de grand matin : same meaning as de bon matin (cf. de

bonne heure).

11. a-t-onpris . .: though properly indefinite, o;^ is often used,

especially in familiar style, instead of a personal pronoun ; e.g.—

on se le rappellera, ' I '11 remember it. '

15. qui l'eût dit ? qui l'eût cru ? A réminiscence of Corneille's Le Cid, iii. 4 —

Chimène.

Rodrigue, qui l'eût cru?

Rodrigue.

Chimène, qui l'eût dit?

17. donc : with an imperative donc often has the force of ' do, '

'pray.' 22. de la cabale : a mysterious science among the Jews, con-

sisting in understanding the combination of certain words,

letters, or numbers, and supposed to enable its adepts to

foretell future events.

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