allons paie . . . tiens ! come now, pay / . . . there

Page 11* — I. la tante à succession, the aunt from whom they hope to inherit; expression often implying a little irony.

2. Un peu hurluberlu et forte en . . . propos, A little inconsiderate and . . . plain spoken.

3. bouquet, a figure drawn from fire-works, of which the bouquet is usually the last and most interesting.

4. par exemple. This is often a mere exclamation and varies with the context; frequently its force is no more than to emphasize a preceding expression; hence in celle-là pas sérieuse du tout, par exemple, it makes the assertion equivalent to she is not at all serious.

5. Enfin I Well, go on. — 6. gamine, familiar for a little girl,

7. emballée, without reserve. Emballer means to pack — as merchandise; hence one who has a good many things in his pack, which he peddles out; a teller of big stories, — sometimes even of invented ones; but in this case, as we see later, is meant only one who talks more than is consistent with propriety or prudence.

8. A la bonne heure I expresses approval, 2Agood ! all right! I agree to that.

9. nanan, word used in child's talk. C'est du nanan, familiar for that is nice, charming, etc.