que diable, good gracions

3. Montgommery (Comte de), attempted to surprise the fortress of St. Michel in 1591.

Page 127. — 1. Damoclès. A sword was suspended over his head by a hair to suggest his precarious position; see Class. Dict.

Page 128. — 1. s'en allait à vau-l'eau, was being carried down-stream, was fast disappearing.

2. cet appétit normand, this hearty ap petite (such as Norman f armer s are supposed to hâve).

Page 134. — 1. ne fit qu'un petit saut de carpe, only started slightly; saut de carpe, generally, " somersault."

Page 135. — 1. a fait des siennes, has played its pranks with you.