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le Malin, the démon

Page 64. 1. rafistolée, paiched up.

2. la moricaude, the black wonian, from Maure^ written also More, meaning Moor.

Page 65. 1. d'une forte bourrade, vdth a vigorous thrust,

2. Et tous de lui montrer, historîcal infinitive used instead of et tous lui montrbrent. See page 61, note 5.

3. Faut chasser, for U faut chasser, an ellipsîs of the pronoun quite common in familiar and colloquial French, but not to be imitated.

4. Tayaut à la voleuse! Get at the thief! Tayaut is an old hunting cry from which is derived the English Tallyho.

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