I— Il crut même avoir trouvé. 'He even thought he had

found.' After verbs of saying, believing, etc., we find the infinitive instead of ç//e with subordinate clause if the two verbs relate to the same subject.

5 — en= 'at the thought of the butter.' II — tous chiens dehors, 'with ail the dogs let loose,' nominative

absolute clause ; so also /a nuit venue (1. 12). 14— c'est que, ' I tell you,' ' the trouble is.' 48. 4— Pendant que j'y étais. There is anellipsis (why did I not attend to the other) 'while I was about it.' 7— tu es bien bon, 'youare very obliging,'

13— que je ne savais pas au calendrier, ' which l did not

know were in the calendar.' The custom of calling infants by the names of saints found in the calendar is alluded to hère. 4Q. 5 — Brittany and Normandy are celebrated for their dairy products.

10 — Jardin des Plantes. Situated on the south bank of the Seine in Paris. Although called ' Botanical Gardens,' there is a fine collection of animais as well.

15 — qui courent le monde, freely, 'who are found everywhere.'