Sec et nerveux — Lean and muscular

117. U^un coup de dent sec il lui faisait claquer la patte— AVitli one sharp bite lie snapped, or cracked, or broke his paw.

118. Grand'route — Main road ; for the apostrophe see note \o p. 61.

Enfoncée sous terre — Sunk below the street. A fleur de terre — On a level with the ground. I)e pointes., de pincettes — Brads, tweezers. Retournées — Turned inside ont.