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25. ad hoc, Latin phrase, to the purpose. 66. 9. Vishnu, one of the three gods which form a sort of trinity in the Hindu mythology : Brahma, the Creator ; /' the Préserver ; Sira, the Destroyer. Vi.shnu isalso known as Krishna, nine times incarnate upon earth.

18. la pragmatique : the so-called ' Pragniatic Sanction ' ; hère, jocularly, officiai formalUy, (conventional) observances, pu net Mo, cérémonial.

25. avoir la barbe longue : note the dcf. art. with a noun obj.

denoting a bodily or mental quality ; cf. § 119 (6) (1).