à rédiger ses comptes, ' to keep his accounts

37. A la iMmne heure, *that's right.' This phrase is also used to express impatience and a wish to pass on to another subject, lîke the English phrases "Well, well*' or "Oh, indeed."

à force de, *by dint of.*

18. prendre à ceux. Note the dative in French where we should use * from,* after a verb of taking away. Eve § 145.

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6. à dresser le couvert, Uo lay the table.' 8. d'autant plus remarquaMe que, 'ail the more striking, be* cause.* Que hère follows cTautant, not the comparative.

li. Bien qu'à la voir, *at the mère sîght of her.' Note the pecùliar use of rten que, Eve § 289 Obs. i. The infinitive with à is hère used with a verb of judging, feeling, &c. to dénote the sign or reason for the judgment or feeling. See Eve §§ 206, 150.

on se sentait lui Tonloir du bien, 'one felt kindly towards her/ literally, 'one felt oneself to wish her good.'