ne, pleonastic after verb of doubt used negatively
Page 11. 1. 8. marmot, hterally a small animal about the size of a rabbit, and allied to the rat and the mouse — familiarly meaning ' tiresome little brat '.
Page 12. 1. 30. avoués, attorneys.
Page 13. 1. 24. tabellion, synonym of notaire, lawyer. Thia Word is now obsolète, except when used jestingly, as in this instance.
Page 15. 1. 8. bourreau d'argent, spendtlirlft. ' Celui qui ne ménage pas son argent.' Origin obscui-e. Bourreau, an executioner.
1. 18. vov^ allez prendre tous ses droits : cf. p. 19, 1. 3, ' you nill be in full possession of his property.'
1. 28. berlingot, chariot. Diminutive of berline, a chariot carriage, first made, it is said, at Berlin.
Page 16. 1. 17. polonaise . . . à brandebourgs, military frockcoat fastened with braid frogs ; a long loose coat trimmed with braid.
1. 18. bottes molles à glands rabattus, high boots of soft leather with hanging tassels.
1. 30. des bas chinés, figured stockings, woven in patterns, k2
Page 18. 1. 11. quel train il mène, what sort of a life be leads.