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fausse route. See n. 3, p

3. A-t-il une voix. What a voice he has ! Tyrtée. Spartan poet of lyrics inciting to war (7th century B. C).

Page 75. — i. Ah ! par exemple, . . . curieux. AA, upon my wora, this is becoming interesting,

Page ??• — I. on n'a pas . . . s'écrit, it is not necessary for people to speak to each other . . . they write to each other,

2. Enfin here has the force of Well^ and what has all this to do with the matter ? and the same word at the beginning of Suzanne's retort may be rendered, // has this to do with it : Lucy y etc.

3. je me tenais à quatre, / kept myself dignified. Se tenir à quatre, to make strong efforts — to strive with hands and feet — à quatre.

4. et j'en savais . . . tout cela! and I was just as glib as she , , , with the objective and the subjective, and all that !

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