nous allons à la Havane : %m havane (a Havana

cigar), la Havane (Havana, capital of Cuba), à is used before towns and small islands ; e.g. être ou aile?- à Paris, à Berlin, à Malte, à Corfou, etc. Cf. note, p. 5 1. 10.

,, 5. le fort du Maure : at the entrance of the magnificent well-sheltered harbour of Havana by a channel 350 yards wide, the entrance to which is defended by several forts.

38. 21. tandis que : this is not strictly correct, because tandis

que implies a contrast ; e.g.

tandis qu'il est riche, son frère est très pauvre. The conjunction referring to time is pejidant que. „ 22. lever l'ancre : see note, p. 32 1. 17.