Les Poids et la Monnaie. — Weights and Money

34 dé à coudre, thimble. Account for the use of à

36 pèse. For the u.«e of the grave accent, see IL § 3, (<•)

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1 se compte. Comp. p. 63, 1. 6, and p. 55, 1. 25

4-5 d'or, d'argent, and not "de l'or," " de l'argent," because or, argent are u-ed adjectively. For an exhaustive treatment of the u.se of the Art. see III. §§ 1-8

8 de cuivre, and not "du cuivre" after the Nouns and Adverbs of quantity. See I. Ex. 31

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32.— La première Partie de C-ahSS-E.— The First Hunting- Party.

2 tu es prié de croire, you may believe

3 ce que, that. Ce qui (Subj.), ce que (Obj.) must be used when

the Antecedent of that what ( = that -which) is a whole phrase. Seen. §35,11. p. 70

Line 6 tout moqueur que tu es, mocking as you are

10-19 nous partons, arpentons, &c. The Verbs in this passage are in the Present, for tlie sake of greater vividness

15 les pommes de terre, the potato fields. Thus, "les orges," "les

avoines," &c., the barley -fields (crops), the oat- fields, &c

16 faire voir, to show

21 ce qui. Com p. 1. 3

22 avoir sujet de, to have cause for

24 quoi. When ''what" is used substantively, it answers to the

French quoi; cf. II. § 70

25 dilaterait à son aise, would vent itself pretty freely

26 bon enfant, used adjectively = good-natured. Comp. bonhomme 33 lâcher un coup de fusil à, to fire at, to shoot at

35 cacher aux. Comp. p. 2, 1. 31

36 quelque chose ; of what gender ?

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