Faut-il qu'on trouve aes. — Can there be such

4. Chemise blanche. — Clean shirt ; blanche in this connection does not necessarily inean white, — it means clean, not icorn since washed; une chemise propre means a shirt still clean, which may hâve been worn however.

5. Arrive ! — Corne on ! come along ! The imperative of arriver is thus popularly used as : Arrivez, mais arrivez donc ! come, why don't you corne ! Arrivez donc, nous vous attendons, do come, we are waiting for you.

6. Fourneau de fonte. — Cast-iron stove. In Lorraine, where the scène of this story is laid, fourneau, which properly means furnace, is frequently used instead of poêle.