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In gênerai, no note will be given when ail the information necessary to understand the text can be found in Gasc's Dietionary of the French and English Langiiages. A few exceptions may be made, especially in the eaiiier chapters, for words that will frequently recur, and that may be misleading from their similarity in form to English words to which they do not correspond, sueh as 'place, allée, large, trouble. There are also several slightly provincial or inélégant uses of words which it would be pedantic to notice in every case as the book is written in a very familiar, colloquial style. Historical and geographical notes might hâve easily been mnltiplied. They hâve been sparingly given, and only in cases where the allusion was obscure or where there might be some difficulty in finding the names in the common books of référence. Thus there is no note to Palatinat, Wilhelm de Prusse, or V empereur Joseph (p. 8j, but one was thought necessary to les trois élefiteurs in the same sentence. The German words introduced by the authors in their text are often intentionally misspelt. Sometimes this may hâve been done to make them easier to be read by French readers. When it was judged necessary to make a note, the correct spelling has also been given. It was thought unnecessary to make many notes to the last half of the volume as the difficulties in this part had almost ail occurred in the first half.

^^^The Roman numerals refer to the chapters, the Arabie to the pages.

1. Vosges allemandes. — The scène of the story "Madame Thérèse"' is laid in the région of the Palatinate nearest to France, in what was in the last century the Dukedom of Zweybrûcken, now Rhenish Bavaria. The expression Vosges allemandes is rather loosely used for the northeastern portion of the chain of mountains which, beyond the Lauter, receive the name of Hardi. The loealities mentioned may be found on minute maps of Germany. Kaiserslautern, the nearest town, is a place of some historical importance. The events take place in the years 1793 and 1794. and are, as far as the militarv moveraents are concerned. mainlv true to historv.

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Bonnet de coton. — A peeiiliar cap of woveii cotton, soft, without a briin, liaving about the sliape of a liberty-eap, generally eiiding iii a cotton tassel.

En rentrant de ses courses. — On coming back from his rounds, that is, his visits as a pliysician.

L'Histoire naturelle de M. de Buffon. — Be careful to read tlie M. fuUy, as monsieur. As a rule, in French, initiais or abbreviations are not read as letters, as they often are in English. Thus J. J. Rousseau must be read Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Tlie Histoire naturelle of Buffon, of whieli the tirst part was published in 1749, was regarded as a model of French style. The author was looked upon as rather pompons and grandiloquent by those who wished, in scientiiic writing, only clearness and précision. Voltaire said when the Histoire naturelle was mentioned in his présence, "Pas si naturelle !"

Allée — Passageway (outside of the house).