Et parvint jusqu'à son coursier. — And reached his steed

10. Poitrail. — Chest. Poitrail differs from poitrine in being applied only to animais, especially to horses.

11. Tiens! — There ! or hère! The imperative of tenir, p. 187, §52. For the use of tiens or tenez, as an exclamation of surprise, &c, see XXXVI. , 4.

xvni.

1. Le pays de Genève. — Gène va and its vicinity, the country about Geneva. For pays, see XX., note 2.