comme un âne dans un moulin, i.e. 'easily. ' The

use of this proverbial locution in speaking of M. Levrault is rather hard upon le grand industriel.

,, 23. les noces de Gamache : an allusion to an épisode in the famous novel of Cervantes, in which Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza are invited by a rich peasant, called Gamache, to a sumptuous wedding-feast.

122. 5. faire des gorges chaudes de, ' to chucklè at,' ' to have

a good laugh over.' ,, 12. jour de l'an, or nouvel an, ' New Year's Day,' when sweets and présents are given.