XCIV.

LES DEUX MOINES.

Found themselves, perfect of SE TROUVER; said, perfect of DIRE; barefooted, nu-pieds; yielded, perfect of SE RENDRE ; took, perfect of PRENDRE or CHARGER; ford, gué; money, monnaie ;* returned, perfect of REPRENDRE ; forbids, present ind. of DÉFENDRE.

XCV.

BEAUMARCHAIS.

Courtier, courtisan, or homme de cour; watchmaker, horloger; coat (on); came up to, perfect of S'APPROCHER de; opportunely, à propos; has gone out of order, est dérangée; of looking into it, d'y donner un coup d'œil; warn, present ind. of PRÉVENIR ; awkward, maladroit; (upon it) lets, present ind. of LAISSER; it was, it is; went away, perfect of S'ÉLOIGNER or S'EN ALLER; him, the one; thought, past part. of CROIRE.

XCVI.

LE VOLEUR ET LOUIS XIV.

To take down, DÉCROCHER; clock, pendule; the deed, son coup; his presence of mind, the head; fear, present ind. of CRAINDRE ; may slip, ne glisse; of the household, du service; repairs, réparation; ladder, échelle; for, of; to complain, SE PLAINDRE ;† removed,

* Monnaie, means any kind of change. Ex.-Have you any change? avez-vous de la monnaie? Have you any money? avez vous de l'argent?

+SE PLAINDRE, to complain; PLAINDRE, to pity.

enlevée; they knew neither, on ne sait ni; about it, en; the accomplice, complice; was removing, imperfect of DÉCROCHER.

XCVII.

EUGÈNE SUE.

*

One evening (when); had become, qu'ils se trouvaient; merry, gais, or joyeux; stumbled, perfect of TRÉBUCHER; hurt, perfect of sE BLESSER, or SE FAIRE mal; his, definite article; quickly, vite; begins, present ind. of SE METTRE, or COMMENCER; to dress, panser; takes, present of RECONDUIRE ; at the head, au chevet ; next, lendemain; hastens, present. ind. of S'EMPRESSER ; sore, malade; to take off, d'enlever; dressing, appareil; on the previous evening, the eve; had mistaken, pluperfect of SE TROMPER.

XCVIII.

LOUIS X VII.

While, en; studying, present part. of ÉTUDIER; to whistle, SIFFLER ; tutor, précepteur; to reprove, RÉPRIMANDER; came unexpectedly, perfect of SURVENIR ; reprimanded, perfect of FAIRE des reproches à; hissed, imperfect of SE SIFFLER ; † to be fond of, to love, to like, AIMER; wit, esprit; remembering, present part. of SE RAPPELER; lighted, perfect of ALLUMER; secretly, furtivement, or secrètement; pretended, perfect of FEINDRE; turned, perfect of SE RETOURNER; his hand, the hand.‡

*To dress, to put on one's clothes, is translated into French by S'HABILLER; to dress a wound, PANSER.

+ SIFFLER means both to whistle and to hiss.

See note*, page 199.

XCIX.

JETTE LE PEINTRE À L'EAU.

Rigging, cordage; rope, cable; to fasten, à amarrer; belongs, depend; in painting, à barbouiller ; figurehead, figure des éperons; moored, mouillé; on board, l'aborder; called out, perfect of CRIER;* cabin-boy, mousse ;† ran, perfect of COURIR; his body, definite article; with an oath, in swearing; it might, co pouvait; caused, perfect of FAIRE; to fish out, REPÊCHER.

C.

CENTENAIRES.

Pre-eminently, of a manner pre-eminent; home-land, classical land; on a tour, en tournée; saw, perfect of VOIR; weeping, who wept ; farm - house, ferme; appeared, imperfect of PARAÎTRE; are you crying, present ind. of PLEURER ;* weeping one, pleureur; box on the ear, soufflet; was wanting in, a manqué; disrespectful, irrespectueux.

* To cry, meaning to weep, PLEURER; to cry, meaning to shout, to halloo, CRIER.

† Mousse, m., a cabin-boy; MouSSE, f., means moss or froth.

END OF PART I.

NOTES OF PART SECOND.

CI.

TUÉE OU GUÉRIE.

Called in, appelé; questions, pres. ind. of INTERROGER;* while, tout en; to talk, causer; shows, allows to see; for, de; pains, cares; whether you kill, soit que vous tuiez; cure, pres. subj. of GUÉRIR; sick woman, malade; appears, pres. ind. of SE PRÉSENTER; to claim, réclamer; afflicted (man); (to put to you); so much the better, tant mieux; alas, hélas! have owned, pres. ind. of EN CONVENIR; out, hors; and can, and have.

CII.

ÉTUDIANTS EN DROIT.

examina

Are undergoing, pres. ind. of SUBIR tion, exception to the rule ;t is one, doit - on; usufruct, usufruit; answer, pres. ind. of RÉPONDRE ‡ à; to look at, regarder; no, pas de; silent, muet; are ignorant, pres. ind. of IGNORER; come, imper. of VOIR ; I have, that I have; suddenly, tout à coup; comes back, perfect of REVENIR; like, en; of (the); fact, effet.

*To question, can also be rendered by QUESTIONNER.

† Almost all nouns ending in TION remain the same.

To answer a person or a letter, RÉPONDRE à ; to answer, as to honesty, character, habilities, RÉPONDRE de; money matters, security, RÉPONDRE pour.

CIII.

LE PRÊTRE ET LE COMMIS VOYAGEUR.

Were, imperf. of SE TROUVER; conveyance, voiture; to amuse oneself, S'AMUSER or SE DIVERTIR; expense, dépens; bishop, évêque; looks (at); (fellow); resumes, pres. ind. of REPRENDRE; (would-be) witty querist, spirituel questionneur; cross, croix; its back, le dos ; his breast, la poitrine ;* in, at; well! eh bien! either, non plus.

CIV.

EFFET DE L'ÉLOQUENCE.

To plead, plaider; before, at; peroration, péroraison;† speech, plaidoyer; perceived, perfect of S'APERCEVOIR; moved, émue; began, perfect of COмMENCER or SE METTRE à; to wail or to weep, PLEURER; to cry or to scream, CRIER; audience, auditoire; became interested, imperfect of s'INTÉRESSER; in, to; opposing, adverse; took into his head,, perfect of S'AVISER de; is pinching, pres. ind. of PINCER.

* In almost all such cases we use the article in French, instead of the possessive adjective used in English. Ex.-Il s'est fait mal à la jambe.

He has hurt his leg.

Allez vous laver les mains.

Go and wash your hands.

† Péroraison, conclusion of an oration.

Plaidoyer, speech at the bar.