pour se faire entendre de Ghristoplie, to make

Christopher hear him. For the construction of Christophe, see Less. 39, iii, Note 2, de being sometimes used înstead of par, 19.— 1. en se bouchant les oreilles, stopping her ears. For this use of the article for the possessive pronoun, see Less. 35, ii, 1.

8. Si j'étais un chien et que vous m'eussiez frappée, if I were a dog ofnd if you had sbruck me. For this subjunctive after que, * if,' see Less. 64, iy, 3 — ^also Note 1.

20. — 8. commençait à se laisser entrevoir, began to be dindy seen.

12. l'emportait sur, preoaUed over. Lit, *carrîed it over.* 17. qui s'emportait ainsi, who was railing oui thus. 35. si elle n'a pas des grens pour la défendre, ^ she

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ha8 noi some people to d^end her. For this use of des for

de after a négative, see Less. 36, iv, Note 3. 21. — 30. et vous planter là comme moi, and leave you in the

lurch as I can, 22. — 8. qui se dérobait de son mieux à ses égearda, who

coTiceaUd himself as weU as he could from her sighL

20. qu'il ne m'ait privée, wnlesè» (mtil) he has deprived me.

For this use of ne without pas, see Less. 61, iii, 4. For the concessional subjunctive, see Less. 56, 3. 24 g^rossi d'un quaoïii, increased hy a quarUr, For this use of the préposition de, see Less. 62, iii.

23.— 3. il avait fallu tout acheter à la fois, it had been necessary to buy everything ai once,