fils de bonne mère. We say No mother's son but

Page 42, — i . de par le monde, in the wide world. De par is used in this idiom as a compound préposition, stronger than dans. *

2. fins . . . coquets ; fin conveys the idea of subtle charm, coquet^ of daintiness.

Page 43. — i . cuire dans leur jus. The expression was reported at the time in the English newspaper the Sun as Seeihe in their own milk, 2. le génie, the engineers.

Page 44, — i . la ligne, the soldiers of the Line, or regulars.