Quand, hère for quand mémej even though

4. Austerlitz et Waterloo are very well-known dates in French history. Near the village of Austerlitz in Austria, Napoléon gained a brilliant victory over the combined Rusàian and Austrian forces, Dec. 2, 1805. At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoléon su£Eered a crushing defeat, June 18, 181 5.

5. élève interne, boarding student; day students are called externes. In large cities especially, many students take dinner at the school but live at home. Thèse are called demi-pensionnaires,

6. Châtillon. There are several towns of this name in France. Under this name the author has disguised Montauban, a beautiful city of about 30,000 inhabitants in southem France. AU the other names in the story are likewise ûctitious.

Page 2« — I. capote is the movable top of a carriage but is hère applied to a carriage having such a top.

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