Page 25.
[ 1.] kreutzers, worth four-fifths of a cent apiece. At one time they were marked with a cross (Kreuz in German), hence the name.
Page 26.
[ 1.] en reviendrait, would recover from it.
[ 2.] en vint à, reached (en, vaguely, "in matters"); this idiomatic use of en has no equivalent in English.
Page 27.
[ 1.] suis, present indicative of suivre.
[ 2.] égoïste, selfish man.
[ 3.] c'est le fond de, that is the basis of, or back of.
Page 28.
[ 1.] kirschenwasser, a sort of brandy made of cherries, and flavored with wild cherries.
[ 2.] Si is used to answer affirmatively a question containing a negative.
Page 29.
[ 1.] revenu à elle, recovered from her delirium, came to herself.
Page 30.
[ 1.] voulut se retourner, made an effort to turn herself.