tiens à, tnust

152* 19. mévoigetf obtain, gain,

20. achève pas, completely. Assurer des protections, <j//^f>l to him influential friends. Protection «■ " pull.**

153. 3. Tant pis, Well^ I canU help it, heregoes. Tant pis, expresses regret for the action or words which are to foUow, but indicates a resolution to proceed nevertheless.

1 5. l'insuccès de la démarche faite auprès du père, thefaiiuri of his mission to the fat her,

154* 3. Quoi, non? what doyou mean by ** no^

16. Tout ce qu'il y a de plus sérieux, // is tht most serions thing in tht world,

155* 29. allez, /admit ; of course,

156. 13. Fant-il qu'une nation soit belle, Mfif/ imT iMi^îii»

beglorious,

157* 26. carte d'état-major, military map, 31. Basse Alsace, Northern Alsace, which indudes Strassburg and the surrounding territory.

158. 12. Schirmeck, about twenty-seven miles, by railroad, Southwest of Strassburg, and about five miles from the French border. — Russ-Hersbach, about two miles northeast of Schirmeck.

17. Grand Fontaine, about four and one half miles west and north of Schirmeck. (For the plan in greater détail see page 169.)