Bourgeoise. Conunonplace

18. Vieux. Vieil is now eraployed before nouns beginning with a. vowel or a silent h. Ancieutly vieil aud vieux were used indiscriminately.

21. S'était bien gardé d'y songei'. Had carefuUy guarded against such thoughis.

27. Lui saurait peu de gré. Would feel liitle gratitude. Savoir çré de. literally, to knoxc ihanks to (a person), savoir being used in the sensé of to acknoicledge ; hence, to be thankful (to a pcrson)/or.

30. tutoyât. Subjunctive imp. of tutoyer, ta thee and thou, to speak familiarly. The singular number is ouly used inaddressing relations, intimate friands, aud children.