Sur ma foi — 'On my word

13. 2. un bohèfne — ' A gypsy.' Note the derivation of the word, and compare the use of the word at the present time in such expressions as 'among the Bohemians,' etc. 15. yV suis de ceux — 'I am of those,' />., 'I am among those persons/ 'of that class.' 27. qu*au monde je manquais— Hence 'that the world needed me."

14. 5. quelque part — 'elsewhere.' 33. Que veux-tu diref—* What do you mean ? '

15. Z. Je suis amoureux — 'I am in love with/ 11. Aranjuez (pronounce Ah-rahn-hwaith') — A royal palace; VEscurial (pronounce Ais-koo-ree-at), a famous monastery in the province of Madrid. It has a remarkable history, and has been called the eighth wonder of the world. During the battle of Quentin, Philip II. implored the aid of St. Lorenzo, and made a vow to dedicate a^monastery to that saint, should he gain the victory. It is a massive pile of granite, built in the form of a gridiron, in allusion to the instrument of St. Lorenzo's martyrdom. It was be;;un in 1563, and completed in 1584, and cost 6,000,000 ducats. It served as palace, monastery, and mausoleum. It was partially destroyed by fire in 1872. 37. Famille qui sen va — 'A decaying house,' or * family/ reference to the House of Austria.

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16. 21. m/— The j final found în some French verbs in the first person singular is a comparatively modern form. This form cannot be properly called a poetical license. 23. algarade (see p. 5, 1. 4) — Here best translated 'adventure.' 25. majordome^ Sp. major-domo — 'a steward.'