anssiy see page 3, note

4. tout en lisant. The adverb tout only emphasizes the simultaneousness of the two actions.

5. J'en agis, I go ahead \ en makes the meaning more general : agir^ " to act" ; en agir^ ** to carry on."

6. Gare Peau. In uncivilized places without drainage, dirty water is often emptied out of the windows. Here Boniface, pitching the broken crockery out, humorously exclaims, fVare slops/