excepté Sa Majesté ; used prepositively, excepté

hormis, sauf, etc., are invariable, but like nu (invariable before a noun), tlie}' agrée witli the noun which they follow. Note tliat Sa Majesté means eqiially His or Her Majesty accordiug to the context, the possessive adjective agreeing with the noun foUowing it and qualified by it.

16. si fait, yes, indeed ; generally used as synonymous with au contraire (Littré).

19. l'a apportée, brought it. The past participle of active and reflexive verbs agrées with the direct object only when following it (see Synthetic Grammar, § 149, a), because then only it has the character of an adjective qualifying that object.