un terme, a quarter's rent (a year's rent, le loyer

19. qui sent le peuple, which " savours of" the people, i.e. vulgar, low.

Page 55, 1. 2. Oui-dà! indeed, truly; dà, an adverbial expression meaning vraiment.

3. que non pas! No, indeed. Emphatic use of que. Cf. Que si! Dear me, yes !

l'échéance, the expiration, the day of payment, from échoir, to fall due (Marcel means when death cornes). Note: le cas échéant, "if the case occurred ", " under the circumstances ".

4. Force est bien, we must needs (pay), it is absolutely necessary to.