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1804. The events, as told in the letter of Uncle Jacob are suffciently detailed and true to history not to need any comments, 194, Les flaques de boue éclataient autour de nous comme des obus à chaque pas.—This awkward sentence may be translated, the mud-puddies splashed around us like bomb-shells at every step—which seems no worse than the French. : 196. Se demenant comme un bienheureux—J umping about, wild with delight.

Hé! la grosse mère! ... La Jolie fille... par ici—Hey ! You good woman !... You pretty girl! this way !

197. T1 me plaît... il a l'air bon enfant !—1T like him... he looks like a good fellow. The answer, Zoù, tu me plais aussi, means, I like you too. Notice this very common use of plaire, which is often the most appropriate translation of the English like.