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20. les faire examiner au lecteur : ' lecteur,* obj. of ' faire ■ ; 'les,' obj. of * examiner ' ; in such combinations the obj. of •faire' (followed by an infinit, which has itself a direct obj.) is put in the dat. case ; cf. note to p. 20, 1. 13, and § 131 (<*).

2a 2. Charlotte . . Albert : allusion to the chief characters in

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Goethc's Werther, which, published 1774, had created a great sensation.

28. 4. noir : fig. gloomy ; cf. note to p. 3, 1. 13. 13. le sien, i.e. Albert.

18. convenir à : hère to be in sympathy with. conviennent, unisse, soit : note the use of tlie subjunct. ;

cf. p. 2, 1. 9, and § 162 (a) (2).