La ville haute. The upper city. The town seems to

hâve been composed of two parts, the résidence section on higher ground, the business section in the ville basse (Cf. p. 31, 1. 26).

10. Baccalauréat. Graduation, specifically, the complexion of the 9 year course of the lycée or collège (Cf. German Gymnasium), which is the regular course of the enseignement secondaire. The student who has thus secured his baccalauréat is qualified to enter upon university work, with one of the regular faculties of letters, science, law, or medicine, or to apply for admission to certain spécial schools, as the École Militaire de Saint-Cyr (the French ** West Point') and the École Polytechnique (Schoolof Engineering).

13. Laisser (or mettre) la bride sur le cou. To allow f ull liberty.

22. Passer sa thèse, The full completion of a French university or professional course requires ordinarily from four to five years, and consists in passing examinations, and preparing a thesis which the candidate must défend (soutenir) in a formai public discussion led by his professors.

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