à ses heures, at his (own) time; when he was in the mood

Page 78. — i. je n'en sais trop rien, I don*t exactly know,

2. petit verre, a glass of brandy or rum, which, in France, is often served with coff ee.

3. la musique. Military bands play regularly from 4 to 6 o*clock in the afternoon in the parks or public squares.

Page 79. — i. amateur may be translated devotée but there is no English équivalent. It means one who is devoted to, or an admirer of , something. It is not the English *' amateur *\

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2. carton, target Mr. Besnard had shot so well that the target made a fine showing.