icoglan, " page," from a Turkish word

111. — 14. il y va là poiir moi de bon nombre d'écus, " it will cost me a pretty penny."

114. — 15. n me semble qu'il n'est pas mal tourné, " I think he is not bad-looking."

prend bien vite la mouche, "is easily offended." comme tu y vas, "how you go on." par manière d'acquit, " as a matter of form." je n'y suis pour rien, " I hâve nothing to do with it." Quel coup de filet, " what a haul." camériste, "lady's maid," — from the Italian camel'espiègle — in the sixteenth century " Till Eulenspiegel " was a German popular taie. It consisted of a séries of fantastic épisodes, and pranks played by Eulenspiegel. The title became " L'espiègle " in French, hence the word.

137. — 23. c'en est fait de moi, "it is ail up with me." 145. — 24. patron, " patron saint."

ON NE SAURAIT PENSER A TOUT

Page 151. — I. Si fait, " yes indeed."

152. — 2. mandé, "informed." A word much used in the eighteenth century, now almost obsolète. See the letters of Madame de Sévigné. The word is very suitable in the mouth of the old diplomat.

rista.

152. — 3. mettons cinq quarts d'heure, "call it an hour and a quarter."