I. roucouleur, lit, 'acooer.' Popular

,, 5. toutou, familiar name for a dog, as Engl. ' bow-wow. ' Thèse

words are formed in imitation of the sound. , , 7. et crier et pleurer : the infinitive may be explained by the

ellipsis of a verb : et elle se met à crier et à pleurer. Sec note

p. 62, 1. 14. It may also stand for a finite tense : et elle crie

et elle pleure.

,, 10. sainte, 'dutiful,' 'sainted.' ,, II. une bête, i.e. une bête de somme, 'a fag.' In référence to

the way in which she is treated by her parents. ,, 14. soyez tranquille, lit. ' be easy in your mind,' 'you may be

sure, ' ' never fear. ' ,, 18. chevet, 'the highest part,' 'the top' (rad. chef, Lat. caput),

i.e. ' the place where Ste. Scarbe pillows her head.' ,, 25. à bandeaux plats, 'with her hair smoothed, plastered

down on each side of her face. '

,, 27. ustu"e : distinguish between 7/i«r^, ' wear and tear,' and z^.f«r^, ' usury, ' which latter sensé is quite modem.

96. 10. pas d'intimité, ' an air of cheerlessness about the place.'

d'une pauvreté quelconque, ' trivial in their poverty. ' ,, 12. stricte, lit. 'stern,' ' uncompromising ' ; i.e. with just room enough for the members of the household. Cf. Lat. strictus, ' narrow, ' 'confined. ' ,, 24. en a donné pour l'argent, ' has done his work in conscience ' (lit. ' for the money paid ').

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96. 27. engoncé, ' nwkward-looking. ' The coUar being wide and

rising on ail sides, making it appear as if the head were sinking within the body.

fonctionnaire, ' civil servant. '

les attributs boiirgeois, ' the commonplace adornments. ' ,, 28. la Madame, 'the lady.' In familiar style, an article or determinating adjective may be used, despite the présence of the possessive adjective. In this case the plural is madames, or even madame, if speaking of persons to whom a proper name is also given ; as, for example, les Madame Marneffe. Cf. note p. 84, 1. 28. The sanie applies to mojisieur, mademoiselle.

jeannette : a gold cross worn attached to the neck by a very short ribbon in imitation of country girls (Jeannette).