eolleter, ' to grapple with

98. nous tirer de lé, 'r. scue us from'this dansrer.' Cf. Le» Mifé'rahles, vol. i. p. 59 : Les bonnes âmes se tirèrent d'affaire (i.e. ' got out of it ')

99. Dn dehors, le flot. . . . , ' Oiitside, tbe aen beutiiig against thu vesse'.'s aides replied to the hurtliug of tlie cannon with the lashing of its waves.'

100. une drosse i nœud coulant, ' a length of hcavy tackle with a slip knot.'