mise, 'dressed.' Cf. chap. i. p. 2, 1. 26, note

40. au grand hâle, 'with incessant exposure to the sun and weather.' The adj. hâlé is still foiind in provincial Frencli with the sensé of • dried up. ' The place where hemp is ' dried ' at a f arm is still called le hâloir.

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14. la plus délicieuse . . . qu'on eût. Note the Subj. eût. After le plus, le moins, le mieux, le premier, le dernier, le seul, or any superlative foUowed by a relative pronoun the Suhjunctive is used, when relation to or coynparison ivith is understood as hère: {i.e. it was the most delightful face among ail faces). When the sensé is an ab'ioLute one, and on nothing suhordinate the Indicative is used. Ex. C'est le seul de la famille qui a (not ait) de l'esprit {i.e. who actualli/, absolutely has).

31. de circonstance, *adapted to the occasion. ' Cf. d'occaaion, secondhand.

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4. en rentes sur VÉtai, * in consols ; ' valeurs mobilières, * transférable securities.'

12. s'en rapporter à lui absolument, * trust him implicitly.'