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de son A^e,. ' of his own âge

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1. Jelian, the older form of y<an, retaining the M of the Latin yoàannes.

2. oomine si elle eût craint. Cofnme hère implies the apodosis of the conditional sentence, comme {elle aurait fait) si, &c Si foUowed by Utit pluperfect takes the subjunctive — with other tenses, the indicative, See Eve § 275.

4. à cette YOiz. Ilere the dative is used to dénote a signal or incident marking the time of an action. Eve § 153. coiinne, *well-known.'

7. Catie, * Kate' or 'Kitty/ diminutive of Catherine. 9. Comment va le père ? ' how is your father?'

12. 11 faudra bien des BOins pour qu'il retrouve la santé, 'it will take plenty of care to get him well again/ literally, 'in order that he may recover bealth.' Note the definite article after biertf Eve §§ 33 Obs. 3, 125 Obs. I.

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