hôtes: this word means either 'a guest' or 'ahost

Cf. apprendre, ' to learn' and ' to teach.'

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39. 26. soufflant . . haletante . . : wliy is the first of thèse

words invariable, wliilst the second agrées ?

40. 7. stalactites, ' stalactites,' a deposit of carbonate of lime,

in the shape of an iciclc or an inverted cône, caused by

water oozing throngh the roof of a grotto or cavern ;

when the deposit is formed on the floor of the cavern

it is callcd a ' stalagmite. ' .

, , 9. tuyaux : pronounce hd-iau.

orgue : niasc. in the singiilar and fem. in the plural.

Cf. amour and délice.

,, 29. avec une effrayante rapidité : note the indemnité

article and contrast avec rapidité.