lin bon parti, a good match

Page 19. 1. 35. qui vont en venir aux prises, who are about to fly at each other. Military term, cf. Fénelon, Télémaque : ' Les deux armées sont aux prises.*

Page 20. 1. 29. gestion, management.

Page 22. 1. 7. grimoire, rigmarole or scrawl. Strictly, a book in mysterious characters wliich \vizards made use of. Cf. Mademoiselle de la Seiglière, iv. 2 : ' Le Marquis. Et que chante ce grimoire ? '

1. 15. Munich, the capital of Bavaria and fourth largest town in the German Empire. During the last 100 years the town bas been much improv^, and may now be said to be almost unrivalled for architectural magnificence, while its collections of art rank alongside those of Dresden and Berlin.

1. 36. Nous devions nous attendre à tout de sa part, we might hâve expected any madness from him.

Page 23. 1. 12. ne savait où donner de la tête, did not know which way to turn.

Page 24. 1. 7. quHl prélève sur ses revenus . . . une somme, that he shall deduct from bis income a sum . . .

Page 27. 1. 25. quelques arbres fruitiers disposés en espalier, some fruit-trees trained against the wall.

Page 28. 1. 28. ne manquait jamais de donner tort à Franz, never failed to make Franz out to be wrong.

Page 33. 1. 17. comme par le passé, as of old.

Page 34. 1. 12. billevesées, cock-and-bull stories. Origin uncertain ; OF. billeveze, possibly from vessie, a blister or bladder. Cf. Molière, Femmes Savantes, ii. 7 :

Chrysale. C'est lui qui, dans ses vers, vous a tympanisées : Tous les propos qu'il tient sont des billevesées.

1. 14. badauds, loafers, idlers. From Provençal badau, one who gapes or opens the mouth, who spends his time on worthless pursuits.

Page 35. 1. 10. format in-quarto, quarto size. Format, word used only for size of printed paper.

1. 11. armoiries du fisc, arms of the Treasury. From Latin fiscus, a basket or large money-bag, hence State Treasury.