saper : felL

25. On ne lui connaissait pas d'amis : He was not known to hâve any friends. See chap. 2, note i.

26. Nièyre. The name of the department of modem France occupying nearly the same position as the old province of Nivernais.

27. denrée: property, The word means, literally, "personal property."

28. l'école forestière. The forests in France are protected by the govemment. The officers in charge must be graduâtes of the School of Forestry. This school was established at Nancy in 1829.