orésean, * coarse serge

86. laqipsin, ' buck-wheat' Originally from Africa, whence its nnm* of 'saracen.' Words of bistorio origin inostly refer to concrète things or material objecta, and especially. as is natural, to new inveutlons or importations. Cf. madra», nankin, mousneline, cachemire, gage, etc., irom the names of places — Madras, Naukiii, Moussoul, etc.

37. se mit à. 8e mettre à is ' to set t» work,' to do ftnytbing. CSommeneer à is to begin sometbing not attempted before. Cf. L'enfant commence k lire, and l'enfant te mit & lire.

38. Dn moins, ça me fait . . ., * So at least it seeros to me.'

39. on vons acoroohait les gens, ' people were " strung up." '

40. rebonteuz (i e. rebouteur), ' somewbat of a bone-setti-r.'

41. je tire parti, 'I make the mnst of,' (t.& 'I am somenhat of a herbalist.') Fur parti, see ch. i. note 96, p. 1!)5.