avait coutume de faire, vxa cuxustomed to make. Note

that the French use coutume without the article, but say, with the article, avait C habitude défaire, Euphony détermines usage frequently in such cases. See Less. 35, iii. 3, Note.

89. — 12. savait ce que valait le plus bel attelag'e, knew whal the most beautiful team was worth. Note the inversion of verb and subject, usual after the relative que. See Less. 38, 2.

25. un grand seigneur russe, a greaJt Russian lord. For the use of Capitals, see Less. 75, ii. (a).