contes bleus, ' idle taies

20. conscience not only means 'conscience,' but also ' conscientiousness,' and ' consciousness.' Note en sûreté de conscience, ' with a safe conscience ' ; la main sur la conscience, 'candidly,' ' sincerely. '

24. Dieu merci : i.e. par la merci de Dieu, Dieu being hère in

the genitive, as in hôtel-Dieu.

57. 2. hôte has the double meaning of 'host' and 'guest. ' Cf.

apprendre, ' to learn ' and ' to teach,' louer, ' to hire ' and • to let." 6. m'eût charmé : see note, p. i 1. 10. II. de mon mieux, ' as well as I could.'