for-
merly.
ainsi-que, as well-as.
la portée, reacb.
à sa portée, in her reach.
retraversanl, crossing again.
ensuite, then.
prenant, taking.
qîi* auparavant, as before.
Penfuit, run away.
le butin, booty, plnnder.
la forêt voisine, the neighbour-
ing forest.
cacha, hit. [dark wood.
un fourré très^épjais, a very elle attendit, she waited.
la nuit, the night.
obscure, dark.
permettre, to permit, allow.
emporter, to carry away.
la sécurité, safety.
suffisamment pourvue de
vivres, sufficiently provided
with provisions.
la mégère, the hag, fury.
suivait, folio wed, passed.
le sentier, path.
parcouru, travelled, run over.
elle parvint, she arrived at,
reached/ un endroit, a place.
bien enfoncé, well secluded.
une caverne affreuse, a fright-
ful cavern.
autrefois, formerly.
une mine de fer, anironmine.
à moitié encombrée, partly
blocked np.
Ventrée, the entrance.
les brousailles, brambles, bri-
ars.
difficile, difficult.
rampant, creeping.
avec peine, with diffîeulty.
entre, between, among.
le buisson d^ épines, thom-
bush.
le mûrier sauvage, wild mul-
berry-tree.
auprès de, close to.
la clef, the key.
très-obscure, very dark.
ce souterrain, this subterra-
neoas place.
un repavre de voleurs,tin abode
for robbers.
ils y enfermaient, they kept
there.
la caisse, chest, coffer, box.
dans d'énormes caisses, in large
boxes.
le brigandage, highway rob-
bery.
magnifique, splen^d.
étoffe, {., clothing, staff.
la pendule, clock.
le b^ou, jewel, precions atone.
la montre (For, gold-watch.
f**ifin, in short.
mtes sortes, ail kind.
rassemblés, assombled.
autour, roand.
occupés à boire, bnsy with
drinking.
la carte, map, card.
juîier aux cartes, to play at
cards.
effrayant, frightening, dread-
ful.
la barbe, beard.
longues et sales barbes, long
and nasty beards.
un air hideux et féroce, a dis-
gusting and wild fierce air^
expression.
la joie, pleasare.
quand ils surent, when they
knew.
actuellement, actually, really,
now. [we are.
nous voilà, bchold us, there en sûreté, in safety.
quelqu'un, somebody.
vient à être arrêté, happens
to be imprison éd.
on te lâchera, they will set
him at libertv.
bien vite, very soon.
dès que, as soon as.
les moyens, the moans.
venger, to avenge.
ainsi, thus, so.
ajouta-t-il, added he.
tournant, tuming. ' la cuisinière, the cook.
la ménagère, the hoasekeeper.
tu nous répondras, thon wilt
answer, be answerable to
us.
ffrandit, grew up.
apprit à parler, leamed to
speak.
intelligence, f. , understand-
ing.
les souvenirs, m., the recollections.
s'effacèrent, died away.
il ne se rappelait plus, he did
not recollect.
m-ni, neither-nor.
le soleil, the san.
la lune, the moon.
jamais, never.
le moindre rayon , the least,
smallest ray.
le rayon, ray.
la demeure, dwelling.
brûlait, bamed.
la voûte sombre et enfumée,
the gloomy and sooty vaait.
éclairait, ligbted.
terne et rotigeâtre, dul] and
reddish.
dpre, rugged.
le rocher, rock.
la muraille, walI.
les vivres n'y manquaient pas,
there was no want of vie-
tuais.
apportaient, brought.
du pain, bread.
la viande, méat.
légumes, vegetables.
en abondance, in abundance.
un coin^ a corner.
un tonneau, a cask. rempli, filled.
eau, {., water.
renouveler, to renew, fill up
again.
tenait lieu de, held, was instead puits, m., well. [of.
comme on tirait cette eau, as they fetched this water.
de fort loin, from a great distance.
très-avare, very sparing.
fermer, to close.
le robinet, tap.
une litière de jonc, a conch of rushes.
le tapis, carpet.
le lit, bed.
ne laissait manquer de rien au petit Henri, did not allow the little Henry to want for anythjng.
abondamment, plenty.
elle ne songeait, she did not thlnk.
n^ apprit, did not leam.
écrire, to write.
lire, to read.
ces malfaiteurs, thèse maiefactors.
appartenant, belonging.
entraîné, misled.
le jeu, gambling, game.
la dissipation, prodigality.
s'entretenir, to converse.
toutes les fois, at ail times, always.
qu*il revenait, when he retnmed.
quelque chose, something.
le bois, wood.
de bois, of wood.
sculptées, eut out.
coloriées, coloured.
un troupeau de moutons, a flock of sheep.
le pâtre, shepherd.
une autre fois, another time.
de toutes sortes, of ail kind.
garnis, fumished, provided.
rouges et jaunes, red and
tantôt, sometimes. [yellow.
miroir^ looking glass.
il lui apprit à jouer quelques
airs, he taught him to plaj
a little tune.
tV lui enseigna, hetanghthim.
découpant du papier, cutting
ont of paper.
rassemblant, patting together .
qu^il préférait, which he pre-
fered.
un chef-^oeuvré de peinture,
a masterpiece of painting.
la peinture, painting.
enfermé, shnt up.
recouvert, closed again.
la vieille, the old woman.
lui mettait ce bijou entre les
mains, gave him thisjewel.
de temps en temps, now and
then.
elle le reprenait, she took it
away again.
se plaisait souvent, often took
pleasure in.
il se souvenait alors , he then
remembered.
sa propre mère, his own
mother.
qu'il cherchait à cacher, which
he tried to conceal.
coulaient, flowed.
atrocité, f., atrocity, craelty.
arraché , snatched , taken
away.
le sein, bosom.
le bras, arm.
si je pouvais te ramener dans
ses brtis , if I could bring
you back in her arms.
je le ferais^ would I do \t.
je suis captif, I am a prisoner.
d^jà, already.
échapper, toe8cape,ninaway.
cent fois, hundred times.
mes prétendus amis, mypre-
tended friends.
surveiller, to watch, autant, so mach.
quoique, althongh.
il n'osait jamais, he nerer
dared.
ne Fauraient pas tou/fert,
wonld not hâve tolerated,
pennitted it tant, 80 much.
tout, ail.
âmes, souIs, hearts.
les remords, remorse.
la ftiite, the esçape.
à mesure que, in proportion
as.
grandissait, grew up.
il devenait plus, he became
more.
curieux de savoir ^ curions
to know.
où ils se rendaient, where they went.
lorsqu'ils, when they.
si'absenter, to absent one'self.
il les pria, he begged them.
plusieurs fois, several times.
de remmener aveceux, to take
him with.
brusquement, roughly, in an
nncivil manner; renvoyer, to send back, put
off.
quelquefois, sometimes.
ils sortaient tous , they ail
went out.
le laissaient seul, left him
alone.
devenir impotente, to become
impotent y weak.
U siège, siège, seat, chair.
clouée sur son siège, nailed on
her chair.
grondeuse et maussade, gmm-
bling and cross.
elleracommodait, shemended.
U vietx linge, tihe oU liaen.
donnait, slept.
tnf et remuant, Uwétj and active.
plongée, plnnged, snnk.
le sommeil, sleep.
alluma, lighted.
une bugie, a taper.
se mit à fuir, began to mn
away.
de toutes ses forces, with ail
his might.
' la longue et ténébreuse galerie,
the long and dark passage.
par, through.
il courait, he ran.
V espoir, m., hope.
la jeunesse, youth, yonng-
people.
au bout, at the end.
la serrure, lock.
ouvrir, to open.
pas, step.
chemin faisant, on the way.
plusieurs embranchements plus
étroits, severalnarrower by-
passages.
paraissaient, appeared.
bien avant sous terre, mnch
further under the earth.
s*engàger, to begin, enter.
quHl rencontra, which he met.
vainement, in vain.
issue, f., end. [sumed.
presque consumée, almostconprès de /^éteindre, on the very
point of going out.
les plus épaisses ténèbres, the
densest darkness.
apercevoir, to perceive.
dans le lointain <, în the distance.
une briOamie bsaùère^ % bright
Bght.
transporté de jme, delighted
with joy.
la vitesse de sa marche, the
speed of his steps.
rougeâtre, reddish.
déplus enplus, more and more.
à la fin elle t^ accrut tellement,
at last it became so large.
un grand corps lumineux, a
large fiery fijgure.
qui se tenait debout, which
stood.
au fond, at the bottom.
néanmoins, nevertheless.
une fente de rochers, a fissure
of a rock.
par où, by which way, throngh
which.
tin saut, a leap.
en pleine liberté, infnll liberty.
aucune langue ne saurait dé*
crire, no tongne woold be
able to express.
qu^il éprouva, what he felt le del, sky, heaven.
une contrée magnifique, amag-
nificent country.
environnée de bois, surroun-
ded by woods.
la montagne, mountain.
une belle matinée d*été, a
beautiful summer moming.
le soleil était sur le point de «e lever, the snn was just rising.
brillait, shone.
une mer de feu, a sea of fire.
les reflets, the refloctions.
une teinte dorée, a giided, golden tint.
la cime, the summit, top.
la verdure, verdure, green.
emaillée de verdure, enamelled ,
covered with grass.
oiseau, m., bird.
leurs chants, their songs.
le chant, tnne, air, singing.
plus loin, further.
vers le milieu, towards, about
the middle.
le vallon, vale, small valIey.
le lac, lake.
semblable à un vaste miroir,
like a large looking glass.
limpide, clear.
la colline, hill.
à ce spectacle, at this sight.
Henri resta immobile de sur^
prise et de ravissement,lienry
stopped, did not move from
astonishment and surprise.
il semblait se réveiller, he ap-
peared to awake.
le sommeil, sleep.
il chancelait, he staggered.
à moitié endormie, partly
asieep.
regarder, to look.
la parole, word.
exprimer son étonnement, to
express his astonishment.
il s'écria, he exclaimed.
quelle étendue, what space. autour de moi, round me.
puis, then.
un chêne élevé, a high, lofty
oak.
le sapin^ fir-tree.
couvert de verts sapins, covered
wirh green firs.
uni comme une glace, smooth
as a looking-glass.
un buisson d'églantiers, a
sweet-briar tree.
en fleur, in bloom.
derrière, behind.
une colline verdoyante, a ver-
dant hill.
nuages d*or, golden clouds.
flottaient autour de Castre rct^
dieux, va., floated round the
brilliant glittering light.
il y fixa, he stared at them.
il nen pouvait détourner ses regards avides, he could not turn away his eager looks.
dégager, to disengage, free.
peu à peu, by degrees.
des légères vapeurs matinales, of the moming mist.
voiler, to veil.
cacher, to conceal.
se montra au-dessus de la col- Une, appeared above the hill.
resplendissant de feu, glittering with fire.
Qu'est-ce donc que cela, what can that be.
le regard fixe et les bras étendus, with staring eyes and outstretched arms.
lumière, i., light.
bientôt, soon.
ébloui, dazzled.
par Cédât des rayons solaires, by the lustre of the rays of the Sun.
il fut obligé de détourner la vue, he was obliged to turn away his eyes.
ensuite, then.
se promener, to walk.
oser, to dare.
à peine, scarcely.
un paf, a step.
craignant d'écraser , from
fear of crnshing.
la terre était parsemée^ the
earth was sown over.
iaitt à coup, suddenly.
il aperçut^ he perceived, be-
held.
agneau, m., lamb.
caché, hidden.
un buisson de roses sauvages,
a wild rose bush.
un mouton, a sheep.
plein de joie, full of joy.
saisir, to seize, lày hold of.
671 se réveillant, awakening.
se leva, got up.
se mit à bêler, began to bleat.
Henri recula, Henry recoiled.
quoi donc, how, what then.
en vie, alive.
les miens sont muef^ et immobiles, mine are dumb
and cannot move.
aucun d*eux ne peut bouger,
none of thera can move.
la conversation, conversation.
lier conversation, to enter
into conversation.
il adressa, he asked.
se fâcher, to be angry.
survenir^ to corne.
jottes vermeilles, red cheeks.
une blonde chevelure, flaxen
hair.
d'abord, at first.
se rassurer, to reeover from
one*s fear.
berger, shepherd.
bergère, shepherdess.
saluer, to greet.
«71 iii>* riantj a smiling look.
paire, herdsman. .
dis-moi donc, tell me then.
ajouta-t-il, added he.
* montrant, pointing.
rester, to reipain.
auprès de toi, with thee.
la peine, difficnlty.
comprendre, to comprehend.
inconnu, stranger.
erreur, C, error, fanlt, mia-
take.
perdre la raison, to lose one's
mind.
revenu bientôt de son erreur,
having soon recovered his
mistake.
raconter, to relate, tell.
dessous, beneath, under.
le mystère, the mystery.
pourtant, however.
ém7i de compassion,, moved
by compassion.
il prit, he took.
un bras, an arm.
il s'enftdt, he hastened away. un pas, a step.
Permit, hermit.
très âgé, very old.
car, for.
il comptait plus de quatre^
vingts ans, he was more
then eighty years old.
la sagesse, wisdom.
la piété, piety.
le faisaient respecter et ché^
rir, made him respected
and loved.
ce digne vieillard, this wortiiy
old man.
le berger songea à conduire^
the shepherd thonght to
bring. ?
V ermitage, m., hermitage.
il ne se trouvait pas. fort
éloigné^ he was not very far
off.
mr le penchant d^une eolUne,
on îhe slope. of a hill.
lout proche du lac, qnite
close to the lake.
la cabane^ but.
le solilairey hennit.
garnie à Pextérieur, covered
at the outside.
un toit, a roof.
le chaume, stnbble.
une mousse verddtre, a green
moss.
ombragée, shaded.
arbres à fhtits, fmit trees.
rempli, fiUed.
toutes sortes de plantes utiles,
ail kind of useful plants.
derrière, behind.
une vigne, a vineyard.
à côlé de laquelle, at the side
of which.
se prolonger, to extend.
contournant, tracing the contours, enclosing.
un champ de blé, a com-field.
partout, e?ery where.
mettre à profit, to tum to*
profit.
le terrain, ground.
au moins, at least la baie, berrj.
des baies délicieuses, some
delicious bénies.
un rocher élevé, a bigb rock.
la dme saillante, the summit
jutting ont.
s'avancer, to go forward, to
Project.
la chapelle, the chapel.
ornée, omamented.
le clocher, steeple.
pointu, pointed 101 escalier, steps.
taillé, eut.
y conduisait^ condncted vp to it.
la porte grillée, the trellised gâte.
sous un pommier, under an apple-tree.
d^ou, whence.
il lisait, he was readinir.
le recueillement, holy méditation.
posé, placed.
le peu de cheveux que conservait, the few haurs which covered.
la tête chauve, bald head.
la neige, the snow.
les deux nouveaux venus, the two new corners.
alla à leur rencontre, went to meet them.
une affabilité franche et cordiale, a frank and cordial affability.
il écouta, he listened.
le récit, the récital.
ensuite, then.
t7 soupçonna^ he sospected.
appartenait, belonged.
1^710 vive compassion, a lively compassion.
laisse-moi, leave me.
surtout rCen dis rien à qui que ce soii, above ail do not speak about it, whoever he maj be.
pouvoir, to be able.
retrottver, to find agaîn.
en attendant, in the mean time.
car, becanse.
ils évitent soigneusement, they carefuliy avoid.
ni or ni argent, neither gold nor silver.
exhortations salutaires, wholesome exhortations.
le vieillard, the old man.
le convive, g^est, boarder.
du pain et du lait, bread and milk.
la houlette, shepherd's crook.
il pleurait, he wept.
il le retenait par ses habits, he held him by his clothes.
revenir, to return.
s'apaisa, was qaiet.
témoigna beaucoup de joie de ce cadeau, showed much pleasure at this présent.
la valeur, value.
fit asseoir à son côté, placed
at his side.
dis-moi,^ tell me.
lu ne sais donc plus rien,
thon knowest then nothing
more.
oh que si* oh yes.
répondit, answered.
la poche, pocket.
tiens, hold.
regarde un peu, look at it à ces mots, at thèse words.
il montra, he showed.
emporté, broaght.
renfermé, enclosed. un bel étui de maroquin
rouge, a beautiful case of
red morocco.
la clarté du jour, the day-
Ught la transparence des cristaux,
the transparency of the
crystals.
réclaf, the brilliancy.
ses yeux en furent éblofos^ his eyes were dazzled.
clair, light.
apprends-moi donc, pray tell me.
montrant, pointing.
allumé^ lighted.
répand, scatters, spreads.
la clarté, light, brilliancy.
autour de nous, round us.
regarder, to look at.
Explique-moi, explain to me.
elle sortait, she came.
de derrière, from behind.
là — bas, there below.
tellement, to such a degree, so much.
atteindre, to reach.
grimper, to clamber, to rise.
comment se fait-il qy^elle se tient en Vair , how is it that she maintains herself in the air, does not fall.
la corde, string.
mouvoir, to move.
qui donc monte là-haut, who then gets on high.
pour y verser de Vhuile, to fill it with oil.
mille fois, thousand times.
plus âgée, older.
sans, without
avoir besoin, to want, require.
je ne conçois peu cela, I do not understand this.
il se leva, he got up.
vers, towards.
le parterre, the flower-garden.
qu'elles sont bienpeintes, how
beautifuly they are painted.
jaune, yellow.
bleu, blue.
fetnlles, leaves.
elles sont arlisiement découpées , they are skilfully eut out.
de quoi, of what.
le papier j paper.
la gazCj ganze.
la soie même n*est rien en comparaison, silk is nothing compared to this.
seul, alone.
alorSj then, in this case.
tu dois y avoir travaillé Joliment longtemps, thou must hâve worked a long time at them.
p?tis, then.
dans quelqties unes, in some of them.
le fil, thread.
une finesse, a delicacy.
vue, sight.
des ciseaux bien affilés, very sharp scissors.
aucun homme, no*one.
faime encore mieux croire, I rather will believe.
la jqlie capsule^ the beautifui cnp.
une tête de pavot, a poppj head.
secouer, to.shake.
innombrable, innumerable.
renfermait, contained.
lui expliqua , é?^plained to him.
chacune, ereiy 6ne, each.
une foule, a great nnmber.
pourprées, purple.
il liti fit voir^ ht showed him.
semences, seed.
compre7idre, to nnderstand.
sérieusement, seriousfy.
comment, how^, what.
He, ha, oh.
doit renfermer, onght to contain.
la montre à répétition^ repea-
ter (watch).
repartit, replied.
il me semble, it appears to me.
cependant, in the mean time.
le midi, noon, mid-day.
avoir chaud, to be warm or
hot.
elle nous échauffe si fort, it
makes ns so yery warm.
qui répandait une om6re,which
spread a shadow, which
shaded.
autour, ronnd, que nous sommes bien ici, how
pleasant it is hère.
comme il fait bon et frais,
how nice and cooi it is.
levant ses regards, lihing hi»
eyes, looks.
il ajouta, he added.
un écran vert, a green soreen.
garantir, to protect.
le vif éclat de la lumière, the
great lustre of the light.* la chaleur, beat.
quCl est grand, how large it
is.
milliers, thousands.
le tronc, the stem. .
qui aies décottpé, mho has eut
ont.
concevoir, to conceive.
la besogne, 'Wùrk,\ahùuri toil.
apporta, hronj^U d'abord, at first.
le pain, bi%ad.
le beurre, butter.
le miel, honev.
un joli panier, a pretty basket.
rempli, filled.
la racine, root, carrot.
le vin rouge, red wine.
une carafe de verre , a glass bottle.
oti prends -tu y whcre dost thou take.
Est-ce que lu sors aussi quelquefois pour aller au pillage? do yon also sometimes go ont to rob?
naive, candid.
sourire, to smile.
la manière merveilleuse, the wonderful manner.
vois-tu, seest thon.
se disposer à, to prépare one's self to.
peler, to peel.
la corbeille, basket.
remplir, to fill.
plusieurs paniers, several baskets, hampers.
cela est-il bien vrai? is this really tme?
le prit dans ses bras, took him in hîs arms.
abaissa, bent.
lui fit remarqtier, showed him.
maintenant^ now.
qu^elles sortent, how they corne ont.
fleanbles, pliant.
elles grandissent, thej grow.
deviennent, become.
enfin, at last
aussi grosses et aussi bien
colorées, as large and as
beautifully colored.
lui-même, itself.
qfoula-t-il, added he.
le pépin, pip.
pareil, like, eqnal.
je liens à la pointe de, I hold
at the point of.
ce couteau, this knife.
semblable, eqnal.
qui l'ai planté, who has
planted it.
je Vai vu naître, I hâve seen
it grow up.
soigné, nursed.
élevé, brought up.
il fourni/, it supplies, provides.
ainsi, thns.
chacun, each.
dans sa vie entière, in his
whole life.
ne pourrait les compter, could
not count them.
provient, arises, cornes.
le grain de blé, grain of corn.
la semence, seed.
une poignée, a hand-ful.
on petit obtenir bien des
miches, one can get a nnm-
ber of loaves.
en causant, conversing.
le champ, field.
voyait, saw.
autrefois, formerly.
la ronce, brier, bramble.
la bruyère, farze.
couvert, covered.
la moisson, harvest.
y courttt, ran there. la joie, joy.
dans chaque épi, in eacb car
of corn.
le grain de froment, grain of
wheat.
il en est de même encore, it is
there the same.
reprit f began.
la demeure, dwelling.
la vue, the sight.
le lointain, the distance.
fleurir, to flourish, grow.
buissons, bnshes, shrnbs.
les innombrables épis, the
innumerable corn-ears.
la vigne, vine.
qui poussent sur la colline,
which grow on the hill.
le pin, pine tree.
les chênes mqfestueux, the
lofty oaks.
la tendre mousse, the soft
moss.
le tronc, stem, trunk. végétaux, vegetables.
r herbage, la., grass, pastnre.
la vache, cow.
la chèt^re, goat.
les brebis, {., sheep.
le lait, milk.
le beurre, butter.
le suc des fleurs, juice of the flowers.
les abeilles, f., bées.
le miel, honey.
la farine, the flour.
qui nous fortifie, which strengthens us.
le cresson, the cress.
la carotte, the garden root, carrot.
même, evcn.
tressé, twisted.
le bois, the wood.
assiettes, f., plates.
le gobelet, cup.
mettre, to put.
en terre, into the earth,
gronnd.
milliards, thousands.
ceps de vigne, vine-stocks .
fai pu embellir ces lieux, I hâve been able to embellish this abode, place.
jadis, formerly.
aride, barren, stérile.
sauvage, wild.
moyen, means.
orner, to beautify.
le séjour, abode.
autant, as mnch.
depuis, since.
raconter, to relate.
la source d^eau , the well, spring of water.
la pluie, the rain.
achever, to finish.
la moitié, the half.
s'étendre, to stretch, spread.
plates -bandes, fiât square moulding, border.
la chaleur, the beat.
fané, withered.
quelques-unes de celles, some of those.
quoiquHl s'attendît, although he expected.
très-prochaine, very soon.
arroser, to water.
un arrosoir, a watering-pot.
par la main, . by the hand,
s'achemina , set eut, went
vers, towards.
jaillissait, gushed out.
fente, crack, cleft.
s'écria, exclaimed. [ment.
à chaque instant, atevery mo-
je m'attendais qti'elle cesserait de couler, I expected that it would leave off flowing.
quia donc pu, who bas then
been able.
chei*cher, to fetcb.
iu devrais fermer y tbou
sbonldst close.
ce trou, tbis bole.
ménager y to spare, save.
par rien plus avoir, by hav-
ing no more.
éclairer, to ligbt.
coulé, flown.
ainsi, tbas.
sans jamais diminuer, with-
out ever diminisbino:.
renouveler, to renew.
le lac, lake.
n^est que, is nothing but le miroir, looking glass.
détromper, to undeceive.
rappelaient tant de merveilles,
recalled so many wonders.
était confondue, was stupi-
fied.
qfiest-ce que tu fais donc là,
wbat art tbou doing tbere.
gâter, to spoil.
vont i^effacer, will corne oflF.
sourit, smiled.
le rassura, quieted bim.
ainsi que, as well-as.
ont une sorte de vie, lived in
a certain manner.
désaltérer, to quench tbe
tbirst.
sur la cime, on tbe snmmit.
on y a pourvu, for tbat is
provided.
portant ses regards sur les
îwagest looking at tbe
clouds.
comment cela s'exécute, how
is tbis donc.
effectivement, truly, really peu d'instants après, a few
moments after. s'amonceler, to unité in one
mass, join.
au-dessus, above.
il tomba, it fell.
tine pluie douce, a gentle,
ligbt rain.
ensuite, tben.
devint très - forte , became
very strong.
cela t'épargne, tbis saves tbee.
ouvrage, m., work.
Peau tombe par gouttes, tbe
water falls by drops.
justement, in a like manner.
la goutte, drop.
verser, to pour out.
qui nous envoie, wbo sends
us.
cette singulière chose ^ tbis
strange tbing.
sans être soutenu^ witbout
being supported.
plus tard, later, afterwards.
V enfant ne cessa de regarder,
tbe cbild did not leave off
looking.
jnsquà ce qt/ils fiissent dissipés, until tbey bad disap-
peared.
le ciel, tbe beaven, sky.
azur, blue, sky colour.
au milieu, amidet, among.
attiraient, attracted.
successivement, successively,
by turns.
croisiantes, increasing.
la journée, day.
écoula, elapsed, passed.
înille choses, tbou^and tbings.
Chabiiude, ï., babit.
nous a rendus indifférentes,
bas made us indiffèrent to.
un hanneton vert doré, agreen
golden May-bng.
poséy sat.' une feuille de rose, a rose-
leaf.
un brillant papillon, a bright
hutter-fly.
voltigeant, flying.
de fleur en fleur, firom ôower
to flower.
un coquille, sbell.
7/72 escargot à coquille rayée,
a snail with striped sbell.
se traînant, creeping along.
sur le tronc, on the stem.
un agile écureuil, a lively
squirrel.
s'égayer, to make one'self
merry.
sautant, springing.
les gouttes d^eau pluviale,
tbe rainy drops.
étincelant, sparkling.
le mobile feuillaye, the move-
able foliage.
la fauvette, tbe wren, small
singing bird.
perchée, perched.
chantant, singing.
une voix, a voice.
Varbuste, m., arbnscle, small
sbrub.
vers le soir, towards evening.
étable, stall.
enfin, in sbort, finally.
enchantait, deligbted.
lui suggérait, inspired him.
une foule de questions, a
great number of questions.
le .soleil se coucha , the sun
set.
Quel dommage, t^bat a pity.
consterné, alarmed.
voilà, there is, behold.
là-bas, there below.
s*éteindre, to go ont
fini, at an end.
allumer, to light.
c'est inutile, this is of no use.
tranquilliser, to calm» quiet.
dormir, to sleep.
le réveil, awaking.
il reparaîtra, be will appear again.
entre, between.
au loin, in tbe distance.
du côté opposé, at the opposite side.
ainsi, tbus.
sans s^arréter, without stopping.
réchauffer, to warm.
vivifier, to vivify, animate.
le divin auteur, the divine au-
thor.
ne tarda pas à, was not long
before.
sur-le-champ, immediately.
de mieux exciter, to excite
more.
élève, pupil.
cette magnifique voûte, this
magnificent yault.
qui Va peinte, wbo bas paint-
ed it.
renfermé, shut up.
qui dirige la marche des
nuages, who guides tbe
course of the clouds.
les envoie, sends them.
qiti a enseigné, who has
tanght.
jouer, to play, sing.
joli, beautiful.
le flageolet^ flagelet, small
flnte.
habile, clever.
nous en faisons venir partout
où nous voulons, we make
them corne ont where we
wish them.
tout autoitr, round abont.
un tapis de verdure^ a carpet
of grass.
la prévoyance, foresight, careréellemenf, really. [fulness.
gu^il doit y avoir quelqu'un,
that there onghtto be some-
one.
privé de toute raison, deprîv-
ed of reason.
douter, to doubt.
je me souviens, I remember.
pendant très-longtemps, for
a long time.
agrandir, to enlarge.
il arriva, it happened.
menaçant de s'écrouler,
tbreatening to fall in.
ils eurent bien de la peine à relayer, they had great difficnlty supporting, proping
la poutre, beam. [it.
un pilier, a pillar.
tenir, to keep.
remplir, to filL
rester dans les ténèbres, to sit in the dark.
renouveler, to renew.
fréquemment, freqnently.
le tonneau d'eau, the water ou bien, else. [bntt.
courir risque, to mn the la soif, tbirst. [risk.
mourir de soif, to die of thirst.
puis, besides.
qu^il en coûte de travail pour
découper, what a work,
trouble it is to eut ont.
adresse, {., skill.
quel Juste coup tPoeil, what a
good eye-sight.
je conçois, 1 conceive, nn-
derstand.
Vouvrage, the work.
pourquoi, why.
je voudrais savoir, I should
like to know.
quel est celui, who he is.
actuellement, now.
la grandeur, the greatness.
la beauté, the beauty.
la sage ordonnance, the wise
contriTance.
Funivers, m., whole world,
universe.
le coeur, heart.
subjugué, subjngated.
brûlait, was inflamed.
apprendre, to leam.
duquel provenaient, from whom proceeded.
la merveille, wonder.
sentit, felt.
la toute -puissance, omnipotence.
la sagesse, wisdom,
la bonté, goodness.
il se recueillit, he meditated, collected his thoughts.
en ces terms, in thèse words.
un Être, a being.
infiniment sage , infinitely wise.
créé, created.
doivent, owe.
se rapeller, ta remember.
la matinée, moming.
le lever, the raising.
la solennelle révélation, the
solemn révélation.
l'ordonnateur, ruler.
semblable, like.
dissiper, tb scatter, drive
away.
envisager, to look at, to see.
serein, serene.
partout, every where.
les innombrables bienfaits, the innnmmerable benefits.
ajouta, added.
enflammé, lighted.
afin que, that, to the end that.
cet astre, this brilliant light.
dévoiler, to unveil.
oeuvres, works.
mûrir, to ripen.
la chaleur, beat.
les aliments, food.
cuire, to cook.
jaillir, to spout ont, gnsh.
désaltérer , to quench the
thirst.
rafraîchir, to refresh.
qui étend, who spreads.
emaillé de mille espèces de
fleurs, enamelled, adomed
)«vith a thodsand différent
flowers.
le parfitm, sçent.
la volonté, goodness.
les vallées verdoyantes, the
verdant, green valleys. ruisseaux limpides , clear
rivulets.
le creux, the hollow.
miel, honev.
Vombrage, the shade.
été, m., sammer.
hiver, m., winter.
qui nous r^ouissent^ wfaich
delight us.
r agneau, m., the lamb.
la laine moelleuse, the soft
wool. .
vêtements, clothes.
accorder, to grant, give.
avoir besoin, to be in want of.
entretien, maintenance.
pour que nous l'aimions, that
we might love him.
une oie sage, a wise life.
il nous appellera un jour
vers lui, he will call ns one
day to him.
beaucoup plus étendues, far
more extensive.
où nous attendent, where
await ns.
nous ne puissions le voir, we
cannot see him.
car il est partout, because he
is every whère.
il entend, he hears.
nos paroles, our words.
connaÛ la plus secrète des
pensées, knows the most
secret thonghts.
la pensée, thought.
le prier, pray to him.
il dirige, he directs.
les événements, m., events.
qui te délivra, who saved thee.
en un mot, in short.
notre premier bienfaiteur,
our first benefactor.
ses regards, his eyes, looks.
la lèvre, lip.
ému, agitated.
entretien^ m.., conversation.
la lune, the moon.
a peine visible, scarcely vi<^
sible.
se dégageant alors des nu^
âges vaporeux, freeing her-
self from the vaporous
clouds.
vint tout à coup, appeared
fiuddenij.
briller de Véclat le plus pur,
shining in its most bril-
liant lustre.
au-dessus, aboyé.
d*étoiles étincelantes , of
sparkling stars.
tranquille et limpide, smooth
and clear.
U7ie vaste glace, an immense
looking glass.
la voûte céleste, the celestial
vault, arch, sky.
se réfléchissant, reflecting.
unie, smooth.
Fimmensité, f., the vastness, infinity.
r/ialeine, f. breeze^ gale.
le vent, wind.
retehant leur haleine n'agitaient pas la moindre feuille, withholding their bréezcs did not stir the smallest leaf.
la nature entière reposait dans un solennel silence, the whole nature lay in solemn stillness.
sentiment, feeling.
encore jamais éprouvé, never yet felt.
la piété, the dévotion.
la présence, the présence.
s'emparait de son coeur, took possession of his heart.
joignit, folded.
leva, raised.
prononça à haute voix, said with a loud voice.
une touchante prière, a fervent prayer.
vers, towards.
il répéta, he repeated.
mot à mot, literallj, word for word.
y ajouta de lui- même, added on his own accord.
affreuse, frightful.
la cellule, cell.
il lui arrangea un lit, he made him a bed.
la mousse bien molle, very soft moss.
il étendit un tapis, he spread a carpet.
P heureuse rencontre, the happy meeting.
garda, took care of, kept.
former, to form, educate.
de lui faire perdre, to correct him.
quHl avait prises, which he had adopted.
de réparer sa santé, to recover his health.
une nourriture frugale, a frugal diet.
surtout, above ail.
respirer, to breath.
Voir salubre, the healthy air.
vers le milieu, towards the middle.
qui autrefois avait parcouru plusieurs pays , who had formerly travelled in several countries, provinces.
résolut, determined.
reprendre, to take again.
son bâton de voyage, his travelling staff.
le voyage^ journey.
parmi, among.
afin, to the end, in order.
le solitaire, thc hermit.
amener, to take, bring.
la droiture, uprightness.
plein de droiture et de sagesse^
just, npright and wise.
sur la prudence duquel on
pouvait se fier, on whose
prudence one coald rely.
en premier lieu, in the first
instance.
demeurait, lived.
au delà, beyond.
à environ, about.
la lieue, three miles, leagae.
trois lieues, three leagues.
une belle matinée, a heautifnl
moming.
il éveilla, he awakened.
Vorsqt^à peine le jour com'
mençait à poindre, when
scarcely the day began to
dawn.
il se rendit, he went.
bénir, to bless.
îes vivres, m., victnals.
il se mil en roule, he started.
la route, road, way.
rayonnant de Joie, overwhelmed with joy.
ils suivirent, they pursued,
sentiers, paths. [foUowed.
chasseurs de c/iamois, chamois hunters.
vers midi, towards noon.
un rocher escarpé, a steep rock.
sur la cime duquel, on the snmmit of which.
grimper, to clamber np.
ils se reposèmnt à Vombre, they sat down to rest in the shade.
le chevrier, the goat-herd.
baiser, to kiss.
aspect, m., sight.
tiens, behold.
n'est-ce pas, will yon not.
porter, to carry.
le sac de voyage, the travelling bag.
causer, to talk.
presque, almost»
un Joli vallon, a beantiful Talley.
paître, to graze.
le cultivateur, the peasant
se rendre, to go.
témoigna, showed.
à peine, scarcely.
tï les caressa, he caressed them.
les appela des noms les plus doux, called them by the sweetest names.
en cheminant, walking.
promenait de tous cotés see regards , looked round every where.
sur le penchant, on the slope.
ifoù Jaillissait tme source limpide, from which gashed ont a clear spring.
il aperçut, he saw,
assise, sitting.
tenant, holding.
houleUe, shepherds-staff.
dont la lecture paraissaU absorber, the reading of which appeared to absorb.
velue, dressed.
un chapeau de paille, a straw-hat.
les traits de son visage^ the
features of her comitenance.
douceur, gentleness.
atr, physiognomjr.
néanmoins, nevertheless.
se lever, to get up.
le salua, greeted him.
car fen ai vu le maître^ becÀuse I hâve seen the master, owner.
dernièrement, lately.
garder les moutons , to hâve the care of sheep.
qu*elle n'était entrée au service de son maître actuel que depuis trois jours, that she had corne into the service of her présent master only three days ago.
d*où, whence.
si triste, so sorrowful.
fondre en larmes, to burst into tears.
de bien loin, very far off.
une étourderie, a heedlessness.
m*a précipitée, has thrown me.
unique, only.
quitter, to leave.
pendant, during.
il fkil enlevé, he was stolen.
le désespoir, the despair.
le repentir, repentance.
s'emparèrent de mon âme,
seieed upon my sonl.
je ne pus rester, I could not
remain.
auprès, ncar, with.
je la qtiittai, I left her.
je vis, 1 live.
ptHant Dieu, praying to God.
de vouloir bien réparer,
kindly to repair.
causé, caused.
avoir pitié, to hâve pity,
mercy.
de lui rendre, to retorn her,
give her back.
en le perdant, losing him.
fose espérer, I dare hope. Dieti sera touché, God will
hâve mercy.
une voix émue, an agitated
voice.
exaucer, to grant.
il tira de sa poctœ, he took
ont from his pocket.
le médaillon, the medalHon.
poussa, exclaimed.
accourut, approached.
il se mit a considérer, he be-
gan to look at.
une voix compatissante, a
compassionate voice.
tiens, take.
regarder, to look at.
le bonheur inattendu, this
nnexpected happiness.
ne pouvant résister à la viva-
cité de son émotion, not
able to resist the vivacity
of her feelings.
elle tomba à genoux, she fell
on her knees.
Dieu de bonté, O good
God.
qt^elle arrosa de ses larmes,
whom she bathed with her
tears. mais est-ce bien toi, is it yon
really.
n'est ce pas un songe, is it
not a dream.
tu es la plus parfaite image^ thou art the very image.
ses traits, his features.
que ta mère va être heureuse^ how happy thy mother will be.
partons^ let us start.
allons bien vite, corne quick-
ly-
ne put retenir ses larmes^ could not restrain his tears.
soyez béni, be blessed.
veille visiblement , watches visibly. .
le sort, destdny.
vous séchez, you dry.
dès les premiers pas vous bénissez mes démarches, my very first steps you bless.
vous m'épargnez, you spare me.
faible, feeble.
pénibles recherches, difficult researches.
que votre saint nom soit glorifié pour toutes les faveurs que vous nous accordez, that your holy name may be blessed for the favours you grant us.
la ferme, the farm
plus éloigné, farther.
une demi'lieue, half an hour.
se charger de garder, to undertake to look after.
recevoir, to rcceive.
seuil, threshold, step of the
door.
r accueil, va., réception.
il fut bien fâché, he was yery
sorry.
c^est bien dommage , that is a
great pity.
Je serais volontiers resté chez
eux, I «hould hâve liked to
remain with them.
vers le soir, towards the even-
ing.
une vallée, a yalley.
Henry s'émerveillaii, Henry
wondered.
ils y passèrent la nuit, there
they passed the night.
le lendemain, the next mom-
ing.
à la pointe de jour , at day-
break, t^ repartirent, they set out
again.
une charrette, a cart.
que leur avait louée un paysan, which a peasant had
lent them.
ils comptaient, they reckoned,
thought.
L* auberge de la forêt, the
forest-inn.
la première journée de ce vo-
yage, the first day's joumey.
de la fuite apparente des
arbres, with .the apparent
fiight of the trees.
le village et hameau, village
and hamlet.
chaque fois, every time.
dans le lointain, in the distance.
vers la fin, towards the end.
épais, thick.
les chemins, roads.
ils avaient beaucoup de peine à s en tirer, they had great difficulty to get through, to pass.
pour comble de conlrariété,
in addition to their obstacles.
la nuit survint, thc night ap-
proached.
chercher un abrt\ to look ont
for, seek a shelter.
une auberge isolée, a lonely
inn. • au milieu, in the midst.
tisse hâtèrent de souper, they
lilastened to take their supmonter, to go np-stairs. [per.
se couchèrent bien vite, went
qnickiy to bed.
afin, in order.
se mettre en route, to begin
the joumey. de très 'bonne heure, very
early.
excédé de, overcome by.
la fatigua, fatigue.
tout le monde ne tarda pas à
s^ endormir , ail were soon
asieep.
veillait seul, sat Up alone.
agenouillé contre une table, . kneeling before a table.
une bougie allumée, a lighted
taper.
le minuit, mid-night.
vers minuit, towards midnight.
tout à coup, suddenly.
un bruit épouvantable se fit
entendre , a frightfui noise
was heard.
devant, before.
jurant, swearing.
la voix, voice.
de voix rauques, some rongb
voices.
frappaient, violemment,
knocked violently.
la porte, the door.
le volet, window-shutter.
éveillée en sursaut, awoke
surprised.
toute la maison fut glacée
d^ effroi, ail in the bouse
chilled from fright.
potir savoir ce que signifiait
ce vacarme, to know what
this noise meant.
qui venait également de se
lever, who likewise got np.
peut-être, perhaps.
lui imposa silence, ordered
her to be qniet.
Paubergisfe, the host.
fort effhayé, much frighten-
ed.
n* osait ouvrir, dared not to
open.
dehors, out-side.
le tapage, riot, great noise.
menaçaient d'enfoncer la
porte, threatened to break
the door.
homme ferme et résolu, bfave
and courageons man.
ne vous effrayez point, do not
be frightened.
Dieu nom protégera, God
will protect us.
par la douceur, by kind words.
armés de pied en cap, armed
from head to foot.
une torche allumée, a lighted
torch.
il faut que nous visitions, we
must examine.
le Ht, bed.
il faut que la maison, entière
soit à sa disposition, the
whole house must be at his
command.
lorsqu'il apprit , when he
leanied.
la paix étant cùnelue^ peace
being coDcladed.
dans ses foyers , m., tp his
hearth.
cette nouvelle, this news.
répandit, bronght forth.
Vallégresse, f., shonts of joy.
chacun ^empressait deprodi-
guer ses soins, every one
was eager to bestow hU
cares.
guerriers, warriors.
à leur tour, in their tum.
r^'etant la faute sur le temps,
throwing the fault, offénce
on the weather.
un terrible orage, a frightfnl
storm.
à V heure de minuit, at mid-
night.
mouillé jusquûh la moelle
des o^fthoroughly drenched.
attendre, to wait.
ils racontèrent, they related.
qu'ils s'étaient égarés, that
they had lost their way.
parvenir, to reach, arrive at.
le fanal, gnide, ship's lîght.
accoutumé à reconnaître et
à adorer, accustomed to
recognise and to admire.
les voies, ways, traces, hand.
ému, moved.
auprès de laquelle il priait
si tard, by which he prayed
80 lately.
diriger, to direct.
le pas, the step.
actions de grâces, thanksgiv-
ings.
des manières douces et pré' venantes, with gentle and agreeable manners.
il le fit asseoir à table à côté de lui, he seated him at his side at the table.
ordonna, ordered. •
apporter, to bring.
son propre vin, his own wioe.
remplit if abord, filled at first.
le verre, the glass.
but à sa santé, drank his health.
en choquant leurs verres, tonching their glasses.
suivant, accordingto, foUowing.
Vusage, m., cnstom.
une course à cheval, a ride on horseback.
un gtte, a nights-lodging.
se réchauffer , to warm one's self.
f aspect de vos traits, the sight of yonr conntenanco.
la loyauté, uprightness.
la franchise, frankness, sincerity.
sans façon t withont hésitation.
combien mes gens sont joyeux, how happy my people are.
une campagne longue et meurtrière, a long and mnrderons campaign.
pareille chose, sach a thing.
Je suis le seul triste au miH^ d'eux, I am the only sorryfal one among them.
loin de partager leur allégresse, far from sharing their joy.
j'épromm,! feel.
lam tavoiF pourquui, irithouc knoviti); the cause.
ward BadnesB,
me fara èproueer de bien grande» paitut, vill csaae me great afSictiona.
powlant, nevenheleas, bow-
je ne puit m'empécher ttSlre fort inquiet auaijetdemon file unique, I cannot help being very uneas^ abont
le chagrùi, sorrow.
comme jtour me préparerphu tard à apprendre la perte, A9 if to prépare me after- «ards to learn the loas'.
U me tarde de eonnaùre, I am longiug ro know.
la vèrilé, the tnith
ooui devex eonnaîtve, yon onght to know.
aulrefoû, formurly.
un vaillant guerrier, a biave
parcourir, topass OTer, travcl.
raisiirci-voiis, take conrage,
cheer np.
à regard, wilh regard, rapporta, relate d.
ton récit, hia récital.
renfermant, en do si n g.
une restemblancv frappante,
a striking likeaeM.
aura-t-elït eoruervi celle
ft-atchcitr éelalanta, will
combien elle a dû touffUr,
how macb she mu«t hâve
sufFered.
actuellement, leall}', in tralb.
gj/iï renverta ton ilége, tbat
fae overCurDed, thren* down
his chair.
tout de tuile, ail at once.
condiiit-moi bien vite iiiqir.èi
de lui, take me direcilj lo
donnait, slepC.
un tGmmeil paitible, a soDod
itail peinte, ehun.
le comte ne pouvait le laiter
de le contempler, the
coant Gould nol leave ofi
looking it hîm,.
en venant det larmei tTalten-
drUiement, shedding (car«
of teniierness.
combien ;> dois le lavoir gré,
bow mnch must I be obli-
ged t( nV'i,ar.jae
réveille-toi, anake.
te fhollait letycux, mbbed bia ejes.
lui prodigua let plut vivet carettet, caresaing bim in tbe mo9[ tivelf mannen.
retpeclablo, worthv.
que d'obligations je vous ai,
how many obligations I am
nnder to y ou.
ne pourrait suffire, would
not suffice.
à vous récompenser digne*
ment, to reward you worthi-
pendant, whîlst.
quoique fort aise, although
very glad.
elle se tint timidement à
récart, she stood timidly
'aside.
lui tendit amicalement la
main, gave her friendly
the hand.
des paroles de bienveillance,
kind word8.
à ces mots, at thcse words.
les plus intrépides, the most
courageoas.
traquer, to surround a wood.
traquer les- voleurs, to find
the robbers.
de. les conduire, to bring causer, to talk. [them.
entretien, m., talk.
représenté, reminded.
tout le monde avait besoin de
dormir, ail needed sleep.
afin, in order.
le lendemain, the next day.
de bonne heure, early.
cet événement avait lieu, this event took place.
livrée tout entière à sa douleur et à ses regrets, entirely given up to her sorrow and grief.
des premières, of the first.
la nouvelle, tha news.
dabord, at first.
prochainement^ soon.
subite, sndden.
empoisonna^ embittered.
fit couler ses larmes ^ mside
her tears flow.
allégresse, joy, shouts of joy.
la femme du moindre soldat,
the wife of the private sol-
dier.
se réjouit d'avance, rejoices
beforehànd.
le mari, husband.
songer, to think of.
beffroi, m , fright, tcrror.
la désolation, the affliction.
qui Fat tend ici, which awaits
him hère.
un aussi épouvantable récit,
such a frightful récital,
account.
désormais, henceforth.
bonheur, happiness.
elle se retira, she retired.
le berceau le plus sombre,
the darkest arbour.
gémir, to moan, groan, la-
ment.
elle entend quelqu'un, she
hears some one.
accourir précipitamment, corne up hastily.
la tête, the head.
les autres voyageurs, the other travellers.
se dirigeait vers, walked to-
wards.
par, by.
surtout, above ail.
espérance, f., hope.
rendirent un peu deapérance.
gave some hope. lui sembla, appe«u*ed to her.
un envoyé du ciel, a messen-
ger from heaven.
?na chère maîtresse, my dear
mistress.
hors d'haleine, out of breath.
Je viens vous apporter, I
corne to bring jou.
les nouvelles les plus heureuses, the happiest news.
// est en vie, he is alive.
il s'était hâté de prendre
tes devants, he had hasten-
ed to be in advance.
en homme prudent, as a ivise
man.
de manière à prévenir, in a
manner to prevent.
subite, sudden.
néanmoins, nevertheless.
hors cTelle-même, beside her-
self.
quand on lui eut dit, when
they had told her.
non sei/lement, not only.
son enfant chéri, her beloved
child.
combla, overloaded.
le témoignage, proof, mark^ inward feeling.
elle invita, she invited.
ce digne vieillard, thisworthy old man.
à la suivre, to follow her.
destiner, to dévote, appoint.
se remettre des fatigues du voyage, to rest from the fatigue of travelling.
jadis, in olden times, before.
dans ses bras, in his arms.
elle fut tellement saisie, she was so much overcome.
proférer, to utter.
saru pouvoir recouvrer la parole, without being able to speak.
elle arrosait des pleurs de la félicité le visage, she bathed with tears of joy the face.
maintenant, now.
les plus délicieuses étreintes, the happiest embrace.
je puis mourir, I can die.
vécu, lived.
fai goûté, I hâve tasted.
d'aller au-devant, to go to meet.
tant que Je vivrai Je ne cesserai de vous remercier, as long as I live, I shall not leave ofF to thank you.
par aucun malheur, by any misfortune.
car Je viens d'éprouver, because t hâve just felt.
bonté divine, divine good-
réparer, to repair. [ness.
amener tout à une heureuse fin, bring ail to a happy conclusion, end.
aussitôt, as soon as.
il y mit une si charmante vivacité, he did it with such a pleasing liveliness.
ne pouvait s'empêcher, could not help.
il peignait, he described.
surtout, above ail.
en traits chaleureux, in ardent manners.
qu'il éprouva, which he felt.
passant par la fente d'un rocher, going through the' fissure of a rock.
en vérité, in truth.
presque, almost.
enfance^ f., childhood, infancy.
semblable, like.
nous sommes trop habitués à Peupect des beautés, we are too accustomed to the sight of the beauties.
V habitude amortit les jouissances de Tâme, habit wcakens the enjoyment of the soûl.
les créations, the création.
après être parvenus à lâge de la raison, after having attained the âge of reason.
à Vaspect subit, at the sndden sight.
nous serions pénétrés de reconnaissance, we would be moved with gratitude.
ajouta, added.
la demeure, abode, jdwelling.
lorsque arrachés à cette vie terrestre, when taken away from this earthly life.
car, because.
selon moi, according to what I feel.
les moulons en bois, the wooden sheep.
les arbres en carton, the trees of pasteboard.
autres jouets, other playthings.
tant, as long.
produits, prodacts.
de même aussi nous trouverons, in the same manner we will aiso find.
non moins grande, not less great.
entre, between.
les merveilles, the wonders.
la félicité, happiness, bliss.
nous revoyons, we see again.
qui nous sont chers, who are
dear to tis.
un avant'çoûf, a presentiment.
nous goûterons, we will taste,
enjoy. les êtres, m., beings, friends.
la mort nous a ravis, death
deprived us of.
le châtiment, pnnishment les gens, the people.
la poursuite, the pursnit.
amenant, bringing.
toute la bande, the whole
band.
réunie, assembled.
les brigands étaient enchaînés
deux à deux, the robbers
were chained together two
and two.
h la queue du convoi, at the
head of the train.
une voiture, a waggon.
chargée, laden.
les caisses, boxes.
renfermant des effets volés,
containing the stolen things.
on avait attaché, one had
fastened.
la bohémienne, the gipsy.
n'avaient point songé, ]iad not
thought at ail.
poursuivre, to pnrsue.
à leur retour, at their retnm.
solidement fermée, firmly,
safely locked.
ils preMwnèrent, they snp-
posed.
s^abîmer, to plnnge, fall.
dans Pun des gotiffires, in one
of the abysses.
Vancienne ?nine, the old mine.
quHl avait, été, écrasé, . that
he had been cmshed.
par Véboulement de quelque
galerie, by the falling down
of some gallery.
le chemin, the wav.
si dégradé, so decayed.
les voleurs rCavaient osé s*y engager, the robbers had not had the courage to enter it.
où il menait, wherc it led to.
nul d^enire eux, none among them.
leur jeune captif', their young
évader, to escape. fprisoner.
debout sous le portail, standing under the gâte.
concevoir, to conceive, imagine, understand.
sans passer par, withoutpassing tbrough.
le chef, chief.
le dépit, vexation, anger.
personne ne nous égalait en ruse, no one equalicd us in cunning.
faible, feeble.
nous confond par sa finesse, stupifies us by his cunning.
7tous fait charger de chaînes, brings us into chains.
n'y a-t-il pas là de quoi enrager, is that not provoking enough.
se dit à son tour, said in his turn, to himself.
il arrive, it happons.
.¥072 enlèvement, the kidnapping of him.
au contraire, on the contrary.
la perte, loss, damage, deatb.
qui nous conduit à notre
porte, which brings us our min.
on a donc raison de dire, people are then right in saying.
celui qui spécule iur les avantages d'une mauvaise action, he who spéculâtes on the profits of evil.
à la fin, at the end. [balk.
le mécompte, misreckoning,
quant au, as to the.
c^est-à-dire, that is to say.
dépravé, corru^teâ. (him cry.
on l'entendit crier, one heard
la fuite, the escape.
Je suis bien aise de le voir sauvé, dût-il m'en coûter la vie, I am very glad to see him saved, thongh it should.cost me my life.
Dieu a protégé, God has protected.
tôt ou tard, soon or late.
qua?id même le méchant irait se cacher, even if the wickcd would hido himself.
lesentrailhs,{., bowels, heart.
dans les entrailles de la terre, in the centre of the earth.
la justice divine, divine justice.
infliger, to inflict.
le châtiment, the punishment.
parmi, among.
dont il n'avait point oublié les bons procédés, whosc kindness he had not forgotten.
à son égard, towards him.
cette vue lui fit beaucoup de peine, this sight depresscd nim much.
il pria insiammentfhe desircd, begged eamestly.
accorder la grâce, to pardon.
pour le moment, for the présent.
il ne pouvait s'engager à rien, he could not promise anything.
traité, treated.
Cindulgence permise, possible indulgence.
les inlerrogatoires, m., examination, inquiry.
Pinstruclion , f. , course of proceedings.
h sang, blood.
n'avait jamais versé de sang, bad never sbed biood.
plutôt, rather, more.
il fut condamné, he was sentenced.
à la prison perpétuelle, to be imprisôned for life.
commua, mitigated.
cette peine , this punishment.
une maison de collection, a bouse of correction.
Jusqu'à ce qu'il donnât des preuves d'îin sincère repentir, until he should givc proofs of sincère repentancc.
en lui signifiant cet arrêt, declaring to him this détermination.
aucun forfait ne reste impuni, no crime remains nnpunish* éd.
la récompense, reward.
radoucissement de voire peine, tlie mitigation of your punishment.
agi, acted. [yo^*
je vous promets, I promise
avoir soin, to take care.
jusqu'à la fin de ses Jours, until the end of her davs.
comportez-vous bien, condnct yourself well.
faites en sorte, behave so that.
rendre, to restore.
monter sur Véchafaud, to be beheaded.
ils subirent la peine, they suffered the punishment.
renfermer pour la vie, to be imprisôned for life.
une maison de correction, a honse of correction.
les effets volés , the stolen things.
le propriétaire, owner.
qtiant à ceux dont la restitution fut impossible, as to those the restitution of which was impossible.
faute de renseignements ou de réclamations, on account of not being marked or reclaimed.
le comte en ordonna la vente, the count ordered them to be sold.
le produit, the produce.
fonder un tiospice pour les
orphelins, to found ahospi-
tal for orphans.
resta, remained.
souffrances, sufferings.
elle y passa, she enjoyed.
précédemment, before.
s^était fait c/uuser iiepuis
longtemps, had been dis-
missed long ago.
à cause, on account of.
la légèreté, frivolity, agility.
outre, besides.
le défaut, fault, defect.
il était encore débauché et ivrogne j he had laanched into vices and drinking.
mourut à la fleur de son âge, died as a yoiith.
se fixer à, to résolve, settle.
voulut bien accorder quelques Jours à leurs instances, was willing to grand a few days at their request.
décider à renoncer, to décide to renounce.
// résista, he rejected.
Je veux que le reste de mes Jours soit entièrement consacré à Dieu, it is my wish to dévote the remaiuder of my days to God.
accompli}^ to accomplish.
ce vœu, this vow.
fai assez vécu, I hâve lived long enough.
// ;/ a quelques tnalheureux qui ont besoin de ?noi, there are soine unhappy people, poor who are in wantof me.
se préparer, to prépare.
les bonnes œuvres, good deeds.
surtout, above ail, especially.
ce que Von peut faire de mieux, the best thing one can do.
touchant, affecting. [liowed.
les larmes coulèrent, ths tears
s'at*racher, to free one's self trom.
Jusqu^au bout, to the very end.
r allée, f., allcy.
monta en voitui'e, stepped into the carriagc.
une voix émue, an agitatod voice.
la paiXf the peacc.
la colombe, the dove.
le vautour, val turc.
situé, sitnated.
S7ir, on.
vivait, lived.
le chevalier, knight.
aussi généreux que vaillant, as gênerons as brave.
il accordait sa proteclion puissante, he granted, accorded his powerful protection.
les opprimés des pays envronnant/t, the oppressed of the surrounding country.
sans même exiger en retour un remercimentf without even demanding thanks in return.
le plaisir, the pleasnre.
faire des heureux, to make people happy.
lui seînblait, appeared to him.
une récompense suffisantes a sufficient reward. *
des peines, for the trouble.
la bienfaisance même, beneficence, gpodness herself.
elle visitait, she visited.
les malades, sick persons.
dans les chaumières des vallées voisines, in the buts, cottages of the neighbonring valleys. [safe asylum.
un refuge ouvert, an open,
tous les malheureux, ail the unhappy ones.
qui méritaient d'être secourus, who descrved to be helped.
leur fille unique, their only daughter.
dgée d'environ huit ans, about eight ycars old.
ne connaUsait pas de plus grand plaisir que de faire du bien, knew no greater pleasure than to do good.
le prochain, neighbour.
gens du pays, people of the same country.
étrangers, foreigners, strangers.
apercevant de /otn,8eeing from the distance.
le donjon élevé, strong bnilt high turret, tower.
nen bénît dans le fond de son âme, did not bless at the bottom of his sonl.
qui mettaient leur bonheur, who made it their happiness.
en effet, indeed, really.
la bénédiction, the blessing.
reposait visiblement, reposed visiblv.
sur, on 4
quelque nombreuses et abondantes que fassent leurs aumônes, however numerous and abundant their gifts were.
leur fortune iCen souffrait point, their wealth did not diminish by it.
tout leur prospérait, ail prospered tfaem.
par une belle journée d*été, on a beautiful sammer's day.
après dîner, after dinner.
r escalier taillé, stepfl eut in ihe rock.
le penchant, slope.
la prospérité des plantes pof obères, the success, growth
of the kitchen-plants, Tegetables.
ici elles s'arrêtaient, hère they stopped.
les boulons de roses, the rose^ bads.
s'ouvrir, to open.
pltis loin, farther.
les cerises, the cherries.
qtei brillaient, which shone.
au milieu, among, between.
vert feuillage, green leaves.
devant, before.
le jet d'eau, water-spout, fonntain.
pratiqué, executed.
le jeu, play.
qui jaillissait, which spouted ont.
une gerbe de cristal, a sheaf of crvstal.
réfléchir, to reflect.
les nuances de Carc-eti-cieî, shades of the rainbow.
s^asseoir, to sit down.
un joli berceau de chèvrefeuille et de vigne, a pretty arbour of honev-suckle and vine.
ardeur, ardour, zeal.
une robe, a dress.
une pauvre orpheline, a poor orphan -girl.
ce lieu, this place.
tranquille et calme, quiet, still and calm.
on n'entendait que le douœ ramage d^nne jeune fauvette, nothing but the sweet warbling of a young linnet was heard.
perchée, seated.
la cime, top.
le murmure agréable, the agreeable murmuring.
non interrompu du jet (Temt^ uninterrapted water-spout.
tout à coup, suddenly.
un bruit les effraya, a noise frightened them.
s'élancer, to rush.
un vol, a flight.
qu'elles n'avaient pu reconnaître quel il était, that they had not been able to observe what it was.
troublée, uneasy.
se regardèrent, looked at each other.
mutuellement, mntually, in a reciprocal manner.
levant les yeux, looking up.
fondre, to come in a précipitons flight. [tended wings.
aux ailes étendues, with ex-
poursuivre, to follow, pursue.
il plana, he hovered, flnttered in the air.
bientôt^ soon.
a^ en fuit à tire -d'aile, made away with a qnick and strong flapping of the wings.
^i épouvantée, so frightened.
quelle n'osait regarder autour d'elle, that she did not venture to look around.
découvrir, to discover.
feuillage, foliage.
n'aie pas peur, be not alarmed.
souriant, smiling.
c^est probablement, very probably it is.
le moineau, sparrow.
la serre, the claw.
elle s écria, she exclaimed.
tiens, behold.
regarde donc, only look, ah look.
une colombe blanche, a white
dove.
détresse, terror. cacher, to hide one's self.
précisément derrière toi, just
behind thee.
presque, almost.
pieds, feet.
elle prit, she took.
fixant un regard scrutateur,
glancing a scrutinisinglook.
elle ajouta, she added.
faire rôtir, to roast.
un morceau délicat, a délicate morcel.
elle étendit, she stretched ont.
V arracher àla mort, to snatch,
save it from death.
menacer, to threaten.
sérieusement, in «amest.
a cherché un refuge auprès
de moiy bas sought refage
near me.
comment, how.
pourrais-je, could 1.
tuer, to kill.
vraiment, indeed.
la neige, the snow.
les pattes, î., feet, paws.
rouge, red.
le corail, coral.
vois, look.
je t'en prie, 1 beg you.
le cceur lui bat encore, its
heart still beats.
il me regarde, it looks at me.
suppliant, imploring.
ne semble-t-il pas me dire,
does it not appear to say
to me.
ne me fais pas de mal, do not
do me any harm.
en vain, in vain.
se réfygier^ to seek refuge.
promettre, to promise.
fort bien, very well.
tii as deviné, thon hast guessed.
seulement, only.
mettre à P épreuve, to put to trial, test.
va, go.
porter, bring, carry.
notis ne devons jamais repousser, we ought never repulse, repudiate.
le devoir, dutv.
montrer, to show.
compatissant s, Qomi^di&sïOXiAiQ,
envers, towards.
aussitôt, immediately, instant-
construire, to make.
la volière, dove-cot.
U7i coin, a corner.
loger, to lodge.
de temps en temps, from time
to time.
renouveler, to renew.
le sable, sand.
s'accoutumer à, to accustom
one*s self to.
devint, became.
très- familière , very familiar.
dès que, as soon as.
becqueter, to peck.
le creux de sa m.ain, the hol-
low of her hand.
il n^était plus besoin , it was
no longer necessary.
refermer, to shut, lock.
la maisonnette, small house,
cage.
s*y plaisait, liked to be in it.
dès raube du Jour, with day-
break.
tandis, whilst.
se poser, to sit down.
Pore/lier, m., pillow.
la réveillait, awaked her.
point, no.
le repos, rest, repose, sleep.
qu*elle ne se fût levée et qt^elle ne lui eût donné, nntil she was np and had givcn it.
s'en plaignit, complained of it.
cy'outa, added.
qu'elle ne vienne pltts 7/ie troubler, that it does not come to distnrb me. .
le sommeil, sleep .
dorénavant, henceforth.
afin que, that, to the end that.
non pas, no such thing, not that.
elle ne puisse pas en sortir, she cannot get ont.
il vaut bien mieux, it is mnch . better.
apprendre, to leam.
se lever, to get up.
de bon matiyi, early in the
la santé, hcalth , [moming.
entretenir, to keep up, maintain.
la gaieté, cheerfulness.
bonne heure, early.
paresseuse , indolent , lazy, slothful. [be ashamed.
j^en ierais honteuse, I would
dès, from.
elle s' occupait à travailler, she was bnsy working.
r ouvrage d^aigitille, needlework.
auprès, near.
la fenêtre, window.
becquetait, picked up.
miettes de pain, crumbs of bread.
aile, {., wing.
s^ envola par la croisée, flew
away throngh the window.
un toit voisin, aneighbouring
roof.
jeta un grand cri, screamed
loud, loudly.
accourir, to run to, corne.
ce qu'elle avait, what was the
matter with her.
Hé, ha, oh.
pleurant à chaudes larmes,
weeping with bitter tears.
qui se réchauffait au soleil,
who warmed itself in the
sun-shine.
essaie de rappeler, try to call
it.
vola, flew.
tendre, to stretch out.
fut enchantée, was delighted.
la docilité, complianco.
obéissante, obedient.
à ma voix, to my voice.
(jue tu rHen éprouves, as thou
feelest.
Unt fidèlement parole, kept
faithfully her word.
arroser, to water.
fatiguée, tired.
ell s'assit à côté, she sat down
at the side.
un banc de gazon, a bench of
tnrf.
t07it près, quite close.
app?*ivoiser, to tame.
la laissait voltiger librement
partout, let her fly about
freely.
vint boire, came to drink.
le bassin, small pond, basin,
fountain.
marcher, to march, walk.
en passant d'une pierre à
Vautre, crossing from one
stone to the other.
éviter de mettre ses pieds dans
la boue, to avoid to put its
feet in the mud.
comme il se tient propre,
how clean it keeps itself.
on n'aperçoit pas la moindre
tache, one does not see the
least speck.
blanc plumage, white feathers.
quelquefois, sometimes.
inattentive, inattentive, care-
less.
malpropre , dirty , sloven,
négligent of drcss.
remplissant, filling.
Va7*rosoii; m., watering-pot.
par mégarde, by mistake, in-
advertently.
salir, to dirty, soil, stain.
elle rougit, she blnshed.
constamment, constantly.
net, clean, neat.
la neige nouvellement tombée,
newly fallen snow.
quelque temps après, some
time after.
quand elle revint, when she
returned.
tout de suite, directly.
au-devant d'elle, towards her,
to meet her.
montrer, to show, évince.
revoir, to see again.
elle a été bien triste, she bas
been very unhappy.
partout, every where.
it est étonnant, it is astonish-
ing.
privé de raison, deprived of
•reason.
recoTinaisse, recognises.
la bienfaitrice, bcnefactress.
y soit siaffaché, be so attached ^o her.
vraij true.
reconnaissant, thankful, grateful.
avjourcThni, to day.
songer, to consider, think;
rougir^ to blush.
se laisser surpasser^ to be excelled, exceeded, made ashamed.
prier f to pray.
remercier, to thank.
depuis, since.
sans offrir, without offering,
ses ferventes actions de grâces, her fervent thanks.
bienfaits, kindnesses, bencfits.
la, table de travail, work-table.
ati bord de laquelle, on the border of which.
je te dois beaucoup, I owe thee many thanks.
In m* as appris, thoa hast taught me.
reprit, began again.
riant, smiling, pleasing, delightful.
l'image, f., image, emblem.
simple, simple, artless.
sans malice, harmless.
la feinte, deceit, hypocrisy.
le déguisement, disguise.
la ruse, deceit, craftiness.
la querelle, quarrel, dispute.
noire divin Sauveur, our divine redeemer.
exprimer, to express.
en peu de mois, in few words.
soyez simples, be ye harmless.
ton partage, thy portion.
JDi'fff/ veuille, God grant.
le vœu, vow, désire.
exaucer, to grant.
resta, remained.
un modèle, an example.
la candeur, candour, purity
of mind, sweetness of man-
ners.
la pureté, innocence.
la bienveillance, benevolence.
la vettve, the widow.
contre, against.
nombreuse, numerous.
infester, to devastate, plunder. racontait, related.
comment il était parvenu à
faire prisonniers, how he
had been able to take pri-
soners.
disperser^ to disperse.
la tranquillité publique, public security.
filant au rouet, spinning at the spinning-wheel.
lui prêtaient une oreille attentive, listened to him attentively.
déjà, aiready. .
la soirée s^ avançait, the evening came on.
on venait d*allumer les bougies, they had jnst lighted up the tapers.
vêtue de noir, dressed in black.
ses joues étaient pales, her cheeks were pale.
portait • ^empreinte du chagrin, bore the expression of trouble, vexation.
elle tenait, she held.
à la main, by the hand.
pareillement en deuil, likewise in mouming.
le deuil, moarning, grief.
se lever, to rise, stand np.
saluer, to salate.
te dame élrangère, tlie lady-
stranger.
non sans répandre beaucoup
de larmes, not without shed-
ding many tears.
Dieu soit avec vous, God préserve y ou.
implorer voire proieci ion, to
supplicàte your protection.
peut-être, perhaps.
infortunes, misfortunes.
est mort des blessures, died
of the wonnds.
la bataille, battle.
livrée, delivered, fought.
tannée dernière, last year.
le meilleur, the best.
ses libéralités, bis generosity,
munificences.
ne lui permirent pas, did not
allow him.
laisser, to leave.
Pon veut encore nous ravir,
they will even deprive us.
modeste, modest, small. axndes, covetous.
me causent les plus vives inquiétudes, cause me the
greatest uneasiness.
sous divers prétextes, under
ail sorts of prétests.
veut m^entetyer, will deprive
me, take away.
tes champs, fields.
les prairies, meadows.
qui s étendent, which extend.
le mur, wall.
l'autre élève des prétentions,
the other makes daims.
prétention, f., claims.
puissants, powerful. funite.
se liguer, to confederate,
contre, against.
jadis, formerly.
ils sont devenus, they bave
become.
implacable, irreconcilable.
Veffet, effect.
la cupidité, avidity, covetous-
ness.
commettre, to cause, commit.
semblait te pressentir, appear-
ed to foresee it.
en mourant, in dying.
espère en Dieu, h ope, tnist in
God. si Von f opprime, if they op-
press yon.
aller trouver, to go to see.
défendre, to défend, protect.
son ancien compagnon d'armes, bis old companion in
arms.
daignez justifier, deign to
justify.
que deviendrai'je , what will
become of me.
dépouilléç, stripped.
mes biens, my possessions.
les murs, the walls.
ces pierres ne pourront pas
nous faire vivre, we could
not livc on, snbsist of thèse
stones.
réduire, to reduce.
mendier, to beg, ask alms.
de porte en porte, from door
to door.
jamais, ever.
. Dieti ne plaise, Ggd forbid.
le sort, fate, lot.
tomber, to fall.
la peine, the distress.
accorder, to grant.
à peu près, about.
h son tour, in her turn.
pleurant, weeping.
repousser, to reject.
ie secotirs, help.
tenant, holding, supporting.
le menton, the chin.
selon sa coutume, according
to his custom.
// demeurait sileneimix et
pensif) he remained silent
and thoughtful.
ses regards fixés sur la terre,
his looks fixed to the ground.
le chagrin, displeasure.
aucun signe d! assentiment, no
sign of consent, willingness.
aie pitié, hâve pity.
ces dames infortunées , thèse
unhappy ladics.
Vautre Jour, the other day.
poursuivie, foilowed,pursaed.
charmant, pleasing, agreeable.
demoiselle, young lady.
le droit, privilège, right.
sauvez-les des griffes, deliver,
save them from the claws.
ces vilains chevaliers, thèse
wretches , disgusting
knights.
un ton ému, an agitated voice,
with émotion.
rassure-toi, take courage, be assured.
défendre^ défend, render assistance.
Paide, m., assistance.
insensibilité^ f., hard-heartedness, want of feeling.
réfléchir, to reflect, consider.
moyens, means.
les plus efficaces, the most productive of effect.
contre, against.
la méchanceté, wickedness.
il approcha, he drew near,
fetcbed.
un siège, a seat, chair.
en traîna un, moved onenear.
elles s'assirent, they satdown.
sortit^ to go out.
à ^ordinaire, as nsual.
traiter, to entertain.
les hôtes, guests.
car, becanse.
tel était tusage, such was the
custom.
sunwillaient elles-mêmes leur
cuisine, attended themselves
to their kitcben. en attendant, in the raean
time, until.
• sinj'ui'mer, to enqnire after.
le prétexte, pretence, false
allégation.
que mettaient en avant les
ennemis, which the ennemies brought forward.
dès^ from.
le lendemain matin, the next
morning.
activement, busily.
attendre, to wait for.
le retour, return.
le reînercia, thanked him.
dès Vaube du jour, at day-
break.
monta à cheval, gotonhorse-
back.
partir, to départ.
les gens de sa suite, his follo-
wers.
témoigna, showed.
auprès d'elle, with her.
elle la conduisit, she conduct-
ed her.
lui montra, showed her.
armoire, f., wardrobe.
se lier, to engage, get friends.
amitié, {., friendship.
bien élevée, well-bred.
revenir, to return.
ttonne nouvelle, good news.
irgust, unjust.
i7* auraient fait peu de cas,
tliey would hâve paid little
attention.
menacer, to threaten.
une guerre, war.
rt outrance, bcyond measnre,
excessively.
tenir en repos, to remain
quiet.
ainsi, thus, therefore.
rassurez-vouê , be of good
cheer.
personne, no-one.
à jamais, for ever.
ses préparatifs, her préparations, [tears.
fondre en larmes, to burst into
un souvenir, a keepsake.
témoigné, expressed.
apprivoisée, tamed.
prit donc, took then.
q7felque ctière qii'elle lui fut, however dear as she held it.
il s'ensuivit, it arose.
u?ie contestation, contest, dispute.
/ïit obligée, was obliged.
céder, to yield.
recommander, to recommend.
autant, so much, as mnch.
instance, f., request, entreaty.
lui fit promettre de ne jamais s'en séparer, made her promise neverto separate with it, give it away.
ftd partie, was departed.
se repentit presque, almost
regretted.
plutôt, sooner, rather.
j'^ aurais dti jilutôt, I ought
rather.
lui donner, to hâve given her.
boucles W oreilles, ear-rings.
le chagrin, sadness, displea-
sure.
quand elle reviendra nous
voir, when she comes again
to see us. (présent.
achtellement , now, for the convenable, agreeable.
peut-être, perhaps.
tiumilier, to hart.
tandis que, whilst.
en soi, in itself.
prouver, to show.
Ven repens pas, do not regret.
prét^ ready. [pressed widow.
la veuve opprimée, the op-
de bonne fteure, early.
bonheur, m., happiness.
ses semblables , ones fellow-
creatures.
le pèlerin, pilgrim.
vivait, lived.
tranquille, undi&turbed.
situé, situated.
au milieti, in the midst.
une contrée monta gnetise , a
mountainous country.
fort tard, very late.
ils portaient, they wore.
la robe, gown.
étoffe brtme, brown stuff.
le bourdon, pilgrims-staff.
gros, tliick.
le coquillage, cockle-shell.
selon la coutume^ according
to the custom.
de cette espèce^ of this kind.
le concierge, gate-keeper.
iesannonçOy announcedthem.
la dame châtelaine, the lady
castellain, Govemor.
ordonna, ordered.
une salle basse, a hall, room
on the ground floor.
le repas, repaet.
la terre sainte, holy land.
toits les gens, ail the people.
les écoulèrent attentivement,
listened tothemattentively.
siirlotif, especially.
récifs merveilletiœ,ma,Tve\lona
stories.
contrée, land.
le Sauveur, saviour.
habiter, to dwell in, inhabit.
à toute heure, at any hour,
time.
transporter, to transport one*s
self.
assidûment, with attention.
car, for.
alors, at that time, then.
la course, journey, path.
chacun, each.
le pas, step.
Hait signalé, was marked, re-
markable.
le bienfait, good action.
ses paroles divines, his divine
words.
pour ainsi dire, as it were.
souffrances, sufferings.
la mort, death.
la résurrection, résurrection.
mettre à profit, to profit by.
instruction, f., doctrine.
exemple, m., example.
une terre de promission, a
promised land.
le monde entier, the whole world.
ainsi, thns.
devenir, to become.
information, f., cnquiry, intelligence.
les contrées environnantes, neighbouring country.
éloge, praise.
qiCils prétendirent avoir
connu, whom they pretend-
ed to hâve known.
écarté, remote, far.
la route, way, road.
volontiers, willingly.
un détour, a round about
wAy.
assurer, to assure.
n^était guère éloigné de leur
chemin, was not at ail out
of their way.
depuis peu, very shortly.
la presque certitude, almost
the certain ty.
rencontrer, to fneet.
chez lui, at home.
alors, well, then.
je ne manquerai pas, I shall
not fail.
h terminer, to settle.
demain matin , to - morrow
moming.
de très 'bonne hetire, very
earlv.
chargèrent, charged.
pria, requested.
oublier, to forget.
se portail bien, was well.
avait appris, had leamed.
discours, conversation.
le sentier, path.
abréger, to shorten.
le trajet, way, passage.
vif et f/ai, lively and merry.
la complaisance, civility,obligingness.
porter, to carry.
la besace, bag, pilgrim pouch.
en silence, in silence.
en montant, up hill.
descendant, down hiJl.
converser, to speak.
la langue italienne, Italian Language.
originaire, originary.
Italie, Italy. [called him only.
on ne l'appelait que, thcy
pendant, during.
rencontrer, to meet. [ted.
abandonné , f orsaken , deser-
r orphelin, orphan.
emmener, to take away.
Allemagne, Germany.
r Allemand, the German Language.
pourtant, however.
dès, as soon as.
il prêta Pareille, he listened.
il était sur le point, he was just going.
témoigner, to express.
bientôt, soon.
entendre, to hear.
remplir, to fill.
ffiorreur, borror.
effroi, m., terror.
véritable, true.
pieux, pious.
le déguisement, disguise.
heureusement, happily.
battre^ to beat, defeat.
bnilev, to burn, glow.
punir, to punish.
égorger, to eut the throat.
ensuite^ then.
piller, to plunder.
mettre le feu, to set on fire.
dans le lointain, in the distance.
entre, between.
deux montagnes boisées, two woody mountains.
le voilà donCj behold there is, ce maudit repaire, this détestable retreat.
quUl me tarde, how I long.
venger, to avenge.
périr, to die, kill.
oui, y es, surely.
il faudra le garrotter, one
onght to bind him.
Jeter, to throw.
ail milieu, in, in the middie.
cependant, however.
l'efitreprise, f., the undertak-
ing.
périlleuse, dangcrous.
si nous manquons notre coup,
if it were to fail.
après tout, after ail.
vattt la peine, is worth the
trouble.
répliqua, replicd.
emparer, to seize.
quoique, although.
dédaigner, to despise. [up.
renoncer y to renounce, give périlleux, dangerous.
le métier, profession, trade.
choisir, to choose.
un genre de vie, a kind of life.
à propos, now I think of it, in
good time.
tiens, hold, stop.
faire les seigneurs, to prétend
to be lords.
en quelque pays éloigné^ in
some distant country.
le cœur me bal, my heart
heatS; I feel uneasy.
songer, to think.
bafi, nonsense.
poltroTij coward. "
la fenêtre , the window.
chandelles allumées, lighted candies.
gaillards vigouretix el braves, vigorous and brave fellows.
dé^jà, already.
ne viendront - ils pas à noire secours, will they not corne to our assistance.
introduire, to introduce, to admit.
facile, easy.
de Vintérieur, frora within.
parmi miœ, among them.
le corridor, gallery, passage.
le souterrain , vault, underground.
parfaitement, perfectly, exact-
que s'il y était ne, as if he
was bom there.
par ma foi, by my faith.
se rendre maures, to get
master.
une poignée de gens endormis, ahandfnl of sleepingpeople.
noîis ne pouvons manquer de réussir, we cannot fail to succeed.
frissonner, to shiver, shudder.
se garder bien de, to take care not to.
compreîidre, to understand.
il s'arrêtait, he stopped.
faire semblant de, to prétend.
cueillir, to gather.
é/e manière à se tenir derrière.
in a mannet to kecp, remain behiûd.
siffler, to whistlc.
pour détourner leur soupçon, to deceive their suspicion.
il prêtait une oreille attentive, hc listened withgreat attention.
intérieurement, inwardlv.
il priait, he prayed.
secours, help, assistance.
protéger, to protect.
déjouer, to l'rustrate.
scélérate, villains.
méditer, to think, résolve.
quoiqu'il n'eut mission de conduire, although he had orders only to accompany.
afin de, in order.
découvrir, to discover, disclose.
homicide dessein, murderous intention.
se concerter, to advise together, concert.
un sentier étroit, a narrow path.
fît un faux pas, made a false step.
rouler, to roll.
au fond, to the bottom.
un buisson d'épines, a briar.
il resta, he remain éd.
suspendu, suspended.
arrêter, to stop, prevent.
la chute, fall
les épines, the thorns.
déchirer, to tear open.
la robe, dress, gown.
vil, saw.
le vêlement, garment.
un pourpoint écarlate, a scarlet doublet.
une cuirasse en acier poli, a polished steel cnirass.
laissa tomber jlQtfaWj dropped.
le poignard, poniard, dagger.
paraître, to appear.
s*en apercevoir, to hâve seen
se hâta, hastened. [it.
ramasser, to pick up.
recacher, to conceal again.
rajustant, buttoning, fastcning.
il regarda, he looked.
avec des yeux aussi perçants que ceux de r aigle, with eyes as piercing as those of an cagle.
effroyable, frightful.
dans les profondeurs duquel, at the depth of which.
grondait, muttered, rushed.
les orages, storms.
le buisson, bnsh, thicket,shrab.
le bord, side, edge, brink.
un sapin, fir-tree.
équarrir, to eut square, hew.
le coté, side.
jeter, to throw.
par hasard, bj chance.
le pont, bridge.
franchir, to pass over.
se défier de, to distrust.
drôle, crafty man, lad.
j*ai envie de, I liave a mind.
du haut, from the height.
// s'arrêta, he stopped.
Je n'oserais jamais, I shall
ncver venture.
la tête me tourne déjà, niy
head swims alrcadv.
71* aie pas peur, do not bc
afraid.
je te porterai de Vautre côté,
I shall carry you across.
à ces mots, at thèse words.
saisir, to seize bold of.
reculant, recoilingbackwards.
se mettre à, to begin to.
pousser, to push forward,
ntter.
le cri, cry, shrick.
s'apprêter, to get ready, prépare.
ienfuir, to run away, escape.
les broussailles , bushes,
thicket.
pour peu que, if but a little.
davantage, more.
je vous en prie, I beg you.
tomber, to fall.
revenir, to retum.
laissez-moi m'en retourner à
la maison, let me retnrn
home.
avoir besoin de, to want, stand
in nead of.
maintenant, now.
qui y mène tout droit, which
leads straight up to it.
tromper, deceive, mistake.
attribua, attributed.
périlleux, dangerous.
la planche, the plank.
étroite, narrow.
laisse-le s'en aller, let himgo.
compromettre, to compromise.
imbécile, idiot, silly one.
la moindre chose, the least
thing.
le langage, language.
sera regardé, will be looked at.
un babil d'enfant, a childish talk.
faire attention, to pay attention.
le diable, devil.
nh bien, soii, well, be it so.
pour plus grande tûrelé, fer
greater secarity, to be more
secure.
retirer^ to take away.
jetons-la en bas, let us throw
it below.
entraver, to perplex, binder.
tout proche, qnite near.
c^est ici, thi8 hère is.
le pont, bridge.
la lieue, league, three miles.
de sorte que, so that.
/aire parvenir le moindre
avis à, to send the least
news to.
le détour, round about way.
achevé, executed.
notre coup, our purpose, work.
reprirent, took up.
la besace, bag, wallet. [away.
congédier, to dismiss, send remercier, to thank.
périlleuse, dangerous.
crier, to cry out.
en allemand, in German.
avoir raison, to be right.
défà, already.
à moitié pourrie,h£L\{àecayed.
elle deviendrait, it would be-
come.
le voyageur, traveller.
prévenir, to prevent.
détruire, to destroy.
il faudra bien alors qu^on
fasse, it will be necessary
then that thev make.
moins, less.
en effet, indeed, really.
détacher, to detach. [cayed fir. le frêle sapin, the thin, deh fracas, great crash, noise.
emporter, to carry away.
disparu, disappeared.
/derrière, behind.
autour duquel setyetitait,
round which tumed.
d'abord, at first
aussitôt, immediately, instant-
il se mit a courir, he began
to run.
de toutes ses forces , with ail
his strength.
porter, to bring, carry.
vite, quick.
la nouvelle^ the news, tidings.
Vaffreux complot, the fright-
ful plot.
car, because.
à la ronde, round about.
personne, no-one.
utilement, usefully, advan-
tageously.
révéler, reveal, disclose.
la messagère, messenger.
châtelaine, Lady.
bien loin, far from.
soupçonner, to suspect.
menace?', to threaten.
la journée, day.
rappeler, to recall, rcmind. les merveilles, the wonders.
elle adressait, she asked.
tranquillement, quietly.
vers le soir, towards evening.
ardent, ho t.
frais, fresh, cool.
se faisant sentir, being fclt.
se promener, to walk.
le vallon, the vale.
visiter, to inspect.
superbe, magniiicent.
les épis, the corn-ears.
jaunir, to grow yellow.
tine abondante récolte, an
abundant harvest, crop.
croissait, grew.
le i/oiaaim; Joiiitiin, cTaulanl phis vif, i
Ihe more livclj.
naguèrt, iBieJj.
haletant, ont of brealh.
la rueur, pergpication.
le détetpoir, despair.
quelle horreur, »hat a Jread-
fnl (hing.
loger, la lodgc, dvell, entev-
attaitin, m-, mnrdeter.
piller, lo plnnâer.
mettre le feu à, to sel fire to.
tellement, in each a manner,
to mch a degreo.
MÏUW//W, out of breath.
longlempa, h long time.
repi-ettdrB hatuine, to fetch
brcath, to brenthe.
«ffreuie, a«ful.
ft-appa de nliipeiir, stnpified.
Eh quoi, ah wbat.
pâle, palo.
tremblante, tremblïng.
fen mourrait de douleur, I
shonld die wiih grief.
firai te joindre, I shall
follow you.
mail va vite, but go qaickly.
eouri de toutes te» force», run
wilh ail ^our might.
ratiembler, to collect, an-
aemble.
pour aoertir, in order to wam.
mr-le-ehamp, immedialely,
withont delà}'.
que fon coure ventre à terre, let ibem hurrj witb fnll
dût-on crever toui met chevaux, even if ail mj borses péri ah bj it.
autti prompte, as swift.
la biclie légère,ibe lîght hiod.
la /lèche, ihe arrow.
en un clin iFieit, with the ininkling uf an eje.
elle gravit le rocher, sbe clambered , ascended the
alteignil, reacbed.
le portail du château, porta!,
front, gâte of the CB«tte.
elle raconta, Bheretaied,told.
en peu de moti, in a foir
prodiguer let impricatùau,
te ditolèrent, lamented.
comme wilcttr propre château
méme,B» iftWrovncasile.
la proie, prey.
jh-ii tC'ii:^lniih aprèt, aftcr a
ïiih-m/gi-r, to question.
en mute, on the way.
au lieu de, in«t«ad of.
agir, 10 act.
Konfer à cheval, lo monnt.
wler, to flj.
advan
lit doivent être, tbe; mnst be.
prêt, aboDt
iCaitleur; beaidea.
faire nuit, (o be dark.
la route etl rompue par lei pluies, the ira; is spoîled bj the rain. [borse.
le meilleur cheval, the beat
avant le jour, before day-
break.
nos vieux chevaux de labour^
our old labouring horses.
ne valent rien pour . la selle,
are of no use for riding.
chevaux de guerre^war-horses.
monture, animal for riding.
en état de faire, in a state of
making.
une semblable course, such a
course.
demeura comme pétrifiée, was
as if changed to stone,
astonished.
se livrant au désespoir, giv-
ing herself up to despair.
elle let^a vers le ciel des regards douloureux, she rais-
ed her sorrowful eyes to
heaven.
inondèrent ses joues , flowed
over her cheeks.
ayez pitié, havc pity.
secourir, to help.
la détresse, distresâ.
prie, pray.
le Seigneur, the Lord.
confondre, to confound.
joignit les mains, folded the
hands.
ses yeux baignés de larmes,
f ., her eyes bathing in tears.
venez aux secours de, do suc-
coar.
ces malheureux, thèse un-
happy ones.
s* adressant de nouveau, apply-
ing again.
je vous en conjure, I earnestly
entreat, implore y on.
essayez-le, attempt it.
/aHffîié, fatigued.
la course, the mnning.
il partirait bien vite, he woald go immediatcly.
abrège de près d^un tiers, is
nearer by one third.
à temps, in time.
personne, no-one.
obscur, dark.
se retrouver, to fîndonesway.
ces sentiers étroits, thèse nar-
row foothpaths.
détruire, to destroy.
le pont, bridge.
pour le franchir, to get across.
il faudrait avoir, it would re-
quire.
ailes, wings.
la joie, joy.
il me vient une idée, a thought
strikes me.
un messager, a messenger.
je me souviens, I remember.
avant, before.
tenir enfermée, to keep con-
fîned.
pendant, dnring.
autrement, otherwise.
elle ne manquerait pas , she
would not fail.
prendre la volée y to take to
flight.
droit, directly.
a quelque distance, at what-
ever distance.
que ce soif, it may be.
se dépêcher, to make haste.
attacher, to attach.
le cou, neck.
sûrement, surely, no doubt.
embrasser, to embrace.
il n'y a que le bon Dieu qui
puisse f avoir inspiré cette
excellente idéê-là, only God
alone can hâve inspired you with this excellent idea.
chercher, to fetch.
tandis q?te, whilst.
écrivait, wrote.
à la hâte, in a harrv.
le collier, collar.
orner, to adom.
d*abord, at first.
plana, hovered.
à droite et à gauche, to the
right and left.
^orienta*, to consider, to find
ont the direction, à tire-d'aile, with a quick and
strong flappingofthewings. se diriger^ directing its flight vers, towards.
les habitants, inhabitants.
se lasser, to grow tired, weary.
ne pouvaient se lasser, conld
not leave ofF.
louer, to praise.
Vutile avis, the useful, happy
advice.
vcBuœ, m., wishes.
étaient en proie, were a prey.
mille, thousand.
inquiétudes, anxieties.
entre les griffes, in the claws.
le vautour, vulture.
la force, strength.
le trajet, passage, way.
s'attarder, to be benighted.
remarquer, to perceive.
sur-le-champ, immediately.
faire entrer, to let in.
amener, to cause.
se mirent à la fenêtre, sat
down at the window.
fpn donnait du côté, which
facedj was looking npon.
le billet, the note.
s'égarer, to go astray, lose.
incendie, m., great fire.
funeste, calamitous, fatal.
bouger, to stir.
?ie fermèrent pas Vœil, did
not close the eye.
ne cessèrent pas, did not leave
oflp. regarder, to look.
la minuit, midnight.
sonner, to strike.
tin ouragan terrible, a furious
tempest.
mugissait, roared.
enveloppée d^épaisses ténèbres,
was buried in profound
darkness.
une vive lumière, a bright light.
elles f)rémissent, they shudder-
ed.
le vent, the wind.
ils sont perdus, they are lost.
également, eqnally.
étaient près de s'évanouir,
were about to faint.
ô bonheur, what a blessing.
illusion, f., error, mistake.
cette prétendue flamme, this
supposed flame.
n'était autre chose, was noth-
ing elsc.
quelques nuages mobiles, some
moving clouds.
par, by.
la clarté, the brilliancy.
revenues, recovered.
rougeâtre, reddish.
lugubre, sad, dismal.
qu'un incendie nocturne ne
manque jamais de produire,
which a nightly great fire
never fails tô cause, show.
le jour parut, the day broke.
échapper, to escape.
que ne donnerais'je pas, what wonld I not give.
acheter, to buy.
trop cher, too dear.
le byou, jewel.
fy joindrais avec plaisir toutes mes petites épargnes, I would willingly add ail my spare money.
souhaits, wishes.
se résigner, to submit, resign one's self to providence.
attendre, to wait for.
tarder, to delay, fail.
les choses délaient passées, the things had happened.
la veille, the eve.
le soleil parvenait déjà sur son déclin, the 8un was about setting.
le rayon, ray.
astre, m., brillant light.
traversant les vitraux arrondis, piercing throngh the large round Windows.
éclairaient, lighted.
la salle à manger, dininghall.
annoncer, to annonnce.
les étrangers, the Etrangers.
les bien recevoir, to reçoive, treat them well.
raconter, to relate.
le pèlerinage, pilgrimage.
la cruche, pitcher.
désaltérer, to quench the thirst.
le causeur, talker.
d avance, in advance.
jfoupçonner, to suspect.
causant, conversing.
la gaieté, cheerfalness.
-abandon, ease, frankness.
en effet, indeed, really.
voltigeant, flying.
frappant, pecking.
le bec, beak. épaule, {., shoulder.
jolicollier, neat, pretty collar.
tiens, behold, stop.
pend, hangs.
en véritén in truth.
examinant, examinîng.
souriant, smiling.
il déroula, he unrolled, open-
ed.
parcourut, ran over, read.
pâlit, grew pale.
à la fois, at the same time.
conçu, expressed.
se nomme, is called.
ils portent, they wear.
le poignard, dagger.
piller, to plunder.
revêtus, dressed.
habits de chevalier, knight's
clothes.
la chaîne d'or, chain of gold.
la croix, the cross.
ils projettent, they project,
intend.
pays étranger,{oreign country.
de s'y faire passer pour des
seigneurs, to pass them-
selves for gentlemen.
rôdent, rove, ramble.
attendre, to wait for.
convenu, agreed.
la chandelle, candie.
posées, placed.
ils accourront., they will corne.
faire entrer, to let in.
Dieu veuille, God grant.
assez toi, soon enough.
vous faire parvenir j to let
y ou hâve. [other way.
par toute autre voie, in any sur-le-champ^ immediately.
pour nCapprendre<, to inform
me.
reconnaissante, grateful.
émue, moved.
la branche d'olivier^ the olive-
branch.
Farche, f., the ark.
Noé, Noah.
le périU danger.
en sûreté^ in safety.
une chambre voisine, an ad-
joining room.
endossa, put on.
la cuirasse, cuirass.
se tenir à proacimilé, io remain
close at hand.
il fit dire, he sent word.
faisant force révérences,mtLk'
ing great bows.
porter la parole, to be spo-
kesman.
une voix, a voice. mêlant, m\xmg.
la vérité, the truth.
le mensonge, falsehood.
digne, worthy.
nous venons en droiture, we
corne straightway.
chargés, entrnsted.
apporter, to bring.
la salutation, greeting.
faire connaissance , to ' get
acqnainted.
dont la renommée Jious était
parvenue jusqu^enPalestine,
the report of which even
had corne to onr ears in
Palestine.
pieux, pious.
ne se lasse pas de bénir, doée
net get weary to bless, in-
cessantly blesses.
nommer, to name, call.
elle nous a prodigué^ she bas
loaded us. [ones.
nous indignes, us unworthy ce petit ange, this little angel.
fondait en larmes, melted in
tears.
pendant, dnring.
se borner^ to confine, be sa-
tisfied with.
acquitter, to discharge.
se porter à merveille, to be
particnlarly well.
détester, to abominate.
lu flatterie, flattery.
le flaUeur, flatterer.
pourtant il se contint, never-
theless he refrained, con-
tained himself.
comment vous nommez-vous ?
what are your names?
la terre sainte, ho'ly land.
notre pays natal, our native-
country.
un gîte, a bed.
sHnclinant, bowing.
demain matin , to - morrow
moming.
au premier chant du coq, at
the first cock-crow.
que nos parents vont se réfouir
en nous revoyant, how glad
our parents wiU be to see
us again.
mentir, to tell a lie.
I la gorge, throat.
I d^une voix de tonnerre, with I a thundering voice.
i scélérat, wicked wretch.
incendiaires, incendiaries.
Allemand, German.
uniquement, onlj.
piller, to plunder.
incendier^ to set fire to.
recevoir, to receive.
la récompense, the reward.
méritée, deserved.
Véch/afaud vous attend, the scaffold awaits yoa.
revêtir, to dress, wear.
arrachez-leur ce déguisement,
strip them of tbis disguise.
véritable, true.
désarmez-les, disann them.
mettez-leur, put them.
jetez-les, tbrow them.
le cachot de la tour, dangeon
of the tower.
les dépouillèrent , stripped
them.
quelle abominable hypocrisie,
what détestable hypocrisy.
les âmes pieuses, pions soûls.
on les chargea de chaùies,
thcy wcre fettered.
traîner, to drag.
je ne puis concevoir, I hâve
no idea.
exactement, minntely. se convenir, to agrée together.
de nous faire passer, to pass
ourselves for.
par hasard, by chance.
trahir, to betray.
aile, {., wing.
franchir, to pass.
fai bien fait attention, I hâve
paid the greatest attention.
depuis, since.
arrivée, f., arrivai.
personne, no one.
/e poni'levïs, the draw-bridge.
il y a là dedans quelque
chose de surnaturel, there
is something supematnral
abont it.
un pacte,' a league.
le diable, the devil.
entra dans une telle fureur,
fell into such a rage, passion.
qu^il vomit, that he pushed
out, said.
imprécation, t, curse.
écumant de rage, foaming
with rage.
Punique cause, the sole cause.
endurci, hardened, infamous.
le forfait, crime.
se mit h pleurer, began to cry.
se désoler, to be deeply affec-
ted.
faire des reproches, to re-
proach.
plût au Ciel, I would it had
pleased heaven.
prêter VoreUle, to listen to.
une vie joyeuse, a life of
pleasure.
abondaîice, f., abundance,
plenty.
une mort infâme, a shameful
death.
tu voulais étouffer^ thou
wouldst stop, dissuade, stifle.
la crainte, the fear.
se moquer de, to mock, ridicule, langh at.
une voix intérieure, a voice
within me.
le châtiment, the pnnishment.
tôt ou tard, soon or late.
nejndnquej'amais, never fails.
atteindre, to reach, punish.
à quoi me servent lotis les
trésors que fai amassés^
what good are to me ail
the trcasnres which I hâve
accnxmilated. t^ adonner à, to apply, give
oue's self to.
het iravatix, m., works.
pénible, painfal, laborions,
hard.
la sueur, the perspîration.
le front, forehead.
honnêtement, honestlj.
conservant, retaining.
la grâce, pardon.
miséricorde, mercy.
la dissipation, prodigality.
égarer, to mislead.
conduire, conduct, lead.
complice, ni., accomplice.
sombre, dark.
bougies allumées, lighted tapers.
étrangers, strangers.
le concierge, steward, gatekeeper.
la prudence, the prudence.
compter, to reckon.
embuscade^ f., lurking place.
la cour, the yard.
par où, through vhich.
sHntroduire, to gain entrance.
ils attendirent longtemps en
vain, they waited a long-
time in vain.
minuit, m., midnight.
ia lune, moon.
éclairait, lighted.
la vieille tour, the old tower. s'impatteriter , to grow impatient.
attendez un peu, wait a little.
il me vient une bonne idée
pour les attirer, a good
idea jast strikes me to
allure them.
le piège, 8nare,/trap.
revenir, to retnm.
revêtu, dressed.
le chapeau, hat.
orné, omamented.
Ift coquillage, cockie shells.
le maraud, rogue, scoundrel.
derrière, behind.
ce pilier, this colnmn.
la poterne, small secret gâte.
frapper, to knock.
doucement, gently.
arrivons -nous à propos, do
we come in good time.
fort à propos, in very good
time.
sans bruit, without making
noise.
marchant sur la pointe des
pieds, walking on tiptoe.
munir, to furnish, provide.
le soufre, sulphur.
le yojidron, tar, pitch, torcb.
la clef, key. poche, f., pocket.
le signal convenu, the signal
agreed upon.
soudain, suddenly.
sautèrent, threw àiemselves.
à la tête, at the head.
torches allumées, lighted torches.
armes étincelantes, glittering
arms.
presque morts d'étonnement,
et de frayeur, almost dead
from astonishment and
fright.
tirer, to draw.
enchaîner, to enchain.
jeter, to throw.
la punition^ pnnishment.
apprenant, informing.
ahoùlir, to end, terminate.
le méchant périt par set propres ceuvres, the wicked dies by his own works.
tomber, to fall.
le piège, snare, trap.
qu'il tend à autrui, which he
aims at to others.
'un bienfait, a good action.
attendaient, waited for.
inquiétude, uneasiness.
Vescalier, m., stair, steps.
la plate - forme , flat - roof,
terrace.
après midi, î., aftemoon.
V espérance, m., hope.
^évanouir, to vanish.
peti à peu, bj little and little,
by degrees.
fit place, made room.
enfin, at last.
vers le soir, towards evening.
de loin, at a distance, far
off.
sur la roule, on the way, road.
escorter, to gnard, attend.
se précipiter, to rush into,
fall.
les voilà! there they are!
allons à leur rencontre, let us
go to meet them.
en effet, indeed, really.
se mettre, en route, to set out dès Paube du jour, at day-
break.
apporter, to bring.
la nouvelle, news.
en jjersonne, in person.
leurs reinerctments , their
thanks. [mounted.
//descendit de cheval, he dis-
sortirent, alîghted.
saluer, to salute, ^eet.
témoigner, to testify, attest, show.
la reconnaissàhce , reward, gratitude.
goûter, to taste, enjoy.
égale, equal.
ensemble, together.
s'adressant réciproquement, asking each other, reciprocally.
événement, m., event.
la soirée, evening.
un festin, a feast.
raconter, to relate.
dans le plus grand détail, most mkiutely.
le discours, conversation.
que les — avaient tenus entre eux, which the — had had with each other.
très volontiers, with much pleasure.
il s'attacha surtout à dépeindre, he endeavoured above ail to describe.
pour empêcher, to hinder, prevent.
intercéder, to intercède, pray, solicit for.
puisqu'il a montré des sentiments plus humains, as he has shown more hnmane feelings.
appuyèrent., supported.
le vœu, wish.
le repas, repast. [goblet.
sa coupe d^ argent , his silver
portons la santé, let us drink the health.
ensevelis, buried.
les ruines embrasées, the buming ruina.
rougissant, blashing.
appartient^ belongs, is dne.
(tabordy at first.
recueillir, to gather, coUect,
infer, get in.
qui ensuite a bien voulu, who
afterwards has had the
kindness.
Grâce à Dieu ! thanks to God !
éloge, m., praise, commenda-
tion.
bénir, to bles8.
gardez-vous, take care,beware.
car, because.
orphelin, orphan.
qui a failli, wbo has failed.
au risque, at the risk.
périr, to die.
la présenta, reached, handed
it. ^ bois à ma santé, drink mj
health.
dès à présent, from the présent.
se charger de, to take charge
of.
avancement, m., improvement,
progress.
le dévouement, submission,
attachaient, love.
rendre digne, to makeworthy.
Vordre de la chevalerie,
knighthood. [tnrn.
dit à son tour, said in her trinquer, to touch glasses.
une larme, a tear.
que servions - nous devenus,
what would bave become
of us.
certes, certainly, indeed.
/'eu mon înari, mj late hus-
band.
centuple, hundredfold.
envers, towards.
vous nous avez accueillies
chez vous, you hâve receiv-
ed us at your bouse.
contre, against à votre tour, in yonr tum.
de même, thus.
Vinfaillible rémunérateur, in-
fallible requiter, rewarder.
n*a pas manqué, has not failed.
que le nom de Dieti soit béni !
the name of the Lord be
praised.
qu* appartiennent , to whom
belongs, is due.
actions de grâce, f., thanks-
giving.
diriger, to direct.
il a daigné abaisser sur nous
ces regards, he has deigned
to look down on us. arracher, to snatch, save.
presque, almost.
nous ne devons pas moins de
reconnaissance, we owe no
less gratitude.
âme, ï., soûl.
sa bonté céleste, his celestial
goodness.
les voies, the ifvays.
menacer, to threatcn.
la ruse, artifice, cunning.
la trahison, treason.
eh bien, well.
épée, f., sword.
le secours, the help.
ainsi, thus.
opérer, to perform, cause.
beaucoup de bien, mnchgood.
la volonté, the good will.
mettre, to put.
un boulevard, a fortress.
l^Empire, empire. glaive, glave, sword.
frait, fact, proceeding, act.
oblenir, to obtain.
introduire, to insert, infix.
écusson, m., coat of arms,
shield, escutcheon.
une branche d'olivier, an olive- -
branch.
le bec, beak.
je f engage, I engage, bind
you.
faire plaisir à, to do a kind-
ness to.
sortir, to go ont.
rapporter, to bring back.
une corbeille, a basket.
à Vinsu, 'without the know-
ledge.
que tendit Emma, which
Emma hcld ont.
le rameau, bou^h, branch.
en • /oldf '.\'
un u.nt'itgnti^, a proof, mark.
un souvenir, a keep-sake.
autrefois, in times past.
porter, to wear.
le prix, prize, merit, reward.
oublier, to forget.
la voici, hère it is.
ferme comme le rocher, firm as a rock.
j la vague, the wave, billow, I snrges.
I battre, to beat.
I ébranler, to shake.
! la foi, the faith.
au milieu, in, in the middle, at the time.
la fin, end.
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