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 Seethe in their own milk. 2. le génie, the engineers.

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