trapèze: trapèze. See Eng. Dict

17. âmes de poche: pocket friends ; such as associate with a man only while he is prodigal of his money.

18. Tourguéneff. Ivan Tourguenefî was bom in Russia in 18 18. He early developed distinguished literary ability. His freedom of speech led to his exile in 1847. He went first to Germany, but soon removed to Paris where he spent the rest of his life and died in 1883. For an estimate of his work, see Daudet*s sketch of him in Trente Ans de Paris,

19. Vollon et Courbet. Antoine Vollon was born at Lyons in 1818, and Courbet at Omans in 18 19. They hâve both occupied the very highest rank among French painters. The latter, on account of his artistic criticism of the Colonne Vendôme, was unjustly accused of having instigated its démolition by the Commune in 187 1. He died in 1877.

20. Doré. Paul Gustave Doré, who lived from 1833 to 1878, was perhaps the most prolific and the most celebrated of French crayonists.