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Page 70« — I . grisette. In the familiar speech of the people grisette describes a girl of the working class (so called because formerly wearing gray), who is free, hvely, coquettish — even too free.

2. J'ai bien prié . . . m'éterniser ici ! // is true that I have asked them to begin without me ; but 'I cannot stay here forever.

3. Ce que . . . simplement, What am I going to do ? Why^ simply stay here,

4. et je le verrai bien, and I shall see it (i.e. the passing).

5. je verrai où ils en sont, I shall see hoivfar they have gone,