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Allons 1 va — : Come ! we^ll see about it

55. tirer au mur avec ses sabots de derrière : to practise kicking at the wall with her hind feet.

56. l'avocat du diable: the deviVs advocate was an ecclesiastical officer whose place it was in council to suggest ail possible objections to the canonization of a saint. Hence, he had to appear as an opponent of the church, and as an advocate of her chief enemy.

57. St. Agricol. One of the most ancient churches in Avignon.

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