Il n'est que temps. It's high time, there's no time to

be lost. Cf. p. 38, 1. 7, ex.

36. 1. Gargouilles. Gargoyles, gutterspouts of fautautical shape, usually representing the head of a monster, and charaoteristic of mediœval architecture.

8. Verdures de Flandres. Flemish tapestrj representing foliage. Tapisserie de verdure, ou, simplement verdure^ tenture de tapisserie qui représente spécialement des arbres. — Littré.

Flemish. Relating to Flanders, formerly a province of "Western Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the southem part of HoUand, comprising most of the présent kingdom of Belgium. Durîng the Middle Ages it was one of the most important industrial centres of Europe, as it is to-day.

14. Bergère = large fauteuil dont le siège est garni d^un coussin moelleux.