à jour, x.e. percée, travaillée à jour, 'openwork

d'autant (lit. ' by so much'), ' proportionately, so much longer. ' ,, 21. écaille, ' tortoise shell,' i.e. the material the snuffbox was made of, hence the snuffbox itself.

66. 2. de rapport (lit. 'of profit, revenue'), ' bringing in good

returns. ' ,, 7. en douceur, i.e. doucement.

tirer sur le collier (lit. 'pull hard on the collar, like a draught-horse ' ), ' work hard. '

,, 9. bellement, \.ç^. gentiment, doucement.

,, 10. minute! i.e. une minute! arrêtez-vous, attendez une minute !

67. 4. les bonnes fllandières (lit. ' the good spinners ' ; fig. and

ironical), ' the charitable gossips. '

,, 10. il se regrette le manger (lit. 'he lanients that he is obliged to eat '), ' he stints himself in his food.'

,, II. y tenir, ' to stand it.'

,, 12. la broche n'a pas tourné chez nous (lit. 'the spit has not turned ' ), ' we hâve not had a bit of roast méat. '

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67. 14. sur quelle herbe a-t-il donc marché, votre maître? ' Is

your master gone wool-gatliering ? ' ' What can be the matter with your master ? ' ( Popular ; froni the conimon belief that certain herbs, and other things, if trodden upon, may affect the tempérament of a man or the course of events. )