à grande allure, ' at a swinging pace

75. 2. capharnamn : a commercial town in Galilée ; then a place

of tumult and disorder, a place where a number of objects are assembled and heaped confusedly together ; an otnniumgatherian.

,, 21. reflets, 'irradiations.'

, , 24. faisaient litière au fond, ' littered, covered the bottom. '

, , 28. écaillés d'azur, ' with azure-blue scales. '

, , 2g. leur voile rose : the account of the argonaut floating on the surface of the sea, with its sail-shaped arms extended to catch the breeze, must be considered as pure poetic fancy.

,, 30. nous promenait dans son décor, ' guided us through, showed us his muséum.'

76. 30. qui faisait feu de toutes ses couleurs (lit. ' which fired

forth with . .'), 'ail the colours of which glowed. ' Distinguish hç\yfeQn faire feu ?ix\d faire du feu.