une : a unity

59. — 15. N'étaient. A condition is implied. Cf. the Ënglish construction were it not for thiSj l would, etc. The use of the plural instead of the singular is also peculiar.

59. — 17. Dieu ne laisse pas ses saints yoir la corruption: an imusual construction. When the verbs laisser, faire, voir, and entendre govem as object a noun, or personal pronoun, which is at the same time the subject of another infinitive with a direct object, the personal object of thèse four verbs is regularly put in the dative, e.g. : Je lui ai entendu dire cela, but Je Tai entendu parler; J*ai fait lire ce livre à Henri, but J'ai fait lire Henri,

VOCABULARY

à, to, at, in.

abaisser, to abase, lower. abbé, m, abbot, priest.

abêtir, to stupefy, make stu-

pid or foolish.

abîme, m. abyss.

abonder, to abound.

abord, m. approach. d' — ,

first, at first, forthwith.

aboutir, to end.

abriter, to shelter.

abrupt, abrupt, mgged, un-

even.

absinthe, /. wonnwood.

absolu, absolute.

accabler, to overwhelm.

accès, m. fit, attack.

accompagner, to accompany.

accomplir, to accomplish.

accouttuné, accustomed,

usual.

accueillir, to recel ve.

achever, to finish, complète, acquérir, to acquire.