on a du cœur, I hâve some firmness. (On is fre

queutly used in conversation instead of /, perhaps because, as Pascal said : ' le moi est haïssable. ') Note the use of cœur — courage.

28. domino : a word of curions origin. Low Latin domino was the Eucharistie vestment worn by the priest on his head ; then it became an ample winter gown with hood worn by the priests over the surplice, and it served as a pattern for the fancy-ball dress now known by that name. In the former sensé domino has been replaced b}' camail ; the game of doniinoes owes its name to the fact that each domino is black on one side.