Se rencognant. — Shrinking back into a corner

20. Seriez-vous feld-maréchal ? — Can it be possible you are a field-marshal 1 The conditional is often thus used to express a mère surmise.

21. Se confond en excuses. — Made ail sorts of apologies, was lost in apologies.

1. A la grâce de Dieu. — A very common expression, hère used in the sensé of, May God protect you, or hâve you in his keeping.

2. Nous le chassons loin du pays. — We drive far a way from home. Pays means, primitively, a région, a natural physical division of country, hence often used for one's native village.

3. Si 'tu n'allais pas revenir! — Suppose you should not return! See Grammar, p. 316, § 8.

4. Fais ta prière. — Say your prayers. Fais is the imperative of faire, p. 180, §27. J

5. Donne du cœur. — Gives one courage. Compare the English expression, take heart.

6. Cela te portera bonheur. — That will make you prosper ; literally, will bring you good luck.

7. Elle pleura . . . l'enfant. — She wept for the cbild. La pauvre mère ! is hère merely parenthetical.