donnerai ordre qu'on vous reconduise : note que

with subjunct. after a verb of commanding (or ibrbidding), when the person who is to exécute the order is not inserted with the verb of ordering. In this latter case the construction is de with infin. ; e.g. je commanderai (or dirai) au garde de votis reconduire . .

,, 4. eût touché : second form of the past condit.

,, 13. d'une voix émue : give Fr. for 'in this Avay.'

,, 15. attendu que : a légal terni whicli lias passed into the language — ' whereas.'

,, 20. vous faire conduire, 'make lead (i.e. 'cause the leading of) you,' i.e. 'hâve you taken.' Note this use of /«ire with infin. ; so je fais faire un liahit, 'I am having a coat made. '

,, 30. il ne restait plus que le garde champêtre : note this very coramon impers, use of rester. With a dat. of the person it bas the force of ' to hâve . . left' ; e.g. il lui reste deux sons, ' lie bas two sous left.' Hère ' there was no longer left except the keeper ' of course =' the only person left was the keeper, who.'