et s'y faire casser lui-même le cou, and get his own

neek broken there,

28. toute versée qu'elle f (it, thoroughiy versed as she was.

For the féminine form of the adverb toute, see Less. 47, iii. 2.

87. — 23. comme moi de prendre à la banque, as lam able to taJce from the hank. Note that the words ' am able ' are inferred from le maître de of the previous clause. Such contraction is not uncommon in English.

34. Philloxera, a genus of plant lice, of whicli the greatest number of species, including that destructive to the grape-vine, are indigenous to N. America. In 1865 the grape phylloxéra made its appearance in France, having been imported on American vines, and caused great destruction. The term phylloxéra bas been extended to designate not only the species in question, but also the disease it produces.

88* — 1. tout de même, however. Lit, 'ail the same,' but used often in familiar discourse in the sensé of cependaiU, as hère.

21. il n'y a rien de tel que de prendre, there is nothing like taking, lit., 'nothing (of ) such as.'

89. — 7. dans plus d'un chai, inmorethanonestore-houseforwine.

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89.— 13. un mouvement d'admiration, a UvdyfeeUng (or impulse) of admiraiion, 19. spleen. It will be observed that the aathor, beîng familiar with English, makes use of many English words, which are being gmdnally introduced into the language. There is a school of puriste who resist this tendency, but it ifi inévitable.

35. je piétine sur la route, Iwcdk (lit., ' foot it ' from 'pied, a foot) over the road, 40. — 10. de se mettre en colère, to gel angry.

14. x>our se faire illusion, to maJce the misiahe ofgupponng. 22. qui soient diurnes de vous traîner, wkieh are worthy to dranD you. For the subjunctive, see Leas. 56, 2.