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le garde, the keeper

9 ce que. Ace. of ce qui, 2i'hat.

See II. § 32, {e)

faisait, Impf. of faire, to 7?iake, io do. See p. i, 1. 8 (pronounce = fesait)

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10 loger, to lodge

11 la colère, the anger

avec colère, angrily ne... point, not, not at all; a stronger negation than ne. ..pas

1 2 11 arrive, it happens

13 vint à, Prêt, of venir, to

happen to. See p. i, 1. 7 passer, to pass pendant, prep, during

(pendant que, coxs]. whilst)

14 souriant, Pr. P. of sourire, (souriant, souri ; je souris, je

souris), to smile. See II.

§11,(0 la méprise, the mistake (le mépris, the contempt')

15 assez, enough simple, simple, silly

16 sire ! lord!

reprit, Prêt, of reprendre,

to resume, to reply. See

p. I, 1. 13 permettez, 2nd p, pi. Imper.

of permettre, to permit.

See 1. 7

17 adresser, to address, to put votre majesté, f ,yourmajesty quelques, some, a few

18 quelles, fem. plur. of quel 7

who ? furent. Prêt, of être, to be

19 après que, conj., after l'ancêtre, m., the ancestor

20 dernière, fem. of demier,/(W^

21 ait, Pr. Subj. of avoir, after

dernière, cf. II. Ex. 70 {d)

le père, the father

qui est-ce qui ? emphatic interrogative phrase for qui ?

7uho? See II. § 31

22 moi, /. See I. Ex. 41

23 le fils (pron. = fiss), the son

24 changer de, to change souvent, often l'habitant, m., the inhabitant, inmate

dont, whose. See I. Ex. 45 ; and II. § 35, I, (a)

25 le locataire, the tenant

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25 se succéder, to succeed each cthfr, or cue another rapidement, rapidly, quickly ne... que, only

peut, Prêt, of pouvoir, can, is able

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