Tantôt : By-and-by

Louis XIV. and several king.s of France received their courtiers when rising or going to bed. Tliis was called lever and coucher. Ail persons received at court had a right to come to the ffrand lever and coucher ; but only certain noblemen of high rank and the princes of the royal blood could remain at the petit lever and coucher, whieh was the time immediately preceding the appearance of the king fully dressed, or his retiring to bed.

'La rudesse de Mascarille envers le porteur qui lui adresse

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jwlimcnt sa requête, sa soumission cni'crs celui qui appuie SCS arr/uments de l'un des bâtons de sa chaise, sont de ces traits de riritc et de naturel qui n'ont pas besoin de commentaire 2}our être admirés du Zcrfcw?','— Taschereau. 14. Mccliante: Disagrceablc.

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7. ,Te m'inscris en faux contre VOS x>arolcs : I pi-otest against yoiir

words. S'inscrire en faux is to déclare, in a law-suit, and to engage to prove, a document to be false.