Qa'est-ce qu'il y a ? What'^s the matter

43. on dirait deux hirondelles : they looked Hke two swallows.

44. veuz-tu descendre, malheureuse I For goodness* sake, corne down, y ou poor thing !

45. ça se monte, ces choses-lÀ : easy enough to get up such places.

46. un cric : ajack. It is hard to see how a jack could hâve been of any use ; a crâne {grue) or a pair of sheers {des digues) would hâve been more to the purpose.

47. la reine Jeanne. Jeanne was Queen of Naples from 1343 to 1382. She sold Avignon to Pope Clément VI. in 1348.