un beau matin, 'some fine mornîng

10 — cassaient, ' would break.' And so, s'en allaient and mangeait,

the impf. denoting customary action.

24 — The sous-officier is often the butt of humorists.

57. 13 -je lui donnerai des coups de cornes, ' i shail butt him '

27 — Locks which require two turns to be fully locked are comnion in France ; hence the ^\\r?i%Q. fermer à double tour.

58. 3 — Les genêts d'or, etc., 'The golden broom opened to let her

pass.'

6— plus de, ' no more.'

8 — en is redundant.

17— la voilà partie !, ' off again !'. 18 la tête en avant, head up." 30— comment ai-je pu tenir là-dedans ?, freely, ' how was

I ever able to find room in it ?' 69. 9 — qui rentrait, ' which was returning (to its nest).'

21 — se faire à cette vie, ' get used to that Ufe.'