C'est aussi . . ., and really it is

Page 106. — 1. à n'en pouvoir douter, beyond the possibility of a doubt.

Page 107. — 1. dissolution, i.e. of Parliament.

Page 108. — 1. à ce soir! ... à bientôt, "until I see you this evening" ..." very soon." Such forms with à are frequent at partings to indicate the time of a new meeting.

2. . . . vient de le reconduire, has just seen him to the door.

3. . . . petite, my dear . . ., petit and petite in such cases do not refer to size; cf. page 68, note 5.

Page 109. — 1. Quand je devrais, If I should have to ... With the conditional tense si cannot be used in conditional sentences, hence quand is substituted. We find, however, that Victor Hugo has occasionally used si even in such sentences.