la bête hombrée, hombrc, ombre, game at cards

, , 26. il faisait des rafles ! ' he used to take the pool, ' ' to sweep the stakes ' (more often than was his turn). See note p. 38, 1. 17.

63. 9. à la perdition des âmes (see note above, p. 62, 1. 22),

i.e. aptes à perdre, qui auraient pu causer la perdition. ,, lo. gâteau monté, a pièce of pastry-work. ,, 15. à prendre tournure de carême (lit. ' to take the shape

of '), ' to look like Icnten entertainments,' ' Barmecide feasLs.' ,, 20. tournait à l'économie, 'was turning to economy,' viz.

' was getting stingy. ' ,, 22. renchérir (lit. ' to make dearer,' ' to cap a bid at a sale),

fig. ' to go a step farthier ' (in one's expression of praise or

blâme).

,, 27. elle voyait de mauvais œil, ' she had for a long tinie been

sore displeased. ' le train du jeudi, ' the Thursdays' goings on, jollifications.'

64. 4. tant s'en faut, i.e. il s en faut de beaucoup , ' far from it. ' ,, 6. aillade: crust of bread rubbed over with garlic.

,, 7. salé, 'sait pork.'

arrosées de vin clairet, ' washed down with thin, wishy- • washy wine. '

,, 10. les mieux endentés (lit. ' the strongest-jawed,' ' those with the best set of teeth), ' the most hungry.'