il y a lonertemps qu'on me parle de toi, ' l hâve been

« hearing of you for a long time.' Compare note to 1. 24, p. 19,

9 - eût. avant que is generally foUowed by the subjunctive. 21 — né natif, 'bom native.' Tautological for natif, The ôld sailor

makes many slips.

28— Avec une part de voyage, * Wlth a share of profits from the

voyage.'

29— sans avoir .... pendre la crémaillère, freely, ' with-

out needing the help of his relatives to set up house-keeping. ' 36. s — lui avait toujours souri, ' had always pleased her.' sourire à, ' to smile on, please,' etc. ; sourire de^ *to smile at.* 14 — pas vrai ?, * are we not ? ', for rûest-ilpas vrai ?