‹ Progressive French reader. With copious notes, philological and grammatical; and numerous references to Ottos French conversation grammarChapitre 171 sur 177 · Je te retrouve ! — You are yourself again · texte numérisé non relu

Je te retrouve ! — You are yourself again

19. Pas de banque! pas de réclame! — No charlatanism ! no puff!

20. Tiens ! il n'y a qu'une course ! — Why, I hâve only got one place to go to, or one tramp to take. Course means a walk, ride, &c, taken on account of business. It may often be translated errand.

21. Oh! ce pauvre bourgeois ! — Ah! my poor master ! See XXIIL, 1.

22. Il n'y a pas de quoi être si fier. — There is no occasion for being so proud about it. This use of de quoi is guite similar to that explained in note 5 of XXIX.

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