étaient fixés, had no longer any doubt

23. Beyer, Gustav Friedrich, Prussian gênerai (18x2-1889). After the battle of Wôrth he was sent to joîn the army besieging Strasburg. I^ter he became govemor of Coblentz and Ehrenbreitstein.

43* — 8. montait, transitive.

9. sans qu'on lui eût dit, etc., without being cuked to do ii.

a6. renchérit, ouibid; hère it means, ** insisted."

44* — 6. Neuhof and Neudorf , small villages near Strasburg.

45« — 13. Sin feste Burg, Luther*s well-known battle-hymn. 31. repéré, also written "repaire," verified,

46« — a. Douay, Félix Charles (brother of Abel, see note on p. 4, Une 8). He received command of the seventh army corps, gathered at Belfort, a division of which took part in the battle of Wôrth. Douay was made prisoner at Sedan, Sept. 2, 1870.

3. Belfort (pronounce Bef-fort), town in the department of Haut- Rhin. In the war of 1870 it was strongly fortified and formed the right wing of the Une of défense against Germany. It became famous on account of its long défense, but was finally forced to capitulate, Feb. 16, 1871.