l’étude, ‘the office” (including the practice

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11. 19.—j'aime à croire, ‘I hope.’ 29.—comptais, ‘ hoped.’ 86.—j’ai eu vendu. 45 eu eus. À construction of infrequent occurrence.

12. 1.—Va pour, ‘All right, we’ll have! What would be said in French for ‘ go for’?

4.—sous-préfet. The administrative head of an arrondissement.

5.—mule du Pape! literally ‘by the pope's slipper !? Choose some common exclamation, like ‘upon my word!" 14.—plaçai ... perdu, ‘invested all in sinking funds. A form of annuities, 18. 1.—savanes, ‘ prairies.

8.—traître, bandit, Examples of approbative irony. Translate, ‘ you scamp.” 17.—ravis ,..., à, ‘snatched, but the day before, from. 24.—vollà, ‘ that's how it is.