met à l'abri, lit. "shelters," keeps out of sight

3. . . . qui VOUS ramène ? what brings you back ? This qui is part of the full form : Qjc 'est-ce qui . . ., hence must not be confounded with qui personal, i.e. " who ? "

128 NOTES rp. 45-51

Page 45. — i. c'est à confondre, it beats everything; "it is enough to make one crazy."

2. ... un repas de corps, a regimental dinner (for all the officers).

Page 46. — I. Moi d'abord, As for me, in the first place . . .